Revisiting the definition of a firearm in South Africa: a need for reform?
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nanima, RD | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacobus, Charmain Estelle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-06T07:16:06Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-02T09:02:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-06T07:16:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-02T09:02:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | Magister Legum - LLM | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | South Africa‟s definition of a firearm is quite broad, yet it excludes various devices that have the same lethal effects as a firearm. This is informed by the various principles that have been developed by the courts in interpreting the said definition. It is argued that a good definition informs the extent to which other aspects like licensing and usage may be instructive. The central research question as regards the context of the definition of a firearm, leads to an examination of three interrelated questions. These include the definition of a firearm in South Africa, the relevance of experiences from other jurisdictions and the need for a new definition of a firearm. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/10304 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Crime | en_US |
| dc.subject | Human rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Jurisprudence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Firearm | en_US |
| dc.subject | Normative framework | en_US |
| dc.title | Revisiting the definition of a firearm in South Africa: a need for reform? | en_US |