| Module code | PBL 813 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Module content | In this module, specific aspects of medico-legal issues are discussed. Specifics topics include: (a) A legal analysis of clinical medical research and practice (b) Analysing the application of mental healthcare law and practice in South Africa (c) The status and application of end-of-life-decisions and living wills (d) A legal analysis of organ procurement and transplantation (e) The nature, scope and application of forensic pathology services, also in context of sexual offences, “unnatural deaths’’ and inquest legislation (f) A legal analysis of human procreation (inclusive of artificial insemination, stem cell research, surrogacy and genetics) (g) Environmental issues and medical law (h) Intellectual property rights and medical law: access to patented and generic medicine |
| Module credits | 30.00 |
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| Contact time | 2 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Public Law |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 or Semester 2 |
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