Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "intermediary"
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The constitutional protection afforded to child victims and child witnesses while testifying in criminal proceedings in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The protection of child victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system is of vital importance, as present-day research studies conducted on the victimisation of children in South Africa show that South African 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 ... -
The testimonial competence of children: a need for law reform in South Africa
(PER, 2018)Modern-day research studies conducted on the victimisation of children in South Africa show that South African children in particular experience and witness exceptionally high levels of crime and consequently represent a ...