UP Faculty of Law’s Dr Joel Modiri invited by the United Nations to address the 17th session of Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

Posted on December 02, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Dr Joel Modiri in its Department of Jurisprudence has been invited by the Rule of Law, Equality and Non-discrimination Branch of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights to address the 17th...

President appoints Mx Busisiwe Deyi from the University of Pretoria as a Commissioner for Gender Equality

Posted on August 02, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria expresses hearty congratulations to Mx Busisiwe Deyi in its Department of Jurisprudence who has been appointed officially by President Cyril Ramaphosa to serve on the Commission for Gender Equality in a part-time position until 2024. President...

Faculty of Law says goodbye to Dr Tshepo Madlingozi congratulating him on an impressive past and a promising future

Posted on June 20, 2019

With heavy hearts staff and students from the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) bid farewell to Dr Tshepo Madlingozi, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence, at the end of May 2019. This follows on Dr Madlingozi’s resignation after 16 years at UP to take up the...

Dr Joel Modiri from the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Law selected as Africa Oxford (AfOx) Visiting Fellow

Posted on May 06, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Dr Joel Modiri from the Department of Jurisprudence was accepted to the prestigious Africa Oxford (AfOx) Visiting Fellowship Programme at the University of Oxford, England.

Faculty of Law houses one of most influential young South Africans - Dr Joel Malesela Modiri

Posted on March 25, 2019

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Senior Lecturer Dr Joel Malesela Modiri in its Department of Jurisprudence is one of the top 50 most influential young South Africans in the country. Dr Modiri ranked sixth in the category Personal Development and Academia.

Faculty of Law says goodbye to Professor Karin van Marle

Posted on February 08, 2019

On 24 January 2019 the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria bid farewell to Professor Karin van Marle from its Department of Jurisprudence. Professor Van Marle joined the Department of Jurisprudence (then known as the Department of Legal History, Comparative Law and Legal Philosophy) as a...

Dr Joel Modiri takes JUTA Prize-winning legal education paper to Columbia University and UCLA

Posted on November 21, 2018

Dr Joel Modiri presented aspects of his award-winning research paper at Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies in New York recently, and will talk about his research again at UCLA Law School in February 2019.

Dr Joel Modiri wins JUTA Prize for the Best Legal Education Paper at Society of Southern Africa Law Teachers Conference

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...