@article{ref1,
title="Substantive equality, restorative justice and the sentencing of rape offenders",
journal="South African journal of criminal justice",
year="2016",
author="Spies, Amanda",
volume="29",
number="3",
pages="273-291",
abstract="This article explores the concept of substantive equality and how, as a constitutional value, it requires the consideration and application of restorative justice principles in the sentencing of rape offenders. With sexual violence being a difficult and controversial area in which to apply restorative justice principles, there is a need to understand the necessity for its application and analyse how it has been applied by South African courts. The argument is made that restorative justice should be seen as a method that gives effect to substantive equality values, allowing for a victim's needs and context (including that of the offender) to be taken into account in handing down a just sentence.   © Publisher: Juta and Company<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1011-8527",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}