Category Archives: Studente Nuus / Student News

Invitation to apply for postgraduate bursaries for 2017

Qualifying students wishing to pursue postgraduate research study (LLM (Research) or LLD) in the Faculty of Law in 2017 are invited to apply before 31 May 2016 for bursaries under the Dean’s Bursary Scheme. Details can be found in the attached advertisement.

Exams postponed / Eksamens uitgestel

All November/December 2015 exams in the Law Faculty in the LLB, BA(Law), BCom(Law) and BAccLLB programmes have been postponed by a week. / Alle November/Desember 2015 eksamens in die Regsfakulteit in die LLB, BA(Regte), BCom(Regte) en BRekLLB programme is met ‘n week uitgestel.  Below is an important message to all law students. / Hieronder is…

Winners: 2014 Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition

The Faculty congratulates Ms Sarah Vahed (LLM winner) and Ms Tamrynne Barnes (LLB runner up) for their sterling achievements in the 2014 Ismail Mahomed Law Reform Essay Competition. Ms Vahed completed her LLM in 2014 and submitted her winning essay on “Protecting the child in a Pluralist State: Assessing the practice of Ukuthwala in South…

African Human Rights Moot Court

Thursday night the 8th of May 2014 saw 8 students from the Faculty of Law battle it out in the annual internal final of the African Human Rights Moot Court. The competition was judged by Judge Saldanha, who serves as a judge at the Western Cape High Court, Advocate Ismail Jamie, Senior Councel at the…

Annual African Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Stellenbosch Faculty of Law is excited to announce that a team from Stellenbosch will participate in the 23rd Annual African Human Rights Moot Court Competition that will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from the 1st to the 6th of September. The Faculty will hold its own internal qualifying rounds on the 6th and 8th of…

World IP Day Festival – 26 April 2013

The Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property is proud to host the World IP Day Festival on Friday 26 April 2013. All events at the festival are free and open to all students. Check the programme for the venues of the free movie premiere screenings, exhibitions, competitions and free IP legal advice. The World IP…

December 2012 / March 2013 Graduation Ceremonies

Congratulations to all our graduates, we are proud of you! The graduation ceremonies on 13 December 2012 and the 11 March 2013 were indeed special occasions with the Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree being awarded to Dr Reghard Brits, Dr Wian Erlank, Dr Sadulla Karjiker, Dr Carolina Koch, Dr Khulekani Moyo, Dr Franziska Myburgh, Dr…

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…

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…

Juridicial Society 2011/2012

The new members of the Juridicial Society were appointed in August 2011. Front from left to right: Stefanie Grosche (Vice Chairperson), Demi Cyster (Marketing), Tosca Ferndale (Public Relations) Back from left to right: JJ Arries (Student Enrichment), Maurice Ellis (Social), Eckhardt de Kock (Academic Affairs Council), Handrie Calitz (Treasurer), Shomane Mathiba (Chairman)