Faculty of Law doctoral candidate receives 2023 Hague Academy Scholarship

Posted on May 30, 2023

Before being awarded the 2023 Hague Academy Scholarship, Ayodele Ojedokun was a third-year doctoral candidate at the UP Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law, researching ‘the contemporary complexities affecting the assessment of the legal criterion of a non-international armed conflict...

Vacancy: Director - Centre for Human Rights

Posted on May 26, 2023

Director Position - Closing date for application extended to 31 May 2023.

Faculty of Law Workshop on credit load and notional hours in the context of LLB Curriculum Transformation

Posted on May 25, 2023

As part of the University and faculty-wide curriculum transformation drive, Dr Alfred Hlabane led a session on credit load and notional hours for the LLB programme on 17 May 2023.

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...

Re-Evaluating the Legitimate Parameters of Corporate Power

Posted on May 12, 2023

During the monthly research seminar hosted by the Department of Jurisprudence, the following question was posed: "What is the purpose of reframing corporate subjectivity?" ...and how it is of the highest necessity to re-evaluate the lawful bounds of corporate power and the validity of recognising...

Department of Mercantile Law Hosts Consumer Protection Webinar

Posted on May 11, 2023

The Department of Mercantile Law recently conducted a seminar on consumer protection under the theme, The Enforcement and Redress of Consumer Rights in South Africa. The seminar's main purpose was to explore the role and mandate of the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) in supporting the...

Dikgang Moseneke Excellence Bursary Recipients Invited to Join the Golden Key International Honour Society

Posted on May 08, 2023

The prestigious Golden Key International Honour Society has extended an invitation to four recipients of the Dikgang Moseneke Excellence Bursary to join the Society. The students are Thatoyaone Kgomo, Celiwe Mxhalisa, Rofhiwa Mudau, and Kearabilwe Marobane. Golden Key is one of the world's...