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LLB Orientation Programme 2025

We're already excited about welcoming our new cohorts of LLB and postgraduate students to UCT Law in 2025. Have a peek at our LLB Orientation Programme here.

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Faculty News Roundup

Faculty staff regularly demonstrate their expertise, knowledge and academic excellence through teaching, research, publication and engaged scholarship. We provide a regular roundup of the latest news & information about academic activities.

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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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Ruth Olaoyenikan and Courtney Kemp in the main entrance hall of the Peace Palace, November 2024

New Peace Palace Fellowships

UCT Law and the Faculty's Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Unit are delighted that the new 2024/2025 PCA-UCT Fellowship has been awarded to Ruth Olaoyenikan, under UCT-PCA MoU.

Keynote Speaker ADJASA 2024 - Sir Jeffrey Jowell

Administrative Law conference report now available

During January 2024, just over three decades after the adoption of the Breakwater Declaration, a second gathering took place in Cape Town under the theme "Breakwater Revisited".

Equality Law Jurisprudence in Africa - Symposium & Book Project

The organising committee is pleased to announce a call for abstracts to participate in an online symposium to discuss a proposed edited volume on Developing Equality Law Jurisprudence in Africa.

Judge Dire Tladi delivers 58th TB Davie Memorial Lecture

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) swore in then Professor Dire Tladi as the first-ever South African judge on its bench in February this year. On 1 October Judge Tladi delivered UCT’s 58th TB Davie Memorial Lecture.

Another Air Law PhD at UCT Law

UCT Law is very proud of Kenyan lawyer, William Kiema, our newest PhD in Air Law who is set to graduate in September 2024.

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Bringing legislative learning to life

In an exciting development at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Associate Professor Cathleen Powell has spearheaded the creation of a gaming app designed to transform the way law students engage with the legislative process.

Embracing the future? Interdisciplinary conference on AI & Law

The UCT Law Faculty is eagerly anticipating hosting our international interdisciplinary conference on AI & Law, a discussion event that will convene experts, scholars, and practitioners across a range of professional areas.

UCT Law School signs historic MoU with Notre Dame Law School

UCT Law School is delighted to announce the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Notre Dame Law School.

UCT Inaugural Lecture Series - Law - Prof Mohamed Paleker

UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mohamed Paleker

The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Mohamed Paleker in the Department of Private Law is at 17:30 on Tuesday, 7 May 2024. The lecture is titled “The 'One-Shotter'-'Repeat-Player' dichotomy in the South African Civil Justice system”.

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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.