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Toegang tot getuieverklarings in strafsake

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dc.contributor.advisor Van der Merwe, D.P.
dc.contributor.author Struwig, Petrus Johannes Dirkse en
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:18Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:18Z
dc.date.issued 1998-11 en
dc.identifier.citation Struwig, Petrus Johannes Dirkse (1998) Toegang tot getuieverklarings in strafsake, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16131> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16131
dc.description Summaries in English and Afrikaans
dc.description Text in Afrikaans
dc.description.abstract In the past, witness statements obtained by or on behalf of a party to a criminal case were protected, from disclosure to the opponent, by privilege. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate whether such claims to privilege are justified and whether openness before and during the trial is not perhaps more important to the interests of justice. The disclosure of witness statements to the defence is a commonly recognized practice all over the world. This practice enhances openness before and during the criminal trial. The arguments against and in favor of such a practice are many, but investigation into these has shown that it is in the interests of justice to disclose such statements to the defence, rather than to deny access. Furthermore, the writer investigates whether it would be in the interests of justice to compel the defence to assist the court in determining the truth.
dc.description.abstract In die verlede is getuieverklarings wat deur of ten behoewe van 'n party tot 'n strafsaak bekom is deur privilegie beskerm, teen openbaarmaking aan die teenstander. Verskeie argumente is aangevoer om die beroep op getuieverklaring privilegie te regverdig. Die doel van hierdie verhandeling is om ondersoek in te stel of sulke aansprake geregverdig is en of openheid voor en gedurende die verhoor nie meer belangrik vir die belang van geregtigheid is nie. Die openbaarmaking van getuieverklarings aan die verdediging is 'n algemeen erkende praktyk regoor die wereld. Hierdie praktyk bevorder openheid voor en tydens die strafverhoor. Die argumente vir en teen so 'n praktyk is baie en 'n ondersoek daarvan dui daarop dat dit in die belang van geregtigheid is om sulke verklarings aan die verdediging te openbaar, eerder as om toegang daartoe te weier. Die vraag is nou of dit nie ook in die belang van geregtigheid is dat die verdediging verplig word om die hof by te staan om die waarheid vas te stel nie. Ten slotte het die skrywer aan die hand gedoen dat partye tot 'n straf saak getuieverklarings gelyktydig voor die verhoor uitruil en ondersoek ingestel of so 'n praktyk in ooreenstemming met die Grondwet van Suid-Afrika 108 van 1996 kan wees. af
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (vi, 65 leaves) en
dc.subject Criminal trials
dc.subject Disclosure of information
dc.subject Docket privilege
dc.subject Legal professional privilege
dc.subject Police case dockets
dc.subject Right to a fair trial
dc.subject Witness statements
dc.subject.ddc 347.66068 en
dc.subject.lcsh Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Evidence (Law) -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Witnesses -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Criminal procedure -- South Africa en
dc.title Toegang tot getuieverklarings in strafsake af
dc.description.department Law
dc.description.degree LL.M. en


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