The declaration and detention of persons as state patients under the Criminal Procedure Act, act 51 of 1977, and the discharge of such persons under the Mental Health Act, act 18 of 1973, including the burden of proof with regard to the mental state of an accused or convicted person
By: South African Law Commission.
Series: Working paper / South African Law Commission ;; 55; Project / South African Law Commission ;; 89; Working paper (South African Law Commission) ;; 55.; Project (South African Law Commission) ;; 89.
Publisher: The Commission
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [Pretoria]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Mentally ill offenders -- South Africa.; Insanity -- Jurisprudence -- South Africa.; Detention of persons -- South Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. viii-x).
"Closing date for comments: 15 March 1995."