Prof M Wethmar-Lemmer

Qualifications

• B Com (Law) (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 2000
• MA (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 2002
• LLB (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 2003
• LLM (cum laude) University of Johannesburg, 2005
• LLD University of Johannesburg, 2011

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Currently teaching

• Conflict of Laws
• LLM with specialisation on the Proprietary Consequences of Marriage

Fields of academic interests

• Roman Law
• Legal History
• International Commercial Law
• Private International Law

Journal articles

• ‘The traditional private law property concept versus the South African constitutional property concept’ De Jure Vol 1 2003, 175 – 185.
• ‘The development of the modern lex mercatoria: A historical perspective’ Fundamina Vol 11 2005, 183 – 199.
• "When could a South African court be expected to apply the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)?" 2008 De Jure 419
• "The impact of the article 95 reservation on the sphere of application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)" 2010 De Jure 362
• "Party autonomy in international sales contracts" 2011 (3) TSAR 431
• "The Vienna Sales Convention and gap-filling" 2012 (2) TSAR 274

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Adams & Adams Prize for the student with the highest average in all four years of the LLB degree, 2003
• Harold Galasko & Willem van der Merwe prizes for the best final year LLB student, 2003
• Grotius medal of the Pretoria Bar Council for the best final year LLB student, 2003
• The Law Society of the Northern Provinces prize for the best student in Legal Practice, 2003
• First Publication Award of the Unisa Research Directorate, 2008
• Youngest Doctoral Graduate Award, 2011
• Spoor and Fischer Prize for the best first time contribution to the Journal of South African Law (TSAR), 2012