NCJ Number
12432
Date Published
1972
Length
338 pages
Annotation
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S INTERNAL SECURITY LAWS INCLUDING A COMPARISON WITH FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND A DISCUSSION OF THE BROADER ISSUES OF ORDER AND FREEDOM IN MODERN SOCIETIES.
Abstract
SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNAL SECURITY LEGISLATION IS EXAMINED AND APPRAISED IN THE LIGHT OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE RULE OF LAW AS DEVELOPED IN THE WESTERN WORLD. THIS LEGISLATION IS COMPARED TO RELEVANT SECURITY LEGISLATION IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO DEMONSTRATE ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATIVE RESPONSES TO SECURITY THREATS WHICH IN THE AUTHOR'S OPINION ARE PREFERABLE TO THOSE ADOPTED IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY PROGRAMS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACIES OF THE WEST ARE OUTLINED IN ORDER TO PUT THE SOUTH AFRICAN SECURITY LAWS INTO A POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE SOCIAL SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA DOES NOT RENDER INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE RULE OF LAW INAPPROPRIATE OR IRRELEVANT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)