Mapping the Right to Security
Section 11: Freedom and Security of the Person
1. Every person shall have the right to freedom and security of the person, which shall include the right not to be detained without trial.
2. No person shall be subject to torture of any kind, whether physical, mental or emotional, nor shall any person be subject to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
39 The Constitution of South Africa, 1996, s 1.
40 S v Makwanyane 1995 (6) BCLR 665 (CC); S v Niemand 2002 (3) BCLR 219 (CC).
41 Christian Lawyers Association of South Africa and Others v Minister of Health and Others 1998 (4) SA 1113 (T); Christian Lawyers Association of South Africa and Others v Minister of Health and Other (Reproductive Health Alliance as Amicus Curiae) 2005 (1) SA 509 (T).
42 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, ‘Progressing a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: An Update’, April 2004.
43 State v Baloyi (Minister of Justice Intervening) 2000 (1) BCLR 86 (CC).
44 Ibid, p 11.
45 Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security and Another 2001 (4) BCLR 938 (CC).
46 Rail Commuters Action Group and Others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail and Others 2005 (4) BCLR 301 (CC).
47 Osman v UK (1998) 29 EHRR 245. See further discussion of this case in the section below entitled Implied Positive Rights to Aspects of Security’.
48 Carmichele, note 45 above, para. 44.
49 Minister of Safety and Security v Hamilton 2001 (3) SA 50 (SCA); Minister of Safety and Security v Van Duivenboden 2002 (6) SA 431 (SCA); Van Eeden v Minister of Safety and Security 2003 (1) SA 389 (SCA); Minister of Safety and Security v Carmichele 2004 (2) BCLR 133 (SCA).