Influence of the Cultural Defence on Conduct and Culpability in South African Criminal Law

South African criminal law has no separate, distinct, or novel cultural defence. Such a defence could negate or mitigate an accused’s criminal liability for a culturally motivated crime. Whether South Africa’s criminal law could adopt such a defence requires understanding its influence on the requir...

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Main Author: Jacques Matthee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Series:Laws
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/13/2/23