Browsing Masters Degrees (Medical Law) by Issue Date
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Desiring death: a critical analysis of advanced directives within the South African legal framework.
(2018)No abstract provided. -
Wrongful life : an analysis of recent legal developments.
(2018)The wrongful life cause of action has been an issue of international debate in the legal fraternity for decades and was ultimately decided by the Constitutional Court in 2014 in the South African law perspective. The ... -
Apart from medical emergencies, when is it justified for gynaecologists, and obstetricians to deviate from informed consent without reverting back to their patients?
(2018)Medical care relies on a bond of trust between the patient and caregiver and on the patient’s ability to make free and informed choices, to understand and guide the course of their care. Informed consent is the foundation ... -
A legal analysis of trade in personal information regarding human gamete donors.
(2018)The aim of this dissertation is to legally analyse whether personal information concerning gamete donors can be traded in South Africa, particularly by South African gamete banks and agencies. As business enterprises, ... -
Physician assisted suicide in South Africa : the constitution and the socio-economic dilemma.
(2018)No abstract provided. -
A conceptual analysis that non-disclosure of HIV/AIDS status before engaging in sexual conduct is fraud.
(2019)No abstract available. -
Living and cadaveric organ donations: a comparative study of Islamic and South African law: consensus and divergence.
(2019)A practicing Muslim (adherent of the Islamic Faith), is unlikely to consent to organ donation, if it is not in keeping with the tenets of Islamic law (Sharī`ah), even though it may be in accordance with South African ... -
The oncology crisis in KZN during the period 2015–2017: do cervical cancer patients have a civil remedy?
(2019)Through our history, South African women have been a disadvantaged and vulnerable group in our society. Therefore, they still require the protection of their fundamental rights afforded by the Constitution. This dissertation ... -
Consent laws: sexual reproductive health rights for adolescents in South Africa.
(2019)No abstract available. -
Medical malpractice disputes in South Africa: the potential role of mediation as an alternate dispute resolution mechanism.
(2019)It is generally acknowledged that the progress of a nation is dependent on the health of its people. In South Africa, public health care services are compromised by the rapid escalation in medical malpractice cases and the ... -
The health, ethical and legal implications of non-adherence to treatment amongst patients infected with tuberculosis. (The HEAL study)
(2019)Despite global efforts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB), it remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. In South Africa, healthcare represents the fourth highest area of annual expenditure, however the prevalence ... -
Considerations for the legal recognition of advance directives: a comparative analysis.
(2019)An advance directive1 refers to a document drafted by a person in his2 full senses and who foresees that due to some physical or mental disease, he may fall into a state where he will no longer be able to make rational ... -
Soaring medical malpractice litigation in South Africa and its implications for the implementation of the proposed national health insurance scheme.
(2019)South Africa (SA) is a new democracy since 1994 with a new constitution that outlaws all forms of discrimination and affords equality to all men and women who live in it. The previous regime had entrenched discrimination ... -
Tackling obstetric violence in South Africa through legal reform: exploring an integrated rights-based approach.
(2020)Abstract available in PDF. -
If donor-conceived children have a constitutional right to know their genetic origins, what protection is there for donors in terms of their constitutional right to privacy?
(2020)Increasingly, couples and individuals are turning to donor-conception as a means to conceive children. In South Africa, gamete donation is regulated by the National Health Act 61 of 2003, together with the Regulations ... -
Reopening the debate on medical malpractice claims in South Africa: examining the intersection between quality health professional training and bioethics.
(2020)Medical malpractice claims are a growing trend in South Africa that is crippling the Department of Health thus impacting on the provision of healthcare to the population. This dissertation revisits the hotly debated topic ... -
The rights and regulation of saviour siblings in South Africa: an ethical and jurisdictional comparative.
(2020)The creation of saviour siblings is contentious; therefore, the dissertation determines whether it is ethically justifiable to create saviour siblings and analyses the associated conflicting interests. It is crucial to do ... -
The right to freedom of scientific research in the age of gene editing.
(2020)The right to freedom of scientific research is largely omitted, or merely given lip service, in legal and ethical arguments surrounding heritable human gene editing (HHGE) in the context of CRISPR-Cas9 technology. The ... -
An investigation into critical legal issues surrounding dental botox.
(2020)An unnaturally expressionless, vapid face with skin that appears to be drawn way too tight, is often the image that flashes to mind when we hear the word “Botox”. Yet when done correctly, this aesthetic procedure guarantees ...