@article{Andrew Christison_Shannon Hoctor_2022, title={CRIMINALISATION OF THE VIOLATION OF A GRAVE AND THE VIOLATION OF A DEAD BODY}, volume={28}, url={https://obiter.mandela.ac.za/article/view/14282}, DOI={10.17159/obiter.v28i1.14282}, abstractNote={<p>The history and functioning of the common law crimes of violating a grave and violating a dead body are discussed in the context of their continued role in modern South African society. It is submitted that these crimes remain both useful and a significant indicator of the <em>boni mores</em>, and indeed that the rationale for their continued existence has been bolstered by the infusion of constitutional values into<br>criminal law jurisprudence.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Obiter}, author={Andrew Christison and Shannon Hoctor}, year={2022}, month={Jul.} }