Browsing Masters Degrees (Medical Law) by Type "Thesis"
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Access to affordable life-saving medicines : the South African response.
(2012)Patent protection grants the patent holder with a market monopoly, free from market competition allowing the patentee to charge any price; therefore medicines are sold at prices much higher than the marginal cost of ... -
Advancing human rights in patient care through strategic litigation: the case of Uganda.
(2022)No abstract provided. -
Affording patients the right to access experimental stem cell treatment: a comparative analysis of the legal and ethical consequences.
(2021)Despite revolutionary advances in the medical field, with specific reference to stem cell technologies and therapies, South African laws do not adequately address gaps that currently exist when it comes to legally accessing ... -
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 ... -
The application, efficacy and relevance of existing public health legislation.
(2003)No abstract available. -
"The best interests of the child : a perspective into the refusal of necessary medical care for children, by parents, on the basis of religious beliefs."
(2014)The best interests of the child is of paramount importance as indicated by our supreme law of the land, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. South African law creates a firm basis for the protection of ... -
A black market perspective on organ trafficking : suggestions for possibly preventing the illegal organ trade.
(2012)No abstract available. -
The clinical and human rights challenges pertaining to HIV/AIDS and TB co-infection in South Africa.
(2014)Prior to 1990, HIV/AIDS and TB co infection was not a major public health threat in South Africa (SA). The serious ignorance and negligence on the part of then SA government with regard to HIV/AIDS led to the increase of ... -
A comparative analysis of the legal status of cryopreserved embryos, resulting from in-vitro fertilisation, for the purpose of custody issues during divorce proceedings.
(2014)The process of cryopreservation of embryos is a relatively new concept in the field of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. South African law is silent on the manner in which these cryopreserved embryos should be disposed ... -
A conceptual analysis that non-disclosure of HIV/AIDS status before engaging in sexual conduct is fraud.
(2019)No abstract available. -
Consensual sexual offences : should we make our youth sexual offenders? A critical review of the Teddy Bear case.
(2017)No abstract available. -
Consent laws: sexual reproductive health rights for adolescents in South Africa.
(2019)No abstract available. -
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 ... -
Corrective rape as an anti-lesbian hate crime in South African law : a critique of the legal approach.
(2016)‘Corrective’ rape as an anti-lesbian hate crime in South African Law has not received much attention from authors. ‘Corrective’ rape is a real practice in South Africa. The need for a closer analysis of the existing ... -
A critical analysis of exclusionary clauses in medical contracts.
(2013)Exclusionary clauses in South Africa have thus far been interpreted narrowly by the South African Courts. It has been accepted that where a patient enters into a medical contract/agreement with a hospital that includes ... -
A critical analysis of the South African government’s management and response to Covid-19 in the context of its constitutional commitments to its citizens based on the Social Contract Theory.
(2021)Despite the South African Constitution having been promulgated to redress the injustices of the Apartheid regime by entrenching access to socio-economic rights, the government has failed in its responsibility to fulfil ... -
A critical evaluation of nurse’s legal knowledge and its impact in preventing nursing malpractice in South Africa.
(2017)Abstract not available. -
A critical evaluation of the laws pertaining to sterilisations and termination of pregnancies: exposing the gaps and threats.
(2021)The right to reproductive health, which is the primary focus of this dissertation, is a component of the right to health. This right has been protected for many years, notably in international human rights instruments, ...