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...Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution to grant “Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States.” My research on clemency shows how chief executives have used this power, in particular the power to pardon, to halt criminal prosecutions, sometimes even before they begin. ‘For any reason at all’ The pardoning power, as Founding Father Alexander...

...Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which is one of the two main treaties establishing the European Union, states that every person holding the nationality of a member state shall be a citizen of the European Union. Taking this provision by its word means that as soon as Britain has successfully withdrawn its membership, Brits lose their...

...will face the prospect of losing its majority at the national polls for the first time since Nelson Mandela’s historic victory in 1994. [The Conversation]Yesterday may have been a victory for Zuma. But in the longer term it is likely to come to be seen as a major defeat for the ANC. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....