This paper deals with the history of capital punishment in South Africa
and its historical background in Britain where it was abolished, except
for a few instances, because it was found to serve no purpose which
could ...
Executions were discontinued during November 1989. In February 1990 the State
President announced a moratorium on executions. Since 27 July 1990 the
Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1990 effected important changes to the ...
The dissertation critically examines and compares the decisions of the
Constitutional Court and the High Courts in cases dealing with the right to life, as
contained in section 11 of the Constitution of South Africa Act ...
Die Konstitusionele Hof het ir:i S v Makwanyane besluit dat die doodstraf nie
versoenbaar is met die Grondwet nie en dit ongeldig verklaar. Die kritiek teenoor
die regbank en die openbare mening oor die doodstraf was nog ...
Since 25 January 1994, when the interim Constitution came into operation,
South Africa's criminal justice system became subject to constitutional
provisions, especially the Bill of Rights. All forms of punishment and ...
Although s 9 of the new Constitution 1 guarantees the right to life, there is no express
provision which abolishes the death sentence.
Whereas in the past the death sentence could only be avoided by the exercise of
judicial ...