Department of Criminal and Procedural Law

Prof L Pienaar

College of Law
School of Law
Department: Criminal and Procedural Law
Associate Professor
Tel: 012 429 2805
E-mail: pienal@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • LLB (UJ)
  • LLM (UNISA)
  • LLD (UNISA)

Currently teaching

  • Medical Law
  • Legal Research Methodology

Fields of academic interests

  • Medical Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Child justice
  • Mental Health Law
  • Disability Law
  • Mental illness in the criminal justice system

Field of Specialisation

  • Mental illness in the criminal justice system

Journal articles

Paper presentations

Papers presented at national and international conferences

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Admitted attorney of the High Court 
  • Member of the South African Medico-Legal Association