Royal Mercy and Amnesty for Criminal Justice of New Zealand
The word "royal" has been exerting a sustained influence on New Zealand's laws, property, policy, diplomacy, etc. since the British colonists brought to New Zealand a hundred years ago, and although the word "royal" (or Royal in English) has been gradually diluted in the new generation, the word "royal" has been said to make people from Commonwealth countries such as New Zealand unconsciously "take it seriously".
New Zealand is a country of law, social order, the normal maintenance of economic development requires a variety of laws to determine right and wrong (of course, many things are right and wrong), especially in the criminal aspect, New Zealand's criminal justice system is to ensure that the society can move forward safely and smoothly, but is there a "beyond the criminal law" ability? Yes, this is an important safeguard in new Zealand's criminal justice system in the Constitution, the "Royal Mercy Privilege".
The Royal Pregative of Mercy in English.
The advent of "beyond criminal law" is actually a statement, not that the privilege of royal pardons can interfere with the normal criminal justice system, but that it provides a special way for New Zealanders to be wrongly convicted or sentenced by the justice system in criminal cases; Article 406 provides for the exercise of royal prerogatives to re-transfer cases to the courts for retrial.
On 1 July 2020, a major change took place when the Governor of New Zealand stopped using the "Royal Mercy Privilege" trial in criminal justice cases. Those who want to reopen criminal cases can no longer go to the Governor to "complaint" the case, and the Criminal Cases Review Commission CCRC has been given the power from the Governor of New Zealand to re-take over criminal convictions and penalties and to decide whether to return them to court.
However, the Royal Mercy Privilege, although the right to re-ask the court to hear a conviction and sentence has been handed over to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, still retains the powers to grant a free or conditional pardon, suspend the execution of any sentence, or remit a sentence. This translates as granting a free or conditional pardon, terminating the execution of any trial criminal law or mitigating the sentence.
Therefore, even if the CCRC does not give the decision to retrial and re-sentence, the person receiving the criminal penalty still has one last way, that is, to "file a complaint", to contact the Secretariat of the Governor of New Zealand, to appeal and defend his case, and to obtain an "amnesty" granted by the Governor of New Zealand in the event that you consider there to be a clear judicial injustice. (Most recently, royal pardons given by the Governor-General of New Zealand have been extremely rare and are usually considered only if there is compelling new evidence that a person has not been properly convicted.) )
New Zealand is a country of law, social order, the normal maintenance of economic development requires a variety of laws to determine right and wrong (of course, many things are right and wrong), especially in the criminal aspect, New Zealand's criminal justice system is to ensure that the society can move forward safely and smoothly, but is there a "beyond the criminal law" ability? Yes, this is an important safeguard in new Zealand's criminal justice system in the Constitution, the "Royal Mercy Privilege".
The Royal Pregative of Mercy in English.
The advent of "beyond criminal law" is actually a statement, not that the privilege of royal pardons can interfere with the normal criminal justice system, but that it provides a special way for New Zealanders to be wrongly convicted or sentenced by the justice system in criminal cases; Article 406 provides for the exercise of royal prerogatives to re-transfer cases to the courts for retrial.
On 1 July 2020, a major change took place when the Governor of New Zealand stopped using the "Royal Mercy Privilege" trial in criminal justice cases. Those who want to reopen criminal cases can no longer go to the Governor to "complaint" the case, and the Criminal Cases Review Commission CCRC has been given the power from the Governor of New Zealand to re-take over criminal convictions and penalties and to decide whether to return them to court.
However, the Royal Mercy Privilege, although the right to re-ask the court to hear a conviction and sentence has been handed over to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, still retains the powers to grant a free or conditional pardon, suspend the execution of any sentence, or remit a sentence. This translates as granting a free or conditional pardon, terminating the execution of any trial criminal law or mitigating the sentence.
Therefore, even if the CCRC does not give the decision to retrial and re-sentence, the person receiving the criminal penalty still has one last way, that is, to "file a complaint", to contact the Secretariat of the Governor of New Zealand, to appeal and defend his case, and to obtain an "amnesty" granted by the Governor of New Zealand in the event that you consider there to be a clear judicial injustice. (Most recently, royal pardons given by the Governor-General of New Zealand have been extremely rare and are usually considered only if there is compelling new evidence that a person has not been properly convicted.) )
