Faculty of Law

South Africa ranks 11th among the world’s worst contributors to marine plastic waste, with single-use plastic making up the bulk of the country’s plastic waste. Kirsten Barratt’s master’s thesis in environmental law focuses on this issue.

This year the global theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. Irrespective of whether deliberate or unintentional, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead.

Far from demonstrating South Africa’s advance in transparency and accountability in the appointment of judges, argues Professor Danwood Chirwa, the just-ended interviews for Chief Justice (CJ) exposed the continuing decline in the stature of the

Many in the legal profession and the legal academy watched the Chief Justice interviews that took place recently. Emeritus Professor Hugh Corder writes about how he thinks the wheels came off the appointment process. 

The Constitutional Court has yet to issue any public communication explaining why virtual hearings are still preferred, nor its plans for a return to in-person hearings. It's time to return to court, argues Public Law lecturer Nurina Ally.