Posted on September 14, 2020
Preparations for the 2021 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition were formally launched on 7 September 2020 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, when the Director of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Prof Frans Viljoen, the Vice Rector (Research, Innovation and Postgraduate...
Posted on September 13, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce and congratulates final year law student Nicholas Herd who was unanimously chosen the national winner of the 2020 Yunus Mahomed Public Interest Award – Law / Business / Ethics National Prize.
Posted on September 11, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria notes with disappointment the decision by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court to effectively ban Caster Semenya from participating in certain competitive sporting events (400m to the mile) unless she reduces her testosterone levels...
Posted on September 11, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF), and African Men for Sexual Health & Rights (AMSHeR) is currently presenting the annual Advanced Human Rights Course on Police Oversight and Vulnerable Groups in...
Posted on September 11, 2020
The rule of law must be the anchor of any constitutional democracy. This was according to Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, one of the speakers at last night’s inaugural LeadUP: In Conversation with the VC, a new series of online panel discussions where alumni...
Posted on September 11, 2020
In 2020, the conference will focus on developing responses for overcoming barriers faced by persons with disabilities in the respect, protection and fulfilment of the right to health in the African region.
Posted on September 11, 2020
On 10 September 2020, Professor Dire Tladi, a professor of International law in the Department of Public Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) and a Fellow in the Institute for Comparative and International Law in the Faculty of Law (UP Law), rendered the 25th Expert Lecture Series by UP on...
Posted on September 10, 2020
With the passing of Advocate George Bizos on 9 September 2020, South Africa lost an exceptional human rights lawyer who devoted his life to the promotion and fostering of a human rights culture in South Africa. “His life demonstrates the best use to which the law can be put: as a tool to...
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