Practice question
Explain the current final-judgment and impeachment limitations on presidential pardon. Why must a reader distinguish the historical setting of older pardon cases?
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 19: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Monsanto v. Factoran, G.R. No. 78239, February 9, 1989, main decision on reinstatement and civil liability: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/feb1989/gr_78239_1989.html
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