Faculty of Law

UCT Law's Dean, Professor Danwood Chirwa, and SARChI Chair Professor Caroline Ncube have just published a volume on the internet, development, human rights and the law in Africa.

The Faculty is delighted to congratulate Professor Francois du Toit, who joined UCT Law in January 2023 as Head of the Private Law Department, on being awarded a B1 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

UCT Law alumnus Lise Bosman, based at the Peace Palace at The Hague, is the Executive Director of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

The UCT Tax Institute for Fiscal Research is a collaborative endeavour based jointly in the Faculties of Law and Commerce. Together these Faculties teach a Masters programme in Tax.

Distinguished Professor Philippe-Joseph Salazar presented the third Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture, titled ‘The Nine Circles of Scholarship’ at Groote Schuur Hospital on 22 May.

The Law Faculty finalised the process of renaming three of its venues after pre-eminent South African law icons and anti-apartheid struggle stalwarts during Africa Day celebrations hosted at UCT Law.

“Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development” – this is Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3. This goal, along with other SDGs, is the focus of Open AIR's new research project.

At the age of 26, University of Cape Town (UCT) senior law lecture Gaopalelwe Mathiba will become the youngest person in the Faculty of Law to have been awarded his PhD when he graduates on Friday, 21 July.

AfricanLII and Laws.Africa director, Mariya Badeva, recently partnered with the governments of Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania to provide technical assistance and capacity building to help provide free access to law online.

The UCT Refugee Rights Clinic is pleased to announce that the Claude Leon Foundation has provided first-time funding for 2024 to support the Clinic’s efforts in serving the refugee community.