Crimen injuria

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Crimen injuria is a crime under South African common law, defined to be the act of "unlawfully, intentionally and seriously impairing the dignity of another." [1] Although difficult to precisely define, the crime is used in the prosecution of certain instances of road rage [2], stalking [1], racially offensive language [3] , emotional or psychological abuse [4] and sexual offences against children.[5] The Truth and reconciliation commission heard numerous cases of crimen injuria, usually coupled with assault, committed by intelligence services on both sides of the struggle against apartheid.

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  1. ^ a b Clark, DM (2003). South African Law Reform Commission Issue Paper 22 Project 130: Stalking. [1]: South African Law Commission. ISBN 0-621-34410-9. 
  2. ^ Topic:Road Rage. Sector Policing. South African Police Service. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  3. ^ Hanti, Otto. "Man fined after racial slur to top judge", IOL, 2006-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. 
  4. ^ (2006) Paralegal Advice Website, Chapter 7: Family Law and Violence against Women. [2]: Paralegal Advice. 
  5. ^ van Niekerk, Joan (2003). South African Law Reform Commission Issue Paper 10 Project 108: Sexual Offences Against Children. [3]: South African Law Commission. ISBN 0-621-27352-X. 

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