Activists reject Lamola’s call to withdraw rape law challenge
They argue that the justice minister has misunderstood the challenge to the defence of mistaken belief in consent and the constitutional implications of criminalising negligence
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Rape law challenge driven by emotion, ego – justice ministry
The department is opposing a bid to declare unconstitutional the defence a rape accused can use — that they believed the victim had consented
Coko vs S ruling: The case against a subjective test on consent in rape trials
Acting judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s acquittal of a rape suspect has raised controversy, but legal experts say the fault lay with legislators and not the court
