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The admissibility and evaluation of scientific evidence in court

Faurie, Annari (2000-11)

Increasing use is being made of various types of scientific evidence in court. The general requirement for the admissibility of such evidence is relevance. Although expert evidence is considered to be opinion evidence, ...
Alternative dispute resolution for juveniles in crime : a case for Ghana’s legal system

Hassan, Elizabeth Temitope (2022-06)

This research sets out to explore the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Ghana's juvenile justice system, emphasizing traditional customs and practices to solve juvenile delinquency. The mixed-method approach was ...
An analysis of the sentencing of human trafficking offenders under South African and international law

Ntlatlapa, Itumeleng Lydia (2021-11-15)

There are concerns that the sentencing regime of offenders convicted of human trafficking in South Africa under the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 77 of 2013 is too harsh and goes beyond the ...
Appropriate versus alternative : litigation in the context of dispute resolution methods in Ghana

Kotochie, Clemence (2023-07-25)

The study sought to accomplish three main tasks. These were to clarify ‘appropriate dispute resolution method’, design a mechanism for selecting an appropriate dispute resolution method for use in resolving disputes and ...
Arguments in favour of the abolition of the death sentence in South Africa

Seriti, Willie Legoabe (1992-04-30)

This paper deals with the history of capital punishment in South Africa and its historical background in Britain where it was abolished, except for a few instances, because it was found to serve no purpose which could ...
The ascertainment of bodily features of the accused person in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 and related enactments and problems encountered by the police in the application of the Act

Ramatsoele, Pitso Petrus (2014-02)

The State as the representative of the victims of crime is expected to protect those vulnarable group of people with due regard to the rights of the perpetrators’s of crime. It is imperative that the law of general application ...
Aspects of double jeopardy

Jordaan, Louise, 1956- (1997--7)

The common law right of the accused to be protected against double jeopardy recently acquired constitutional status in South Africa. Although South African courts previously applied this rule in various procedural contexts, ...
Aspects of money laundering in South African law

Van Jaarsveld, Izelde Louise (2011-04)

Money laundering involves activities which are aimed at concealing benefits that were acquired through criminal means for the purpose of making them appear legitimately acquired. Money laundering promotes criminal ...
Aspekte van deursoeking en beslaglegging in Suid Afrikaanse openbare skole : 'n vergelykende studie

Van Rensburg, Angelique Gene Janse (2010-06)

The Canadian and South African legal systems established equivalent constitutional values and principles pertaining to searches conducted with or without a valid search warrant. It creates the basis for a comparative ...
Aspekte van die onafhanklikheid van die strafhowe : 'n regsvergelykende ondersoek

Nel, Susanna Sophia (2000-06)

Die beginsel van die onafhanklikheid van die regbank word verskans in die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika van 1996. 'n Onafhanklike regbank is noodsaaklik ten einde te voldoen aan die primere funksie van die ...
Aspekte van regsbeheer in die konteks van die Internet

Gordon, Barrie James (2016-06)

Die wêreld soos dit vandag bestaan, is gebaseer op die Internasionaalregtelike konsep van soewereiniteit. State het die bevoegdheid om hulle eie sake te reël, maar die ontwikkeling van die Internet as ’n netwerk wat ...
Bail and the presumption of innocence : a comparative legal study

Gissing, A. (2022-11-30)

Every person arrested for allegedly having committed a crime, has a constitutional right to be released on bail if the interests of justice permit and subject to reasonable conditions. Every accused has a constitutional ...
Bewysregtelike aspekte by 'n verweer van ontoerekeningsvatbaarheid in strafregtelike verrigtinge

Strydom, Jacoba Maria (1996-11)

'n Kort elementologiese uiteensetting vir strafregtelike aanspreeklikheid word gevolg deur bewysregtelike begrippe wat van toepassing is op vermoedens by toerekeningsvatbaarheid. Die historiese regsposisie asook die ...
Bulk unsolicited electronic messages (spam) : a South African perspective

Geissler, Michelle Lara (2009-08-25)

In the context of the Internet, spam generally refers to unsolicited and unwanted electronic messages, usually transmitted to a large number of recipients. The problem with spam is that almost all of the related costs are ...
Combating human trafficking in South Africa : a comparative legal study

Mollema, Nina (2013-06-30)

This research is aimed at evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the legal framework dealing with human trafficking in South Africa. To achieve this purpose, a comprehensive diachronic as well as contemporary overview ...
A comparative study of laws governing domestic violence in Ethiopia and India

Raveendran Nair, K. P. (2018)

This study aimed to compare the laws governing domestic violence in Ethiopia and India and to then determine their practical efficacy. Data was collected using in-depth interviews with victims of domestic violence, and an ...
A comparative study of the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in South Africa, Australia, and the United States of America

Sithole, Sylvester (2023-05-11)

The quest to reduce criminality by effective prosecution has become the paramount role of prosecutors in criminal jurisdictions worldwide. As gatekeepers of the criminal justice system, prosecutors perform different roles ...
A constitutional perspective of police powers of search and seizure in the criminal justice system

Basdeo, Vinesh (2009-11)

Before 1994 criminal procedure was subject to the sovereignty of Parliament and the untrammelled law enforcement powers of the executive which resulted in the authoritarian and oppressive criminal justice system of the ...
Contributory intend as a defence limiting or excluding delictual liability

Ahmed, Raheel (2011-11)

“Contributory intent” refers to the situation where, besides the defendant being at fault and causing harm to the plaintiff, the plaintiff also intentionally causes harm to him- or herself. “Contributory intent” can have ...
The crimes committed by UN peacekeepers in Africa: a reflection on jurisdictional and accountability issues

Kalwahali, Kakule (2013-02-28)

This thesis investigates both substantive and procedural issues pertaining to allegations of crimes committed by UN peacekeepers in three African countries, Somalia, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Under the ...

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