General Law Amendment Act, 1963
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The General Law Amendment Act, 1963 was a key apartheid-era South African law notorious for its harsh security provisions, including the "Sobukwe Clause" that allowed the state to detain political opponents like Robert Sobukwe without trial.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sobukwe Clause | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African statute
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apartheid-era security law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | General Law Amendment Act No. 37 of 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvision | Sobukwe Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious for harsh security provisions ⓘ |
| humanRightsImpact |
facilitated arbitrary detention
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undermined rule of law in South Africa ⓘ |
| legalDomain | security legislation ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
allowed detention without trial
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allowed extension of detention beyond expiry of sentence ⓘ expanded powers of detention without trial ⓘ expanded powers of the South African security forces ⓘ restricted civil liberties of political activists ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Sobukwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
anti-apartheid movements
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human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | apartheid legal framework ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| purpose |
to strengthen state security powers
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to suppress political opposition ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
anti-apartheid activists
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members of banned liberation movements ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Robert Sobukwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | detention of political opponents without trial ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1963 ⓘ |
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