Semester Study Abroad at UCT Law
If you're an international law student looking for somewhere to enjoy a uniquely different study experience, UCT Law is a great destination!
With its long and prestigious history, not to mention its absolutely picture-perfect location in the vibrant cosmopolitan city of Cape Town, UCT Law is the perfect destination for students looking to undertake a semester of study abroad.
With the first law lecture being delivered in South Africa in 1859, in what became the University of Cape Town, UCT Law is more than 165 years old. Home to several prestigious professorial and research Chairs, and two NRF A-rated professors and 14 additional scholars with NRF-rated researchers, the Faculty is also home to many academics who have variously been awarded distinguished teacher awards (local and international). In terms of research for students and academics, the Faculty's excellent law library is linked to major online law databases, and houses 284 top-class journals and more than 85 000 books.
In addition, UCT Law is a great choice for international students who will be immersed in a primarily English-speaking environment (see here for UCT's English language admission requirements).
Join us for your Semester Study Abroad! Find out more below.
Semester Study Abroad
The Faculty of Law participates fully in the university's Semester Study Abroad Programme. To be accepted to the Semester Study Abroad programme, you must:
- be a current student of a university or college outside South Africa,
- be of good academic standing at your home university,
- have a cumulative average of 65% in your current studies (this is equivalent to a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a scale of 0.0 to 4.0 in the USA system or an upper range ‘B’ on the ECTS grading scale)
- have completed three semesters towards your degree,
- have met UCT’s English language admission requirements.
SSA students are able to take semester courses (1st semester: Feb - June; 2nd semester: July - Nov) as listed below under the Faculty's three departments (Commercial Law, Public Law, Private Law). All course options are credit bearing and can be transferred to a student's home institution.
SSA students may choose from across the three departments and from amongst final year and postgraduate electives. These courses are a part of a larger Law degree which facilitates the opportunity to study alongside local and international law students, experiencing a different kind of law school and a new legal culture. In addition to viewing the course lists below, please also consult the Faculty Handbook for detailed information about each course.
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In addition to viewing the course lists below, please also consult the Faculty Handbook for detailed information about each course.
FINAL YEAR LLB ELECTIVES | ||
Statutory Tax Law of Entities and Transactions CML4507S | International Human Rights Law and the Constitution PBL4505S | Jurisprudence and South African Law PVL4603F |
Trusts and Estate Planning (not offered in 2025) CML4508S | The Criminal Justice Ecosystem PBL4807S | Rhetoric, Law and Society PVL4604S |
Ways of Doing Business (not offered in 2025) CML4509S | Public Interest Litigation PBL4111S | Spatial Justice, Ubuntu and the Nomos of Apartheid PVL4606F |
International Trade and Maritime Law CML4505S | Criminology: Selected Issues PBL4501F | The South African Law of Delict in Theoretical and Comparative Perspective PVL4608S |
Insurance Law CML4502F | Environmental Law PBL4502F | South African Mineral Law: Theory, Context and Reform PVL4504S |
Cyberlaw CML4510F | European Union Law PBL4503F | The Law of Cession PVL4505F |
Copyright & Patents CML4503F | International Criminal Law and Africa PBL4504F | Civil Justice Reform PVL4602S |
Fundamental Principles of Tax Law CML4506F | Refugee and Immigration Law PBL4506F | Advanced Property Law: Capita Selecta PVL4601S |
Trademarks and Unlawful Competition CML4504S | Local Government Law (not offered in 2025) PBL4508F | Advanced Contract Law (not offered in 2025) Seminars and research paper electives: Final Level LLB PVL4513F |
| Constitutional Litigation PBL4601S | Advanced African Customary Law PVL4512S |
Criminal Justice and the Constitution PBL4602F | Unjustified Enrichment PVL4511F | |
Social Justice and the Constitution PBL4604F | Conflict of Laws PVL4507F | |
Women and Law PBL4605F | ||
Crime and Social Control in Africa PBL4809S | ||
POST GRADUATE COURSES | ||
CML5601F Advanced Company Law CML5613S Collective Labour Law CML5619F Law of International Trade CML5624F Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice (not offered in 2025) CML5625F Maritime Law CML5626S Carriage of Goods by Sea CML5631S Mediation CML5641S Commercial Arbitration CML5651F Individual Employment Law CML5654S Competition Law CML5657F Electronic Intellectual Property Law CML5658S Electronic Transactions Law CML5661S Specific Tax Provisions CML5664F Law, Regional Integration and Development in Africa CML5665S Tax Policy in a Developmental Context CML5666F Comparative Law and Business in Africa CML5667S Corporate Law and Governance CML5668F General Tax Law Provisions CML5669F Tax Treaty Law CML5671F Negotiation CML5672S The Legal Aspects of Corporate Financing Structures CML5673S International Commercial Transactions Law CML5676S Workplace Discrimination and Equality Law CML5677F Islamic Law and Finance (not offered in 2025) CML5678F Principles of Intellectual Property Law CML5680S Advanced Intellectual Property Law (not offered in 2025) CML5687S Chinese Law and Investments in Africa CML5691S Intellectual Property Law, Development and Innovation CML5692F Company Law, Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Relations CML5693S Marine Insurance Law (not offered in 2025) CML5695F Banking & Finance Law and Regulation CML5696S Law of Banking, Finance and Payments | PBL5602F International Law of the Sea PBL5615F International Law in Theory and Practice PBL5618S International Law on Disputes and Use of Force PBL5619S International Environmental Law PBL5623F g under the Constitution: Law and Practice PBL5628F International Rights of the Child PBL5631F International Protection of Human Rights PBL5640F Principles of Environmental Law PBL5641F Land Use Planning Law PBL5642S Natural Resources Law PBL5643S Pollution Law PBL5644S Sexual Offences and the Law PBL5651F International Protection of Women’s Human Rights PBL5653F Refugee Law and Human Rights PBL5658S Administrative Justice and Open Government PBL5659S Human Rights, Legal Pluralism, Religion and Culture (not offered in 2025) PBL5661S Litigating South African Bill of Rights PBL5663S Transparency Law & Governance: Global and Local Theory & Practice (not offered in 2025) PBL5815S Punishment and Human Rights PBL5820F Theories of Crime and Social Order PBL5822S Victims and Victimology PBL5844S Police and Policing: Explorations in Security Governance PBL5847S Forensics and the Law (not offered in 2025) PBL5848F Law and Society in Africa PBL5849F Law in Action PBL5851S Criminal Process and Human Rights | PVL5620S Advanced Contract Law (not offered in 2025) PVL5624F Human Rights and Private Law PVL5625S Property Law in a Constitutional Order PVL5626S Human Rights, Gender and Family PVL5627S Delict, Unjustified Enrichment, and Human Rights (not offered in 2025) PVL5630F Comparative Mineral Law in Africa PVL5631S Negotiating Extractive Agreements and Mining Contracts PVL5632F Oil and Gas Law in South Africa PVL5633S Resource Revenue Law PVL5635F Law of Trusts PVL5636F Extractive Law and Energy Transition
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