Faculty of Law

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. 

Philippe-Joseph Salazar, Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has won the 2021 UCT Book Award for his work, Words are Weapons: Inside ISIS’s Rhetoric of Terror.

UCT Law graduand Kate Dent’s PhD thesis explores the phenomenon of the rise of ‘lawfare’ in South Africa and its implications for the judiciary and for our democracy.

Julieth Gudo becomes a PhD graduate on Tuesday 14 December 2021, at UCT's annual December graduation event for the Law Faculty. Her thesis is focused on improving the legal framework through which civil society organisations can challenge poor SOE

According to figures released by UNICEF and ILO in June, almost 80 million children aged 5 to 17 years are subjected to hazardous work which is a contemporary form of slavery, says the UN.

Congratulations to Dr Tabeth Masengu who has been announced as the first recipient of the Christof Heyns Memorial Thesis Award.

The Faculty of Law recently hosted a discussion titled "A Judicial Crisis in South Africa?", hosted by Dr Nomfundo Ramalekana in conversation with Professor Zozo Dyani-Mhango of UP Law, and Mbekezeli Benjamin of Judges Matter. The session rec

South Africa finds itself at a critical juncture, writes Emeritus Professor Hugh Corder. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng&rsqu

A passion for Chinese culture and language is what led Katleho Ntahale (27) - a UCT Law Masters student - to take top honours at a national competition this year, as well as represent the country at a global Chinese proficiency competition recently.