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Criminal Law [2020] ZAWCHC 132

Wentzel v S (A354/19)

Wentzel v S (A354/19) [2020] ZAWCHC 132 (19 October 2020)

The High Court upheld an appeal against sexual-offence convictions, finding the complainant’s single-witness evidence insufficient and the convictions unsafe.

  • Sexual Offences And Related Matters Act
  • Single Witness Evidence
  • Rape
  • Statutory Sexual Assault
  • Consent
  • Burden Of Proof
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Constitutional Law [2013] ZAGPPHC 1

Teddy Bear Clinic for the Abused Children and Another v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another (73300/10)

Teddy Bear Clinic for the Abused Children and Another v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another (73300/10) [2013] ZAGPPHC 1 (4 January 2013)

The court held that provisions criminalising consensual sexual conduct between adolescents were unconstitutional and ordered a reading-in remedy.

  • Statutory Rape
  • Statutory Sexual Assault
  • Age Of Consent
  • Children S Rights
  • Criminalisation Of Adolescent Sexuality
  • Reading In Remedy
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