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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Defilement: the law and sentencing practice |
Author: | Matibini, Patrick |
Year: | 2011 |
Periodical: | Zambia Law Journal (ISSN 1027-7862) |
Volume: | 42 |
Pages: | 1-32 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Zambia |
Subjects: | sexual offences children legislation jurisprudence |
Abstract: | Sex with a child (defilement) is a criminal offence under section 138 of the Zambian Penal Code. It is settled law in Zambia that both the commission of the offence and the identity of the offender must be corroborated. The chief reason for these legal requirements is the danger of false complaint and false implication. The strict requirements relating to corroboration have sometimes been perceived as an impediment to the prosecution of sexual offences. Over the years, however, the Zambian courts have developed concepts that make the prosecution and generally the adjudication of sexual offences more amenable and manageable. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |