Nuus | NewsOn 1 September 2022, the National Research Foundation (NRF) held its annual NRF Awards in Cape Town. The awards honour outstanding South African researchers. Prof Sandra Liebenberg, the HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, was awarded an A-rating. Prof Liebenberg was one of ten researchers from Stellenbosch University to receive an award. Click here…
Annette King passed away peacefully at her home in Somerset West on 5 September 2022. She joined the Department of Public Law as secretary on 1 August 1986 and retired from this position at the end of 2018. She served the department for more than 30 years with distinction. Annette (or Mrs King as she…
The Faculty of Law (and the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law) is set to host its first Short Course on Intellectual Property Law, Competition Law, Contract, and Unjustified Enrichment Law from 7 to 9 September in Windhoek, Namibia. This certificate programme is aimed at both persons with a legal qualification and those without…
We are pleased to announce that an Academic Exchange Programme has been concluded between the Stellenbosch Faculty of Law and the University of Münster Faculty of Law. The programme involves the exchange of lecturers as well as an opportunity for the presentation of research and academic collaboration. In terms of this programme, one or two…
The Faculty of Law is deeply distressed about a reported incident at Huis Marais this past weekend, which infringed the human dignity of a fellow student. The Faculty of Law recognises the role that it has to play in fostering the ideals of transformative constitutionalism. Awareness-raising and a zero-tolerance of racism and ill-treatment of others…
2021 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 a…
It gives us great pleasure to congratulate our colleague, Prof Sandra Liebenberg, the HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, with the outcome of her most recent NRF (National Research Foundation) rating application. Prior to this rating, Prof Liebenberg was a B1 NRF-rated researcher. Prof Liebenberg is now one of a handful of law academics…
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We invite you to join us for the Gala Dinner on Saturday, 26 March 2022. Please note that we have extended the RSVP date to 11 March 2022. Partners are welcome to join the festivities! (Afrikaans volg) Ons nooi u uit om by ons Gala-Dinee op Saterdag, 26 Maart 2022, aan te sluit. Neem asseblief…
This year the Faculty of Law celebrates 101 years with a special celebration weekend packed with a host of activities. Some of the events to look forward to include the Silver (25 year) and Gold (50 year) reunion lunches (the specific year groups together with DAR organise these events), a cocktail and networking event, a…