Criminal Law

Criminal Law News & Insights

Criminal Law in South Africa is based on common law, case law, and legislation. In the definition of Van der Walt et al, a crime is “conduct which common or statute law prohibits and expressly or impliedly subjects to punishment remissible by the state alone and which the offender cannot avoid by his own act once he has been convicted.”  The standard of evidence in South Africa is Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt. This topic includes articles, analyses and insights relating to both national and international criminal law. Articles examine relevant court cases, judgments and regulatory developments in financial crimes, violent crimes, property crimes and other statutory offenses.


Clickbait – Identity theft and fraud
Clickbait – Identity theft and fraud

Many South Africans have been affected negatively by the Covid-19 pandemic, either through falling ill, the loss of a loved one or financially due to the impact on the economy. However, there has been another pandemic that has plagued the nation – cybercrime!…
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