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Trapped in tarpaulin - refugee shelter in Uganda
UCT Law was delighted to welcome Herman Tuhairwe to the Faculty in January. From Uganda, Herman is pursuing his doctoral research under the supervision of Professor Fatima Khan, Director of UCT Law’s Refugee Rights Unit.
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Missed First Year Campus Reception?
Did you miss first year campus reception? Don't worry - you can still register for the 2025 academic year!
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Criminal Justice Reform in Africa - Conference
Criminal Justice Reform in Africa takes centre stage this week at UCT Law, with a one-day conference on this topic hosted by UCT Law's Centre of Criminology in partnership with the Notre Dame Law School.
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In Memory: the new Khoro Makhesha LLB Scholarship
UCT Law is honoured to issue a call for applications for the newly-established Khoro Makhesha LLB Scholarships, established by the Makhesha Family in memory of their son Khoro.
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LLB Orientation Programme 2025
We're 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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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.
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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".
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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.
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Equality Law Jurisprudence in Africa - Symposium & Book Project
Below is a call for abstracts to participate in an online symposium to discuss a proposed edited volume on Developing Equality Law Jurisprudence in Africa.
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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.
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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.
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