Warrantless search and seizures by the South African police service: Weighing up the right to privacy versus the prevention of crime

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dc.contributor.authorNortje, Windell
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T07:54:43Z
dc.date.available2022-05-03T07:54:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe constitutional right to privacy is enshrined in section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. It is premised on the notion that all persons should be protected from intrusions on their privacy by any person or institution. The Constitutional Court has also, on numerous occasions, held that the right to privacy is bolstered by its connection with the right to human dignity. It is undeniable that every person's right to privacy should be protected. However, a person's right to privacy is violated when police officials conduct warrantless search and seizure operations. Generally section 22 of the Criminal Procedure Act provides for warrantless search and seizure operations when a police official has a reasonable suspicion that a search warrant will be issued to him and that a delay in obtaining such a warrant would defeat the object of the search.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNortje, Windell ‘Warrantless search and seizures by the South African police service: Weighing up the right to privacy versus the prevention of crime’ Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 24 (2021) pp. 1–27en_US
dc.identifier.issn1727-3781
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727- 3781/2021/v24i0a8153
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7337
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectConstitutionalityen_US
dc.subjectHuman dignityen_US
dc.subjectPoliceen_US
dc.subjectWarrantless seizuresen_US
dc.subjectSection 22 of the Criminal Procedure Acen_US
dc.titleWarrantless search and seizures by the South African police service: Weighing up the right to privacy versus the prevention of crimeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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