Principles of Criminal Law The revised fourth edition of Principles of Criminal Law, published in print and e-book form (hyperlinked to the third edition of the companion volume Cases and Materials on Criminal Law), includes the following changes and improvements: A reworked section on the principle of legality, reflecting the debate on the Constitutional Court judgment in Masiya; A detailed analysis of the diversion of child offenders from the criminal justice system under the Child Justice Act of 2008; A comprehensive examination of the implications of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act of 2007; Discussions of important recent judgments, such as Tembani (causation); Humphreys (dolus eventualis); Mzwempi (common purpose); Teddy Bear Clinic (child sexual experimentation); Eyssen, Dos Santos, De Vries (racketeering) and Prins (sentencing discretion); Revised discussions of s 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act, the defences of consent and provocation, the elements of robbery, criminal defamation, corruption and the civil forfeiture of assets. The chapter on pathological incapacity includes references to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 (2013). |
