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UCT applications for 2024 open till end July

UCT hosted its 2023 Open Day on Saturday 13 May - it was a day filled with information resources, chat sessions, people to talk to, lectures from the Deans and more. Find out about applying to UCT to study law.

Applying to study Law

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Faculty Vision 2030

Our vision is to lead in building legal knowledge and capabilities to realise a sustainably just and equal society.

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Amathuba

Amathuba is UCT's new digital learning platform offering a wide range of features with an easy-to-use interface. All first-year students will be working on the Amathuba platform in 2023.

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Law Cares

Got questions? Don't know who to ask? #LawCares is an email-based service to help you find the info you need. Email us your questions on lawcares@uct.ac.za

FAQs

For quick access to key information about the Faculty of Law, we have developed an easy FAQ for you. If you have questions that are not answered here, let us know on lawcares@uct.ac.za.

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Prof Francois du Toit achieves B1 rating

The Faculty is delighted to congratulate Professor Francois du Toit, who joined UCT Law in January 2023 as Head of the Private Law Department, on being awarded a B1 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

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UCT Open Day - find out about studying Law at UCT

UCT holds an annual Open Day event so that you can come to our campus to find out for yourselves about how UCT works, our degree programmes, what is required to apply for your chosen programme, and about all the related student services.

A leader in international arbitration - Lise Bosman

UCT Law alumnus Lise Bosman, based at the Peace Palace at The Hague, is the Executive Director of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

New book on the internet, law and human rights in Africa

UCT Law's Dean, Professor Danwood Chirwa, and SARChI Chair Professor Caroline Ncube have just published a volume on the internet, development, human rights and the law in Africa.

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Why Law at UCT?

Excellence

As the smallest Faculty at UCT, with close to 1,200 undergraduate and postgraduate students annually, the rigour of our degree programmes leads to UCT Law graduates being highly sought after, not only in South Africa but also internationally.

Democracy and Social Justice

We are committed to furthering the goals of the Constitution. Our aim is to develop the next generation of skilled legal professionals who will ensure the maintenance and strengthening of an open, free and democratic South Africa. Our core objective remains teaching and research, but we are committed to maintaining a clear awareness of the social and global context in which our graduates will find their place.

Theory and Practice

The Faculty’s Law graduates are known for their capacity not only in legal theory, and its application, but also in their achievement of practical experience in law. This is a result of our community service opportunities for students, our superb moot court facility and our local and international academic & professional networks which ensure that we secure the best opportunities for students to gain experience elsewhere during their student years.