DETERMINING THE MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL CAPACITY OF OFFENDERS IN
RELATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT.
By
Z N MBATHA
(78231266)
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
LLB
In the
SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR L PIENAAR
(ASSIGNMENT 02)
2021
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................3
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT..................................................................................4
3. HYPOTHESIS...................................................................................................5
4. POINTS OF DEPARTURE AND ASSUMPTION...............................................6
5. CONCEPTUALISATION OF CENTRAL RESEARCH THEMES.......................7
6. PROPOSED CHAPTER OUTLAY.....................................................................8
7. PROJECTED TIME SCALE...............................................................................9
8. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH METHOD.................................10
9. PREPRATORY STUDY AND RESEARCH.......................................................11
10. CONCLUSION...................................................................................................12
11. BIBLOGRAPHY................................................................................................13
12. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY DECLARATION....................................................14
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RELATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT.
By
Z N MBATHA
(78231266)
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
LLB
In the
SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPERVISOR: PROFESSOR L PIENAAR
(ASSIGNMENT 02)
2021
1
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................3
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT..................................................................................4
3. HYPOTHESIS...................................................................................................5
4. POINTS OF DEPARTURE AND ASSUMPTION...............................................6
5. CONCEPTUALISATION OF CENTRAL RESEARCH THEMES.......................7
6. PROPOSED CHAPTER OUTLAY.....................................................................8
7. PROJECTED TIME SCALE...............................................................................9
8. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH METHOD.................................10
9. PREPRATORY STUDY AND RESEARCH.......................................................11
10. CONCLUSION...................................................................................................12
11. BIBLOGRAPHY................................................................................................13
12. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY DECLARATION....................................................14
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