Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town.
This dissertation considers the impact of the law in its current form on service providers for abandoned infants in Cape Town. It looks at what works, what does not, and possible solutions. The topic is examined through qualitative empirical research in Cape Town with social workers who work with ab...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
| Published: |
Department of Public Law
2025
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613964351832064 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Luther, Susanna |
| author2 | Moult, Kelley |
| author_browse | Luther, Susanna Moult, Kelley |
| author_facet | Moult, Kelley Luther, Susanna |
| author_sort | Luther, Susanna |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | This dissertation considers the impact of the law in its current form on service providers for abandoned infants in Cape Town. It looks at what works, what does not, and possible solutions. The topic is examined through qualitative empirical research in Cape Town with social workers who work with abandoned infants. A thematic content analysis of the data collected from six interviews shows that the system is failing infants abandoned in Cape Town. The social workers suggested that possible solutions include safe haven laws, baby savers, education, and publicity. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41679 |
| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | English eng |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:44:30.764Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publishDateRange | 2025 |
| publishDateSort | 2025 |
| publisher | Department of Public Law |
| publisherStr | Department of Public Law |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41679 A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. Luther, Susanna Moult, Kelley Cape Town Abandonment Infants This dissertation considers the impact of the law in its current form on service providers for abandoned infants in Cape Town. It looks at what works, what does not, and possible solutions. The topic is examined through qualitative empirical research in Cape Town with social workers who work with abandoned infants. A thematic content analysis of the data collected from six interviews shows that the system is failing infants abandoned in Cape Town. The social workers suggested that possible solutions include safe haven laws, baby savers, education, and publicity. 2025-09-02T10:34:59Z 2025-09-02T10:34:59Z 2025 2025-09-02T10:32:35Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters Masters http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41679 en eng application/pdf Department of Public Law Faculty of Law University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Cape Town Abandonment Infants Luther, Susanna A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. |
| title_full | A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. |
| title_fullStr | A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. |
| title_short | A socio-legal approach to the abandonment of infants in Cape Town. |
| title_sort | socio legal approach to the abandonment of infants in cape town |
| topic | Cape Town Abandonment Infants |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41679 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT luthersusanna asociolegalapproachtotheabandonmentofinfantsincapetown AT luthersusanna sociolegalapproachtotheabandonmentofinfantsincapetown |