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Prinsloo, Justus – 1994
In many western countries, corporal punishment has been abolished as a form of punishment in criminal trials and in schools. Under South African common law, persons entitled to enforce discipline may inflict corporal punishment within certain guidelines established by the Supreme Court. For the first time in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), the…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation