South African Journal of Criminal Justice
SV Hoctor (Editor-in-chief); SS Terblanche; GP Kemp; R Kuhn
ISSN: 1011-8527
Year: 1987 – Current
Published: Tri-annually
Category: Juta’s Law Journals
About this publication
This bilingual publication (English and Afrikaans) provides an arena for discussion of issues affecting the criminal justice system. It is an accredited, specialist legal journal publishing articles, comments, surveys of recent cases and book reviews in the field of criminal justice, with a particular emphasis on Southern Africa. The focus of the journal is criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, international criminal law and criminology.
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Volume / Issue
Volume 32 Issue 1, 2019
Immunity before the International Criminal Court: Has the Appeals Chamber decision in the Jordan appeal brought finality?
Author: Linda Mushoriwa
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 402-424 (2020 I2)
Exclusion from refugee status of asylum seekers who have allegedly committed war crimes in non-international armed conflicts outside South Africa
Author: Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 425-445 (2020 I2)
Revising spousal testimonial privilege and marital communications privilege in South African criminal procedure: Is abolition or extension the answer? (Part 1)
Authors: Samantha Goosen and Nicci Whitear-Nel
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 446-468 (2020 I2)
Child justice: Changes to the minimum age of criminal capacity
Author: J Sloth-Nielsen
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 469-479 (2020 I2)
Recent Case: Criminal Procedure
Author: Pieter du Toit
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 480-492 (2020 I2)
Recent Case: Law of evidence
Author: Lirieka Meintjes-Van der Walt
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 493-507 (2020 I2)
Recent Case: Sentencing
Author: Warren Freedman
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 508 (2020 I2)
‘Protracted armed conflict’: A conundrum. Does article 8(2)( f ) of the Rome Statute require an organised armed group to meet the organisational criteria of Additional Protocol II?
Authors: Martha M Bradley
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 291 – 323 (2019 I3)
Cognitive bias affecting forensic expert opinion
Authors: Lirieka Meintjes Van Der Walt & Adebola Olaborede
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 324 – 356 (2019 I3)
The oath: ritual and rationality
Authors: PJ Schwikkard
Source: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, pp 357 – 376 (2019 I3)