Principles of Criminal Law 4th Edition

It includes the following changes and improvements 

*A rework section on the principles of legality,reflecting the debate on the Constitutional Court judgment in Masiya

*A detailed analysis of the diversion of child offenders from the criminal justice system u der the Child Justice Act of 2008

* A comprehensive examination of the application of the Criminal Law (sexual offences and related matters) amendment act of 2007

* Discussion of important recent judgements such as Tembani(causation) Humphreys(dolus eventual) Mzwempi(common purpose), Teddy Bear clinic (child sexual experimentation) , Eyssen Dos Santos, De vries ( racketeering) and Price (sentencing discretion 

* Revised discussion of s 49 of the Criminal Procedure Act the defences of consent and provocation, the elements of robbery, criminal defamation corruption and the civil forfeiture of assets 

* The chapter on pathological incapacity includes references to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders DSM-5 (2013)