Criminal Law
latest news & developments
Anti-trafficking, human rights groups to reject amended sex trade bill
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill will boost the industry and trafficking and drive it underground
Coko vs S ruling: The case against a subjective test on consent in rape trials
Acting judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s acquittal of a rape suspect has raised controversy, but legal experts say the fault lay with legislators and not the court
Freeing Nigeria’s unjustly imprisoned
Too many Nigerians are stuck in prison for longer than allowed by law – sometimes for crimes they did not commit
Police trainees skip DNA testing
What was meant to be a sure-fire way to prevent criminals from sneaking into the force has been thwarted
Sexual violation: Education institutions need a law of their own
Many students seem unaware of policies and lack the knowledge to name sexual violations as such
Justice department wants to give offenders a second chance
A proposed amendment to the Criminal Procedures Act might pave the way for former offenders to apply to have their criminal records expunged.
A case for the mentally disabled
The law governing those deemed unfit to stand trial is being taken to the Constitutional Court.
Student faces jail for questioning Atatürk
A headscarf-wearing student faces a possible jail sentence of four and a half years for saying she does not like the state’s founding hero, Atatürk.