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In Memoriam: Sarah Christie
Sarah Christie sadly passed away on 5 October 2025 at the age of 79, the shock of her loss continues to consume her family and friends deeply.
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Harnessing copyright to strengthen the role of creative and cultural industries
Can effective copyright management contribute to sustainable development in developing countries? Dr Ghati Nyehita shares her insights into her PhD research and her postdoc work in the Faculty's Department of Commercial Law.
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Procedural environmental rights in regional trade agreements
The Faculty hosted a bitter-sweet celebration of Dr Vyonna Bondi at its recognition event for our recent research graduates (Master’s and PhD).
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UCT Student Entrepreneurship Week
Join this great series of events about entrepreneurship, opportunities, how-to's and what it takes. UCT Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) is a series of virtual talks that encourage entrepreneurship as a mindset and career option!
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It's Spring Grad Season at UCT! Celebrations!
UCT Law Grad takes place on Tuesday 9 September at 14h00.
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Postdoc Profile: Fintech and Intellectual Property Law
Dr Elfas Torerai brings to the Faculty his insights into the links between fintech and intellectual property law, in his role as Postdoctoral Research Fellow. We share our recent chat with Dr Torerai - about his work, research plan, & more.
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Postdoc Profile: A just energy transition?
What is happening in the Faculty of Law in relation to a just energy transition? We introduce you here to Dr Wafiq Davids, postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Law’s Mineral Law in Africa research unit.
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South African Survey of Student Engagement (SASSE)
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All rise: African Human Rights Moot Court
Law students from Kenya and Mozambique emerged victorious following a moot court challenge where they put legal theory to practice at the 34th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court.
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Protecting human rights is of critical concern
Issues on migration and human rights, statelessness, and civil and political rights are in the spotlight as the University of Cape Town (UCT) hosts the 34th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition until 5 July.
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Orate Africa: pan-African moot competition alumni encouraging school learners
The Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition has been running for 34 years, and has thousands of competition alumni who have participated over the years. Some have used their passion for oration to train school learners.
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UCT postgrad Law applications for 2026 close 30 September 2025
No late applications - so the time to apply to Africa's top university would be right now! If you're interested in studying psotgraduate Law at UCT, we have loads of information to make the process easier.
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