Posted on June 16, 2023
As the country marks the 47th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, there should be deep reflection on the ultimate sacrifices made by several young South Africans in the fight for equitable access to quality education. The remembrance should begin with a serious thought on the significance of this...
Posted on May 19, 2023
The UNESCO Chair in Education Law in Africa, congratulates her Chairholder, Prof Ann Skelton on her election as the Chairperson of UN Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Speaking from Geneva where the election by the members took place yesterday, 8 May 2023, Professor Skelton...
Posted on May 01, 2023
UNESCO CHAIR ON EDUCATION LAW IN AFRICA UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A SPECIAL FOCUS EDITION OF THE AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW JOURNAL
Posted on February 20, 2023
The UNESCO Chair Holder Education Law in Africa, Prof Ann Skelton, Received the Exceptional Academic Achievers Award for her exceptional contribution in the field of international children’s rights, education law and restorative justice. The chair holder is an NRF B1-rated researcher, who...
Posted on February 20, 2023
The UNESCO Chair Education Law in Africa congratulates its Chair holder, Professor Ann Skelton on her appointment as Chair of Children's Rights in a Sustainable World at Leiden University, where she will lead academic and other activities in international children's rights. She took up her...
Posted on November 24, 2022
Education: Penalising learners over fees is illegal A child’s right to participate in school activities is not dependent on whether fees have been paid or not. The South African Schools Act provides a mechanism for ensuring that schools receive fees, but it does not allow that children be...
Posted on November 06, 2017
On the 6 and 7 November 2017 the chair-holder, Prof. Ann Skelton, co-presented a jointly authored conference paper with doctoral student Faranaaz Veriava titled ‘Litigating the right to basic education: Lesson from the United States, India and Brazil’ at a conference organized by...
Posted on August 16, 2017
During 16-17 August 2017 Prof. Ann Skelton participated as an expert in a regional consultation held in Johannesburg (Southern Africa) which was organized jointly by Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Right to Education Initiative and the Equal Education Law Centre on...
Posted on February 10, 2014
From 10-13 February 2014 the Comparative and International Education Society Conference was held in Toronto, Canada.
Posted on September 10, 2013
During 10-12 September 2013 the chair-holder presented at the UKFIET Conference on Education and Development at the University of Oxford.
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