Faculty of Law

Dean of Law, Professor Danwood Chirwa, expresses the Faculty’s deepest sympathies and condolences to Judy Croome and family on the passing of Dr Beric Croome.  Tax law expert and UCT Law Alumnus (PhD 2007), Dr Croome will be remembered for h

"Following South Africa’s recent decriminalisation of the private use and cultivation of cannabis, many industries will need to reassess existing business practices which may be affected by the changing legislation."

DIstinguished Professor Philippe-Joseph Salazar, recently re-awarded his A1 rating from the National Research Foundation, shares his thoughts on rhetoric, Rhetoric Studies and writing on a broad range of subjects.

The first official law lecture of the South African College (as the University of Cape Town was first known) was delivered on 16th April 1859. What began 160 years ago with a part-time professor and a few students in a fortnightly Saturday c

Nigel Patel is well known for their activism at the University of Cape Town (UCT), in media and across the city. When they graduate with an LLB on Friday, it’ll be a stepping stone on the way to fulfilling their life’s goal, a path that sta

When Qobo Ningiza becomes the country’s first deaf law graduate next Friday, 12 April, he will continue a tradition that has seen some of South Africa’s most prominent leaders become formidable heroes of social justice through their study o

Calling UCT LLB final years and LLM students - applications are open for exchange opportunities to do an LLM abroad, or to study abroad for one or two semesters as part of a UCT LLM.  There are opportunities at several law faculties

Few ordinary citizens are actually aware of the power judges wield and, more importantly, the intricate process through which they are

Some of the Faculty's undergraduate students, while carrying a heavy course load, are going international in their endeavour to learn, to gain exposure, and to find out more about how to apply their course content and what they are learning at the

Have you ever considered where South Africa’s water comes from? Not the streams, rivers and dams, but the actual source – the critical water catchments – that feed our river systems and, in turn, our urban centres, economies down