Professor Sandra Liebenberg, HF Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, and Professor Nicola Smith, Dean of the Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law, cordially invite you to the Annual Human Rights Lecture presented by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (Constitutional Court of South Africa) on “The Human Rights Duties of Companies and Other … Read more
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Advanced Course on the Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 10-14 December 2018 The Advanced Course on the Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which is co-organised by the Åbo Akademi Institute for Human Rights, Åbo Akademi University; the Socio-Economic Rights & Administrative Justice Research … Read more
On 22 March 2018, SERAJ welcomed another LLM graduate to the ranks of its alumni. Kathryn de Villiers, supervised by Prof Sandra Liebenberg and Prof Bradley Slade, was awarded the degree cum laude for her thesis entitled “Public interest standing in Bill of Rights litigation under the South African Constitution: … Read more
The December 2017 graduation ceremony for postgraduate law students took place on Wednesday, 6 December. Anneth Amin received her LLD for her dissertation entitled “A teleological approach to the interpretation of socio-economic rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights” under the supervision of Professor Sandy Liebenberg. Anneth’s … Read more
Faculty of Theology hosts the Third Annual Russel Botman Memorial Lecture On Wednesday 18 October the Faculty of Theology hosted the Third Annual Russel Botman Memorial Lecture, honouring the former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University. The memorial lecture was presented by Justice Zak Yacoob, titled “Religious Philosophy, Practice … Read more
Zackie Achmat on State Power, State Capture and Building a New Politics of Justice and Equality On Wednesday 11th October, the Research Chair for Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation hosted a lecture by Zackie Achmat titled “State Power, State Capture and Building a New Politics of Justice and Equality”. … Read more
SERAJ LLM students attend right to food roundtable Two LLM students from SERAJ, Philip Swanepoel and Sameera Mahomedy, attended a roundtable meeting on access to food for students in South African tertiary institutions. The event was hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute situated at the University of the Western Cape. … Read more
SERAJ member, Philip Swanepoel, awarded scholarship to attend intensive course at Åbo Akademi University Philip Swanepoel, who is currently in the final stages of his LLM degree under the supervision of Doctor Shanelle van der Berg and Professor Sandy Liebenberg, has been admitted to the Intensive Course on Contemporary Challenges … Read more
On 13 September, Dr Margot Strauss was invited to participate in a Roundtable Discussion on Just Cities, hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance, and Human Rights at the University of the Western Cape. The theme of the roundtable dealt with South African cities as intense microcosms … Read more
On 5 September, Dr Margot Strauss, a senior research associate at the Socio-Economic Rights & Administrative Justice (SERAJ) Research Project, presented a Faces of the City seminar at the University of the Witwatersrand. The Faces of the City seminar series is a partnership between the SARChI in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, … Read more
Judge Mahomed S Navsa delivers Annual Human Rights Lecture On Tuesday 5th of September 2017 the H.F. Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law and Stellenbosch Law Faculty hosted its 12th Annual Human Rights Lecture. We were honoured to have Judge Mahomed S Navsa of the Supreme Court of Appeal … Read more
Justice Albie Sachs Delivers Oliver Tambo Centenary Lecture on the Constitution, Equality and Decolonisation. On Thursday the 24th of August Justice Albie Sachs gave a lecture titled “The Constitution as an Instrument of Decolonisation and Achieving True Equality”. The lecture was the fourth and final lecture in the ‘Oliver Tambo … Read more
SERAJ member attends workshop on involuntary sterilisation of women as gender based violence On Monday 7th August, Michelle du Toit attended a workshop hosted by the Dullha Omar Institute on the involuntary sterlisation of women as gender based violence. The workshop was divided into three panel disucussions, where each panel … Read more
SERAJ welcomes Fanelesibonge Ndebele as a LLB Research Assistant. Fanele is a senior LLB student who is very involved with student leadership. Fanele will be working on research for Prof Sandy Liebenberg in her capacity as a Committee member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. … Read more
Public Interest Law Gathering 24 – 26 July 2017: University of the Western Cape The annual Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) is a rendezvous of public interest legal practitioners and organisations, and also welcomes academics, law students, paralegals and anyone with a passion for access to justice and the realisation … Read more
SERAJ member, Michelle du Toit,receives Tekano Atlantic Fellowship for health equity in South Africa The Tekano fellowship forms part of the greater Atlantic Fellows, which is an international leadership programme promoting equity on five continants. Tekano is the South African “branch” and focuses on health equity. Tekano is the Sesotho … Read more
On 21 July 2017, Philip Swanepoel – a member of the Socio-Economic Rights and Administrative Justice (‘SERAJ’) Research Group – presented aspects of his LLM study at a SERAJ seminar. He is currently in the final stages of his LLM (research) degree under the supervision of Professor Sandra Liebenberg and … Read more
Doctor van der Berg is leaving the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University at the end of July. She has made an enormous contribution to the faculty, and more specifically the Socio-Economic Rights and Administrative Justice (‘SERAJ’) Research Project, over the past 6 years. Doctor van der Berg first joined … Read more
SERAJ was fortunate to host Adv Stuart Wilson and Dr Julian Brown for a seminar on 28 May 2017 in the Stellenbosch Law Faculty, entitled Socio-Economic Struggles In and Out of the Courtroom. The seminar was attended by undergraduate students, postgraduate LLM and LLD students, as well as staff of … Read more
The Latest ESR Review features an interview with Professor Sandy Liebenberg. She is congratulated on her election as a member onto the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and asked about challenges facing the committee and the implementation of socio-economic rights. She speaks to the growing role of reasonableness … Read more