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This research analyses what constitutes corroboration in defilement cases in Zambia. There are many challenges in the Zambian criminal justice systems. These challenges inhibit the efficient and effective delivery of justice. One such challenge is the technicality of corroboration rules in...

Despite the heavy penalty imposed by Act No 15 Of 2005, defilement has been on the increase. Whereas a number of studies have been done on defilement which focused on pre trail and trail process, this paper has taken an original approach which focuses on the substantive law and procedural law of...

Defilement is highly prevalent in Zambia as evidenced by widespread reports on the vice in recent years. In view of this fact, the law on defilement seeks to protect the plight of young children in society to ensure they grow into responsible citizens and contribute meaningfully to national...

Adolescence is one group which has been identified as a risk group. According to World Health Organisation adolescence is a period from 10 to 20 years of age. This study focussed on the basic and secondary school-going adolescents, whose ages were from 13 to 20 years. The 10 to 12 years age group...

Sexual abuse of children of all ages, including infants, happen everyday all over the world (Faulkner, 2006). Despite stiff measures taken by Zambian government to reduce sexual abuse cases, incidences of defilement are not reducing but are higher than rape cases (UTH, 2006). The literature...