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- Title
A MEASURE OF LAST RESORT?: Child offenders and life imprisonment.
- Authors
du Toit, Carina
- Abstract
The main principle when sentencing children is that imprisonment should be a measure of last resort and only for the shortest appropriate period of time. However, contrary to international and foreign law in this regard, South Africa continues to sentence children to life imprisonment. The aim of this article is to contrast our current sentencing practices with regard to life imprisonment for children, with the sentencing principles set out in South African common law and in international law. Furthermore, the article sets out the negative effects of a mandatory life sentence in terms of the minimum sentences legislation.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; LEGAL status of children; LEGAL status of juvenile offenders; LIFE sentences; DELEGATED legislation; FEDERAL legislation; LEGISLATIVE amendments; SERVICES for abused children; COMMON law; INTERNATIONAL law
- Publication
SA Crime Quarterly, 2006, Issue 17, p13
- ISSN
1991-3877
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17159/2413-3108/2006/v0i17a989