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Competency test s164
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European Court of Human Rights
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Implications of Covid for children
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Indecent assault of 3 girls under 12
Indecent assault of 3 minor females
Influence of environment on adolescence
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Oath inquiry s162
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Guide to Cognitive Development to Better Understand the Child Witness
Guide
15 February 2021
Guide to Court Accommodations for People with Disabilities
Guide
10 December 2022
Guide to Cyberbullying
Guide
10 November 2022
Guide to Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
Guide
10 November 2022
Guide to Grooming and its Implication for Consent
Guide
15 February 2021
Guide to Implications of Child Development for Evidence in Sexual Offence Cases
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to Implications of Covid for Violence against Children
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to Internet Adolescent Sexuality
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to Interviewing Sex Offenders
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to Judicial Accommodations for Child Witnesses
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to Judicial Management in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to Judicial Management of Child Witnesses
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to Leading the Evidence of a Child Witness in Court
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to Medical Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to Motivation for viewing child pornography
Guide
12 December 2022
Guide to Online Grooming of Children
Guide
11 December 2022
Guide to Rape Trauma Syndrome - Impact of Crime
Guide
15 February 2021
Guide to Reasons for Non-Reporting in Sexual Violence Cases
Guide
10 November 2022
Guide to Recanting Disclosures of Sexual Abuse
Guide
15 February 2021
Guide to Role of Intermediary in South Africa
Guide
12 December 2022
Guide to Sexualised Behaviour in Child Sexual Abuse Victims
Guide
5 March 2021
Guide to Specialised Interviewers for Child Witnesses
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to Suggestibility of Children
Guide
15 November 2022
Guide to the Impact of Child Pornography
Guide
10 November 2022
Guide to the Role of the Intermediary in South Africa
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to the Support Person for Child Witnesses
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to Trauma informed approach to VAWG
Guide
12 December 2022
Guide to Victim Impact Statements
Guide
16 November 2022
Guide to Working with Children and Persons with Disabilities in Courts
Guide
15 November 2022
Research Report: Adjudicating Sexual Offence Matters Involving Children as Victims
Research Report
1 May 2022
S v Eze (14/546/2013) [2017] ZAGPRD 1 (27 November 2017)
Gauteng
Judgment
27 November 2017
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