Browsing Masters Degrees (Advanced Criminal Justice) by Type "Thesis"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Battered women syndrome : a possible defence in South African law for women who kill?
(2000)No abstract available. -
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 ... -
A consideration of the retention of the hearsay rule in the law of evidence.
(1987)No abstract available. -
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 ... -
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 decriminalisation of victimless sexual offences.
(1996)This dissertation serves as an analysis of the current legislation criminalising both prostitution and homosexuality. The object of the dissertation is to explore the possibility of decriminalisation in the aforementioned ... -
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 ... -
E-Mail privacy : does the government have the right to intercept and or monitor private e-mail communications?
(2003)Section 14 of the Constitution provides for the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have the privacy of communications infringed. The right is also protected at common law - a breach of a person's privacy ... -
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 ... -
Equality before the law and access to justice in criminal proceedings under a bill of rights.
(1994)This work seeks to critically examine the right to legal representation in the South African criminal justice system under a future constitutional dispensation. Extensive attention has been given to how the right to ... -
An Evaluation of the Judge Presidency of John Dove Wilson of Natal (1910-1930)
(1987)No abstract available. -
An examination of the progression towards no-fault motor vehicle insurance, with particular reference to the Republic of South Africa.
(1986)At present in South Africa, personal compensation in relation to motor vehicle accidents is firmly based on the delictual principle of 'fault'. This gives rise to a number of questions: Is this the system best suited to ... -
Expropriation and the social contract with reference to the relation between citizens and their property.
(1983)No abstract available. -
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 ...