STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY LAW CLINIC: SPEARHEADING EVICTION WORK

Nettie Welcome, an ESTA occupier and former client of the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic, which forms part of the Faculty of Law, approached the Clinic for legal assistance in an eviction-related matter. The Clinic was her last resort: “We sat in the dark and without water for three months. If the Clinic did not help…

30th edition of African Human Rights Moot Court Competition to be hosted by Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Preparation for the 2021 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition were formally launched on 7 September 2020 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, when the Director of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Prof Frans Viljoen, the Vice Rector (Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies) of Stellenbosch University, Prof Eugene Cloete, together with the Dean of…

Law Faculty announcement: September 2020

The Faculty acknowledges that we are now moving into a time of increased load-shedding and students must do everything possible to plan ahead (by charging all devices and trying to take precautions, e.g. moving to another area that is not affected at the time). Unfortunately, load-shedding remains beyond the control of the Faculty and the…

Faculty of Law Newsletters 2019 and 2020

See below links to the Faculty’s first and latest Newsletters: Newsletter 2020 Newsletter 2019  

Prof Theo Broodryk receives Georg Forster Award

Professor Theo Broodryk, Associate Professor of Law, was recently awarded the prestigious Georg Forster Fellowship Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. The Georg Forster Research Award is granted to academics of all disciplines in recognition of a researcher’s achievements to date, including material findings, new theories, or insights have had a significant…