Criminal procedure unisa

In court, the trial takes the form of a contestbetween two theoretically equal parties (the prosecution and the defence) whodo the questioning, in turn leading their own witnesses and cross-examiningthe opposition’s witnesses

South African criminal procedure has basicallybeen accusatorial

This course provides students with sound understanding of substantive Australian criminal law and criminal procedure

It provides an overview of the scope of the criminal law and the way in which the law criminalises certain conduct

The roots of South African criminal procedure are found in the Roman, Roman-Dutch and English law

There are distinctions between the accusatorial andinquisitorial models of criminal procedure

The main distinction lies in thefunctions of the parties, that is, the judicial officer, the prosecution and thedefence