LME3701 Assignment 3 (FINAL RESEARCH PORTFOLIO) Semester 1 2023 (678669)

LME3701 Assignment 3
(FINAL RESEARCH
PORTFOLIO) Semester 1
2023 (678669)

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DYING WITH DIGNITY: A CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATION OF ACTIVE
EUTHANASIA IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NETHERLANDS

By




submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

LLB




in the




SCHOOL OF LAW




UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA




SUPERVISOR: DR L PIENAAR




(ASSIGNMENT 3 – FINAL PORTFOLIO: UNIQUE NUMBER 774395 )

THEME 2




2019


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WORKING TITLE

Dying with dignity: A constitutional consideration of active euthanasia in
South Africa and the Netherlands

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………… 3
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT ………………………………………. 4
3. HYPOTHESIS ……………………………………………………. 5
4. POINTS OF DEPARTURE AND ASSUMPTIONS ………….. 6
5. CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CENTRAL RESEARCH
THEMES …………………………………………………………. 7
5.1 ACTIVE EUTHANASIA………………………………………… 7
5.2 ASSISTED SUICIDE…………………………………………… 8
5.3 CONSTITUTIONALISM……………………………………….. 9
5.4 UBUNTU………………………………………………………… 9
5.5 INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE……………………………… 9
6. PROPOSED CHAPTER OUTLAY …………………………... 10
7. PROJECTED TIME SCALE ………………………………….. 12
8. PROPOSED RESEARCH METHOD ………………………... 13
9. PREPARATORY STUDY …………………………………….. 13
10. CONCLUSION ………………………………………………… 13




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