‘Early visibility should not translate into lasting vulnerability’ – UP law expert on safeguarding the image rights of child athletes

Posted on November 11, 2025

Images of children participating in sport are widespread across social media, club websites, newsletters and broadcasts. While such images celebrate achievement and community, they also expose minors to risks such as exploitation, cyberbullying, identity theft and digital permanence. In South...

UP Law student scores first gold with TuksBasketball at Inclusion Cup

Posted on August 05, 2025

Second-year LLB student Warona Malambe made the most of the July recess, not by taking a break, but by winning gold.

Invitation: Christof Heyns Memorial Lecture

Posted on July 11, 2025

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and the Bonavero Institute, Mansfield College, Oxford University invite you to the Third Christof Heyns Memorial Lecture. This lecture will be held at the Auditorium, Bonavero Institute, Mansfield College, Oxford University.

Tuks law student is fast in Esports and also in the cockpit of jets

Posted on June 12, 2025

To say Ronald Wheeldon is an adrenaline junkie would not be an exaggeration. When the Tuks law student is not sitting in lecture halls or studying, he is likely to be zipping through the air at 1000 kilometres per hour. Wheeldon is also building a reputation as a formidable dualist in Varsity...

The Centre for Child Law cements the rights of children born to unmarried parents in two concurrent Constitutional Court judgments

Posted on July 06, 2023

The Constitutional Court recently handed down two positive judgments in the cases VJV, RT v Minister of Social Development & Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development [2023] ZACC 21 and Centre for Child Law v TS & Others [2023] ZACC 22 (VJV case), asserting the rights of...

Dean's Merit List Event in Pictures

Posted on May 29, 2023

The Faculty of Law honoured its 2022 academic year achievers on the Dean’s Merit List.

Faculty of Law’s top three graduates share their success stories

Posted on May 19, 2023

The Faculty of Law Class of 2022 walked across the graduation stage to receive their degrees on Monday, 15 May. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, students in this class completed their studies online and in person. We have chosen to highlight the top three graduates with the highest weighted...

UP Law Celebrates its Leading Minds at its Annual Recognition of Achievement (ROA) Function

Posted on May 17, 2023

The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law (UP Law), along with its dedicated supporters and contributors, marked the academic accomplishments of law students from the previous year on the evening of 12 May 2023. The highly esteemed occasion recognised the exceptional academic performances...