Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee is a leading South African scholar in Criminal Justice, with recognised expertise in the criminalisation and decriminalisation of harm, including gendered, reproductive, and medico-legal harms, as well as the lawful regulation of medically assisted dying. Her scholarship is situated at the intersection of criminal law, medical law, and social justice, and occupies a rare, high-impact niche that is nationally significant and globally resonant. A focus of her work is also to interrogate the limits of criminal law as a regulatory tool, particularly in contexts marked by vulnerability, medical authority, and structural inequality. She is further committed to bringing law to the people through regular media engagement and community dialogues aimed at enhancing legal literacy and informed public debate.
