The death penalty in Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Van Zyl Smit, Dirk | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-06T09:33:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-06T09:33:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-21T07:37:31Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article examines the situation of the death penalty in Africa. It does so by addressing three main questions: First, to what extent is the death penalty in Africa in fact an issue about which one should be particularly concerned? Second, what are the restrictions on the death penalty in Africa? Third, what is to be done to strengthen the restrictions on the death penalty in Africa? In addition, the article examines the question whether article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and its related provisions will inspire the abolition of the death penalty. It is suggested that challenging mandatory death sentences, advancing procedural challenges, open debate on alternatives to the death penalty, and improving the national criminal justice system will strengthen restrictions on the death penalty in Africa. The article concludes that positive criminal justice reform rather than moralistic condemnation is the most effective route to the eventual abolition of the death penalty in Africa. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Van Zyl Smit, D. (2004). The death penalty in Africa. <i>African Journal of Human Rights Law Review</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27770 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Van Zyl Smit, Dirk "The death penalty in Africa." <i>African Journal of Human Rights Law Review</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27770 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Smit, D. V. Z. (2004). The death penalty in Africa. African Human Rights Law Journal, 4(1), p-1. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Van Zyl Smit, Dirk AB - This article examines the situation of the death penalty in Africa. It does so by addressing three main questions: First, to what extent is the death penalty in Africa in fact an issue about which one should be particularly concerned? Second, what are the restrictions on the death penalty in Africa? Third, what is to be done to strengthen the restrictions on the death penalty in Africa? In addition, the article examines the question whether article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and its related provisions will inspire the abolition of the death penalty. It is suggested that challenging mandatory death sentences, advancing procedural challenges, open debate on alternatives to the death penalty, and improving the national criminal justice system will strengthen restrictions on the death penalty in Africa. The article concludes that positive criminal justice reform rather than moralistic condemnation is the most effective route to the eventual abolition of the death penalty in Africa. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Journal of Human Rights Law Review LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - The death penalty in Africa TI - The death penalty in Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27770 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27770 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Van Zyl Smit D. The death penalty in Africa. African Journal of Human Rights Law Review. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27770. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Institute of Criminology | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Law | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | African Journal of Human Rights Law Review | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.ahrlj.up.ac.za/ | |
| dc.title | The death penalty in Africa | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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