A critical analysis of the impact of the Bill of Rights on punishment in Malawi

Malawi's penal regime has a long history of retributive and deterrent punishment and unfair trials. In the absence of a constitutional set up that recognised human rights and driven by the need to maintain colonial authority, punishment during the colonial period was largely premised on retribu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gumboh, Esther
Other Authors: Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15557

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