Posted on September 18, 2015
The Centre for Human Rights congratulates Dr Cristiano d'Orsi, post-doctoral fellow based at the Centre, on the publication of his book on asylum seeker and refugee protection in Sub-Saharan Africa. This book forms part of Routledge's Research Series on Asylum, Migration and Refugee Law.
Posted on September 10, 2015
Professor Christof Heyns, a UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, has condemned the recent execution of ten people in Chad following a swift process that may have failed to respect international human rights standards.
Posted on September 04, 2015
At a recent meeting with staff members from the Faculty of Law, Prof Cheryl de la Rey, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria announced that Dean André Boraine has been appointed for a second term in office.
Posted on September 03, 2015
The University of Pretoria (UP) has been awarded four new research chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI).
Posted on September 02, 2015
On 2 September 2015 Professor Erika de Wet, Co-Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA), was awarded a chair in international constitutional law by the South African Research Initiative (SARChI) of the National Research Foundation (NRF).
Posted on September 01, 2015
The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa in the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria (UP) in collaboration with the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative of the South African Department of Trade and Industry will facilitate capacity building in international air,...
Posted on August 31, 2015
The Disability Rights Scholarship Programme offers awards to individuals from China, Tunisia, and selected other countries in Africa and Latin America for a one-year Master of Laws (LLM) or a 1.5-year Master’s in Education degree.
Posted on August 31, 2015
A foundation essay by Prof Danny Bradlow first published on The Conversation.
Posted on August 28, 2015
The publication 'Pretoria Student Law Review Volume 8 2014' (edited by Alicia Allison, Alexia Katsiginis & Michael Potter and published by the Pretoria University Law Press) is now available online.
Posted on August 28, 2015
The publication 'Fundamentals of health law in Uganda' (edited by Ben Twinomugisha and published by the Pretoria University Law Press) is now available online.
Posted on August 27, 2015
The Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria is calling for applications to the Faculty’s LLM in Extractive Industries Law in Africa (EILAF), a first for the continent.
Posted on August 27, 2015
On 25 August 2015 the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, fulfilled a dream of Hlamulo Mlalani, a young girl from Hazyview in Mpumalanga, of one day ruling as a judge in court.
Posted on August 21, 2015
The publication 'Human rights and democratic governance in Kenya: A post-2007 appraisal' (edited by Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi, Evelyne Owiye Asaala, Tom Kabau and Attiya Waris and published by the Pretoria University Law Press) is now available online.
Posted on August 20, 2015
ICLA post-doctoral fellow Dr Michaela Hailbronner, has won the inaugural I•CON Best Paper Prize for her paper, “Rethinking the rise of the German Constitutional Court: From anti-Nazism to value formalism.”
Posted on August 20, 2015
SEESA, the largest business and labour consultancy group in South Africa, are affording UP students the opportunity to complete their studies and enter the workplace without the burden of having to repay a study loan.
Posted on August 20, 2015
The Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa in collaboration with the Department of Public Law of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria is calling for applications to the Faculty’s LLM in Public International Law.
Posted on August 13, 2015
The annual Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition was first held in 2009 at the University of Pretoria and is hosted by the Centre for Human Rights with support from various donors. Held over a four day period, it brings together undergraduate law students from all over the...
Posted on August 07, 2015
On 5 August 2015 the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria hosted a faculty lecture to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Guest lecturer Dr. Joshua C. Tate, Associate Professor of Law at the Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, on the topic “Magna...
Posted on August 06, 2015
The University of Cornell Law School (USA) is offering one LLM position in August 2015 for a graduate from the UP Faculty of Law. This scholarship includes admission to the LLM programme and a full tuition waiver. Depending on need, the successful student will also be eligible for some financial...
Posted on August 03, 2015
The Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, announces with pride that Dr Benjamin Kujinga, a senior lecturer in the Department of Mercantile Law, has received confirmation from the Business School of the University of New South Wales in Australia that his application for a research fellowship was...
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