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Cape town c r snyman criminal law 2014, 6th ed, lexis nexis. Criminal procedure act 51 of 1977 afrikaans text signed by the state president as amended by criminal procedure matters amendment act 79 of 1978 criminal procedure amendment act 56 of 1979 criminal procedure amendment act 64 of 1982 appeals amendment act 105 of 1982 criminal law amendment act 59 of 1983. Free lexisnexis passplus to the value of r300 included with the purchase of this title. Our criminal procedure is codified in the criminal procedure act 51 of 1977. Criminal law in south africa is based on common law, case law, and legislation. Chapters examine the impact of the constitution on the principles and practices of criminal justice, a. A statute law, eg the sexual offences act, or a common law, eg theft, murder, rape. Summarise and complete your lecture notes, with the help of your textbook and cases. Download general principles of criminal law or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format.
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