Towards Criminal Law Codification of a Sort: The Section 12 Initiative’s Draft Criminal Code Bill

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Summary

The Free Market Foundation proposes that Parliament adopt a Criminal Code that will place all the offences for which one could be liable for a criminal record, a fine, or imprisonment in one place. The draft Criminal Code Bill will enable Parliament to do precisely that.

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Martin van Staden

Head of Policy

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Dr Martin van Staden

Dr Martin van Staden is the Head of Policy at the Free Market Foundation, and serves additionally on the boards of the Foundation, Rule of Law Project, and Free Speech Union SA. He has an earned Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Pretoria. Van Staden has been associated with the FMF since 2015. Visit www.martinvanstaden.com for more information.

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