Honorary doctorate awarded to Baroness Christine van den Wyngaert

Baroness Christine van den Wyngaert, judge in the Appeals Division of the International Criminal Court and an honorary professor in the Department of Public Law, was awarded the degree Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) at the March graduation ceremony.

Baroness van den Wyngaert said she was “extremely grateful to be honoured with this award. Stellenbosch University is one of the best in South Africa, Africa and the world”. She also said it was encouraging to see South Africa’s achievements in the pursuit of human rights, and urged the country to remain active in the international justice realm.

Pictured with her are her husband, Baron Francis Camerlinckx, and Professor Gerhard Kemp

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