Use of Emergency Powers in South Africa.

O'Brien, Edward L.; Wilderson, Fawn

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Publication Date: 1987

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Use of Emergency Powers in South Africa.

O'Brien, Edward L.; Wilderson, Fawn

Social Education, v51 n2 p118-19 Feb 1987

Reviews facts and statistics regarding the use of emergency powers by the South African government. Details the effects of restrictions on constitutional rights and reveals that two-thirds of all killings which occurred during the state of emergency were done by security forces. (JDH)

Descriptors: Area Studies, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Democracy, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Higher Education, National Security, Political Science, Secondary Education, Totalitarianism, World Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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