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Research Bulletin - Issue 13 | October 2026 Research Bulletin Issue 13 | October 2026 We are pleased to share with you our thirteenth issue of the UWC Law Faculty's Research Bulletin. Below is a snippet of research be...

Master of Law in Legal Pluralism and Family Law Faculty of Law · Specialised Master's Programme · 2027 Centre for Legal Integration in Africa · Department of Private Law Legal Pluralism and Family Law...

Faculty of Law Publications 2025 Between January and December 2025, our academic staff produced 10 books, 3 loose-leaf publications and new book editions, 60 chapters in books, 98 peer-reviewed journal articles...

The new social contract in South Africa and the rhetoric of poverty in the jurisprudence of socio-economic rights South Africa’s apartheid history and Bill of Rights created a new social contract, which imposes a duty on the State to efficiently provide basic amenities. Authors...

El concepto de derecho consuetudinario vivo’ revisitado (The concept of living customary law revisited) The highly adaptive character of norms in recently colonised societies mocks the usefulness of ‘official’ and ‘living’ customary law labels Author...

Ubuntu and culturally informed litigation: South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ Culturally informed values can help to unpack complex legal issues such as genocide. Authors: I Harun & A Diala Summary: The African philosophy of Ubuntu provi...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - African Early Career Legal Scholars’ Network (AECLSN) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS African Early Career Legal Scholars’ Network (AECLSN) Project Title: Unearthing new voices: Skills development for emerging African law researchers&n...

African-German Academic Exchange: Legal Developments on Product Liabilities, Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property in the Digital Space: European and African Perspectives Date: 11 to 15 March 2026 Time: 13h00 SAST Venue: Kader Asmal Moot Court, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape Speakers: Prof. Katharina de la Dura...

[Submission Deadline Extended] Call for Abstracts: Conference on Reflections on Women's Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 2023 (1) BCLR 80 (CC): Where to from here? Invitation for Abstract Submissions: Conference on Reflections on Women's Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 2023 (1) BCLR 80 (CC): Wh...

Faculty of Law Publications 2024 Between January and December 2024, our academic staff produced 16 books, 3 loose-leaf publications and new book editions, 79 chapters in books, 90 peer-reviewed journal articles...

Research Bulletin - Issue 7 | April 2025 We are pleased to share with you our seventh issue of the UWC Law Faculty’s Research Bulletin. The bulletin will showcase on a regular basis to a broader audience the late...

2024 Postgraduate Awards 2024 Postgraduate Awards The Dean of Law, Prof. Jacques de Ville invites you to join us virtually in celebrating the achievements of our postgraduate students who graduated betw...

Professor Anthony Diala Elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law Professor Anthony Diala Elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law The Director of the Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, Professor Anthony Diala, was elected ...

Webinar - Conducting Socio-Legal Research: Reflections and Lessons for Future Researchers Reflecting on experiences from conducting socio-legal research in conflict zones, during the pandemic and beyond, this presentation highlights fundamental principles of empirica...

Applications Open for Specialised Postgraduate Areas of Study - Master's Degrees (LLM /MPhil) and Doctoral Degrees (LLD/PhD) Postgraduate Programmes The Faculty of Law offers LLM/MPhil and LLD/PhD degrees in several areas of specialisation. The Faculty is home to four departments: Criminal Justice and...

Webinar - Muslim Personal Law in Muslim (MPL) minority countries: A case study on MPL at the International Peace College South Africa ️ Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 Time: 13:15 – 14:15 (SAST) Speaker: Dr. Shaykh Dawood Terblanche (CEO, IPSA) Click here to register Learn more about the Mu...