Article 24, (Ratification) Act, 2011

Pardon or Commutation of Sentences If, pursuant to the applicable law of the State in which the convicted person is imprisoned, he or she is eligible for pardon or commutation of sentence, the State concerned shall notify the Residual Special Court accordingly. There shall only be pardon or commutation of sentence if the President of the Residual Special Court, in consultation with the judges who imposed the sentence where possible, so decides on the basis of the interests of justice and the general principles of law.