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Title:The criminalization of torture in South Africa
Authors:Fernandez, Lovell
Muntingh, Lukas
Year:2016
Periodical:Journal of African Law (ISSN 1464-3731)
Volume:60
Issue:1
Pages:83-109
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:torture
human rights
international criminal law
External link:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855315000224
Abstract:This article describes the politics related to the criminalization of torture in South Africa. It studies the differences between torture as an international crime and as a crime under international human rights law. The South African anti-torture law is analysed and critiqued against the standards and provisions set out in the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The article recommends amendments to the South African law, aimed at making the combating of torture more effective. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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