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amnesty

vr.tr.amnesty · XCT.TME

Let an agent explain amnesties factually by jurisdiction, scope, conditions and limits, neutrally and without legal advice on individual cases.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain amnesties factually by jurisdiction, scope, conditions and limits, neutrally and without legal advice on individual cases.

An official act granting pardon or immunity to a group of people for past offences, often by law, such as political amnesties, tax amnesties, firearms amnesties allowing weapons to be surrendered, and holiday amnesties releasing prisoners.

What it is for: Reconciliation, clearing backlogs, encouraging compliance or surrender of prohibited items.

It can be explain who is covered and conditions; find official information on current amnesties; understand international law limits; describe historical amnesties neutrally.

Distinguishing features

Collective forgiveness or immunity

Usually by law

Conditions and deadlines

Limited for grave international crimes

What it looks like

Laws, decrees and official announcements.

How it is recognised

Amnesty laws and decrees

Tax and firearms amnesties

Amnesty International is an organisation, a different entry

Related models

is a kind of - category

pardon and clemency

is granted by - authority

legislature or head of state

is limited by - limits

international criminal law

is confused with - organisation

Amnesty International

In practice

Families and kinds

political amnesties

tax amnesties

firearms and weapons amnesties

prisoner release amnesties

immigration amnesties

Standards and regulation

National amnesty laws

International law on amnesty for grave crimes

Tax and firearms legislation

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan framing

Misunderstanding conditions or deadlines

Giving legal advice on individual eligibility

Also called

amnesty law1808–1810 Spanish pardon and amnesty laws1808–1832 Spanish pardon and amnesty laws1832–1840 Spanish pardon and amnesty lawsfirearms amnestyChristmas amnestyself-amnestytax amnestyconstruction amnesty

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Scope Which amnesty.

Scope defines it.

Type

Political, tax, firearms.

Type

Amnesty type.

  1. What kind of amnesty is it, and in which jurisdiction? provenance
  2. Which law or decree established it? provenance

Coverage

Who and what.

Coverage

Coverage.

  1. Who and which offences does it cover? provenance
  2. What is excluded? boundary
Conditions Requirements.

Conditions apply.

Requirements

What must be done.

Requirements

Conditions.

  1. What must people do to benefit? provenance
  2. By when? measurement

Surrender

Items.

Surrender

Surrender of items.

  1. Where and how can prohibited items be surrendered safely under a firearms amnesty? action
  2. Is it anonymous? provenance
Law Limits.

International law sets limits.

International

Grave crimes.

International

International limits.

  1. Does international law restrict amnesty for these crimes? provenance
  2. Have courts ruled on it? provenance

Advice

Individuals.

Advice

Advice limit.

  1. Is the user asking whether they personally qualify? boundary
  2. How should the agent refer them? action
Neutrality Contested amnesties.

Amnesties can be contested.

Balance

Views.

Balance

Balanced account.

  1. Are supporters and critics presented fairly? boundary
  2. Are victims views included? boundary

History

Past amnesties.

History

Historical amnesties.

  1. What do historians say about this amnesty and its effects? provenance
  2. Is the account sourced? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should amnesty types be separate entries?
  • How should current amnesties be linked and dated?
  • How should the organisation be split off?