1. INTRODUCTION
Active euthanasia, or assisted suicide, is a hotly debated topic and has, “been a
moral, philosophical, legal, theological, cultural and sociological discourse for
centuries.1
An undeniably common theme in many of the discourses examined in
preparation for this proposal is t...
LME3701 Assignment 3
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PORTFOLIO) Semester 1
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DYING WITH DIGNITY: A CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATION OF ACTIVE
EUTHANASIA IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NETHERLANDS
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submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
LLB
in the
SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPERVISOR: DR L PIENAAR
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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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