SAJEI Annual Report V12

4. Workshop:

Children’s Court skills

Date:

12 - 13 May 2017

Content:

Critical concepts in Children’s Court; standard of best interest of the child; participatory rights of child and limitations; establishment and status of Children’s Court; jurisdiction and parties and locus standing to proceedings; jurisdiction and parties and locus standi to proceedings jurisdiction; parental rights and responsibilities; parental plans and rights agreements; Department of Home Affairs (DHA) legislation

Province

Free State

Number of delegates: 13

5.Workshop:

Children’s Court skills

Date:

15 - 19 May 2017

Content:

Overview of critical concepts in Children’s Court; parental responsibilities and rights - chapter 3; DHA legislation: application of and impact on child law - Registration Act (Act 51 of 1992); practical exercise: DHA legislation; national and inter-country adoptions

Province:

Gauteng

Number of delegates: 15

6. Workshop:

Criminal Court skills 18 - 19 May 2017

Date:

Content:

Hearsay evidence; documentary evidence; exercise: unconstitutionally obtained evidence and trial within trial

Province:

Northern Cape

Number of delegates: 10

7. Workshop:

Criminal Court skills 18 - 19 May 2017

Date:

Content:

Distinguish between various types of electronic and documentary evidence; rules regarding admissibility; context and application; classifying evidence; applying the law; hearsay evidence; search warrants and application of Section 252 A

Province:

Eastern Cape

Number of delegates: 19

8. Workshop:

Criminal Court skills 23 - 26 May 2017

Date:

Content:

Overview of critical concepts in the Children’s Court; Constitutional imperatives, national and international instruments; overview of the legislative framework; application of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Act 51 of 1992) unaccompanied and undocumented children - Access to social services (education and social grants); human trafficking/ smuggling with specific reference to children; unaccompanied minors and unabridged birth certificates; Section 49 offences and Section 50 of the Immigration Act (Act 13 of 2002)

Province:

Gauteng

Number of delegates: 20

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