The integrity of the physical person is one of a trinity of interests of human personality which is protected by South African law. The other protected interests are the dignity of the person and the reputation of the person. In South African Law these interests are protected both through civil actions for damages and by way of the criminal sanction. At criminal law violations of reputation and dignity are respectively prosecuted as defamation and crimen injuria.*
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*Milton JRL South African Criminal Law and Procedure (Volume II) Common Law Crimes (third edition) Kenwyn: Juta 1996 at pp 493
