Unafraid to challenge the status quo, CR Snyman's fifth edition of Criminal Law takes a challenging look at criminal law in South Africa. This work has been thoroughly revised in light of important changes in the South African legal system since September 2001. Some key updates include pertinent discussion of the current crisis in the criminal-justice system under the new human-rights dispensation, the principle of legality and the act of possession as well as a new chapter on sexual crimes.