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International Conference on Children’s Rights: Taking Stock, Plugging Gaps and Leveraging Emerging Opportunities

Thirty-five years after the adoption of the CRC and thirty-four years after the adoption of the ACRWC, it is fitting to reflect on the extent to which children’s rights have been, or are being, realised in different countries. This experience and knowledge sharing Conference on Children’s Rights aims to create a platform for students, researchers,…

HUMAN RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

As we mark the significant anniversary of 30 years of constitutional democracy in South Africa, the time is ripe for scholarly reflection on how the value and institutional architecture of accountability under our Constitution can be re-envisioned and revitalised to advance the full and equal enjoyment of human rights for all. Accordingly, Professor Sandra Liebenberg,…

TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE LAURIE ACKERMANN

It is with great sadness that I heard the news of Laurie’s passing whilst attending a conference on constitutional justice in Bogotá, Colombia. Laurie has had an enduring relationship with Stellenbosch University and its Law Faculty. He obtained his BA degree (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University. After obtaining his BA honours in jurisprudence as a…

1st Annual National Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Student Conference on Contemporary Urban Development Questions

Doctoral and Masters students from relevant fields of research are invited to the upcoming Multidisciplinary Postgrad Student Conference on Contemporary Urban Development Questions. This year’s theme is: “Social Justice and Sustainable Urban Development in the African Context”. Registration link: https://forms.office.com/r/KKrhp26K1D *This is a virtual event*