Exam 4: South Africa

The leader of South Africa's National Party who negotiated the end of apartheid was:

The Judicial Service Commission of South Africa screens candidates to serve as members of the judiciary

The South African Freedom Charter was adopted in 1955

Under apartheid the political rights of blacks were restricted to their Bantustan.

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -assessors

Some of the rights listed in the South African Bill of Rights are aspirations.

In South Africa, customary law is employed in courts when the issues involve a minor criminal offense

With the establishment of a new South Africa in 1994, all white police officers were fired

Identify and explain the significance of these items in one or two paragraphs. -Child Justice Act (2008)

In South Africa the National Director of Public Prosecutions is appointed by:

The principal law that governs juvenile justice in South Africa is:

Early apartheid legislation prohibited:

Dominion meant that the state was granted self-governing status within the British Empire

Private security has a proactive mission regarding crime

Racial discrimination appeared for the first time in South Africa with the emergence of the policy of apartheid

In South Africa, plea negotiating involves the prosecutor, defense counsel, and the judge

In South Africa diversion of juveniles from the formal justice system may involve:

South Africa employs a 12-person jury in all criminal trials

The common law legal system was introduced to South Africa by:

When the National Party came to power in South Africa in 1948 they supported: