Add to ORKGMasters Degrees. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.This study examines the reformation of rape laws in South Africa and challenges two inadequacies which are the result of the statutory definition of the offence created by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007. The first inadequacy being challenged is the retention of consent as an element of the offence. The second inadequacy is the bundling together of all acts of sexual penetration under the label of rape, which arguably infringes the principle of fair labelling. In the course of raising the above mentioned challenges, the present study also offers possible solutions to the impugned aspects of the offence
The challenge in the law of defamation lies in finding the appropriate balance between the two compe...
What if rape is an act of institutional wrongdoing, and becomes treated as such? In 2008, Nigel Ple...
The impact of rape and other sexual offenses represents a major problem in society and can lead to c...
This thesis examines how the Supreme Court of Canada, across legal contexts, has tended to conceptua...
Consent is a key issue in defining sexual violence, yet few studies have examined the normative ways...
Many agree that sexual assault is a common problem among females, but there is less agreement regard...
Abstract Background: The CDC reports that one in four women and one in ten men will experience some ...
Legislation regarding sex offenses is often passed swiftly with little to no evaluation of the effec...
The prosecution of rape in the United States often relies on the evidence of genital injury. Howeve...
This study examined how rape myths are used to protect the perpetrator, particularly high-status per...
Despite decades of law reform on sexual offences, low conviction rates and high levels of complainer...
Includes bibliographical references.The problem with the corroboration requirement in sexual offence...
Corruption is a prevalent crime worldwide. In China, it is drawing increased attention because the c...
Using DNA evidence in the courtroom is a practice that has increased over the last twenty years (Lie...
On April 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter on campus sexual a...
The challenge in the law of defamation lies in finding the appropriate balance between the two compe...
What if rape is an act of institutional wrongdoing, and becomes treated as such? In 2008, Nigel Ple...
The impact of rape and other sexual offenses represents a major problem in society and can lead to c...
This thesis examines how the Supreme Court of Canada, across legal contexts, has tended to conceptua...
Consent is a key issue in defining sexual violence, yet few studies have examined the normative ways...
Many agree that sexual assault is a common problem among females, but there is less agreement regard...
Abstract Background: The CDC reports that one in four women and one in ten men will experience some ...
Legislation regarding sex offenses is often passed swiftly with little to no evaluation of the effec...
The prosecution of rape in the United States often relies on the evidence of genital injury. Howeve...
This study examined how rape myths are used to protect the perpetrator, particularly high-status per...
Despite decades of law reform on sexual offences, low conviction rates and high levels of complainer...
Includes bibliographical references.The problem with the corroboration requirement in sexual offence...
Corruption is a prevalent crime worldwide. In China, it is drawing increased attention because the c...
Using DNA evidence in the courtroom is a practice that has increased over the last twenty years (Lie...
On April 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter on campus sexual a...
The challenge in the law of defamation lies in finding the appropriate balance between the two compe...
What if rape is an act of institutional wrongdoing, and becomes treated as such? In 2008, Nigel Ple...
The impact of rape and other sexual offenses represents a major problem in society and can lead to c...