The Changing Face of Life Imprisonment in South Africa.pdfThis article investigates 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.https://admin.dullahomarinstitute.org.za/acjr/resource-centre/The%20Changing%20Face%20of%20Life%20Imprisonment%20in%20South%20Africa.pdf/viewhttps://admin.dullahomarinstitute.org.za/acjr/resource-centre/The%20Changing%20Face%20of%20Life%20Imprisonment%20in%20South%20Africa.pdf/@@download/image/The%20Changing%20Face%20of%20Life%20Imprisonment%20in%20South%20Africa.jpg
The Changing Face of Life Imprisonment in South Africa.pdf
This article investigates 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.