Department of Jurisprudence
College of Law |
School of Law |
Department: Jurisprudence |
Senior Lecturer
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Tel: |
012 433 9498
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E-mail: |
wildel@unisa.ac.za
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Qualifications
- BLC cum laude (University of Pretoria, 1995)
- LLB cum laude (University of Pretoria, 1997)
Currently teaching
The Origins of South African Law
Fields of academic interests
- Gender and law
- Legal History
Journal articles
- "The use of mechanical restraints by Correctional Services in South Africa and Namibia: Namunjepo v Commanding Officer, Windhoek Prison [2000] 6 BCLR 671 (NmS)" (2002) 2(1)African Human Rights Law Journal 175 – 184
- "Turning tricks: A brief history of the regulation and prohibition of prostitution in South Africa" (2003) 14 Stellenbosch Law Review 319 – 336
- "Prostitution in the Middle Ages" (2004) 10 Fundamina 269 - 281
- "Marrying domestic partnerships and the Constitution: A discussion of Volks v Robinson" (2005) 20(5) SA Public Law
- "Through rose-coloured glasses: gender stereotyping in the South African courts" (2008) 22 Speculum Juris 27
- "The origins of the division of the legal profession in South Africa: A brief overview" (2010) 16(2) Fundamina 199-225
- "For a few dollars more: Overcharging and misconduct in the legal profession of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek" (2011) 44 De Jure 339-363
- "Legal historiography in South Africa" (2013) 35(1/2) Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte 125 – 134 (co-authored with R van den Bergh, G van Niekerk and A Bauling)
- "Schoemansdal: Law and justice on the frontier" (2013) 19(2) Fundamina 441 - 462
- “Pretorius v Dietrich 1872: Klinkende munt of papiergeld?”(2015) 12(1) Litnet Akademies
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Admitted as an attorney, 2000
- Assistant editor at Fundamina. A Journal of Legal History
- Member of the Southern African Society of Legal Historians