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The Law of Pre-Trial Criminal Procedure in Namibia /
The Namibian Constitution entrenches fundamental rights and freedoms, and provides for their vertical and horizontal application in any criminal process. However, since Independence in 1990, Namibia has developed its own criminal jurisprudence. Criminal procedure and law are taking new shape. Namibi...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Windhoek, Namibia :
University of Namibia Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE NAMIBIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 FOUNDATIONS OF THE NAMIBIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; 1.3 THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE; 1.3.1 The Executive; 1.3.1.1 The President; 1.3.1.2 Cabinet; 1.3.2 The Legislature; 1.3.2.1 National Assembly; 1.3.2.2 National Council; 1.3.2.3 Overview of the law-making process; 1.3.3 The Judiciary; 1.3.3.1 Namibian courts; 1.3.3.1.1 Supreme Court; 1.3.3.1.2 High Court; 1.3.3.1.3 Magistrates' courts; 1.3.3.1.4 Community courts
- 2. THE PROSECUTORIAL AUTHORITY AND CONCOMITANT MATTERS2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 THE PROSECUTOR-GENERAL; 2.2.1 History and General Reflections; 2.2.2 Cases Concerning the Appointment and Role of the Prosecutor-General in Namibia; 2.2.2.1 Ex parte Attorney-General In re: the Constitutional Relationship between the Attorney-General and the Prosecutor-General; 2.2.2.2 Ekandjo-Imalwa v The Law Society of Namibia and Another; The Law Society of Namibia and Another v The Attorney-General of the Republic of Namibia and Others; 2.2.3 The Prosecution as Dominus Litis; 2.2.4 Discretion to Prosecute
- 2.2.5 Delegation of Prosecutorial Authority2.2.6 The Appointment of an Acting Prosecutor-General; 2.3 THE ROLE OF A PUBLIC PROSECUTOR; 2.3.1 General Reflections; 2.3.2 The Prosecution and the Police; 2.3.3 The Prosecution and the Accused; 2.3.4 Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors; 2.4 WITHDRAWAL AND STOPPING OF PROSECUTION; 2.5 TRIAL WITHIN REASONABLE TIMEAND RELEASE FROM THE TRIAL; 2.5.1 General; 2.5.2 Length of Delay; 2.5.3 Reasons Given by the State to Justify the Delay; 2.5.4 Responsibility of the Accused for Asserting his Rights; 2.5.5 Prejudice to the Accused
- 2.6 TRIAL "WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME"2.6.1 Meaning and Elucidation of Concept; 2.6.2 Interpretation of "Reasonable Time"; 2.7 PERMANENT STAY OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; 2.7.1 The Constitutional Basis; 2.8 PRIVATE PROSECUTION; 2.8.1 General Reflections; 2.8.2 Private Prosecution on Certificate of Nolle Prosequi (Refusal to Prosecute); 2.9 PRESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE; 3. INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL PROCESSES; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; 3.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEDURE
- 3.4 SOURCES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IN NAMIBIA3.4.1 The Namibian Constitution; 3.4.2 Legislation; 3.4.3 International Treaties and Conventions; 3.4.4 Case Law; 3.4.5 Common Law; 3.4.6 Scholarly Authorities; 3.5 ADVERSARIAL AND INQUISITORIAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; 3.5.1 Distinguishing Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems; 3.5.1.1 The adversarial system; 3.5.1.2 The inquisitorial system; 3.5.1.3 General assessment; 3.5.2 Commonality and Convergence between Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems; 3.5.3 Decoding the Merits and Demerits of the Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems