We offer a comprehensive selection of journals and articles relevant to the South African legal history. One such example is Fundamina.
Fundamina: A Journal of Legal History
Published biannually by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Fundamina is the leading journal for articles on South African legal history. It is the published voice of the Southern African Society of Legal Historians. The journal articles are peer-reviewed by highly credible international and national subject experts. Our collection includes everything from Volume 8 of 2002 to the present.
An example of an article published in the journal is that of “The history and nature of the right to institute a private prosecution in South Africa” by Jamil Ddamulra Mujuzi affiliated to the University of the Western Cape. The article was published in Volume 25, Number 1 of 2019 on pages 131 to 169.
The author addresses the issue of the right to private prosecution in South Africa as legislated from 1828. The South African statutory law stated from 1828 to 1976 that a victim of crime in the country could initiate private prosecution.
However, according to South African legal history, this changed with the promulgation of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, which lists people authorised to institute private prosecutions. The act, however, does not state the right of a victim of crime to institute such private prosecution.
According to South African legal history, the courts have upheld section 7 of the act to give victims of crime the right to initiate private prosecution.
The article takes a closer look at the history of the right to private prosecution. The author then goes on to argue that although it is not an expressed right for the victim of crime that the South African legal history shows that the victim does have the right. The article looks at the limitations of such a right and provides suggestions on how the right can be applied and strengthened.
Annual Survey of South African Law
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