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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »