The Impact of Covid-19 on the Future of Law / / Murdoch Watney.

• VerfasserIn: Watney, Murdoch,
• Place / Publishing House: Johannesburg : : UJ Press,, 2022.; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 pages)

The chapters in this volume focus on the future of law and related disciplines: human rights and access to medical care, corruption and money laundering in state procurement, counterfeit medical products, IPR waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, emergency powers, freedom of expression, prison healthcare, the impact on labour law, access to courts and digital court processes, access to education and the impact on insurance law are but a few possible topics which are addressed.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Covid-19 regulations as overriding mandatory provisions -- in private international law : A comparison of regional, supranational and international instruments with the proposed African Principles on the Law : Applicable to International Commercial Contracts -- 2 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on international trade, with specific reference to the role of trade documentation -- 3 Covid-19 related claims : The final nail in the coffin for international investment law? -- 4 Legal uncertainty under the Protection of Personal Information Act during the pandemic : Exploring European case law as an interpretive guideline -- 5 No time to waste. Reflections on waste management in South Africa during Covid-19 Lessons to be learned? -- 6 The impact of Covid-19 on domestic violence in South Africa -- 7 Covid-19 and its impact on infant abandonment in South Africa -- 8 The psychological effects of Covid-19 and lockdown on parental alienation Emotional harm as a remedy for an alienated parent? -- 9 Online dispute resolution: A Ferrari pulled by donkeys? Considering access to court in an increasingly online age -- 10 Mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 Implications for the South African workplace -- 11 Shifting of the academic landscape during Covid-19 and beyond -- Bibliography.