GOJ part 4 Provocation Flashcards

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Definition of provocation

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incitement or soliciting through words or conduct that may justify damage causing conduct

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Nature of the defence

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  • fault: accountability and intent
  • reduction of damages: court may be influenced in awarding damages by the fact that the plaintiff provoled the harm he suffered
  • wrongfulness: applied by the defendant to negate the element of wrongfulness by saying the causation of harm was provoked and therefore not wrongful; no claim in delict
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Requirements of provocation

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  • the provocation must be of such a nature that one can regard the conduct in relation to it as reasonable
  • if you are provoked and you counter act the response must be immediate
  • there must be proportionality between the provocative conduct and reaction
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