Faculty of Law
Department of Legal History, Comparative Law and Legal Philosophy
Selected Highlights from Research Findings
The project researches the ways in which the foundation systems of the SA common law dealt with the corruption of judges. Both systems had harsh penalties!
Contact person: Prof PJ Thomas.
In 2010 I undertook an examination of the law on the informed consent of mentally ill persons to participation in health-care related research. My study is the first overview of its kind to be published after the enactment of the Mental Health Care Act and the National Health Act. I outline the conditions under which ethical and legal research may be undertaken in this potentially vulnerable group. I conclude that still, no statute provides specifically and comprehensively for the informed consent of mentally ill persons to research participation and that it is consequently necessary to extrapolate general principles to the research setting involving mentally ill persons.
Contact person: Prof AG Nienaber.
During 2010 I was involved in research relating to compelling mothers to submit themselves and their children for DNA testing for purposes of proving paternity. I also started some research on the role of Roman law and Legal History in the LLB curriculum for the modern jurist. This latter research was the basis of a paper presented at the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa conference in January 2011 and is ongoing. It promises to contribute to a current and ongoing dialogue on the topic.
Contact person: Prof CMA Nicholson.
During 2010 I was involved in research relating to compelling mothers to submit themselves and their children for DNA testing for purposes of proving paternity. I also started some research on the role of Roman law and Legal History in the LLB curriculum for the modern jurist. This latter research was the basis of a paper presented at the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa conference in January 2011 and is ongoing. It promises to contribute to a current and ongoing dialogue on the topic.
Contact person: Prof CMA Nicholson.
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