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Restorative Justice in Sentencing: South Africa

Bertelsmann, E.
June 4, 2015

Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. October 2006 Edition.

In a recent sentencing decision in a murder case, Judge E. Bertelsmann of the High Court of South Africa wrote of the importance of restorative justice in the South Africa context. The full decision is presented here with a downloadable version attached.

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