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The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27927 The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960- ruan.mare15@gmail.com Mare, Ruan Unconstitutional Unfair discrimination Canadian law Equality Criminal capacity Pathological criminal incapacity Constitutionality Constitution of the republic of south africa Equality before the law Criminal procedure act Section 78(1b) Section 78(1a) Severance Psychiatry Psychology Expert evidence Justification Mental defect Mental illness UCTD Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2012. This study evaluates the constitutionality of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (CPA), which places the burden of proving criminal capacity on the party who raises the issue, against section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (CRSA). In a legal system such as ours, that has a high regard for equality, any form of unequal treatment must be scrutinised, assessed and, if found to be unjust, rooted out. Even more so where the unequal treatment affects a marginalised minority group such as the mentally disabled. This study weighs section 78(1B) against section 9(1) of the CRSA. It also weighs the section against section 9(3) of the CRSA. Attempts are made to justify possible infringements according to section 36 of the CRSA. An appropriate remedy is then ascertained. This study also provides the historical development of section 78(1B) of the CPA – both in the common law and statute. This study furthermore provides original guidelines and principles in assessing expert evidence where criminal capacity is placed in dispute due to a mental illness or defect of the accused. The main findings are that section 78(1B) infringes on both section 9(1) and section 9(3), that it cannot be justified in terms of section 36 of the CRSA and that the appropriate remedy is the striking out of the whole section from the CPA. Copyright Public Law unrestricted 2013-09-07T12:36:56Z 2012-09-14 2013-09-07T12:36:56Z 2012-04-11 2012-09-14 2012-09-13 Dissertation Mare, R 2011, The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, LLM dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27927 > F12/4/367/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27927 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09132012-180522/ © 2011, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Unconstitutional Unfair discrimination Canadian law Equality Criminal capacity Pathological criminal incapacity Constitutionality Constitution of the republic of south africa Equality before the law Criminal procedure act Section 78(1b) Section 78(1a) Severance Psychiatry Psychology Expert evidence Justification Mental defect Mental illness UCTD The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| title | The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| title_full | The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| title_fullStr | The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| title_short | The constitutional validity of section 78(1B) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 |
| title_sort | constitutional validity of section 78 1b of the criminal procedure act 51 of 1977 with regard to section 9 of the constitution of the republic of south africa 1996 |
| topic | Unconstitutional Unfair discrimination Canadian law Equality Criminal capacity Pathological criminal incapacity Constitutionality Constitution of the republic of south africa Equality before the law Criminal procedure act Section 78(1b) Section 78(1a) Severance Psychiatry Psychology Expert evidence Justification Mental defect Mental illness UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27927 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09132012-180522/ |