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Burying the Ghosts of a Complainant’s Sexual Past: The Constitutional Debates Surrounding Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
“It has been said that the victim of a sexual assault is actually assaulted twice- once by the offender and once by the criminal justice system.”1 South Africa’s rape shield provision is contained in section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act.2 The purpose of its enactment is to protect a complainant...
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Department of Public Law
2015
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