Browsing Masters Degrees (Medical Law) by Advisor "Thaldar, Donrich Willem."
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Examining the role of intellectual property law, policy and management in open innovation models that facilitiate innovation in and access to genomic medicine.
(2017)The traditional closed innovation model is largely supported by a regime where intellectual property rights (IPRs) are used to secure monopolies over inventions, with one justification being that this maximises profits ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 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 ... -
Unregulated or not? a legal analysis of South Africa’s legislative framework relevant to direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
(2021)Recent advances in science and technology have enabled genetic testing to be conducted inexpensively, expeditiously, and directly by consumers, therefore allowing individuals access to their genetic information without ... -
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 ...