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South Africa's Children Law

SA ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1995 with the terms which calls for a criminal justice system that caters for the needs of children who commit offences
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  • South Africa:   'Sensitive' Law Tries to Keep Kids Out of Jail

    Business Day, 8 April 2010

    THEY do not look like they could be accused of anything, let alone robbery, murder or rape. They look like children - some typically gawky teenagers, some little munchkins, some… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Children and the Law

    Business Day, 9 April 2010

    IN THE aftermath of the murder of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging leader Eugene TerreBlanche, South Africans have been forced to admit that race relations in this country are not as… Read more »

  • South Africa:   New Child Laws - Too Few Staff to Handle Load

    Argus, 1 April 2010

    As two key pieces of children's rights legislation come into effect on Wednesday, the Western Cape Social Development Department says that while it will put every effort into… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Hear Youth Who Reject Malema As Role Model

    Business Day, 8 April 2010

    ONE important element in the murder of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging leader Eugene TerreBlanche - and one that has been generally overlooked - is that one of the suspects is only 15… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Race Standoff at Ventersdorp Court

    Business Day, 7 April 2010

    THE 15-year-old accused of murdering right-wing extremist Eugene TerreBlanche is the first high-profile minor to be dealt with under the Child Justice Act, which came into force… Read more »

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