In South African law there are no degrees of murder.  There is only a distinction between murder, which is the intentional killing of a human, and culpable homicide (manslaughter), which is the negligent killing of a human.  Simply, murder requires intention, whereas culpable homicide requires negligence. Prominent criminal law author CR Snyman[1]argues that South African … Continue reading The difference between murder and culpable homicide (manslaughter) in South African law