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George Buchan ( Sir Hugh Jewallet Principles of Delict Delict is part of the Law of Obligations. When studying delict, we find that the law imposes an obligation on each one of us not to cause unjustifiable harm to other persons or their protected interests. The main function of this area of civil law is to define the circumstances in which an individual or a corporate body, on finding that is interests are, or have been, harmed by another's harmful act, may seek a remedy. The wrongful act is described as a civil wrong or a delict and the remedies available are either an interdict to stop the wrong recurring or compensation, sometimes called reparation Delicts or Civil Wrongs do not lead to the criminal prosecution of the wrongdoer, but to civil proceedings in the form of an action for damages against the wrongdoer in a civil court. If the action is successful...

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