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Doctor of Philosophy in Laws with Law and Development (PhD in Law and Development)
Duration (minimum and maximum duration For full-time students, the study period is at minimum one year and the maximum duration of study is four years. For part-time students it is minimum one year and the maximum duration of study is five years. If a student has not completed the study within the maximum duration of studies allowed…https://law.nwu.ac.za/law/sa-copyright-academics-weigh-copyright-amendment-bill
SA Copyright Academics Weigh in on Copyright Amendment Bill
South African Copyright Academics Weigh in on Copyright Amendment Bill On the eve of a Parliamentary meeting to review the President’s Constitutional reservations, a group of leading copyright and constitutional academics have identified technical changes to meet all of the President’s concerns. The South African Copyright Amendment Bill…https://law.nwu.ac.za/law/mock
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Gideon Rossouw
Our colleague, mr Gideon Rossouw, lecturer at the North-West University’s Mahikeng Campus passed away during the evening of 1 July 2021. Our condolences go to his family, colleagues and friends. He will be sorely missed. A colleague from the Law Faculty wrote: "For me the news was quite unexpected. I knew that he was in hospital with Covid as…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29630
PER article test
What of the Child? Preventing the Publication of Children's Names After the Age of 18 [accordion collapsed] A Abstract Children are afforded a number of protections when they encounter the criminal justice system. The need for special protection stems from the vulnerable position children occupy in society. When children form part of the…https://law.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law/test-ej
Test EJ
Would you please help test the Law subsite on Drupal 8 before we make it live next week Wednesday? First you need to follow the steps in the attached Word document. Please complete the tasks in https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14CYCs8NQMjfpJPdt-YZpEG2QFpnRkHk4905v6Q-b7pE/edit?usp=sharing and indicate if you…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29632
Test page MHM
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Test page MHM - Cloned
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South Africa Law Deans' Association (SALDA) Statement on Continuing Gender-Based Violence
We, the Law Deans of the South African Law Deans' Association (SALDA), are deeply distressed by the continued perpetration of gender-based violence, including femicide, in South Africa. The recent and brutal killing of Ms Nosicelo Mtebeni, a law student at the University of Fort Hare, is an urgent reminder that without immediate action…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29642
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Faculty of Law, North-West University South Africa The North West University invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Faculty of Law. Applicants interested in pursuing a legal academic career in higher education are strongly encouraged to apply. The…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29644
New Book: Global Jurisprudential Apartheid in the Twenty-First Century Flyer 2021
Background In Global Jurisprudential Apartheid in the Twenty-First Century: Universalism and Particularism in International Law, the contributors argue that the world is witnessing the formation of a global jurisprudential apartheid despite the promotion of democracy, equality, human rights, and…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29647
Alumnus Ockert Potgieter passed away
Dr Ockert Potgieter, a former alumnus of the Faculty of Law, passed away this week in Mossel Bay due to Covid-19 related pneumonia. He completed his B Com, LLB and LLD (right to work) degrees at the then Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (now North-West University). He received his B Com and LLB degrees cum laude. He also…https://law.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law/nwu-faculty-law-alternative-dispute-resolution-colloquium
NWU Faculty of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium
Invitation & Call for Papers For The First NWU Faculty of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium on 23 November 2021 INVITATION TO PRESENT AT THE FIRST NWU FACULTY OF LAW ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COLLOQUIUM ON 23 NOVEMBER 2021 The coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic has undoubtedly affected all of us in one way or another. For…https://law.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law/nwu-faculty-law-alternative-dispute-resolution-colloquium-0
NWU Faculty of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium
Invitation & Call for Papers For The First NWU Faculty of Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Colloquium on 23 November 2021 INVITATION TO PRESENT AT THE FIRST NWU FACULTY OF LAW ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COLLOQUIUM ON 23 NOVEMBER 2021 The coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic has undoubtedly affected all of us in one way or another. For…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29651
Justice Bess Nkabinde
Justice Bess Nkabinde receives an honorary doctorate from the NWU The North-West University (NWU) honoured Justice Bess Nkabinde with an honorary doctorate on 21 October 2021 for her exceptional contribution to the legal profession and to social justice in South Africa. She was nominated by the Faculty of Law, with which she maintains…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29654
Promotions of our Colleagues
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the promotions of our colleagues: To full professor: Prof Elmien du Plessis Prof Henk Kloppers. To associate professor: Dr Germarie Viljoen To senior lecturer: Dr Natasha Ravyse To lecturer: Mr Molebatsi Moremi Mr Lutendo Nenduanihttps://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29655
Condolences on FW de Klerk passing away
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CLES News
Using management technology to ensure the constitutional right to water Intelligent water management technologies could be the answer to some of South Africa’s water challenges. This is the view of Nicolene Steyn, one of the youngest PhD students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, who believes smart technologies could…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29657