Author: Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira
Title: The Changing Face of Life Imprisonment in South Africa
Summary: This report examines "the meaning and use of life imprisonment in South Africa in four major legal historical eras: life imprisonment at the time when the death penalty was still lawful in South Africa (including life imprisonment as early as 1906); life imprisonment in the immediate aftermath of the abolition of the death penalty (1994-1998); life imprisonment following the introduction of the minimum sentences legislation (1998-2007); and life imprisonment after December 2007, when the sentencing jurisdiction of the regional courts was extended to include life imprisonment."
Details: Bellville, South Africa: Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative, 2008. 41p.
Source: Internet Resource; CSPRI Research Paper No. 15
Year: 2008
Country: South Africa
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Shelf Number: 119382
Keywords:
ImprisonmentLife Imprisonment (South Africa)Sentencing |
