Faculty of Law

Following its launch last October (2023), UCT Law’s newest Research Unit – the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Unit (ADRU) – has entered into a strategic partnership with the African Arbitration Association (AfAA).

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".

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.

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.

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.

The UCT Law Faculty is eagerly anticipating hosting our international interdisciplinary conference on AI & Law, a discussion event that will convene experts, scholars, and practitioners across a range of professional areas.

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.

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.

Did you miss first year campus reception? Don't worry - you can still register for the 2025 academic year!

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.