South Africa: Submission to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Parliament of South Africa, on the draft Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill, 2003, from Amnesty International and Human Rig

South Africa: Submission to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Parliament of South Africa, on the draft Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill, 2003, from Amnesty International and Human Rig

This is a submission to the South African Law Committee discussing its draft of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill. It examines the draft in particular to its definition of rape, evidentiary rules and permissible offences, the authority to terminate an investigation, the protection of witnesses and other aspects.