Posted on November 19, 2018
When nature calls, we need a toilet. But a significant number of South African learners don’t have one or don’t have a reliable one. Poor sanitation in schools is prevalent nationwide. Gauteng and the Western Cape, for instance, don’t have enough suitable sanitation facilities...
Posted on November 19, 2018
South Africa ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (the Children’s Charter) in 2000. Its main obligation under this African Union treaty is to ensure that the rights of children in the country are fulfilled. As a State Party to the Charter, South Africa is also...
Posted on November 12, 2018
Professor Birgit Kuschke, Deputy Dean of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Law, was recently appointed as a Vice-President of the International Insurance Law Association, or AIDA (Association International de Droit des Assurances).
Posted on November 09, 2018
On this World Adoption Day, we need to remain mindful that adoption remains one of the most viable care options for some abandoned and orphaned children, both locally and abroad. However, there are systemic challenges in the current South African adoption system that hinder the process, which in...
Posted on November 07, 2018
The Women’s Rights Unit of the Centre for Human Rights was involved in various activities at the 63rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights which is currently been held in Banjul, The Gambia from 24 October to 7 November 2018. The session was preceded by...
Posted on November 06, 2018
Day one of the two day conference on Disability Rights in Africa kicked off this morning at St George’s Hotel in Pretoria with welcome addresses from Professor Andre Boraine, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria and Professor Frans Viljoen, Director of the Centre for Human...
Posted on November 05, 2018
The roundtable primarily sought to kick start the conversation among key stakeholders (government, civil society organisations, academia’s and donors) on what inclusive education implementation looks like in the African context.
Posted on October 31, 2018
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria on 26 October 2018 held a side event on Resolution 275 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Posted on October 30, 2018
Centre hosts Conference on African Approaches to International Law
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 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.
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