Assignment 1 Semester 1 2025
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Unique number: 763052
Due Date: 11 April 2025
PREVENTING INITIATION SCHOOL DEATHS IN SOUTH AFRICA: BALANCING
TRADITION AND SAFETY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 3
2. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS ........................................................................ 3
2.1 Traditional Initiation Schools ............................................................................. 3
2.2 Circumcision...................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Cultural Rights vs. Human Rights ..................................................................... 4
2.5 Oversight and Regulation .................................................................................. 4
3. JUSTICE MECHANISMS FOR FAMILIES OF VICTIMS ........................................ 4
3.1 Legal Framework .............................................................................................. 5
The Children's Act of 2005 ................................................................................... 5
The Customary Initiation Act of 2021 ................................................................... 5
Criminal Law and Prosecution of Perpetrators ..................................................... 6
3.2 Role of Law Enforcement .................................................................................. 6Terms of use
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