SAJEI Annual Report V12

Enhancing Judicial Excellence

57. Workshop:

Stress management

Date:

07 - 08 December 2017

Content: Province:

Stress; learnings; trauma; PTSD and recovering from trauma

Limpopo

Number of delegates: 14 QUARTER 4

58. Workshop:

Children’s Court skills 22 - 23 February 2018

Date:

Content:

Constitutional imperatives and legislative framework; jurisdiction; methods of acquisition and loss of parental responsibilities and rights; the requirement of informed consent in adoption proceedings and ancillary matters thereto; fundamentals of adoptions; inter- country adoptions

Province:

Northern Cape

Number of delegates: 9

59. Workshop:

Criminal Court skills 22 - 23 February 2018

Date:

Content:

Record keeping; pre-trial procedure and the charge; pleas; trial and trial management and enquiries

Province:

KwaZulu-Natal

Number of delegates: 15

60. Workshop:

Criminal Court skills 23 February 2018

Date:

Content:

Overview – Mental Health Act (Act 17 of 2002); Chapter 7 of the Act [Section 52]; Overview – Animals Protection Act (Act 71 of 1962); offences; sentencing and ancillary orders; compensation order; status of compensation orders and practical exercise/s

Province:

North West

Number of delegates: 13

61. Workshop:

Civil Court skills

Date:

05 - 07 March 2018

Content:

Introduction and historical background of PAJA (2000) and the difference between PAJA (2000) and PAIA (2000); the purpose of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (2000); the Constitutional right to promotion of access to information. Overview of the right to Judicial review; important definitions and procedural fairness; grounds for the review of PAJA (2000) applications; PAJA (2000) review applications: practical

Province:

Gauteng

Number of delegates: 15

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SAJEI I Annual Report I 2017/18