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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
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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7577
Date January 2019
CreatorsPillay, George Aloysius Permall
ContributorsHamman, Abraham, Albertus, Chesne
PublisherUniversity of Western Cape
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsUniversity of Western Cape

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