Recent landmark legal developments have had a direct bearing on efforts to promote justice for children in conflict with the law, including the relatively new Child Justice Act, The Combating and Prevention of Trafficking Act (2013), The Judicial Matters Amendment Bill and The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill.
Leading content and technology solutions provider LexisNexis South Africa has introduced a timely must-have guide for legal practitioners, police officials, probation officers, presiding officers and policy developers who work in the field of child justice.
Written in clear and practical language, A Practical Approach to the Child Justice Act is a user-friendly commentary work that includes the legislation, regulations, forms, as well as relevant directives, standards and policies that impact on child justice. There is extensive reference to case law explaining how the courts have interpreted the Child Justice Act, including actual cases as illustration. Diagrams and examples of forms add to the book’s practical value.
The authors, who have worked with child offenders and been involved in researching and drafting the legislation, examine the topic in the context of International/Regional Rules and Conventions (CRC), the Constitution of SA (108 of 1996) and the National Policy Framework on Child Justice. Child justice is a work in progress and several possible changes to the Child Justice Act that are in the pipeline are included in brief discussions in the book, which is up to date as at 30 September 2015.
Covering all aspects of children in conflict with the law, this publication also investigates aspects related to: the central role of the police official and probation officer, ‘young adults’ accommodated in child and youth care centres, behaviour management and procedures in the preliminary inquiry.
A Practical Approach to the Child Justice Act, (ISBN: 9780409123517) is available through the LexisNexis online bookstore at a cost of R456.00 including VAT, excluding delivery. https://www.lexisnexis.co.za/store/za/catalog/booktemplate/productdetail.jsp?pageName=relatedProducts&core=&parent=cat7290007&catId=cat9780004&prodId=ZAProd9780409123517
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