The balancing of conflicting rights in the application of section 49 of The Criminal Procedure Act

Authors

  • Stephen de la Harpe North West University(Potchefstroom Campus)
  • Tharien van der Walt North West University(Potchefstroom Campus)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2003/v6i2a2863

Abstract

Section 492 of the Criminal Procedure Act3 (hereafter CPA) provides for the use of force during arrest.  This provision recently came under the spotlight in the Supreme Court of Appeal4 as well as in the Constitutional Court.5  Section 49 of the CPA is shrouded in controversy, as the proposed amendment (section 7 of the Judicial Matters Second Amendment Act, 122 of 1998) has not yet been put into operation because of the resistance of the Minister of Safety and Security. 

 

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Published

10-07-2017

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2003): Special Edition

Section

Special Edition: Political Issues

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Copyright (c) 2017 Stephen de la Harpe, Tharien van der Walt

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

 

 

How to Cite

de la Harpe, S., & van der Walt, T. (2017). The balancing of conflicting rights in the application of section 49 of The Criminal Procedure Act. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 6(2), 15-24. https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2003/v6i2a2863