The 2015 Sexual Offences Amendment Act: Laudable amendments in line with the Teddy Bear clinic case

Two years ago the Constitutional Court invalidated provisions in the Sexual Offences Act which outlawed sexual conduct between adolescents. Parliament was ordered to fix the relevant provisions and to decriminalise consensual sexual activity between adolescents. In July 2015 the Amendment Act came i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prinslean Mahery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2015-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Bioethics and Law
Online Access:http://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/375/434