government amnesty 政令恩赦

government amnesty
繁：政令恩赦
简：政令恩赦

日本由距今約1300年前的奈良時代開始，已經有恩赦制度，之後每逢國家大事或皇室有紅白事時，都會特赦部分犯人。根據日本憲法，恩赦是天皇在內閣建議和批准下進行，總體分為兩大類，稱為政令恩赦和個別恩赦。

【新聞智庫】日皇登基　恩赦天下（2019年10月22日）。Now 新聞，取自 https://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=367182

Government amnesty involves a uniform decision on the types of minor crimes and punishment to be covered under a pardon. Amnesty commonly refers to the reinstatement of lost legal rights.

Japan Mulls Mass Pardon of Petty Crimes to Mark New Emperor’s Enthronement. (2019, October 11). The Diplomat. Retrieved from https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/japan-mulls-mass-pardon-of-petty-crimes-to-mark-new-emperors-enthronement