Research report on remand detention in South Africa: an overview of the current law and proposals for reform

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dc.contributor.authorClare, Ballard
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T13:47:23Z
dc.date.available2019-12-05T13:47:23Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe report discusses, firstly, the bail provisions in the Criminal Procedure Act with regard to the right to liberty and in the broader constitutional notion of proportionality. Second, case law from regional and international bodies dealing with pre-trial release is explored, and third, detention time limits and automatic bail review proceedings are discussed. Fourth, the conceptual distinction between fair trial rights and liberty interests and the South African courts’ treatment of “undue delay” cases is described. The report concludes with the recommendation that a constitutional challenge, based on the Criminal Procedure Act’s failure to adequately protect the accused’s right to liberty, be brought on behalf of South Africa’s remand detainees. Such a challenge would be based on the right to liberty and argue that without custody time limits and a regular, automatic review of bail decisions, the law in relation to bail, as it currently stands, is unconstitutional.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis publication was funded by the Open Society Foundation –South Africa (OSF-SA).en_US
dc.identifier.citationBallard, C. 2011. Research report on remand detention in South Africa: an overview of the current law and proposals for reform. Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative. 1-39en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5155
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCivil Society Prison Reform Initiativeen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectRemand detentionen_US
dc.subjectMandatory reviewen_US
dc.subjectJust cause and proportionalityen_US
dc.subjectAutomatic reviewen_US
dc.titleResearch report on remand detention in South Africa: an overview of the current law and proposals for reformen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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