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The right of prisoners to vote in Africa: An update
(Africa Criminal Justice Reform, 2019)
Broadly speaking, universal suffrage refers to the rights conferred on adult citizens of a country to vote, however, there are always restrictions to a greater or lesser degree on who can vote in every democratic political ...
South Africa
(University of Toronto Press, 2019)
South Africa is facing a major public safety crisis threatening its constitutional
democracy. Personal violent crime (murder, rape and robbery)
remains among the highest in the world; conuption in the public
service is ...
Arrested in Africa: An Exploration of the Issues
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)
Recent research and advocacy efforts have drawn attention to the excessive use of and prolonged pre-trial detention in Africa. At any given moment there are roughly 1 million people in Africa’s prisons. Far more move ...
The Criminalization of Torture in South Africa
(2016)
This article describes the politics related to the criminalization of torture in South Africa. It studies the differences between torture as an international crime and as a crime under international human rights law. The ...
An Assessment of the National Prosecuting Authority: A Controversial Past and Recommendations for the Future
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2017)
The Constitution of South Africa provides for a single, independent national prosecution authority. The office of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was formally established through the National Prosecuting Authority ...
Community safety, offender re-entry and local government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This paper examines the issue of “Community safety, offender re-entry and local government” in South Africa. The impact of the release of large numbers of prisoners back into society on a monthly basis poses particular ...
Understanding impunity in the South African law enforcement agencies
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2013)
This paper analyses the underlying structural and functional reasons for de facto impunity in South African law enforcement with specific reference to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Correctional ...
A guide to the rights of inmates as described in the Correctional Services Act and regulations
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The Correctional Services Act (111 of 1998) was promulgated in 2004 creating a rights-based framework for South Africa’s prison system. In 2008 the Correctional Services Act was amended by the Correctional Services Amendment ...
Are the rights of children paramount in prison legislation?
(Juta Law, 2013)
The principle, the rights of the child shall be of paramount importance in all decisions affecting the child, is established firmly in international law and, accordingly, reflected in the Constitution. Constitutional ...
Guidelines and principles on imprisonment and the prevention of torture under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights - how relevant are they for South Africa?
(Faculty of Law, UWC, 2013)
It must be regarded as a peculiarity that the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights makes no specific mention of prisoners’ rights and that these rights have to be inferred from overall reading of the Charter, and ...