https://www.scmp.com/rss/502922/feed Noam Zamir is an assistant professor at the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The crisis in Hong Kong can only be solved through a political solution. This solution, however, may have legal ramifications. As legal scholars, we believe it is important to address one of the legal aspects in contention: the demand for an amnesty and pardons. “Granting an amnesty would legitimise violence”; “an amnesty and pardon would contravene the rule of law”, “an amnesty fosters impunity” – we hear and acknowledge such criticism. But the use of an amnesty and pardons can be legitimate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3039444/amnesty-and-pardon-scheme-properly-framed-must-be-part-political?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3039444/amnesty-and-pardon-scheme-properly-framed-must-be-part-political?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Nov 2019 01:30:13 +0000