Posted on March 22, 2019
The University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Professor Ann Skelton, the UNESCO Chair in Education Law in Africa, situated in the Faculty of Law, has played an integral role in the compilation of the Abidjan Principles which were officially released on 21 March 2019. The Abidjan...
Posted on March 20, 2019
As South Africa celebrates 25 years of democracy in 2019, we are reminded of our history of struggle against oppression and tyranny through important national days like Human Rights Day.
Posted on March 19, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that alumna Agasha Natalie Tabaro has been selected to pursue Master’s studies in International Human Rights at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Another feather in Agasha’s master’s studies cap...
Posted on March 18, 2019
From 10 - 13 March 2019, the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC2019) was held in Midrand, South Africa, to discuss ways in which to strengthen access to information internationally. The following statement provides an overview of the conference proceedings.
Posted on March 18, 2019
Lukman Abdulrauf, a postdoctoral research fellow affiliated with the SARChI Professorship in International Constitutional Law, has been selected to present a paper at the inaugural conference of the Digital Citizens Research Network of the Melbourne Law School, Australia
Posted on March 18, 2019
Marko Svicevic, a doctoral candidate affiliated with the SARChI Professorship in International Constitutional Law, has been selected to present a working paper at the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law’s 2019 International Peace and Security Law Interest Group (IPSIG)....
Posted on March 18, 2019
On Monday 18 March 2019 the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (UP), welcomed the 2019 cohort of its Master’s degree students. The Centre’s 2019 Master’s programmes brings together 91 students from 28 countries across the African continent in order to further their...
Posted on March 16, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law has again been ranked among the best in the world – this time for an academic work, ‘Child Law in South Africa: Second Edition’, which was edited by Professor Trynie Boezaart of UP’s Department of Private Law.
Posted on March 15, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa, is calling for applications for the Master's degree (LLM/MPhil) in Human Rights and Democratisation (HRDA) for the Class of 2020. This prestigous degree is presented by the Centre in partnership with 12 leading...
Posted on March 14, 2019
The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law recently took top honours at the 2019 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition national championship, which was hosted at the University of Johannesburg.
Posted on March 14, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that it again ranks tops in the world – this time around for an academic work, Child Law in South Africa Second Edition, which was edited by Professor Trynie Boezaart in the Department of Private Law.
Posted on March 11, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Dr Gustav Muller, a senior lecturer in the Department of Private Law, was announced the winner of the best maiden article published in the 2018 Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law (Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse...
Posted on March 11, 2019
The International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) is constituted by Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from across the globe who meet regularly to discuss topical issues related to the protection and promotion of the right to public information for the benefit of citizens.
Posted on March 08, 2019
Are you a lawyer attending a court case or a round table conference and need free, easy and instant access to the latest laws before court or the meeting resumes? Are you a candidate attorney or pupil at the Bar who needs quick access to the laws of South Africa? Or an educator that needs to...
Posted on March 08, 2019
Around the world, 8 March is celebrated as International Women’s Day. It is a global day celebrating the achievements of women with a rallying call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Posted on March 07, 2019
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Vaughn Rajah, a final year law student, has successfully completed a legal internship in New York, USA. Vaughn served an internship with Just Atonement Inc (JAI), a US-based legal non-profit organisation specialising in...
Posted on March 06, 2019
The SARChI Professorship in International Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, the Faculty of Law, University of Namibia and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Kenya Office) organized a workshop on ‘The Impact of International Human Rights Law on Constitutional Democracy...
Posted on March 06, 2019
The Global Campus of Human Rights recently launched its latest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the monitoring of human rights of LGBTI persons. The MOOC is open to participants around the world who are actively interested and engaged in LGBTI work at different levels and wish to deepen their...
Posted on March 04, 2019
Is South Africa regularly denying children their right to access education as well as health care on the grounds either of petty bureaucracy or by a misinterpretation of the country’s laws and international obligations?
Posted on March 01, 2019
The Centre for Human Rights (the Centre), University of Pretoria, fully supports the campaign by the South African Department of Sports and Recreation, against the enforcement of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations against hyper-androgenic women in sports.
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