GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILESOUTH AFRICAMEASURESCRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES AND RELATED MATTERS) AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 32)
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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act (No. 32)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2007
Brief Description
Article 56(1) of the Act states that whenever an accused person is charged with an offence under section 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 it is not a valid defence for that accused person to contend that a marital or other relationship exists or existed between him or her and the complainant.

The Act also contains provisions on trafficking (Chapter 7, Part 6).
Source of Information
South Africa Department of Justice Website
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