Curriculum Transformation Drive: A New LLB in 2024 and into the Future

Posted on April 26, 2023

On 12 April 2023, the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Law (UP Law) hosted a hybrid workshop for alumni, law firms, and the Legal Practice Council as part of the Curriculum Transformation Drive. Curriculum transformation is defined as "a paradigm shift in which the university moves away from...

Africa Rights Talk - S4 E7: The Kenya Supreme Court recognising the right of the LGBTIQ+ community to register organisations in Kenya

Posted on April 21, 2023

S4 E7: The Kenya Supreme Court recognising the right of the LGBTIQ+ community to register organisations in Kenya

Book Launch: Technological Innovation (4IR) in Law Teaching and Learning: Enhancement or Drawback During Covid-19?

Posted on April 18, 2023

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) hosted the launch of the highly anticipated book Technological Innovation (4IR) in Law Teaching and Learning: Enhancement or Drawback During Covid-19?, edited by Deputy Dean, Professor Charles Maimela at Javette Art Centre.

Extratextual Sources can Play a Meaningful Role in Decolonising International Law

Posted on April 12, 2023

This was one of Professor Babatunde Fagbayibo’s arguments as he presented his published paper titled Choral intervention: reimagining international law pedagogy in Africa through music at the Department of Jurisprudence’s second research seminar for 2023.

Faculty of Law Hosts Top Achieving Matriculants

Posted on March 08, 2023

The Office of the Dean hosted a lunch for the top six achieving matriculants joining the Faculty of Law (UP Law) for the 2023 academic year. Deputy Dean Professor Charles Maimela represented the Dean, Professor Elsabe Schoeman, who was unavailable to attend the event due to other obligations. In...

UP Law Shines at Academic Achievers’ Awards

Posted on November 21, 2022

Seven UP Law academics were among the top achievers acknowledged and celebrated at the University of Pretoria's Academic Achievers’ Awards held on 3 November 2022.

Centre for Child Law Hosted a Symposium on Children’s Environmental Rights and Climate Justice

Posted on November 18, 2022

The Centre for Child Law hosted a hybrid symposium on Children’s Rights and Climate Justice in South Africa at the Fire and Ice Protea Hotel in Menlyn on 18 November, with a focus on the impact of air pollution on children.

Former DCJ Dikgang Moseneke Excellence Bursary Affirms its Commitments to Well- Rounded Recipients

Posted on November 02, 2022

The Dikgang Moseneke Excellence bursary is aimed at continuing the legacy of Emeritus Deputy Chief Justice Prof Dikgang Moseneke by supporting the studies of a new generation of African law students to advance the vision of a liberated, non-racist and non-sexist South Africa and Africa.