The Oscar Pistorius Trial awakened everyday citizens to the reality of what transpires in South African courtrooms on a daily basis; thereby stirring them from their slumber created by the absence of engagement and involvement ...

The practice of law has been largely shielded from technological developments in the course of the past 50 years. While the ways in which legal professionals process and share information have evolved with new technologies ...

Plea-bargaining and sentencing agreement is a worldwide phenomenon. Most of the jurisdictions more particularly in the so-called developed countries have adopted and incorporated into their criminal justice system the ...

This dissertation is comparative study of plea bargaining in South Africa and England. It covers when plea bargaining was embraced in the South African criminal justice system. Plea bargaining defines the act of negotiating ...

In the last decade the use of closed-circuit television or similar electronic devices (CCTV) has started to play a significant role in courtrooms, both as a silent witness and as a device through which to receive testimony. ...

After given due consideration to the need of the original hyperandrogenic regulations and the constant pressure from society upon the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (hereafter IAAF) to take action ...

Dit sou ondenkbaar wees vir die meeste Amerikaanse verhoorprokureurs om afstand te doen van die openingsrede. Hulle glo dat die openingsrede 'n onvervangbare eerste geleentheid is om die kliënt se saak te bepleit. In ...

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In the previous part of this contribution I discussed the history of so-called “demeanour evidence” and its current role in the law of evidence. I furthermore examined the extensive empirical evidence that shows that ...