AIMS

ACTIVITIES

PUBLISHED BOOKS

RESEARCH ARTICLES

COMPLETED MASTER'S THESES

COMPLETED DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

LL van Zyl: From Principles to Virtues: A Critical Analysis of the Principles of Biomedical Ethics, with Special Reference to End-of-Life Decisions. DPhil, 1997, 247 pp. (Promoter: Prof AA van Niekerk).

This disseration was published internationally as:

Liezl van Zyl: Death and Compassion: A Virtue-based Approach to Euthanasia. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000, 230 pp.

CURRENT DOCTORAL PROJECTS

D Knapp van Bogaert. Earth, air, fire and water: moral responsibility and the problem of global drug resistance. DPhil. Promoter: Prof Anton van Niekerk, co-promotor: Prof Nulda Beyers.

MP Mahlati. Altruism and Self-interest in Medical Practice: Ethical Perspectives on the South African Situation. DPhil. Promoter: Prof Anton van Niekerk

E.Mathandabuzo: The Ethics of Notifiable Diseases, with Special Reference to HIV/AIDS. DPhil. Promoter: Prof Anton van Niekerk.

HK Nevhutalu: Patients' rights in the South African context. DPhil. Promoter: Prof Anton van Niekerk, co-promotor: Prof Johann Mouton.

M. Ngquba: The Ethics of Physician-Assisted Suicide. DPhil. Promoter: Anton van Niekerk.

M.S. Tlhapane: Principlism and AIDS: a Study in Applied Ethics. DPhil. Promoter: Prof Anton van Niekerk.

MN Jali: Integrating western and traditional African medecine: ethical perspectives. DPhil. Promotor: Prof Anton van Niekerk, co-promotor: Dr K Moodley.