Law Faculty to establish Gys Steyn Chair in Financial Regulation Law | Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid vestig Gys Steyn-leerstoel in Finansiële Reguleringsreg

Various factors can impact the effective functioning of the financial system and render it vulnerable to instability and manipulation, which could affect investor confidence and make it easy for unscrupulous or criminal activities to thrive. A robust regulatory system is, therefore, essential for economic stability and growth, and to ensure the resilience of the financial…

2022 Top Academic Achiever Prize Announcement | 2022 Top Akademiese Presteerder Prysaankondiging

  2022 Top Academic Achiever Prize Announcement The alumni of the Faculty annually fund various bursaries for financially needy and academically deserving students. However, until 2020, exceptional academic achievement has never been recognised specifically. In 2020, the Law Faculty Trust first introduced a prize (amounting to R200 000, which approximately covers the tuition cost of…

Book Launch of Law, Justice and Transformation | Boekbekendstelling van Law, Justice and Transformation

On 20 April, the Faculty of Law hosted a book launch for the first volume of the Faculty of Law’s new books series Perspectives on Law from South Africa and Beyond: Future, Present and Past under the editorship of Prof Geo Quinot and Prof Nicola Smit. The first volume, edited by Prof Zsa-Zsa Boggenpoel, is…

Reforming Public Procurement in South Africa | Hervorming van staatsverkryging in Suid-Afrika

The African Procurement Law Unit (APLU), which is housed at the Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Faculty, initiated a national conversation on public procurement reform in South Africa during a two-day gathering in Johannesburg from 27 to 28 February 2023. The initiative is a response to the call of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State…

Short Course in Intellectual Property Law

  The Short Course in Intellectual Property Law is presented annually and awards a certificate of attendance from Stellenbosch University. This certificate programme is accredited by Stellenbosch University’s Division: Short Courses and is presented by the Anton Mostert Chair of IP Law in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University. The short course (3 days)…