Faculty of Law

The Law Faculty has had a particularly busy week, with numerous special events on the go.  Following from a very successful UCT Open Day on 21st April, members of the Faculty - staff and students - continue to invest time and energy in sharing the

UCT held its annual Open Day on Saturday 21st April - a day when thousands of high school learners come to UCT's main campus to find out about degree programmes, courses of study, how UCT works, when applications open and what the requirements are

The Faculty of Law is delighted to be celebrating the graduation of its PG Dip, LLB, LLM and PhD students - along with an honorary doctorate - on Saturday 7th April 2018.  This is always a time of excitement as the Faculty sees off its graduates i

UCT to honour Justice Mokgoro The first black woman to be appointed to the Constitutional Court in post-democratic South Africa, Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, will be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Cape Town (UCT) on

The UCT Refugee Rights Unit is one of the organisations holding the Department of Home Affairs accountable for the court judgement setting end-March 2018 as the deadline for re-opening the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office.

The Faculty was very pleased to be able to close its International Association of Law Schools conference on 6th March with South Africa's Chief Justice delivering the keynote speech at the Conference Dinner.  The Chief Justice spoke directly t

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, currently the deputy vice-chancellor for research and internationalisation at UCT, has been appointed by Council as the new vice-chancellor of the university with effect from 1 July 2018. Professor Phakeng will take over f

The Law Faculty has a number of academics and staff who write regularly, particularly for online platforms - including their own blogs.  These articles contribute important analysis and perspectives on current socio-economic and political issues.&

Scholarship Opportunity for UCT Law Students in 2nd-year undergraduate LLB The Abe Swersky Scholarship is awarded to a 2nd-year black South African law student enrolled in the 4-year LLB, who has comp

Insights into commercial contracting from South Africa’s informal sector by Andrew Hutchison (UCT Commercial Law) and