Posted on December 17, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, calls for applications for a full-time doctoral scholarship in the field of disability rights. The successful candidate will be based within the Centre, and will be expected to contribute to the work of the Centre’s...
Posted on December 15, 2020
For the first time since in its 12-year history, the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition was wholly held online. The team of Strathmore University, Kenya, consisting of Mariam Malik and Eugene Kanyugo, claimed the title as 2020 winners. The runner-up team is Kenyatta...
Posted on December 14, 2020
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, cordially invite you to a global webinar on peaceful (and not so peaceful) assemblies: A fresh look at the international standards.
Posted on December 14, 2020
Considering the non-ratification of the Maputo Protocol by the government of Botswana
Posted on December 10, 2020
Centre for Human Rights honours AU human rights chairpersons as Class of 2020 graduates on International Human Rights Day
Posted on December 10, 2020
History was made on 5 December 2020 when the final round of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition was for the first time held virtually. The combined team of Makerere University, Uganda, and the University of Pretoria, South Africa, who appeared for the applicants, emerged as the...
Posted on December 10, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Dr Martha Bradley in its Department of Public Law is ending the 2020 academic year on a high note, with a hat trick of publications in esteemed international journals. Her latest article appears in the...
Posted on December 08, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) announces with pride and congratulates the overall winning UP Moot Society team, with their co-team members from Makerere University (Uganda), of the 29th African Human Rights Moot Court.
Posted on December 07, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) has played an instrumental role in supporting the drafting of General Comment 37 (2020) of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee, which offers global guidance on peaceful assembly.
Posted on December 07, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria announces with pride and congratulates the winning team of the 16th First-Year Kovsie Moot Court Competition which was hosted on Friday, 4 December 2020. The team consisted of Nkateko Hlongwane and Comfort Ayelomi, and was coached by...
Posted on December 06, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to Professor Stefan van Eck in its Department of Mercantile Law, and the other members of the editorial team, Pamhidzai Bam, Chanda Chungu and commissioning and series editor Evance Kalula, on the...
Posted on December 05, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently announced the promotion of colleagues to higher academic rank. Among the successful candidates is UP law alumnus and scholar, Dr Joel Modiri, whose promotion to Associate Professor as from 1 January 2021 will also make him...
Posted on December 03, 2020
UP's Centre for Human Rights hosted by the Democracy and Civic engagement Unit in partnership with the Democracy Development Program, under the umbrella of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) CSO Forum, recently hosted a dialogue to engage young Africans on matters related to Africa’s politics...
Posted on December 03, 2020
On 16 November 2020, the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) - Africa in collaboration with the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) presented a Consumer Protection Law webinar. Professors Jacolien Barnard, Stéfan Renke and Dr Sylvia...
Posted on December 03, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Dr Martha Bradley (co-author), a lecturer in its Department of Public Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa; and External Expert for the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law,...
Posted on December 03, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Dr Martha M Bradley, a lecturer in its Department of Public Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa; and External Expert for the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law, affiliated to the...
Posted on December 03, 2020
On Friday, 21 November 2020, the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) entered into a momentous three-year renewable Memorandum of Understanding with the new International Law Institute (ILI) South African Centre for Excellence (refer to PDF attachment for more information on...
Posted on December 01, 2020
On 18 November 2020, the Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) hosted a Teaching and Research Forum for its academic and professional staff members.
Posted on November 28, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) extends hearty congratulations to all UP Academic Achievers who were announced on 25 November 2020 during a spectacular virtual ceremony. UP Law is in particular very proud of its staff members who have received awards.
Posted on November 27, 2020
The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that final-year LLB student Nicholas Herd officially received the National Yunus Mahomed Public Interest Award (YMPIA) for Law/Business/Ethics during a virtual event on 4 November 2020. Herd’s national award...
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