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AuthorDonrich Thaldar

Professor Thaldar is an academic at the Law School of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, where he chairs the Health Law & Ethics Research Interest Group. He also has a private law practice, where he specialises in strategic litigation in fertility law. Before starting his academic career, he practiced as an advocate at the Pretoria Bar, focusing on human rights litigation. Professor Thaldar served as legal counsel in several landmark cases in the field of fertility law in South Africa. Some highlights are: The first case that considered the concept ‘designer children’ (2016); the first case of posthumous conception (2018); the first case of gamete withdrawal from a comatose person (2020); and the first case about the enforceability of a sperm donor agreement (2021).

Why a COVID-19 vaccine mandate is not the best policy option for South Africa

by Donrich Thaldar Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021

The constitution is South Africa’s supreme law. At its core is a moral vision of people as autonomous moral agents, capable of rationally forming their own opinions. This vision, we argue, will be shattered by a vaccine mandate – at least at this stage.

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  • South Africa: Can it be a force for democratization and the rule of law on the African continent?
  • Looking beyond the lists for SA’s unsung entrepreneurial heroes
  • The world’s only Jewish state under attack: missiles, car rammings, terrorists open fire on innocent civilians over Passover
  • How Google is Enabling Cybercriminals via “Malvertising”
  • ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: a king-size dilemma for South Africa

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