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Title: | Cold comfort? A commentary on the Prevention of Family Violence Act |
Author: | Clark, Brigitte |
Year: | 1996 |
Periodical: | South African Journal on Human Rights |
Volume: | 12 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 587-604 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | sexual offences women |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02587203.1996.11834928 |
Abstract: | South Africa's Prevention of Family Violence Act, which became operational on 1 December 1993, provides for the conviction of a husband for the rape of his wife; the granting of interdicts with regard to family violence; and the imposition of a duty on certain persons to report cases of ill-treatment of children. Despite being perceived as a breakthrough for women, the Act has many limitations: limited relief and lack of definition, procedural problems, problems connected with jurisdiction, the lack of a provision for appeal or review, enforcement problems, and the issue of costs. The Act urgently requires amendment and support services to render it more effective. Notes, ref. |