Title:
Criminal law in South Africa
Author:
Kemp, Gerhard, 1973- editor.
ISBN:
9780199046669
Edition:
Second edition.
Physical Description:
xxxiv, 698 pages ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Criminal justice."
Contents:
pt. I. General introduction -- Introduction to criminal law -- The conduct of a criminal trial -- pt. II. General principles of criminal law -- Unlawful conduct -- Acts and omissions --Unlawful state of affairs -- Causation -- Private defence -- Necessity and impossibility -- Obedience to superior orders -- Public authority -- Lawful chastisement -- Consent -- Deminimis non curat lex -- pt. II. Criminal capacity -- Pathological incapacity -- Youth -- Intoxication -- Fault -- pt. III. Intention -- Negligence -- The contemporaneity rule -- Fault in statutory offences, and strict and vicarious liability -- Corporate criminal liability -- Differences excluding fault -- Degrees of participation in crime Specific crimes -- Participants in crime -- Incomplete crimes pt. III. Specific crimes -- Crimes against human life, the person and the family -- Sexual crimes -- Bigamy -- Abduction -- Property crimes -- Theft --Robbery -- Housebreaking -- Malicious damage to property and arson -- Fraud -- Crimes against community -- Corruption -- Public violence -- Crimes against public morals -- Drug offences -- Road traffic offences -- Extortion -- Crimes against the state and administration of justice -- Crimes against the state -- Crimes against the administration of justice -- Organised and commercial crime --Crimes under the companies act 71 0f 2008 -- Organised crime and money laundering -- International criminal law -- Introduction to international criminal law -- The core international crimes -- The prosecution of international crimes -- Other crimes of international concern
Abstract:
"Criminal Law in South Africa, second edition, offers a clear, comprehensive and practical explanation of the principles of criminal law in South Africa. The text addresses the general principles of criminal law, as well as the elements of specific common law crimes and statutory offences. Legal theory is presented in light of the influence of the Bill of Rights, comparative perspectives, and international law. Designed to support understanding, the text succinctly explains criminal law principles with numerous case illustrations. It balances rigorous theoretical content with a practical approach which emphasises the application of legal principles. This approach is supported by an annexure which demonstrates a methodology for solving problems in criminal law. A wealth of discussion points provides formative debate and analysis of moot and contentious issues. Criminal Law in South Africa, second edition, is fully updated to reflect recent legal developments and issues. It introduces several new offences, such as the criminal provisions of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, and treaty-based crimes such as terrorism, torture, and human trafficking. To support coherent understanding, a new chapter provides a broad outline of the South African criminal procedure system. The text is suited as core course material for students who are studying criminal law as a module of the LLB degree programme. Additional educational resources support teaching and learning, assisting students to develop the academic skills required to master their studies." --publisher's description.
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