"Wrongful life" - the Constitutional Court paved the way for law reform

dc.contributor.authorBoezaart, C.J. (Trynie)
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-09T07:36:17Z
dc.date.available2017-03-09T07:36:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe so-called “wrongful life” action is a widely debated topic in South Africa and abroad. In South Africa academic discourse escalated after Stewart v Botha 2007 6 SA 247 (SCA). The recent Western Cape decision of the High Court in C J H v The Kingsbury Foetal Assessment Centre (Pty) Ltd case number 4872/2013 (WCC) 24 April 2014 and the subsequent appeal to the Constitutional Court in that matter call for a review of the development of our common law regarding the child’s remedy in delict to ensure that it is in line with our Constitution. As the Kingsbury matter was decided at exception stage, the record was such that the Constitutional Court granted leave to amend the particulars of claim, referred the matter back and provided guidance to the High Court to reconsider the merits. This contribution recommends a new stance on the child’s remedy in light of the direct and indirect application of our Constitution, applicable international law and last but not the least, the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. It is recommended that this delictual remedy should rid itself of its inappropriate name and take its rightful place within the framework of our generalised law of delict. The facts of each case will then determine whether only patrimonial loss or patrimonial and non-patrimonial loss should be claimed.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPrivate Lawen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundationen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.co.za/content/journal/ju_slren_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoezaart, T 2015, ''Wrongful life" - the Constitutional Court paved the way for law reform', Stellenbosch Law Review, vol. 26, pp. 399-423.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1016-4359 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1996-2193 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/59338
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherJuta Lawen_ZA
dc.rightsJuta Lawen_ZA
dc.subjectKingsbury caseen_ZA
dc.subjectJudgementen_ZA
dc.subjectLaw reformen_ZA
dc.subjectConstitutional Courten_ZA
dc.subjectHigh Courten_ZA
dc.subjectChild’s remedy in delicten_ZA
dc.title"Wrongful life" - the Constitutional Court paved the way for law reformen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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