Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1985 - 1989 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Archief
Omvang en medium
223 boxes
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Gilbert Marcus is a leading South African advocate. He obtained his degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Cambridge. He served at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and on the Human Rights Committee, amongst others.
His preferred areas of practice include constitutional and administrative law, as well as public regulation, competition, media and telecommunications and human rights law.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Institutionele geschiedenis
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
The records came to Historical Papers in various instalments, the bulk of which were donated by Advocate Gilbert Marcus. Trial material was also added by Advocate George Bizos and the legal firm of Cheadle, Thompson and Haysom. The result is the most complete set of records pertaining to the trial available in South Africa.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
The collection contains the records of the court proceedings in the case State vs. P.M. Baleka and Others, commonly referred to as the Delmas Treason Trial.
The records include the charge, indictment, applications for discharge, bail applications, admissions, evidence and argument, exhibits, judgment, pronouncement of sentence and the appeal. They jfurther contain material relating to the dismissal of the assessor and important items collected by the Defence such as indexes to the trial, trial summaries, statements, affidavits and memoranda. Notes, statements and memoranda by the accused, particularly Popo Molefe, are also included.
The records are a rich source for those researching state repression and opposition politics in the 1980's. They are of considerable interest to lawyers, historians, sociologists and political scientists. There is much about opposition to the tri-cameral parliament, the United Democratic Front, the Vaal Triangle, Azanian People's Organisation, civic associations, the Freedom Charter, the African National Congress, education, Inkatha and the South African Council of Churches.
Michele Pickover, January 1993.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
There is a printed inventory No.21.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
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Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Alternate title: State vs P.M Baleka and 21 Others
Aantekening
A generous grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies funded the digitisation of court records - Sections I, K, L (July 2009)
The digitisation of the Evidence - Section J - was made possible by a generous grant from Carnegie Corporation (September 2012)
Sections A-H and S have not been digitised yet.
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Onderwerp trefwoord
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Naam ontsluitingsterm
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Beschrijvingsbeheer
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Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
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Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Compiled by Michele Pickover, 1992