Substantive equality, restorative justice and the sentencing of rape offenders
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Authors
Amanda, Spies
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2016
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Article
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en
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This article explores the concept of substantive equality and how, as a constitutional value, it requires the consideration and application of restorative justice principles in the sentencing of rape offenders. With sexual violence being a difficult and controversial area in which to apply restorative justice principles, there is a need to understand the necessity for its application and analyse how it has been applied by South African courts. The argument is made that restorative justice should be seen as a method that gives effect to substantive equality values, allowing for a victim’s needs and context (including that of the offender) to be taken into account in handing down a just sentence.
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Amanda Spies 'Substantive equality, restorative justice and the sentencing of rape offenders ' (2016) 29 South African Journal of Criminal Justice 273-291.
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Juta
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1011-8527