Faculty of Law

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.

Professor Jacqueline Yeats will present a lecture titled “Value(s), Vices and Voice – how the evolution of modern company law reflects shifting societal values in a changing world” at 17:30 SAST on Wednesday, 27 September 2023.

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.

What attracted Thato Muzola to the KAS-iNtaka Postgraduate Scholarship in Law & Technology at UCT’s Faculty of Law? Let’s find out.