The Thatcher case and the supposed delicacies of foreign affairs : a plea for a principled (and realistic) approach to the duty of government to ensure that South Africans abroad are not exposed to the death penalty

Authors :

Du Plessis, M

Journal Title :

South African Journal of Criminal Justice

Citation :

(2007) 20 SACJ 143

S.A. Cases Cited :

Thatcher v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development 2005 (4) SA 543 (C)

Kaunda v President of the Republic of South Africa 2005 (4) SA 235 (CC)

Kaunda v President of the RSA (2004) 10 BCLR 1009 (CC)

Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa (Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty intervening) 2001 (3) SA 893 (CC)

S.A. Legislation :

International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act 75 of 1996

Subject :

International relations

Civil rights

Right to silence

Bill of Rights

Diplomatic protection

International law

Extradition

Customary law, International

Citizenship

Mercenaries

Right to fair trial

Fair detention right

Dignity, right to

Freedom and security of the person, Right to

State sovereignty

Exterritoriality

Death penalty

Capital punishment

Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

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