A child’s potential claim for negligent misdiagnosis: The case of H v. Fetal Assesment Centre

South African law recognises a financial claim against a health provider for negligently failing to advise an expectant mother that she might give birth to a child suffering from a severe health condition or congenital disability. In December 2014, the Constitutional Court handed down a judgment that could lead to financial claims by the child, who was subsequently born with a severe health condition or disability. This judgment thus creates a framework to legally recognise a claim by a child whose current health condition was negligently misdiagnosed before birth. The contents and effects of the judgment are discussed in this article

Reporting sexual offences involving child patients: What is the current law following the Constitutional Court judgment?

The Constitutional Court of South Africa has recently invalidated certain sexual offences involving adolescents and placed a moratorium on reporting adolescents who engage in ‘lawful’ sexual activity. In evaluating the constitutionality of the law that criminalises sexual activity between adolescents, the Court recognised how the reporting obligations could exacerbate the violation of children’s constitutional rights. However, in light of the Court’s narrow focus, its judgment only slightly amends the reporting obligations of healthcare providers in terms of adolescent patients, and for the most part the current law remains intact. Despite this judgment, adolescent patients can still be exposed to the negative effects of the reporting obligations placed on healthcare providers, and healthcare providers are still faced with the challenges created by their duty to report sexual offences involving young patients. This article explores the judgment in order to clarify the current law on reporting sexual conduct involving adolescents, and also provides some analysis to assess the implications of the judgment for healthcare providers

L’AUTHENTICITÉ ET L'INTÉGRITÉ DE LA SIGNATURE ÉLECTRONIQUE

Cet article analyse l’authenticité et l’intégrité de la signature électronique au Maroc en mettant un accent sur la reconnaissance d’un écrit électronique au temps de la loi n°53-05 relative à l’échange électronique de données juridiques et les apports de la loi n°43-20 relative aux services de confiance pour les transactions électroniques. Il démontre un aperçu de la cryptographie pour permettre de comprendre le processus de création et d’utilisation de la signature électronique. L’analyse met en évidence la différence et le rôle du certificat de conformité, du certificat électronique, de l’autorité nationale d’agrément et de surveillance de la certification électronique et des prestataires de service de certification électronique. Abstract :             This article analyses the authenticity and integrity of the electronic signature in Morocco, focusing on the recognition of an electronic document at the time of Law No. 53-05 on the electronic exchange of legal data and the contributions of Law No. 43-20 on trust services for electronic transactions. It provides an overview of cryptography to help understand the process of creating and using electronic signatures. The analysis highlights the difference and the role of the certificate of conformity, the electronic certificate, the national authority for the approval and supervision of electronic certification and the electronic certification service providers