Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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gptkbp:case_analysis |
analyzed in legal studies
implications for future legislation used as a case study in law schools relevant to discussions on justice |
gptkbp:case_number |
documented in legal archives
CCT/3/94 |
gptkbp:case_outcome |
death penalty unconstitutional
death penalty abolished significant for human rights advocacy |
gptkbp:case_significance |
landmark case in South African legal history
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gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional law case
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gptkbp:community_impact |
influenced global human rights discussions
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gptkbp:consequences |
significant impact on South African law
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gptkbp:court |
Johannesburg, South Africa
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gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
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gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:none
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gptkbp:economic_policy |
influenced public policy on capital punishment
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gptkbp:effective_date |
1995-06-06
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gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:post-apartheid_South_Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
S v Makwanyane
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gptkbp:impact |
influenced human rights law in South Africa
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gptkbp:is_cited_in |
often cited in legal arguments
1995 (3) SA 391 (CC) |
gptkbp:judged_by |
gptkb:Justice_Arthur_Chaskalson
1995-06-06 |
gptkbp:judicial_consensus |
broad consensus among judges
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gptkbp:judicial_review |
based on constitutional rights
overturned death penalty laws reviewed by the Constitutional Court |
gptkbp:legacy |
legacy of human rights protection
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gptkbp:legal_framework |
gptkb:Constitution_of_South_Africa
11 judges overturned previous death sentences promotes human dignity |
gptkbp:legal_issue |
constitutionality of the death penalty
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gptkbp:legal_principle |
right to life
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gptkbp:legal_representation |
represented by legal counsel
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gptkbp:outcome |
death penalty declared unconstitutional
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gptkbp:precedent |
established legal precedent
set a precedent for future cases regarding capital punishment |
gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:Makwanyane
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gptkbp:public_perception |
upheld the right to life
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gptkbp:public_reaction |
widely discussed in media
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gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:S_v_Williams
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gptkbp:responds_to |
gptkb:state_government
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gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
discussed in law journals
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gptkbp:significance |
abolition of the death penalty in South Africa
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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