A critical assessment of the constitutionality of section 79(7) of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, with specific reference to the proviso
Magister Legum - LLM === In recent years the issue of medical parole has become a controversial issue in South Africa. Prior to 2012, at which juncture the law governing the release of inmates on grounds of terminal illness was amended, there were cases where the public deemed the law inadequate...
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University of Western Cape
2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7577 |
| Summary: | Magister Legum - LLM === In recent years the issue of medical parole has become a controversial issue in South Africa.
Prior to 2012, at which juncture the law governing the release of inmates on grounds of
terminal illness was amended, there were cases where the public deemed the law inadequate
and susceptible to political interference.1
There can therefore be little doubt that an
amendment to the law was opportune to ensure that the release of inmates was based on
legitimate medical reasons. |
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