The call for papers for the annual Centre for Human Rights disability rights conference to be held 7-8 November 2017 at the University of Pretoria is now out on the Centres’ website. The theme for the conference this year
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Insurers and assisted suicide in South Africa
On 4 May 2015 the Pretoria high court found that an applicant who was terminally ill and suffering intractably with a life expectancy of a few weeks at most, and fully mentally competent, could freely and voluntarily without undue influence…
Bladerunner Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for killing girlfriend
Main October 21, 2014Bladerunner Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for killing girlfriendAs reported in this lengthy CNN piece, “Oscar Pistorius’ fall from grace culminated Tuesday with a five-year sentence in the shooting death of his girlfriend.”…
APPEAL – A Great Story of Success
South African court declares juve mandatory sentences unconstitutional
Main November 5, 2008South African court declares juve mandatory sentences unconstitutionalA notable ruling yesterday from an intermediate appellate court in South Africa ought to interest not only comparative sentencing scholars, but also anyone interested in debates over whether international law…
call for proposals for APPEAL’s South Africa conference
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APPEAL (Academics Promoting the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law) and the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law will host the Conference on Promoting the Teaching of Legal Writing in Southern Africa on July 1-4, 2009, in…
Legal Writing Conference in South Africa
Mimi Samuel, Co-President of APPEAL (Academics Promoting the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law), has just shared the news that APPEAL and the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law in South Africa will hold a Conference on Promoting the…
Legal Writing Conference in South Africa
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Mimi Samuel, Co-President of APPEAL (Academics Promoting the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law), has just shared the news that APPEAL and the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law in South Africa will hold a Conference on Promoting the…