South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights?

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dc.contributor.authorOmar, Jameelah
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-08T08:14:59Z
dc.date.available2020-12-08T08:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractRape shield laws are a critical aspect of the protection of rape complainants during the criminal justice process. The rationale of rape shield laws is to protect complainants from having their sexual reputation or behaviour used to reduce their credibility, particularly as the inferences drawn are based on historical prejudices against women, and do not actually assist with the fact-finding role of the court. This article will argue that Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 aims to finding the correct balance between the protection of the complainant’s rights to privacy and dignity, while upholding an accused’s right to a fair trial, including the right to adduce and challenge evidence. However, the sparse case law related to section 227 raises questions about its successful implementation by courts.en_US
dc.identifier.apacitationOmar, J. (2016). South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights?. <i>South African Journal of Criminal Justice</i>, 1 - 23. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32420en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOmar, Jameelah "South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights?." <i>South African Journal of Criminal Justice</i> (2016): 1 - 23. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32420en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOmar, J. 2016. South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights?. <i>South African Journal of Criminal Justice.</i>:1 - 23. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32420en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-8527
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Omar, Jameelah AB - Rape shield laws are a critical aspect of the protection of rape complainants during the criminal justice process. The rationale of rape shield laws is to protect complainants from having their sexual reputation or behaviour used to reduce their credibility, particularly as the inferences drawn are based on historical prejudices against women, and do not actually assist with the fact-finding role of the court. This article will argue that Section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 aims to finding the correct balance between the protection of the complainant’s rights to privacy and dignity, while upholding an accused’s right to a fair trial, including the right to adduce and challenge evidence. However, the sparse case law related to section 227 raises questions about its successful implementation by courts. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Criminal Justice KW - criminal procedure KW - rape shield KW - criminal law KW - sexual offences LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2016 SM - 1011-8527 T1 - South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights? TI - South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32420 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32420
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOmar J. South Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights?. South African Journal of Criminal Justice. 2016;:1 - 23. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32420.en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_US
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.source.pagination1 - 23en_US
dc.source.urihttps://juta.co.za/law/juta-law-journals/south-african-journal-criminal-justice/
dc.subjectcriminal procedureen_US
dc.subjectrape shielden_US
dc.subjectcriminal lawen_US
dc.subjectsexual offencesen_US
dc.titleSouth Africa's rape shield: Does section 227 of the Criminal Procedure Act affect an accused's fair trial rights?en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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