This volume, dealing with common-law crimes, takes cognisance of the constitutional context in which South African criminal law now operates and the emerging culture of human rights and freedoms which has begun to generate a significant shift in perceptions of the boni mores of a new South African society. Each chapter begins with an introductory section: “Definition and Place in South African Criminal Law”. This contains the formal definition of the crime and thereafter a consideration of the social context of the crime and a critical assessment of the purpose which it serves in modern society. The second section of each chapter provides a history of the crime. The third and fourth sections deal with “Essential Elements” and “Procedural Aspects”.


Key Features

• This volume has retained statutory offences only if they directly supplement or mirror the common law crime
• Crimes are given a new historical context
• Crimes are discussed and contextualised within contemporary social South Africa
  
  

• Crimes against the State and community in general:
  -Crimes against the State
  -Crimes against public order
  -Crimes against the administration of justice
  -Crimes against public administration
  -Crimes against the morality of the community
  -Crimes against religion
  -Crimes against the person
  -Crimes against potential human life
  -Crimes against human life
  -Crimes against bodily security
  -Crimes against personality
  -Crimes against personal freedom
  -Crimes against parental authority
• Crimes against property:
  -Theft and kindred crimes
  -Fraud and kindred crimes
  -Damage to property
  -Intrusion upon property

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