Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
death penalty declared unconstitutional
affirmed right to life reaffirmed constitutional values reformed criminal justice system shifted public opinion on capital punishment |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Arthur_Chaskalson
|
| gptkbp:court |
11 judges
death penalty unconstitutional Johannesburg,_South_Africa |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:gameFeatures |
Makwanyane
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-apartheid_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
S v. Makwanyane
|
| gptkbp:impact |
human_rights_law_in_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:judges |
none
unanimous decision 6 June 1995 constitutionality of the death penalty proportionality and human rights reviewed by international courts strengthened constitutional rights |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:South_African_Constitution
right to life set a precedent for future cases extensively analyzed in legal literature advocates for both parties cruel and inhuman punishment influenced abolition of death penalty globally morality of state-sanctioned death overturned previous death sentences abolished_the_death_penalty_in_South_Africa |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Criminal_Law_Amendment_Act
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
available in legal databases
used in law schools remains relevant in legal discussions 1995 (3) SA 391 (CC) examined morality of capital punishment inspired similar rulings in other countries landmark_ruling_in_South_African_law |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
protection of human dignity
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced future cases on capital punishment
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
widely supported by human rights activists
|
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
State
|
| gptkbp:year |
1995
|