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Open Day - Prospective TuksLaw students welcomed with open arms Elzet Hurter Posted on 19 May 2013 During its Annual Open Day on Saturday, 18 May 2013, the University of Pretoria was host to thousands of learners. [Read More] |
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“Keep Eritrea under close scrutiny,” new UN Special Rapporteur urges international community United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Posted on 17 May 2013 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. [Read More] |
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Centre for Human Rights course targets African judges as Optional Protocol comes into force Frans Viljoen Posted on 14 May 2013 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. [Read More] |
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TuksLaw Mooters to represent Africa in International Space Law Moot Court Competition Lourens Grové Posted on 14 May 2013 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. [Read More] |
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Justice Zak Yacoob inspires academic achievers in the Faculty of Law Elzet Hurter Posted on 09 May 2013 At the beginning of April the top 2012 academic achievers in the Faculty of Law at the 2013 Annual Recognition of Achievement Function had the privilege of being inspired by former Justice of the Constitutional Court, Zak Yacoob. [Read More] |
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Prof Pieter Carstens inspires pre-final year achievers on the Dean's Merit List in the Faculty of Law Elzet Hurter Posted on 09 May 2013 On the evening of 3 May 2013 the Faculty of Law honoured its 2012 pre-final year achievers on the Dean's Merit List. [Read More] |
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Congratulations to our 2012 graduates Elzet Hurter Posted on 09 May 2013 Proud graduates and their loved ones gathered on 18 April for the long awaited Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. [Read More] |
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Tuks representatives shine at G20 Youth Forum in Russia Elzet Hurter/Martie Bradley Posted on 08 May 2013 The G20 Youth Forum was the largest international event organised for young leaders in 2013, and over 1 500 young leaders, students and academics, representatives from the business world and governments participated in it.* Six students from the University of Pretoria had been selected as representatives of the South African youth contingent to attend the Forum in Saint Petersburg from 17 to 21 April 2013. [Read More] |
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Prof Ann Skelton incumbent of UNESCO Chair in Education Law in Africa Elzet Hurter Posted on 07 May 2013 The Director of the Centre for Child Law, Prof Ann Skelton, has been appointed by the University Council as the incumbent of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Chair in Education Law in Africa. [Read More] |
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Invitation to the 11th lecture in the University of Pretoria Expert Lecture Series by Prof Frans Viljoen Centre for Human Rights Posted on 03 May 2013 Invitation to a Expert Lecture on 'Human rights in a time of homophobia: An argument for equal legal protection of "sexual minorities" in Africa' by Prof Frans Viljoen, Director of the Centre for Human Rights. [Read More] |
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Call for Papers: Constitution-making in Africa - 6 September 2013 (UWC) Centre for Human Rights Posted on 19 Apr 2013 The Multi-Level Government Initiative and the Socio-Economic Rights Project of the Community Law Centre (University of the Western Cape), together with the South African Research Chair on Multi-Level Government, Law & Policy are pleased to announce a conference on “Constitution-making in Africa”. The Conference is organised as part of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, hosted by the Faculty of Law (University of the Western Cape) and the Centre for Human Rights (University of Pretoria) from 2 to 7 September 2013. [Read More] |
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Sexuality and human rights in Africa: contestation, resistance and opportunity: Q and A with Professor Sylvia Tamale Centre for Human Rights Posted on 18 Apr 2013 This is an invitation to attend what should be a fascinating and invigorating discussion with a leading thinker on sexualities and rights in Africa. It forms part of an ongoing series of seminars on sexuality and gender, hosted by the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies, the Centre for the Study of AIDS, the Centre for Human Rights, the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology and the Department of Philosophy Departments here at the University of Pretoria. [Read More] |
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Centre for Human Rights Director speaks on panel on African Court during Commission's 53rd session Centre for Human Rights Posted on 16 Apr 2013 The African Court Coalition organized a one hour discussion as a side event during the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission) with the theme; ‘Reflecting on the Current Developments at the African Court for Better Access to Justice in the Continent’. [Read More] |
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TuksLaw mooters represent South Africa at the international rounds of the 54th Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition in Washington DC Elzet Hurter Posted on 12 Apr 2013 The University of Pretoria participated in this year's annual Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition's international rounds hosted in Washington DC after earning this right in a tough knock-out national round against South African law schools earlier this year. [Read More] |
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Interview with a visiting Professor - Sebastiaan Roes Elzet Hurter Posted on 09 Apr 2013 Sebastiaan Roes is a professor at the Centrum voor Notarieel Recht of the Radboud Universiteit in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He studied medieval history and notarial law. In 2006, he defended his PhD thesis, which dealt with the history of the Dutch law regarding the surviving spouse until 1809. During the summer of 2012, Prof Sebastiaan Roes was a visiting professor at the University of Pretoria and mastered Afrikaans in a few days. We have asked him a few questions... [Read More] |
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Scholars at Risk: Academic Freedom Monitoring Workshop Ahmed Sayaad Posted on 08 Apr 2013 The Scholars At Risk (SAR)’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Workshop was hosted by the Centre for Human Rights from 2-6 April 2013 and was attended by SAR staff, SAR’s monitoring partners and staff of the Centre. Participants were welcomed by the Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof André Boraine and the Director of the Center for Human Rights, Prof Frans Viljoen. [Read More] |
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Short course on Police Oversight and Accountability in Africa Yolanda Booyzen Posted on 05 Apr 2013 Given the relative nascence of police oversight and accountability as an area of both academic and professional endeavour, the issue has, despite its obvious and critical importance, a limited profile in Africa. There are few people that actively operate in the field, and who can boast a complete set of skills, particularly in the area of police oversight. The Centre for Human Rights (CHR), in partnership with the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF), has introduced a short course on Police Oversight and Accountability in Africa. [Read More] |
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Registration Open: World Human Rights Moot Court Competition Yolanda Booyzen Posted on 05 Apr 2013 Every university in the world is invited to present a team of two students – preferably one woman and one man – to the 5th World Human Rights Moot Court Competition which will be held in Pretoria from 8 to 10 December 2013. The universities first have to submit memorials on the basis the hypothetical case. The first selection of Universities will be on the basis of written memorials. [Read More] |
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In Memoriam - Louise du Plessis Elzet Hurter Posted on 18 Mar 2013 The Faculty of Law mourns the death of Louise du Plessis (04 April 1960 - 11 March 2013) who was an administrator in the Department of Mercantile Law at the time of her death. [Read More] |
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Course challenges negative attitudes towards sexual minorities in Africa Kweku Antwi / Norman Taku Posted on 05 Mar 2013 The quest to challenge the negative attitudes in society and unwind repressive state machinery towards sexual minorities in Africa has been embraced by many individuals and organisations across Africa and in other parts of the world. This was evidenced by the selection of participants who attended the annual short course on sexual minorities, presented by the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria from 11 to 15 February 2013. [Read More] |
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A First for Africa: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adopts a Model Law on Access to Information for Africa Pansy Tlakula Posted on 01 Mar 2013 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission) adopted the ‘Model Law on Access to Information for Africa’ during its recently concluded Extra-Ordinary Session in Banjul, The Gambia. [Read More] |
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Centre alumni deliver messages of hope to LGBTI community Yolanda Booyzen Posted on 26 Feb 2013 Six recent graduates of the LLM (Human Rights & Democratisation in Africa) programme participated in the It Gets Better South Africa campaign. It Gets Better South Africa forms part of the global It Gets Better Project where online videos are used to share unique messages of hope and solidarity with LGBT youth. Since its first video, the It Gets Better Project has inspired more than 50 000 user-created videos that have been viewed more than 50 million times. [Read More] |
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