{"id":11918,"date":"2019-09-06T10:52:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T08:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kznwib.co.za\/?p=11918"},"modified":"2019-09-06T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T09:34:11","slug":"domestic-violence-applying-for-an-urgent-interim-protection-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kznwib.co.za\/2019\/09\/06\/domestic-violence-applying-for-an-urgent-interim-protection-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Violence \u2013 Applying for An Urgent Interim Protection Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

Protection against domestic violence is a human right. It is founded on several human rights in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996 (the Constitution). Section 10 provides that \u201ceveryone has an inherent dignity and the right to have their dignity respected and protected\u201d. This includes both physical and psychological respect to one\u2019s dignity.<\/p>\n

Remedies to domestic violence provided by the law <\/strong><\/p>\n

The law views domestic violence as an act that infringes upon physical and psychological respect to one\u2019s dignity among a host of other Constitutional infringements. One of the ways that the law tries to combat domestic violence is by making it a crime under the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (the Act).<\/p>\n

The Act aims to aid victims of domestic violence. Section 2 of the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 states that any member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) must:<\/p>\n