UP Law appoints Dr Joel Modiri as its Acting Head of the Department of Jurisprudence

Posted on October 07, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to Dr Joel Modiri who has been appointed as the Acting Head of its Department of Jurisprudence from 1 October 2020.

Disability Rights Unit hosts online advocacy and human rights training for organisations representing persons with albinism in Southern Africa

Posted on October 06, 2020

The Disability Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the office of the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism hosted a virtual two-day advocacy and human rights skills training.

Centre and Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre co-host online workshop to popularise the Maputo Protocol and the role of CSOs in shadow reporting in Malawi

Posted on October 06, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre (TLAC), under the umbrella of the Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) Network, held a three-day virtual workshop from 28 to 30 September 2020 on the Protocol to the African...

Webinar Invitation: Marking 20 years of the African Human Rights Law Journal

Posted on October 06, 2020

The Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) invites you to a webinar to mark 20 years of the African Human Rights Law Journal.

Foreign Policy in uncertain times: What are the options for South Africa? 

Posted on October 05, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the African Climate Foundation hosted a webinar focusing on foreign policy and South Africa's climate change diplomacy. 

UP Law shines in international space law moot court competition

Posted on October 03, 2020

A team from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Law represented the African continent at the 2020 Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition.

UP Law's Dr Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis also appointed as Advisory Committee Member for Project 148

Posted on October 02, 2020

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria extends hearty congratulations to Dr Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis in its Department of Public Law on her appointment by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Minister Ronald Lamola, as an Advisory Committee Member for...

Call for Applications: Doctoral Scholarship in Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa

Posted on October 01, 2020

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, calls for applications for full-time doctoral scholarships in the field of sexual and/or reproductive rights in the African region.