Department of Private Law
College of Law |
School of Law |
Department: Private Law |
Senior Lecturer
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Tel: |
012 429 8525
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E-mail: |
vdwescs@unisa.ac.za
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Qualifications
- BA (Latin and English) (UFS)
- HED (UNISA)
- Hons (Latin) (UP)
- MA (Latin) (UP)
- LLB (UNISA)
- LLD (UFS)
Fields of academic interests
Research interests
- Legal protection of neonates
- Medically assisted suicide
- Mediation
- Medical treatment of children
Field of Specialisation
- Law of Persons
- Medical Law
- Child Law
Journal articles
Case discussion
- "Amendments to the terms and conditions of a charitable trust 2 Minister of Education v Syfrets Trust Ltd NO 2006 4 SA 205 (K)" [co-author with Dr Magda Slabbert] 2007(1) TSAR pp 206-214.
- "Death with dignity in lieu of euthanasia" SA Public Law [co-author with Dr Magda Slabbert] 2007(2) SA Public Law pp 366-384.
- "An historical overview of infanticide in South Africa" 2009 Fundamina vol 15-2 pp 174-192.
- "Critical-care decisions on neonates and young children in England and Wales — Lessons for South Africa" Obiter (2013)(3) pp 456 - 475
- "The solution to demands made on parents’ decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit: Mediation or litigation?" Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg (2015) pp 63-79.
Note:
- "Geen seks, geen skadevergoeding" Obiter 2011(1) [co-author with Prof Magda Slabbert] pp 204-210.
Articles in unaccredited journals
- "New legal developments in neonatal health care" Journal of Neonatal Nursing 2014(20).
Accepted for publication
- The legal protection of premature and critically ill neonates: Can South Africa learn from the Netherlands? *Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg (May 2017)
Projects
- Compiling guidelines for critical care decisions in NICU