Faculty of Law professor appointed as a member of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority Consumer Advisory Panel

Posted on August 07, 2023

The Faculty of Law (UP Law) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Sylvia Papadopoulos as a member of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Consumer Advisory Panel.

Invitation: International Criminal Justice - Transformation and contemporary issues.

Posted on July 31, 2023

Dr Brammertz will provide an overview of his work as the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

RE.SEARCH 6: Open

Posted on July 26, 2023

This issue features research from all of the University of Pretoria's nine faculties and our business school, the Gordan Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and shows how our research is opening a new world and a better future.

Op-Ed: Equality at the ballot: Challenging hate speech against female political candidates in Zimb elections

Posted on July 11, 2023

As Zimbabwe prepares for its upcoming elections, let us rally together, transcending party lines, to reject hate speech and derogatory language targeting women politicians. Instead, let us celebrate the diverse ideas and perspectives that women bring to the table. Let us foster an atmosphere...

Vacancy - Consultant: Research on Article 22 of the Maputo Protocol (Centre for Human Rights)

Posted on July 10, 2023

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria seeks the consultancy services of an experienced consultant with research expertise to conduct a study to inform the need for the development of interpretative norms on article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human...

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...

Faculty of Law Professor to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow

Posted on June 30, 2023

The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow will be honouring Professor Ann Skelton with an honorary Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa in recognition of her excellent leadership as a global figure in international children’s rights and with an established track record in both research and legal...

Unlocking Children's Rights: Empowering Africa's Changemakers

Posted on June 27, 2023

The Centre for Human Rights, the Centre for Child Law both at the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria, and the Dullah Omar Institute at the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape successfully hosted the annual Advanced Human Rights Course on Children's Rights in Africa from...