Pacification, England and Scotland Act 1640
The Pacification, England and Scotland Act 1640 (16 Cha. 1 c 17) was an Act of Parliament passed by the Long Parliament. Its full title was "An Act for the Pacification between England and Scotland".
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the Pacification between England and Scotland |
|---|---|
| Citation | 16 Cha. 1 c 17 |
| Dates | |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Act declared that those who resumed fighting "ought to be punished as breakers of the peace" and that amnesty "shall not...extend to...theeves, robbers, murtherers, broaken-men [and] outlawers".[1]
Notes
- Ziv Bohrer, 'International Criminal Law's Millennium of Forgotten History', Law and History Review, May 2016, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 449–450.
External links
- Full text at British History Online
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