Must divorcing parties attempt to mediate their dispute?
Mediation assists both parties in working out arrangements for themselves and their children instead of handing over control of their affairs to a court.
The process...
Tag: Children’s Rights
Children born out of wedlock – The rights of the biological father
If you were to ask the average person on the street who they think should make decisions on behalf of a child born out of...
Can I sue if my child is injured at school?
Parents send their children to school with a reasonable expectation that they will be just about as safe as they would be at home. After all, schools are designed specifically for children.
However, accidents can and do happen at schools on an alarmingly frequent …
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Independent schools and expulsion – Contract and the Constitution
As of 9 January 2019, and estimated 402 141 students were enrolled in the 1966 independent schools scattered throughout South Africa.[1] As such, 3% of all students are in attendance at independent schools. No statistic could be found indicating how many students…
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Constitutional Court grants life-long anonymity for children in criminal proceedings
In the matter of Centre for Child Law & Others v Media24 Limited & Others CCT 261/18, the Constitutional Court considered an application by the...
Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Bill tabled
The Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill has been tabled in parliament.
The proposed legislation was published for comment in March 2019.
The...
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Unabridged birth certificates for foreign children scrapped
Foreign children can now enter the country without carrying additional supporting documents such as birth certificates and consent letters.
The home affairs department confirmed this in...
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Avoid costly void, voidable and putative marriages
Introduction
A marriage which is void ab initio (as if it never existed) does not affect the status of the parties or confer any of the...
Constitutional court puts foot down – Reasonable chastisement defence unconstitutional!
In times where women and children abuse has been squarely in the spotlight, the Constitutional Court also declared the common law defence of reasonable chastisement...
Cybercrimes Bill under the spotlight
The justice and constitutional development department plans to revive the Cybercrimes Bill.
The justice and correctional services minister, Ronald Lamola, confirmed this during the department’s 2019...
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