PURCHASE BOOK About the Book Excerpt Chapter One: The Garden of Good and Evil The morning sun rose over Gideon, who lay amongst the flowers outside the door of his corrugated iron shack. The light pierced through his eyelids, which he forced closed — harder and harder as the sun rose. Eventually, the light pulled […]
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DARK VALUES AND DEEPER VOICES – by James Grant: CAN CRIME BE MORAL, CAN IT BE GOOD. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS? Well, here’s an invitation to think.
Posted: 24th November 2024 by James Grant in UncategorizedComments Off on DARK VALUES AND DEEPER VOICES – by James Grant: CAN CRIME BE MORAL, CAN IT BE GOOD. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THIS? Well, here’s an invitation to think.
The ICJ Judgement in South Africa vs Israel: Bias, Judgments and Legal Overdeterminism.
Posted: 28th January 2024 by James Grant in UncategorizedTags: # South Africa, #Gaza, #Genocide, #Israel, International law, Self-defence
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Commentary on the ICJ judgment in the case of South Africa (#SA) vs #Israel for #Genocide in #Gaza seems starkly divided. Some seem to be hailing it as a resounding victory for SA, but equally, others are hailing it as a resounding victory for Israel. For what it’s worth, I think both of these extremes […]
South Africa’s application against Israel for genocide.
Posted: 9th January 2024 by James Grant in Criminal Law, Education, International Criminal Law, International Law, UncategorizedTags: Genocide, Hamas, International Criminal Court of Justice, International Self-defense, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian, War
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The application in which South Africa accuses Israel of Genocide needs to be taken seriously because of what is in the document, and not because of anything about it. It is trite that international law prohibits the use of force by a state with two exceptions: The use of self-defense is governed by Article 51 […]
Judgment – On Legal Adjudication and Circumstantial Evidence
Posted: 26th April 2021 by James Grant in UncategorizedComments Off on Judgment – On Legal Adjudication and Circumstantial Evidence
S v Ngubane and Another (SS123/2016) [2019] ZAGPJHC 539 (18 June 2019) SUMMARYThis case concerned – from the version of the state – that the two accused, acting in a group of five originally, acting in the execution of a common purpose to murder the security guard and to rob him and then to rob […]
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In one video of the shooting of Mthokozisi Ntumba, it seems that a police vehicle stops where Ntumba and others were walking, two police officers jump out firing their weapons, followed by a third, who is the driver, who is unarmed (except perhaps a sidearm) and who walks into one of the shops. On this […]
Comments Off on Commission Opens New Front Against Zuma
There are many ordinary forms of contempt of court. However, as the name indicates, they are limited to courts. These ordinary forms of contempt are common law crimes – crimes that have been developed over time by the decisions of our courts. Examples include offensive behaviour in court, insulting the presiding officer, and, importantly, failing […]
So what does it matter if the EFF vehicle was authorised to enter the cemetery?
Posted: 30th October 2020 by James Grant in UncategorizedComments Off on So what does it matter if the EFF vehicle was authorised to enter the cemetery?
One’s conduct is not unlawful (and so not criminal) if one acted in self defence. The requirements of self defence are fairly straightforward:RELATING TO THE ATTACK:1. There must be an attack on or infringement of one of your rights – this may be your right to bodily integrity, but could include your right of movement;2. […]
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James Grant If one is arrested one may be permitted on bail – before one’s first appearance in court. These instances should be regarded as exceptions to the rule that one may apply for bail at one’s first appearance.[1] They fall into two categories and are known as either “police bail” or “prosecutor bail”. Both […]
Wrongful arrests: Assaults and kidnapping – and some practical advice.
Posted: 8th January 2018 by James Grant in UncategorizedComments Off on Wrongful arrests: Assaults and kidnapping – and some practical advice.
This is advice I had to give to someone in the middle of an especially dark night in a police station where the law meant nothing and the mention of it was treated with contempt. That night both the victim and I walked out of the station alive. This should be your singular purpose if […]
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[UNDER CONSTRUCTION: More to follow] This is an attempt to pull together the cases and materials regarding the prosecution of President Zuma on 783 charges of fraud: The judgment in respect of which Mr Zuma has applied for leave to appeal to the SCA – to be heard today (14 Sept 2017): DA v ZUMA […]