Browsing by Subject "Child witnesses"
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Eksterne faktore wat die seksueel misbruikte kind verhoed om effektief te getuig in die Suid-Afrikaanse howe : vlugtige oorsig
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Child sexual abuse is an epidemic that adversely affects the whole of society. The conviction rate of sexual offenders is exceptionally low in South Africa. This can be attributed to several aspects, including that children ... -
Intermediaries and the international obligation to protect child witnesses in South Africa
(PER, 2018)This contribution examines the protection of child witnesses in criminal proceedings under international and regional laws. This consideration is made against the background that the Constitution of the Republic of South ... -
Kerkhoff v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development 2011 2 SACR 109 (GNP): intermediary appointment reports and a child's right to privacy versus the right of an accused to access to information
(2017)General consensus exists that the adversarial nature of the South African criminal procedure with its often aggressive cross-examination of a witness, sometimes by an accused himself, will in most cases expose a child to ... -
Legal professionals’ views on pre-trial therapy in cases of child sexual abuse in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The aim of this study is to report on a preliminary qualitative inquiry into the views of legal professionals in South Africa regarding pre-trial therapy for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA). Applying purposive and ...