VS-Project-Themes
Themes Prof C Rautenbach: Modern Day Impact of Cultural Diversity in South Africa The aim of this research is to analyse contemporary cultural diversity issues in a legal context. Typical issues include the meaning and scope of culture in a legal context, cultural governance, cultural sustainability and cultural (and religious)…
VS-Project-Newsroom
News: Prof Christa Rautenbach has been appointed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Adv Michael Masutha, as an advisory committee member in the South African Law Reform Commission: Project 144. The project is titled "Single Marriage Statute Including Measures against Sham Marriages". See http://news.…
VS-Project-Events
Events: Traditional Leadership Juris Diversitas 6th Annual Conference The Role of Women in Traditional Governance Academic Freedom Lecture: http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/annual-nwu-lecture-academic-freedom. Video link: Click here The 2nd Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium - 19 October 2022 Click…
Prof Oliver Fuo woon tans die "Global Intensive" Program
Prof. Oliver Fuo woon tans die Global Intensive Program of Young Constitutional Law Scholars by wat van 23-29 Junie 2018 in Seoul, Suid-Korea aangebied word. Die program word georganiseer deur die aanbieders van die 10de Annual World Congress of Constitutional Law en bied 'n geleentheid aan 28 belowende akademici van 16 verskillende lande om…
Prof Oliver Fuo woon tans die "Global Intensive" Program
Prof. Oliver Fuo woon tans die Global Intensive Program of Young Constitutional Law Scholars by wat van 23-29 Junie 2018 in Seoul, Suid-Korea aangebied word. Die program word georganiseer deur die aanbieders van die 10de Annual World Congress of Constitutional Law en bied 'n geleentheid aan 28 belowende akademici van 16 verskillende lande om…
Prof Anél du Plessis is presenting a Public Lecture
Prof Anel du Plessis bied op 26 Junie 2018 'n publieke lesing aan wat deur die Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (Potsdam) en die Freie Universitat, Berlyn aangebied word. Die lesing is getiteld: "Domestication of the Paris Agreement in South Africa: The role of Cities" en bevat Mnr Andrew Gilder, Mede-direkteur van Climate Legal (…
Prof Anél du Plessis is presenting a Public Lecture
Prof Anel du Plessis bied op 26 Junie 2018 'n publieke lesing aan wat deur die Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (Potsdam) en die Freie Universitat, Berlyn aangebied word. Die lesing is getiteld: "Domestication of the Paris Agreement in South Africa: The role of Cities" en bevat Mnr Andrew Gilder, Mede-direkteur van Climate Legal (…
FTD Project Recent Events
Recent Events Link to programme click here Link to photo's click here --oOo-- Link to programme: Click here Link to photo's: Click here --oOo-- Book Launch: Prof Howard Chitimira Link to Prof Mnenesi's address on behalf of the DVC. -cCc- Welcome and opening…
FTI Project Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events [tabs] 2024 1st Annual International Banking, Competition & Corporate Law (BCCL) Conference Conference dates: 22-24 May 2024 Venue: Mercure Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia The registration fee is R3000 (excluding VAT) for all delegates…
Public lecture by Prof Helmut Aust
You are cordially invited to a public lecture by Prof Helmut Aust from the Freie Universitat, Berlin.The lecture is taking place at the Faculty of Law on the 12th of September at 17:00. In his lecture, Prof Aust focuses on the Paris Climate Agreement and the role of sub-national authorities (eg city governments) in moving forward on its…
KAS / NWU Local Government Workshop
The NWU Faculty of Law hosted a workshop, funded by the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, on the theme "Institutional design of medium-sized municipalities" in Potchefstroom on 02 August (see programme). Download Presentations Dr. Phindile Ntliziywana (University of Cape Town) Prof. Fanie…
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The South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES) was established in 2018 as one of the SARChI Initiative research chairs of the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF). The Research Chair is held by the North-West University, and forms part of the Research Unit on Law,…
Researchers
The research team of 2019: Chairholder: Prof Anél du Plessis Research fellow: Ms Angela van der Berg (ad hoc …