Alan Turing law (UK informal term for pardons of men convicted under historical anti-homosexuality laws)
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The Alan Turing law is an informal term for UK legislation that posthumously and retrospectively pardons men convicted under outdated laws criminalizing homosexual acts.
Aliases (1)
- Alan Turing law ×28
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
informal term
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nickname for legislation → |
| appliesTo |
historical offences that are no longer crimes
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men convicted of consensual homosexual acts under now-repealed laws → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → |
| associatedWith |
LGBT rights movement in the United Kingdom
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campaigns for pardons for men convicted of homosexual offences → |
| basedOn |
legislation granting pardons for historical homosexual offences
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| excludes |
offences that would still be crimes under current law
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| hasCategory |
Human rights in the United Kingdom
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LGBT rights legislation in the United Kingdom → Legal history of the United Kingdom → Pardons → |
| hasEffect |
enables living individuals to have certain historical convictions disregarded
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pardons deceased men convicted of consensual homosexual acts → |
| legalStatus |
informal designation
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| motivatedBy |
recognition of injustice of historical anti-homosexuality laws
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| namedAfter |
Alan Turing
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| namedForReason |
Alan Turing was posthumously pardoned for a historical homosexual offence
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| refersTo |
posthumous pardons for men convicted under historical anti-homosexuality laws
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retrospective pardons for men convicted under historical anti-homosexuality laws → |
| subjectHasRole |
LGBT history in the United Kingdom
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LGBT rights → criminal justice reform → posthumous pardon → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Alan Turing
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