Masters Degrees (Advanced Criminal Justice)
Recent Submissions
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Firearm control in South Africa: the implications of not allowing a citizen to possess a firearm, for the purposes of self- defence.
(2019)Violent crime in South Africa is at an all-time high. In South Africa, scholarly studies suggest that a firearm is mainly used in the commission of violent crimes. Police interventions and legislation aimed at curbing this ... -
The crime of genocide under international and South African law: a critical race perspective.
(2019)The racial politics of international criminal law has been the subject of controversy for a considerable amount of time. The conceptualization of “race” in the crime of genocide has, in particular, been persistently ... -
Balancing the right of the accused to access the police docket with the duty of the state to prosecute: an analysis of the impact of the Constitution.
(2019)Prior to the constitutional dispensation, South Africa was under parliamentary sovereignty and as a result, the right of access to the police docket was unprecedented. When the 1993 Constitution came into effect, it granted ... -
An analysis of spousal competence and non-compellability in terms of section 198 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.
(2018)Marital privilege to be or not to be that is the question? The origins of marital privilege dictate that it has been founded on the biblical principles of the sacredness of the union between man and wife. So holy is this ... -
Understanding the legal principle of dolus eventualis in the context of fatalities arising from motor vehicle collisions.
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Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 : does the interests of justice and the outcome in S v Dewani herald that it is time to eject this provision from our law?
(2017)Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 encompasses the right of an accused to be discharged from the offence he has allegedly committed where, at the close of the State’s case, there is no evidence on which ... -
A comparative study pertaining to the laws of Germany and America in respect of the test for dolus eventualis with a specific focus on the crimes of murder and culpable homicide.
(2017)Dolus eventualis has correctly been described as an ‘enigma’. Not only has it been variously described by the courts, but they have applied the two-stage test, the cognitive and conative component, without providing an ... -
The right to a fair trial; an analysis of s342 (a), s168 of the Criminal Procedure Act and a permanent stay of prosecution.
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Cultural defences in an open and democratic South Africa with specific reference to the custom of ukuthwala and belief in Witchcraft.
(2016)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa guarantees the right to culture for all its citizens and guarantees non-discrimination on account of religion, conscience, belief and culture. Culture shapes our identity; ... -
The effect of sentencing HIV-positive offenders to imprisonment.
(2016)South African correctional centres are overcrowded. There is high-risk sexual behaviour and a lack of nutritious diet, all of which contributes to increasing THE level of stress among inmates. This negatively affects the ... -
A re-orientated approach towards understanding white collar crime and its impact on South Africa as a developing country.
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Will a restorative justice approach to sentencing improve the efficacy and functioning of the criminal justice system?
(2015)No abstract available. -
The application of the right to equality for women under international law in Southern African courts : a survey of five countries.
(2002)A significant proportion of the world's population are routinely subjected to abuse, torture, humiliation, starvation and mutilation simply because they are female, more so in Africa where women's rights are still often ... -
Diplomatic immunity : an argument for re-evaluation.
(2011)Diplomacy is an ancient concept known to man as far back as the ancient Greeks and Romans. Through the passing of time the concept of diplomacy has continuously been developed. The evolution of this concept has followed ...
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