Monthly Archives: October 2012

Rhodes Scholarship awarded to final year student

Helen Taylor has been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for postgraduate study at Oxford University from 2013.  She is currently a final year postgraduate LLB student, having already obtained a BA (Law) cum laude, majoring in English and Philosophy.  As a Babette Taute English scholar, Helen also completed an Honours degree in English cum laude and…

Young property lawyers encouraged to learn from each other

Young property law researchers from across the globe were encouraged to use the third Young Property Lawyers Forum (YPLF), hosted in Stellenbosch this week, to learn from each other and to strengthen the international network of young property lawyers. They and senior property law scholars from countries like South Africa, the United States, the United…

Young Property Lawyers Forum

Die derde Young Property Lawyers Forum (YPLF) word aangebied deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Navorsingsleerstoel in Sakereg (gesetel by die Universiteit Stellenbosch) van Sondag, 28 Oktober, tot Dinsdag, 30 Oktober by die Stellenbosse Instituut vir Gevorderde Navorsing (STIAS). Die YPLF is ʼn inisiatief wat op die been gebring is deur jong sakeregsgeleerdes aan die Ius Commune universiteite…

21st African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

From the 1st to the 6th of October Alex Taylor and Johan Bester represented the Stellenbosch Law Faculty at the 21st African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Maputo, Mozambique.  The competition comprised of 3 categories, for English, French and Portuguese speaking students. The Moot was held over two days in which there were 2…

New book by Prof Gerhard Kemp and others

Gerhard Kemp et al, Criminal Law in South Africa (2012) was recently published by Oxford University Press. The book (652 plus xxxiv pages) is the first criminal law text in South Africa to comprehensively deal with the application of international criminal law in South Africa. It further contains critical discussions of various crimes such as terrorism,…