Prof Andre Louw

Professor 

  • Email/E-pos: alouw@sun.ac.za

Prof Andre Louw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mercantile Law. He teaches labour law. He has published both locally and internationally in the areas of sports law, labour law and contract law. Prof Louw is currently the editor of the Stellenbosch Law Review (2017-2019).

Fields of specialisation

Sports law

Labour law

Contract law

Prof Andre Louw is ‘n mede-professor in die Handelsreg department. Hy doseer arbeidsreg. Hy het plaaslik en internasionaal gepubliseer in die areas van sportreg, arbeidsreg en kontraktereg. Hy is tans die redakteur van die Stellenbosch Regstydskrif (2017-2019).

Areas van belangstelling

Sportreg

Arbeidsreg

Kontraktereg

Publications/ Publikasies 

Books/Boeke 

  • Louw, A M Ambush Marketing and the Mega-Event Monopoly TMC Asser Press/Springer, The Hague (2012) – ISBN 978-90-6074-863-7, Hardback, 761 p.
  • Louw, A M Sports Law in South Africa Kluwer Law International (2010) – 2nd edition published January 2012 [Also published as Louw, A M ‘South Africa’, in the series Blanpain, R & Hendrickx, F (Eds.) International Encyclopaedia of Sports Law Kluwer Law International BV,The Netherlands (September 2009) – ISBN 978-90-411-1754-0 (512 p.)].

Chapters in books/ Hoofstukke in boeke

  • MacEwen, M; Louw, A M; Dupper, O C Employment Equity in the Higher Education Sector: A Study of Transformation in the Western Cape SUN Press: Stellenbosch, 2005 (ISBN 1-919980-44-X) [Co-author, contributed 4 of 12 chapters].
  • Louw, AM ‘Several bridges too far: Legal regulation of opportunistic marketing relating to major sports events’ in Gardiner, S & Wolohan, T (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Global Sports Law Taylor & Francis (forthcoming).

Journal articles/ Joernaalartikels

  • Louw AM “‘The Common Law is … not what it used to be’: Revisiting Recognition of a Constitutionally-Inspired Implied Duty of Fair Dealing in the Common Law Contract of Employment” (Parts 1-4) PER / PELJ 2018(21).
  • Louw A M ‘”I am not a number, I am a free man!” The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (and other myths about “equality”, “equity” and “dignity” in post-apartheid South Africa (Part 2)’ 18(3) PER (2015) 669-733.
  • Louw A M ‘”I am not a number, I am a free man!” The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (and other myths about “equality”, “equity” and “dignity” in post-apartheid South Africa (Part 1)’18(3) PER (2015) 594-667.
  • Louw, A M ‘Yet another call for a greater role for good faith in the South African law of contract: Can we banish the law of the jungle, while avoiding the elephant in the room?’ 16(5) PER (2013).
  • Louw, A M ‘What intellectual property lawyers can learn from Barbra Streisand, Sepp Blatter, and the “Coca-Cola Cry-Baby”’: Some suggestions for dealing with ‘trademark bullying’ in South Africa.’ 16(5) PER (2013).
  • Louw, A M ‘Anyone for a game of Monopoly™? A critical evaluation of the ever-increasing commercialisation of major sporting events – Part 3: Examining the trend of creating commercially-driven monopolies in sports events (continued)’ – 32(1) Obiter (2011) 10-62.
  • Louw, A M ‘Anyone for a game of Monopoly™? A critical evaluation of the ever-increasing commercialisation of major sporting events – Part 2: Examining the trend of creating commercially-driven monopolies in sports events’ – 31(2) Obiter (2010) 264-309.
  • Louw, A M & Areias, D ‘Anyone for a game of Monopoly™? A critical evaluation of the ever-increasing commercialisation of major sporting events – Part 1: An overview of ambush marketing in sport’ – 31(1) Obiter (2010) 57-91.
  • Louw, A M ‘Why South African Sport Should Say No to a State-Sanctioned SASCOC Autocracy – Part 2: Questioning the legitimacy of SASCOC’ – 41(1) De Jure (2008) 16-35.
  • Louw, A M ‘Why South African Sport Should Say No to a State-Sanctioned SASCOC Autocracy – Part 1: The background and nature of SASCOC’ – 40(2) De Jure (2007) 257-276.
  • Louw, A M ‘Employment Based on a Fiction: Evaluating the Legitimacy of Traditional Notions of Contract in their Application to an Atypical Employment Relationship’ – ObiterVol. 2 (2007) 187-228.
  • Louw, A M ‘Suggestions for the Protection of Star Athletes and Other Famous Persons against Unauthorised Celebrity Merchandising in South Africa’ – (2007) 19 South African Mercantile Law Journal 272-301.
  • Louw, A M ‘An Anomaly Tolerated by the Law: Examining the Nature and Legal Significance of the International Sports Governing Body’ (2007) 1 South African Public Law 211-255.
  • Louw, A M ‘Extrapolating “equality” from the letter of the law: The limits of affirmative action under the Employment Equity Act’ (2006) 18 South African Mercantile Law Journal 336-354.
  • MacEwen, M; Louw, A M; Dupper, O C ‘Employment Equity in the Tertiary Education Sector in the Western Cape’ International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 2006 Vol. 8 191-212.
  • Louw, A M ‘Evaluating Recent Developments in the Governance and Regulation of South African Sport: Some Thoughts and Concerns for the Future’ International Sports Law Journal 2006/1-2, May 2006, p 48.
  • Louw, A M ‘“Transforming” South African Professional Sport: Some Observations on Recent Developments’ Law, Democracy & Development 2005 (2) Vol. 9 193-218.
  • Louw, A M ‘”Should the Playing Fields be Levelled?” Revisiting Affirmative Action in Professional Sport – Part 1: The Background and the Context’ Stellenbosch Law Review Vol. 15 No 1 (2004) 119-136.
  • Louw, A M ‘”Should the Playing Fields be Levelled?” Revisiting Affirmative Action in Professional Sport – Part 2: The Professional Sporting Context’ Stellenbosch Law Review Vol. 15 No 2 (2004) 225-246.
  • Louw, A M ‘”Should the Playing Fields be Levelled?” Revisiting Affirmative Action in Professional Sport – Part 3: Testing the Legitimacy of Affirmative Action in Professional Sport’ Stellenbosch Law Review Vol. 15 No 3 (2004) 409-428.
  • MacEwen, M; Dupper, O C; Louw, A M ‘Employment Equity: A South African Case Study’ International Journal of Discrimination Law, 2004 Vol.6 165-196.
  • Dupper, O C; MacEwen, M; Louw, A M Employment Equity in the Tertiary Sector: Law and Policy – A Comparative Perspective: Part 1 – The University of Stellenbosch CICLASS, Stellenbosch, September 2002.

Terug / Back