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Thursday, 19 April 2018
UCT Law hosts International Association of Law Schools Africa forum

UCT's Law Faculty will be hosting the International Association of Law Schools forum of African Law Deans from 4th - 6th March 2018.  The focus of the forum is on legal education, and is titled From Imitation to Innovation: Comparative Perspectives on Legal Education.

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Publication Date:
Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 16:00
What about Refugee Rights, Mr President?

Dr Fatima Khan, Director of the Refugee Rights Clinic, writes a punchy open letter to President Ramaphosa in response to the complete omission of refugees from his SONA speech.

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Publication Date:
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 13:45
Public Lecture 1st March 17h30

Professor Angela J. Davis will be visiting the UCT Faculty of Law on 1st March 2018 to give a lunchtime lecture to students, and a public lecture in the evening - focused on her latest book "Policing the Black Man".  Prof Davis will focus in her lectures on prosecution, power and racism in the US criminal justice system.

 

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Publication Date:
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 15:45
The deaths of 144 mentally ill patients and South Africa’s constitutional democracy

By Professor Penelope Andrews | Dean of Law | University of Cape Town

Prof Andrews writes about this critical issue in The Conversation

Since colonial times black South Africans have been accustomed to cruelty, neglect and indifference on the part of successive governments. The apartheid government reduced these brutalities to a fine art form, resulting in the system being declared a crime against humanity.

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Publication Date:
Friday, February 9, 2018 - 09:00

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Why Law at UCT?

Excellence

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.

Democracy and Social Justice

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.

Theory and Practice

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.
For information on Curriculum, Courses, Scholarships and Prizes see the Law Faculty Handbook.

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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Email: law-studies@uct.ac.za

Phone: 021 650 3086

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Faculty of Law
University of Cape Town
Private Bag X3
Rondebosch
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