Call for contributions, participation and attendance: Colloquium - 30/30: How far have we come; how far will we go?

Posted on August 02, 2016

Invitation to all the friends and alumni of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (of the various academic programmes, moot court competitions and short courses).

Call for Abstracts: 25th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition Conference - 'African Human Rights System @ 30: Taking stock, Moving Forward'

Posted on August 02, 2016

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria in collaboration with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission) and the Faculty of Law, University of The Gambia invites abstracts for a conference celebrating the African Year of Human...

TuksLaw student wins 2015 Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition

Posted on July 28, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Aadelah Shaik Yakoob is the winner of the South African Law Reform Commission's (SALRC) 2015 Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition in the LLB category.

Invitation: Discussion Forum - The African Court at 10

Posted on July 27, 2016

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a Discussion Forum that forms part of a series of events, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Centre of Human Rights in 2016.

Event invitation: Development of Constitutionalism in Africa: Problems and Future

Posted on July 26, 2016

The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria cordially invites you to a seminar on the Development of Constitutionalism in Africa: Problems and Future

Science Communication in the spotlight at UP

Posted on July 21, 2016

The University recently launched Research Matters, an exciting new website that showcases and highlights some of its research and innovation output and emphasises the impact of this work in South Africa, Africa and globally.

Mining Resilience Research Centre established at the University of Pretoria

Posted on July 19, 2016

The newly established Mining Resilience Research Centre at UP will focus on multi-disciplinary research activities in the mining industry and developing lasting partnerships with leading international role players.

Centre for Human Rights honours Nelson Mandela at UN headquarters in Geneva

Posted on July 19, 2016

The 8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court competition is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland. For the past seven years, the competition was held in December to coincide with International Human Rights Day. From 2016 onwards the competition will be held on and around 18 July to...