Faculty of Law

State surveillance capabilities are expanding all the time, but transparency and political accountability for how they are used is lagging behind, said Professor Jane Duncan at a panel discussion hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) Faculty

The 2018 Ben Beinart Memorial Lecture will be delivered at the UCT Law Faculty by Justice Malcolm Wallis on Tuesday 16th October 2018 on the topic Revel without a cause - delictual liability after Lee?&nbsp

The search for the new Dean of Law at UCT is open.  Nominations close this Friday 12th October, and applications close Monday 15th October.    

Jameelah Omar, lecturer in in criminal justice in the Faculty's Department of Public Law has this week shared two opinions on the issue of sharing the identity of suspects - with a focus on social media as an exposure platform, and l

This year’s Bennie Rabinowitz Lecture will be delivered by Justice Mahomed Navsa of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Hosted by the Department of Private Law, this year’s lecture will focus on The Doctrine of the Separation of Power

The UCT Law Faculty hopes to appoint a number of LLB graduates to act as teaching assistants during 2019. As a teaching assistant you will be expected to tutor LLB students, carry out a certain amount of marking, and assist the students in your classes

Given the explosive revelations made by Edward Snowden, there is greater public awareness of government surveillance and, consequently, calls for more transparency and accountability. The UCT Law Faculty is hosting a panel on this issue on Weds 3rd Oct

Building a capable developmental state is a core priority in South Africa's National Development Plan, and a capable local sphere of government is a cornerstone of that goal. This year, 2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the adoption of the Whi

The Centre for Rhetoric Studies (CRhS), based in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant of R2,2million by the A W Mellon Foundation of New York. The grant is for Masters and PhD s

UCT graduates are definitely in demand, according to recent research and according to the latest QS Graduate Employability Ranking - maintaining our top position on the continent.  In addition, UCT is ranked 18th in the world with regard to o