Posted on October 29, 2018
What brings us – states, Commission, civil society, and others – here, to the 63rd session if the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, is our joint pursuit to better protect the rights of Africa’s peoples – in all their diversity.
Posted on October 29, 2018
The Democracy and Transparency Unit of the Centre hosted an East African Civil Society round-table forum in Kigali, Rwanda at the sidelines of a session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP).
Posted on October 25, 2018
'Freedom from Violence in Africa' is a research programme that focusses on violence and securing the right to life in Africa. It is a multi-disciplinary programme that engages in the African context with the aspiration of the UN Sustainable Goal 16 to establish 'peaceful societies.'
Posted on October 19, 2018
Eight academics from the University of Pretoria (UP) are among 20 of the country’s leading scholars and scientists recently inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
Posted on October 19, 2018
The Disability Rights Scholarship Program offers awards to individuals from China, Czech Republic, Mexico, and select countries in Africa and Eurasia for a one-year Master of Laws (LLM) degree.
Posted on October 19, 2018
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that its Deputy Dean, Prof Birgit Kuschke, was elected as the Vice-President of the Association International de Droit des Assurances (AIDA) last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is also the representative of the South...
Posted on October 18, 2018
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2019 have been released, and the University of Pretoria (UP) has achieved new rankings in three subjects: Education; Business and Economics; and Social Sciences. Additionally, UP’s Law subject ranking improved by 16 positions,...
Posted on October 17, 2018
The University of Pretoria (UP) has ranked 76th in the world for law, according to the latest 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Law subject ranking, released today. It is the highest ranked South African Law Faculty and an improvement from 92nd to place 76th, increasing with 16 notches. It...
Posted on October 16, 2018
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is very proud to announce that its student body, Law House, has won most of the awards at last night’s (15 October 2018) Department of Student Affairs’ award ceremony for UP student structures. Best of all, Law House won the Faculty...
Posted on October 12, 2018
Sport and Recreation South Africa, in collaboration with the Department of Private Law and the Centre for Sports Law in Africa in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria cordially invite interested parties to a conference on 'Eligibility to participate in women's sport' from 11 to 12 October...
Posted on October 12, 2018
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria congratulates Dr Joel Modiri, a lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence, on winning the JUTA prize for the best legal education paper at the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa Conference held during mid July 2018 in Cape Town. The...
Posted on October 12, 2018
On 2 October 2018, the UP Law team representing the University of Pretoria left for Bloemfontein to take part in the 14th Annual Kovsie Moot Competition. The team, comprised of Lauren Webber and Kyle Cloete, both first year BA Law students, was accompanied by coach Devan Falconer, fourth year LLB.
Posted on October 12, 2018
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that two of its law students were selected by GradStar as part of the Top 10 university students in the country. They are Michelle Oelofse and Kirsten Dempsey. The Top 10 in the country were selected from the Top 100 GradStars,...
Posted on October 09, 2018
For the first time in its 26-year history, an African team – made up of students from the University of Pretoria – has won the International Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. The team, consisting of students Simon Motsweni and Simon Botha, under the guidance of coaches...
Posted on October 08, 2018
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria announces with pride that a doctorate degree was bestowed upon Tronel Joubert, which degree will be formally awarded on 31 October 2018.
Posted on October 08, 2018
Drs Gustav Muller and Reghard Brits in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria are the editors of the recently released authority on 'Transformative Property Law - Fetschrift in honour of AJ van der Walt' (Juta 2018). Dr Brits also contributed a chapter on 'Section 21 of the Insolvency...
Posted on October 05, 2018
On 28 September 2018, the Supreme Court of Appeal handed down a judgment in a case dealing with the protection of the identities of child victims, witnesses and offenders. The case was initiated by the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Child Law (CCL), with the aim to ensure that child...
Posted on October 05, 2018
The Special Rapporteur delivered a public lecture at Law Faculty,University of Abuja as well as a consultative workshop with non-state actors. On both occasions, the Special Rapporteur focused on article 9 of the African Charter, the FOIA, and other relevant issues falling within the mandate of...
Posted on October 05, 2018
Hearty congratulations to Professors Charles Ngwenya, Danny Bradlow and Erika de Wet in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria on their prestigious election as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa.
Posted on October 05, 2018
On Friday, 28 September 2018, the annual Law Dinner for staff and students were hosted by the 2017/18 Law House Executive Committee of the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria.
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