This is a submission by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) to the department of justice regarding the draft Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill. The submission expresses several concerns with the bill, and suggests revisions to the…
This is a submission to the department of correctional services by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) regarding the issue of prison labour. The submission gives a brief history of the use of prison labour in…
This report provides information and details from the seminar, 'Negotiating Transition: The Limits of the South African Model for the Rest of Africa,'. The seminar explored the impact that the South African model of transitional justice has had in other…
This case concerns the power of the President to grant pardon under section 84(2)(j) of the Constitution to people who claim that they were convicted of offences which they committed with a political motive. Section 84(2)(j) provides that the President…
Take the following scenario. One night a police vehicle patrol arrives at the scene of a hijacking in progress. The owner is still in the vehicle. On seeing the police the driver of the hijacker's back-up car drives off, leaving…
Torture is a criminal offence, prohibited under various international treaties – but not under South African law, which only allows victims to lay charges of assault and grievous body harm. The South African No Torture Consortium (SANToC) is lobbying for…