Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
|
| gptkbp:area |
criminal law
constitutional law |
| gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional challenge
|
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1995-06-06
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:post-apartheid_South_Africa
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
State v Makwanyane
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced international human rights law
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
1995 (3) SA 391 (CC)
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Makwanyane
gptkb:state_highway |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Pius_Langa
gptkb:Justice_Moseneke gptkb:Justice_Albie_Sachs gptkb:Justice_Ngcobo gptkb:Justice_Arthur_Chaskalson Justice Yvonne Mokgoro Justice Johann Kriegler Justice Kate O' Regan Justice Zak Yacoob |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
advocates for the defense
advocates for the prosecution |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:S_v_Williams
S v Makwanyane and Another S v Mhlongo S v Mhlungu S v Mthembu S v Mthembu (1996) S v Mthembu (1997) S v Mthembu (1998) S v Mthembu (1999) S v Mthembu (2000) S v Mthembu (2001) S v Mthembu (2002) S v Mthembu (2003) S v Mthembu (2004) S v Mthembu (2005) S v Mthembu (2006) S v Mthembu (2007) S v Mthembu (2008) S v Mthembu (2009) S v Mthembu (2010) S v Mthembu (2011) S v Mthembu (2012) S v Mthembu (2013) S v Mthembu (2014) S v Mthembu (2015) S v Mthembu (2016) S v Mthembu (2017) S v Mthembu (2018) S v Mthembu (2019) S v Mthembu (2020) S v Mthembu (2021) S v Mthembu (2022) S v Mthembu (2023) S v Mthembu and Another S v Mthembu and Others S v Mthembu and Others (1995) |
| gptkbp:outcome |
unanimous decision
death penalty declared unconstitutional |
| gptkbp:precedent |
set a precedent for future cases
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:none
gptkb:Justice_Chaskalson |
| gptkbp:significance |
abolition of the death penalty in South Africa
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Makwanyane_v_The_State
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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