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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Public Law) by Type "Dissertation"
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-01-09)No abstract available.
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An analysis of assisted dying and the practical implementation thereof in South African criminal law (University of Pretoria, 2017)This dissertation will examine the legality of assisted dying procedures performed in the Republic of South Africa. This is due to the rising awareness about terminal patients’ dignity and autonomy at the end of their life. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)This study is an analysis on the rights of women in the new Zimbabwean Constitution with reference to International Law. It seeks to answer the question does the new Constitution address the limitations of the old with ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-12-01)A medical negligence case presented to the court is based on averments of neglected duty of care of the defending doctor, a duty owed in accordance with the law of delict, and alternatively and/or accumulatively averments ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The South African health system faces numerous challenges. A large majority of the population are dependent and have to contend with a dysfunctional public sector. The quality of care patients receive is severely ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This study aims to establish a coherent framework for informed consent by mentally ill persons in South Africa, with specific focus on the role and impact of the Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002. The analysis is done ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-14)The concept of standing in public interest litigation has not received much attention and analysis post South Africa’s Constitutional era. This dissertation begins with a discussion of the jurisprudence of the South African ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Most South Africans die without their organs being harvested for transplantation. In a country where motor vehicle accidents or violent crime are often the cause of death, presumably leaving most of the organs fit for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-06-09)This research examines the question whether or not the exercise of the prosecutorial discretion is kosher, by which is meant whether its functional integrity is intact and free from interference. An investigation, with ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This dissertation examines the criminal law defences as well as various psychological theories available to the accused who killed his or her abuser after a period of severe abuse. The study first examines the Constitution ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2024)This full dissertation in public constitutional and administrative law examines the constitutional foundations on decentralisation and devolution of state authority in Africa. It compares the constitutions of South Africa, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)South Africa is a multi-cultural country priding itself on the fact that its Constitution protects the vulnerable, minorities, and all those who do not have a voice to speak for themselves. The right to participate in, and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-07)The transplantation process establishes a three-phase structure namely, procurement, preservation and allocation of human organs and tissue. These three phases are co-dependent upon the successful completion of each ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013-01-08)This dissertation analyses the domestic implementation of the repression of violations of International Humanitarian Law. Through this analysis it seeks to clarify the obligations placed on States under International ...
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An analysis of the proposed regulatory framework for the procurement and distribution of stem cells (University of Pretoria, 2011-07-14)The aim of this dissertation is an analysis of the regulatory framework for the procurement and distribution of stem cells in South Africa. This research includes aspects of the law of obligations, medical law and human ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)In March 2012, the Durban High Court found three accused guilty of murder on two of the accused’s parents. The Lotter case was covered extensively by the media, because of its unusual story: The two Lotter siblings claimed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)It has been over 22 years since the Grootboom matter was adjudicated by the Constitutional Court and not much transformation has been achieved. Millions of South Africans continue to live under extreme poverty due to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-31)The aim of this study was an examination of the patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality in medical law, the causes of actions under which the medical practitioner can be find liable and the grounds of justification ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Read abstract in the document
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-02)South Africa is party to international treaties on refugee protection, notably, the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of ...
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