(Non)-regulation of the health insurance industry and its potential impact on the rights to health and life : a comparative analysis of Malawi and South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisor Twinomugisha, Ben Kiromba
dc.contributor.postgraduate Mambulasa, Mandala D.
dc.date.accessioned 2011-06-09T13:12:34Z
dc.date.available 2011-06-09T13:12:34Z
dc.date.issued 10-Oct
dc.description Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2010.
dc.description A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Prof. Ben K. Twinomugisha of the Faculty of Law, University of Makerere. 2010. en_US
dc.description.abstract Malawi reverted to multiparty politics in 1993.1 A new Republican Constitution,2 (the Constitution) with a Bill of Rights was provisionally adopted on 18 May 1994 and it entered into force on 18 May 1995.3 Chapter 3 thereof deals with fundamental principles upon which the Constitution is founded and Principles of National Policy (PNP). Section 13(c) of the Constitution which falls under the PNP deals with health. It is to the effect that ‘the State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving adequate healthcare, commensurate with the health needs of Malawian society and international standards of healthcare’. According to section 14 of the Constitution, PNP are only directory in nature. Courts are obliged to have regard to them in the interpretation and application of the Constitution or any other law or in the determination of the validity of executive decisions. In the light of the foregoing, arguably, the right to health is not justiciable under the Constitution. en_US
dc.description.degree LLM
dc.description.department Centre for Human Rights
dc.description.uri http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ en_US
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dc.identifier.citation Mambulasa, MD 2010, '(Non)-regulation of the health insurance industry and its potential impact on the rights to health and life : a comparative analysis of Malawi and South Africa', University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16767
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.relation.ispartofseries LLM Dissertations Centre for Human Rights en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject UCTD
dc.subject Welfare promotion Malawi en_US
dc.subject Bill of Rights en_US
dc.title (Non)-regulation of the health insurance industry and its potential impact on the rights to health and life : a comparative analysis of Malawi and South Africa en_US
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_US


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