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As a discipline, the law of persons forms part of South Africa's positive law, or the norms and rules which order the conduct or misconduct of the citizens. [3] [4] Objective law is distinguished from law in the subjective sense, which is 'a network of legal relationships and messes among legal subjects', [5] and which deals with rights, [6] [7] or 'the claim that a legal subject has on a ...
Brydon Brandt (born 15 April 1964) is a South African serial killer who murdered at least four people in the Eastern Cape between 1989 and 1997. He first murdered two prostitutes after picking them up from bars in Port Elizabeth, then a female roommate in 1996. The next year, he murdered a male roommate during an argument and was arrested after ...
The doctors who examined him stated to the court that Nel had features of avoidant, suspicious, and compulsive personality disorders, as well as depression and an anxiety disorder. [33] They said he expressed no deep remorse for his actions, and described him as emotionally dead and emotionally numb. [ 34 ]
A total of 576 people had appeared in the magistrates’ court on charges relating to the disorder as of the end of August 22, according to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Of this number, 406 were ...
Countries (in pink) which share the mixed South African legal system. South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, [1] formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from the Dutch, a common law system inherited from the British, and a customary law system inherited from indigenous Africans (often termed African Customary Law, of which ...
The way in which these mental disorders are treated has changed over the years. [1] For a while, mental health care was mainly institutionalised. However, in 1997, following the White Paper Act, the South African government moved to deinstitutionalize mental health care and relegate it to the primary care setting. However, current data ...
The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (PEPUDA or the Equality Act, Act No. 4 of 2000) is a comprehensive South African anti-discrimination law. It prohibits unfair discrimination by the government and by private organisations and individuals and forbids hate speech and harassment .
Law and Disorder in Johannesburg is a Louis Theroux documentary about the crime and private security situation in Johannesburg, South Africa.Theroux travels with heavily armed private security contractors who fill a security vacuum left by the government's inability to provide adequate security via normal means, such as policing.