There were a few developments on the legislative front during 2009. They addressed long-outstanding issues in criminal procedure (such as the setting of bail amounts and the prosecution of diplomats who commit crimes in ...

The purpose of this note is to investigate : the courts' approach to victim harm, prevailing judicial perceptions of the harm caused by sexual offences against children, as well as behavioural research findings of the harm ...

Suid-Afrikaanse slagoffers van gewelddadige misdade soos verkragting en moord kan tans verwag dat lewenslange gevangenisstraf as die swaarste moontlike vonnis aan hul oortreders opgelê word. Na vonnisoplegging is die ...

When sentencing cases with a racial connotation, it is of particular importance to take public interest into account.