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Full case name State v Williams and Others Decided 9 June 1995 (1995-06-09) Citation(s) [1995] ZACC 6, 1995 (3) SA 632 (CC), 1995 (7) BCLR 861 (CC) Prior action(s) Referral from Cape Provincial Division Judges sitting Chaskalson P, Ackermann, Didcott, Kriegler, Langa, Madala, Mahomed, Mokgoro, O'Regan & Sachs JJ, Kentridge AJ Ruling court Constitutional Court of South Africa Judge sittings Laurie Ackermann, John Didcott, Johann Kriegler, Pius Langa, Tholie Madala, Ismail Mahomed, Yvonne Mokgoro | ||
S v Williams and Others is a decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in which the court ruled that judicial corporal punishment is unconstitutional. The decision was taken with respect to five different cases in which six juveniles were convicted by different magistrates and sentenced to receive a "moderate correction" of a number of strokes with a light cane.
The unanimous judgment, handed down on 9 June 1995, found the imposition of corporal punishment to be incompatible with the Interim Constitution of South Africa because it violates the right to human dignity and the protection against cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
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