2017 Humanities for the Environment Conference

Posted on August 01, 2017

The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship is bringing together scholars to generate discussion and research into using the broad field of the humanities and its related disciplines to understand and engage with global environmental problems.

Prof Annelize Nienaber appointed as Head of Department of Public Law

Posted on July 01, 2017

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that as from 1 July 2017, Prof Annelize Nienaber has been appointed as the Head of the Department of Public Law.

LLM/MPhil in Environmental Law Programme launched

Posted on March 10, 2017

The Department of Public Law at the University of Pretoria hosted a launch of its LLM and MPhil programmes in Environmental Law, coordinated by Ms Melanie Murcott, senior lecturer, environmental and administrative law in February 2017.

TuksLaw sole South African university to be represented on the African Mining Legislation Atlas' PIC

Posted on November 28, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that, following a competitive round, the University of Pretoria (in particular the Faculty of Law) has been selected as the sole South African university to be represented on the African Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA) Project...

Prof Dire Tladi re-elected to UN International Law Commission

Posted on November 04, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Professor Dire Tladi, from the Faculty's Department of Public Law, was re-elected by 153 votes to the United Nations International Law Commission by the United Nations General Assembly.

TuksLaw student wins 2015 Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition

Posted on July 28, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Aadelah Shaik Yakoob is the winner of the South African Law Reform Commission's (SALRC) 2015 Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition in the LLB category.

Class of 2016 'LLM in Extractive Industry Law in Africa' welcomed

Posted on June 06, 2016

The Department of Public Law recently hosted a ceremony at the University of Pretoria's Mining Industry Study Centre to welcome the 2016 Class of the newly introduced 'LLM in Extractive Industry Law in Africa', which falls under the auspices of the Faculty of Law.

New Food Law initiative launched

Posted on May 12, 2016

In a seminar held to launch a new focus of the University's Institutional Research Theme (IRT) on Food, Nutrition and Well-being, Ms Anjanette Haller-Barker, lead researcher for this new research area, presented a theoretical framework for food law.