Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials

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dc.contributor.authorPithey, Bronwynen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T18:00:18Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T18:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-30
dc.description.abstractThis paper will investigate the position of disclosure of personal records in other jurisdictions and will discuss the lack of specific legislation on this issue in South Africa. It will also explore legal options available for complainants and record holders to resist the disclosure of this information as well as the rationale of the defence and the courts in admitting this information into evidence as relevant. The paper will attempt to reveal the flawed reasoning of the defence and the courts in justifying the use of personal records of complainants by investigating the myths and stereotypes about women, children and sexual assault that inform this reasoning, and will recommend how government must intervene to combat this phenomenon to ensure real protection of women and children in the criminal justice system.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPithey, B. (2014). <i>Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4455en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPithey, Bronwyn. <i>"Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4455en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPithey, B. 2014-07-30. Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Pithey, Bronwyn AB - This paper will investigate the position of disclosure of personal records in other jurisdictions and will discuss the lack of specific legislation on this issue in South Africa. It will also explore legal options available for complainants and record holders to resist the disclosure of this information as well as the rationale of the defence and the courts in admitting this information into evidence as relevant. The paper will attempt to reveal the flawed reasoning of the defence and the courts in justifying the use of personal records of complainants by investigating the myths and stereotypes about women, children and sexual assault that inform this reasoning, and will recommend how government must intervene to combat this phenomenon to ensure real protection of women and children in the criminal justice system. DA - 2014-07-30 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials TI - Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4455 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4455
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPithey B. Production of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trials. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4455en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Criminologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleProduction of Personal Records in Sexual Offences Trialsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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