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Faculty of Law


Welcome to the Faculty of Law -

'A Global Law Faculty in Africa'

Seen from one perspective, the Faculty of Law consists of staff, students and the building. It is, however, also much more than that: It represents an idea, namely the idea of a society governed by the rule of law and not by individuals. Our Faculty pursues this idea by focusing on the law and on excellence in all divisions of jurisprudence. It is also pursued by focusing on jurists and by preparing our students to become leaders of their communities where they can promote the law and its principles effectively.  Read more...

 


 

 
Transitional measures:
LLB, BA Law & BCom Law

 
 
 

News

“Keep Eritrea under close scrutiny,” new UN Special Rapporteur urges international community - 17/05/2013
From Faculty of Law

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, is a doctoral candidate at the International Development Law Unit, based at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. She called on the international community to keep Eritrea under close scrutiny until meaningful change is evident in the country.

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Children at the Centre: A guide to the registration of Child and Youth Care Centres - 14/05/2013
From Centre for Child Law

The Centre for Child Law, as part of its work to promote the best interests of the child through research and advocacy, has produced a manual that provides guidance to child and youth care centres on the registration process as set out in the Children's Act.

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The sky is the limit for TuksLaw mooters - 14/05/2013
From Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that our TuksLaw team was victorious in the African Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition held in Nairobi, Kenya over the past week.

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Centre for Human Rights course targets African judges as Optional Protocol comes into force - 14/05/2013
From Faculty of Law

Judges from five African countries (Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda) joined participants from 20 other African countries for a course on socio-economic rights, presented by the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria from 6 to 10 May 2013.

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World IP Day celebrated on Campus by students and staff - 13/05/2013
From Centre for Intellectual Property Law

On 26 April 2013, the Centre for Intellectual Property Law (or IP Centre, as it is commonly known), which functions under the auspices of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, partnered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day.

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