UP Law extends appreciation to and greets the 2020 Editorial Board of the PSLR

Posted on November 25, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) conveys its appreciation to the 2020 Editorial Board of and contributors to the Pretoria Student Law Review for their dedication to this journal. UP Law also conveys its appreciation to the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) for...

UP Law's international Child Law expert, Prof Ann Skelton, re-elected to the OHCHR Committee on the Rights of the Child

Posted on November 24, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Professor Ann Skelton was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner’s (OHCHR) Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for a second term of office, from March 2021...

Three UP Law academics acknowledged for their research by the NRF

Posted on November 24, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that three members of its faculty have received improved National Research Foundation-rankings. They are Prof Ann Skelton (B1 ranking), Prof Stefan van Eck (C1 ranking) and Dr Gustav Muller (C2 ranking).

8th Disability Rights Conference highlights the need for remedial action to realise the right to health of persons with disabilities

Posted on November 23, 2020

The 8th Annual Disability Rights Conference was held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 November 2020, virtually via zoom. The theme for this year’s two-day conference was ‘realising the right to health of persons with disabilities in Africa’.

UP Law announces faculty promotions effective 1 January 2021

Posted on November 23, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce the following faculty promotions effective 1 January 2021:

Press Statement: Centre for Human Rights calls for release of Egyptian human rights defenders

Posted on November 23, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, is alarmed by the arrest and detention of three human rights defenders by Egyptian authorities last week, marking a troubling escalation in an ongoing campaign of harassment and intimidation that has thus far failed to silence various...

Op-Ed - UP Law Centre for Child Law fights to ensure that learners with disabilities are not left behind

Posted on November 20, 2020

As we mark World’s Children Day on 20 November 2020 and Disability Awareness Month in November, it is an opportune time to reflect on how the experience of COVID-19 has brought into greater light the urgent need to affirm, protect and realise the rights and wellbeing of children with...

Invitation: Report launch - 'Expanding Renewable Energy for Access and Development: The Role of Development Finance Institutions in Southern Africa'

Posted on November 19, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University, Southern African Development Community Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), SADC Development Finance Resource Centre...