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Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Sexual harassment investigations - and lost opportunities

We must push for deeper analysis if we want to see real change in how sexual harassment is handled, both through our legal processes and in broader society. So argues Jameelah Omar, lecturer in Criminal Justice in UCT's Faculty of Law, in her latest opinion piece in the Daily Maverick. 

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Publication Date:
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 - 13:45
Online courses for professional development in Law
UCT Law@Work goes online - short courses at your desktop

The University of Cape Town’s Law@work unit and AfricaLegal have partnered up to bring world-class legal education short courses to students across the continent via an easy-to-access online platform.

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Publication Date:
Mon, 03 Dec 2018 - 09:15
Prof Jan Glazewski's Valedictory Lecture - view online!

Professor Jan Glazewski delivered his Valedictory Lecture to a packed Oliver Tambo Moot Court on Weds 14th November 2018.  For those unable to join us, you can view the lecture online. 

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Publication Date:
Wed, 21 Nov 2018 - 10:30
2018 Law Alumni Reunion - 7th December talk-and-drinks

The Law Faculty is holding its annual Alumni Reunion on 7th December - with a talk-and-drinks event on Friday 7th December.  Join us to listen to Prof Dale Hutchison, and for drinks in the Faculty Common Room afterwards.

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Publication Date:
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 - 11:15

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We attract excellent students from diverse backgrounds, ensuring a rich learning environment. As the smallest Faculty at UCT, with close to 1,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students annually, the rigour of our degree programmes leads to UCT Law graduates being highly sought after, not only in South Africa but also internationally. In addition, the Faculty hosts at least 11 world-class research units, focused on various aspects of legal practice and implementation.

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At the UCT Faculty of Law we are committed to furthering the goals of the Constitution, and our aim is to develop the next generation of skilled legal professionals who will ensure the maintenance and strengthening of an open, free and democratic South Africa. The Faculty’s mission is to ensure knowledgeable, articulate, skilled and critically-minded graduates able to play an influential role in ensuring social justice here and further afield. Our core objective remains teaching and research, but we are committed to maintaining a clear awareness of the social and global context in which our graduates will find their place.

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The Faculty’s Law graduates are known for their capacity not only in legal theory, and its application, but also in practical experience of legal practice. This is a result of our unique requirement that to graduate, all students must have completed 60 hours of probono community service. It is also a result of the Faculty’s superb moot court facility – where students learn to present legal argument in a court-like setting. It is further a result of the Faculty’s local and international academic and professional networks which ensure that we are able to secure the best opportunities for students to gain experience elsewhere during their student years.
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"Our Constitution is the driving force in creating an open, democratic and free society. Here at the Faculty of Law we are committed to furthering the goals of the Constitution. Our aim is to train the next generation of skilled legal professionals who will ensure the maintenance and strengthening of our open, free and democratic society."
Professor Penelope Andrews
Dean of Law

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