Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Domestic violence"

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    • The constitutional family: developments in South African family law and jurisprudence under the 1996 Constitution 

      Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Van Heerden, Belinda (Oxford University Press, 2003)
      The article reviews the process of liberalization of child and family law that has occurred since the adoption of South Africa's 1996 Constitution. Although the Constitution does not expressly protect the right to family ...

    • The limiting effect of Daffy v Daffy 2013 1 SACR 42 (SCA) 

      Manie, Latiefa (Juta, 2020)
      The preamble of the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 recognises, inter alia: “that domestic violence is a serious social evil; that there is a high incidence of domestic violence within South African society; that victims ...

    • Training for police on the Domestic Violence Act 

      Combrinck, Helene; Wakefield, Lorenzo (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
      The inadequate or inappropriate police responses to domestic violence often result from a lack of knowledge of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) and the National Instruction or from a misinterpretation of the DVA’s provisions. ...

    • Understanding ‘emergency monetary relief’ in the Domestic Violence Act 

      Moosa, Fareed (Law Society of South Africa, 2020)
      Domestic violence is a brutal onslaught against constitutional values and the fundamental right to freedom and security of the person. In S v Baloyi (Minister of Justice and Another Intervening) 2000 (2) SA 425 (CC), Sachs ...