Posted on October 22, 2019
In his new book ‘There is no Supreme Constitution – A critique of Statist-individualistic Constitutionalism’ published by African Sun Media, Professor Koos Malan in the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) challenges the plausibility...
Posted on October 21, 2019
Preparations for the 2020 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition were launched formally when the Director of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, and the Rectors of the Virtual University of Senegal and the University Cheikh Anta Diop, on 18 October 2019 signed the Memorandum...
Posted on October 18, 2019
On 12 October 2019 the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, held a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Forum on the side-lines of the Third Ordinary Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). The CSO Forum was attended by members of civil society and academics...
Posted on October 17, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, hosted a week-long capacity building workshop on strategic litigation and advocacy for LGBTI+ human rights defenders in Africa. The workshop is an annual event organised by...
Posted on October 17, 2019
The Women’s Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa, a non-profit organisation in Africa, conducted a state reporting workshop on the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights...
Posted on October 17, 2019
Researchers in the Faculty of Law at UP led the process to draft the first UN international standards on the use of less lethal weapons. They developed the UN Human Rights Guidance on Less Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement in collaboration with the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law...
Posted on October 16, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights on 15 October hosted a seminar at which Ambassador Maria Teresa Infante, who is a candidate for a seat on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, provided some reflections on the contribution of Latin America to international law.
Posted on October 15, 2019
On 8 October 2019, the Disability Rights Unit at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), was invited by the BOLD student society to participate in an awareness event. BOLD is an acronym for Beyond Our Limiting Disabilities and is a student society for students with disabilities...
Posted on October 14, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that the 2019 edition of the Pretoria Student Law Review (PSLR) will soon hit the shelves, and conveys its appreciation to the Editorial Board and contributors for their dedication to this journal. The Faculty also wishes to...
Posted on October 08, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Chilean Embassy, invite you to a seminar on Latin America and international law: Tradition and innovation delivered by Ambassador Maria Teresa Infante (currently a candidate for the...
Posted on October 08, 2019
October 2019 is University Social Responsibility Month. As part of an awareness-raising process, we invite you to take a photograph that illustrates you (or your team) being socially responsible and enter the University Social Responsibility Photo Competition. This can be campus operations,...
Posted on October 08, 2019
The Jozi Film Festival announced on Sunday, 6 October 2019, that the film ‘Exorcist of apartheid’ by filmmaker Adam Heyns, won the 2019 South African Short Documentary of the Year Award. The film deals with the role of the late Professor Johan Heyns, then professor of theology at the...
Posted on October 08, 2019
ICLA and the Centre for Human Rights are delighted to announce the launch of their new global online repository of laws on the right of peaceful assembly.
Posted on October 07, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cordially invites you to apply for the Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Advocacy and Litigation targeted at the promotion and protection of the human...
Posted on October 05, 2019
The Advanced Human Rights Course on Civil Society Law in Africa was held at the University of Pretoria from 30 September to 4 October 2019. The course was presented by the Centre for Human Rights in collaboration with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law.
Posted on October 02, 2019
The impact of climate change on the stability of individual financial institutions and the financial system in general is growing. It influences the types of activities that financial institutions will fund and the cost of finance.
Posted on October 02, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, cordially invites you to a conference on fulfilling the right of persons with disabilities to live in the community by promoting choice, inclusion and participation. The conference will be held from 11 to 12 November 2019.
Posted on October 02, 2019
The director of the UP Law Clinic, Eddie Hanekom, recently participated in a skydiving competition, hosted by the local Skydiving club Skydive Pretoria, at Wonderboom National Airport.
Posted on October 02, 2019
The sixth issue of Silberberg and Schoeman’s The Law of Property is expected to land on bookshops' shelves later this year. As a first, Dr Gustav Muller in the Department of Private Law and Prof Reghard Brits in the Department of Mercantile Law in the Faculty of Law at the University...
Posted on October 01, 2019
On 27 September 2019, the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, collaborated with the South African Information Regulator, South African Human Rights Commission, UNESCO, Media Monitoring Africa, African Centre of Excellence for Information Ethics and other stakeholders in commemorating...
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