Department of Jurisprudence

Ms L Wildenboer

College of Law
School of Law
Department: Jurisprudence
Senior Lecturer
Tel: 012 433 9498
E-mail: wildel@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • BLC cum laude (University of Pretoria, 1995)
  • LLB cum laude (University of Pretoria, 1997)

Currently teaching

The Origins of South African Law

Fields of academic interests

  • Gender and law
  • Legal History

Journal articles

  • "The use of mechanical restraints by Correctional Services in South Africa and Namibia: Namunjepo v Commanding Officer, Windhoek Prison [2000] 6 BCLR 671 (NmS)" (2002) 2(1)African Human Rights Law Journal 175 – 184
  • "Turning tricks: A brief history of the regulation and prohibition of prostitution in South Africa" (2003) 14 Stellenbosch Law Review 319 – 336
  •   "Prostitution in the Middle Ages" (2004) 10 Fundamina 269 - 281
  • "Marrying domestic partnerships and the Constitution: A discussion of Volks v Robinson" (2005) 20(5) SA Public Law
  • "Through rose-coloured glasses: gender stereotyping in the South African courts" (2008) 22 Speculum Juris 27
  • "The origins of the division of the legal profession in South Africa: A brief overview" (2010) 16(2) Fundamina 199-225
  • "For a few dollars more: Overcharging and misconduct in the legal profession of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek" (2011) 44 De Jure 339-363
  • "Legal historiography in South Africa" (2013) 35(1/2) Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte 125 – 134 (co-authored with R van den Bergh, G van Niekerk and A Bauling)
  • "Schoemansdal: Law and justice on the frontier" (2013) 19(2) Fundamina 441 - 462
  • “Pretorius v Dietrich 1872: Klinkende munt of papiergeld?”(2015) 12(1) Litnet Akademies

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Admitted as an attorney, 2000
  • Assistant editor at Fundamina. A Journal of Legal History
  • Member of the Southern African Society of Legal Historians