SU faculty of Law hosts international colloquium
The Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University recently had the honour of hosting an international colloquium on so-called “mixed jurisdictions” at the request of two prominent international societies,...
View ArticleStudents urged to give back to society
Do not lose your reputation and remember a successful person is one who gives back to society. This was the message from Dr Johan Rupert, Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), to graduates at...
View ArticleHuman rights activist held up as role model for Maties
“I can’t think of a better role model for our law students today,” Professor Sandy Liebenberg of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Law Faculty said yesterday (17 February 2011) of Mr Kobus Pienaar, a...
View ArticleEquality in the market can help solve capitalist crisis, says expert
We find it difficult to deal with the current capitalist crisis and to resolve it. This was the opinion of Professor Nancy Fraser, Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social...
View ArticleLaw and Poverty Colloquium kicks off
Transnational businesses are getting away with injustices against the global poor because the Westphalian nation-state system is shielding them from valid claims by the dispossessed, argued philosopher...
View ArticleProposals to strengthen tenure security
Constitutional rights regarding tenure were discussed at the recent Colloquium on Law and Poverty at Stellenbosch University (SU). The three-day colloquium, which was hosted by the Faculty of Law,...
View ArticleTeach law students tenets of transformative constitution – SU professor
Legal education in South Africa needs to be aligned with the aims of a transformative constitution. This was the view of Professor Geo Quinot of the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU) in...
View ArticleMedia helps to limit corruption, expert says
The independence of the news media and the robust nature of investigative journalism in South Africa help limit corruption, Dr Sope Williams-Elegbe, a lecturer in law at Nottingham University in the...
View ArticleStudents rewarded for hard work
The hard work of 696 students from the Faculties of Law and Economic and Management Sciences (video) paid off on Wednesday evening, 7 December at the fourth December graduation ceremony of Stellenbosch...
View ArticleWomen and children worst affected by climate change
Despite a number of international meetings, protocols and conventions to address and mitigate the effects of climate change, there has, for the most part, been a failure to address the economic, social...
View ArticleWorld’s leading Family Rights expert to deliver Mortie Malherbe Memorial...
Prof Michael Freeman, one of the global leading experts in the field of Family and Children’s Law, will be the presenter of the Mortie Malherbe Memorial Lecture on 11 October in the JC De Wet Hall in...
View ArticleGerman MP to speak on rule of law (15 October)
Adv Thomas Silberhorn, member of the German Bundestag and the Committee on Legal Affairs, will be the guest speaker at the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University on 15 October. Topic: The Rule of...
View ArticleSU Law Professor wins National Teaching Excellence Award
Stellenbosch University (SU) takes pride in a lecturer from the Faculty of Law who has been selected to receive the prestigious National Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award from Heltasa (Higher...
View ArticleRights for children a necessity says world expert
All children should have the right to vote, regardless of their age. “It is believed that children are not competent to make political decisions. But there are adults with voting rights who are equally...
View ArticleYoung property law researchers from across the globe gather in Stellenbosch
Young property law researchers and senior property law scholars from countries like South Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Israel and Australia will gather in Stellenbosch next...
View ArticleYoung property lawyers encouraged to learn from each other
Young property law researchers from across the globe were encouraged to use the third Young Property Lawyers Forum (YPLF), hosted in Stellenbosch this week, to learn from each other and to strenghten...
View ArticleInaugural lecture: Prof Oliver C Ruppel (19 March)
Prof Oliver C Ruppel of the Department of Mercantile Law will be presenting his inaugural lecture on Tuesday, 19 March 2013. Title: Intersections of Law and Cooperative Global Climate Governance:...
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