Selected aspects of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (PRFAC18)
Supervision of Masters students
Children
Children’s rights
Adoption of children
Ferreira, S “The disconnect between statutory and customary adoption in South Africa: What is the way forward?” (2025) 88(2) Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 198-219
Ferreira, S “Children and their grandparents: Taking mediation to the next level (1)” (2022) 85(4) Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 441-455
Ferreira, S “Children and their grandparents: Taking mediation to the next level (1)” (2022) 85(3) Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 354-369
Ferreira, S & Pretorius CJ “Interpretation of a trust deed: Harvey v Crawford 2019 (2) SA 153 (SCA)” (2020) Obiter 447-360
Ferreira, S “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: why mandatory mediation is necessary” (2019) 52 Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 22-41
Ferreira, S “Step-parent adoption: to do, or not to do – that is the question” (2017) 50 Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 230-250
Ferreira, S & Skosana, T “Step-parent adoption gone wrong: GT v CT [2015] 3 ALL SA 631 (GJ)” (2016) 19 PER
Ferreira, S “Step-parent adoption – Centre for Child Law v Minister of Social Development 2014 1 SA 468 (GNP)” (2015) 78 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 140-148
Ferreira, S “Open adoption: creating permanency and continuity” (2014) Australian journal of adoption
Ferreira, S “The voice of the child in adoption in South Africa” (2014) 77 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 375-383
Ferreira, S “It is my adoption, but is anyone listening to me?” (2013) New Zealand Law Review 373-385
Ferreira, S “Adoption in Botswana: does it serve the best interests of the child?” (2012) 45 Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 412-427
Ferreira, S “Determination of paternity. LB v YD 2009 5 SA 463 (T) and YD v LB (A) 2009 5 SA 479 (GNP)” (2011) 74 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 145-155
Ferreira, S “The best interests of the child: From complete indeterminacy to guidance by the Children’s Act” (2010) 73 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 201-213
Ferreira, S “The origin of adoption in South Africa” (2007) 13 Fundamina 1-10
Ferreira, S “Intercountry adoptions - De Gree v Webb” (2007) 70 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 146-153
Ferreira, S “Race and Culture - are we talking about the same thing?” (2006) 69 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 665-670
Ferreira, S “Adoption, the Child Care Act and the Children’s Act” (2006) 20 Speculum Juris 129-140
Ferreira, S & Jacobs, S “Manipulasie van die Reg? Nahuwelikse registrasie van ‘n Huweliksvoorwaardeskontrak” (2003) 66 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 339-342
Ferreira, S “Protection of the Right to Accrual Sharing”(2002) 65 Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 287-292
Antwerp, Belgium
International Society of Family Law: Rethinking law’s families & family law: 12-15 July 2023
Paper: Adoption in South Africa: is there a disconnect between law and society?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
18th International Society of Family Law: Family Law and family realities: 25-29 July 2017
Paper: The broken family: the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - the defence that the child has settled and the best interests of the child
Zaragoza, Spain
VIII AFIN international conference on adoptions, fosterages and births: 23-25 October 2015
Paper: “Step-parent adoption in South Africa: is this in the best interests of the child?”
Auckland, New Zealand
Colloquium: Listening to the voice of the child: 25 March 2013
Paper: “It is my adoption, but is anyone listening to me?”
Sydney, Australia
6th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights: 17-20 March 2013
Paper: “Intercultural adoption in South Africa: does this serve the best interests of the child?”
Magaliesburg, South Africa
1st International Conference Law and Criminal Justice and Multi- Inter- Transdisciplinary (MIT) Research: 13-15 August 2012
Paper: “From MIT research to MIT module: The College of Law signature module – crossing the ‘Great Divide’”
Prato, Italy
Children and the Law: International approaches to children and their vulnerabilities: 7-10 September 2009
Paper: “The child’s right to family care or parental care or to appropriate alternative care when removed from the family environment: a South African perspective”
