Daily Archives: August 25, 2016

By South African Courts as reflected in sentencing policies Introduction 1 On 5 April 2007, a South African newspaper report of a child pornography case confirmed my disquiet about the contribution of courts in South Africa to the trivialisation of one of the most despicable crimes against children and society: [Read More]

Public perceptions of child pornography “The global community has no excuse for saying that ‘we didn’t know’ or ‘we couldn’t foresee’ the exponentially increasing violence caused to children in relation to new information and communication technologies.” Professor Paulo Pinheiro, UN study on violence against children. Introduction 1 Recent incidents have [Read More]