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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Posted on April 21, 2016
On Friday, 16 April 2016, the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, was host to an international Judicial Workshop on Environmental Rights to provide practical and theoretical grounding in the implementation of environmental rights and serve as the springboard for the...
Posted on April 18, 2016
Leon Gerber recently participated in a UNECA Expert Group Meeting on African mineral value chains
Posted on April 18, 2016
At the Autumn Graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria on Thursday, 15 April 2016, 408 law degrees were conferred upon 307 LLB, 90 LLM and 11 LLD/DPhil graduates. 52 LLB students and 12 Master's students obtained degrees with distinction.
Posted on March 23, 2016
Ms Melanie Murcott, Senior Lecturer in Department of Public Law, visits USA law school
Posted on March 23, 2016
Melanie Murcott awarded scholarship of the Foundation Study Fund for South African Students (SSF)
Posted on February 25, 2016
Leon Gerber, Senior Lecturer in Public Law, delivers training seminar to senior government delegates
Posted on February 16, 2016
Class of 2015 for MPhil in Medical Law and Ethics welcomed back for next semester.
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 March 18, 2015
On Monday, 16 March 2015, the Department of Private Law in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria hosted a seminar on Comparative Research Methodology by world-renowned expert, Prof Katharina Boele-Woelki from Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Posted on March 11, 2015
The Centre for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law is very fortunate to be hosting the renowned visiting scholar Prof Rebecca Cook at the University of Pretoria. Prof Cook is Professor Emerita and Co-Director of the International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Programme at the University of...
Posted on February 06, 2015
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: 6 February 2015
Posted on January 22, 2015
Earlier in the year, UP News featured the Centre for Law and Medicine and its involvement in a case taken to the Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA), where the Centre acted as Amicus Curiae, or ‘friend of the court’, in a case of medical negligence. The Centre advocated for Res Ipsa...
Posted on October 28, 2014
The Centre for Medicine and Law in the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, is proud to announce the introduction of an MPhil degree in Medical Law and Ethics.
Posted on July 28, 2013
Students sleeping on the pavement for tickets to a music concert or a world cup match are a relatively common phenomenon. However, the annual Introductory Course in Trial Advocacy presented by the Faculty of Law in conjunction with the judiciary, the Pre
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