Posted on May 17, 2011
On 25 May 1963, the leaders of the independent African states established the first African intergovernmental organisation; the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The OAU was tranformed into the African Union (AU), which was inaugurated in Durban 2002.
Posted on May 12, 2011
You are cordially invited to a G20 Study Group Meeting, organised by the South African Institute of International Affairs; the International Development Law Unit in the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria; and Oxfam.
Posted on May 11, 2011
On Saturday 7 May 2011, the Centre for Human Rights commemorated its 25th anniversary in an informal lunch for current and former staff members and their families at the Pretoria Country Club.It was a fabulously festive event with over 150 guests includin
Posted on April 14, 2011
Posted on April 06, 2011
You are cordially invited to the inaugural address of Prof Frans Viljoen, on 11 May 2011 at 19:00 in the Senate Hall.
Posted on March 31, 2011
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Centre for Human Rights are pleased to announce a one-day conference on human rights in Africa and invite proposals for papers.
Posted on March 31, 2011
Fraudster mom's bid to avoid being jailed (UP's Centre for Child Law is involved in a court case regarding a 33 year old married woman who was sentenced to a 2 year jail imprisonment
Posted on March 10, 2011
The Constitutional Court Review is a once-a-year journal dedicated to the analysis of the Constitutional Court's decisions of the previous year. Its purpose is to provide a platform for high-level academic engagement with the jurisprudence of the South Af
Posted on March 09, 2011
This seminar is hosted by the Centre of Human Rights, Faculty of Law and organised by inqaba biotec and Bode Technology.
Posted on March 01, 2011
The first annual National Schools Moot Court Competition will take place at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on National Human Rights Day, 21 March 2011. Teams from four schools in each of the nine provinces - a total of 72 learners - have been s
Posted on February 23, 2011
The Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law cordially invites you to a public lecture entitled 'Human Rights: Trends and Tensions'
Posted on February 23, 2011
The Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) published its first Afrikaans publication since PULP was founded in 2005: Politokrasie - 'n Peiling van die dwanglogika van die territoriale staat en gedagtes vir 'n antwoord daarop deur Koos Malan
Posted on February 16, 2011
The 20th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition will be held at the University of Pretoria, in South Africa from 7 to 12 July 2011.
Posted on February 10, 2011
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Master of Laws (LLM) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa on Wednesday 2 February 2011, Dr Zonke Majodina, the Deputy Chairperson of the United Nations' Human Rights Committee called on the students to refl
Posted on February 09, 2011
You are cordially invited to a seminar on language rights, with a particular focus on the need for an act on the use of official languages in South Africa. The seminar is presented by the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria.
Posted on February 02, 2011
In 2011, the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, once again hosts 30 of Africa's brightest legal minds. These 30 students, from 17 countries across the continent, study towards the LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Afri
Posted on February 01, 2011
The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, strongly condemns the murder of David Kato, one of the most visible and leading activists for sexual minority rights in Uganda. The murder follows the publication in the Ugandan tabloid
Posted on January 26, 2011
In this edition of TuksLaw News, we have combined the Faculty and Law House (De Facto) newsletters. This issue is also special as we pay tribute and bid farewell to Professor Christof Heyns who will be stepping down as Dean to take up his post in the Unit
Posted on January 25, 2011
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, will host a one-week intensive short course on judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa from 7 to 11 March 2011.
Posted on January 18, 2011
This Conference will coincide with the 25-year commemoration of the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law.
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