June 2008
Sebastian Seedorf makes a Presentation on “The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of South Africa - a functionalist approach” at the University of KwaZulu-Natal ( Durban )
June 2008
Redson Kapindu presents a Paper on “Immigration, Human Rights and Xenophobia: Global Challenges and the South Africa Dimension” at a Seminar organised by Constitution Hill on "Immigration and Human Rights: Challenges Facing South Africa" at the Old Fort, Constitution Hill.
June 2008
Sebastian Seedorf gives a talk on “Constitutional Implications of an Amalgamation of Chapter 9 Institutions” at conference on “Strengthening the Capacity of National Institutions in South Africa" organised by the Human Rights Institute of South Africa at Kempton Park .
June 2008
Redson Kapindu presents a paper on “Strengthening the Capacity of National Institutions: A Comparative analysis of the Constitutional Frameworks for Constitution Building Institutions in Malawi and South Africa” at conference on “Strengthening the Capacity of National Institutions in South Africa" organized by the Human Rights Institute of South Africa at Kempton Park. Download copy of the Paper here>>>
June 2008
David Bilchitz participates in a panel discussion at the University of the Western Cape titled “Rights, Legal Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: From Academic Discourse to Implementable Policy.” SAIFAC is working on a business and human rights conference planned for November 2008 to discuss law reform in this area within South Africa; and shortly thereafter, a headline report detailing SAIFAC'S recommendations in this regard will be produced.
June 2008
Theunis Roux presents paper on "Morality, Law and Society: The Constitutional Value System and Social Values in South Africa" at the 16 th Annual Conference on the Individual vs. the State, Central European University , Budapest . Download copy of presentation here >>>
May 2008
George Mukundi Wachira attends the 43rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in Ezulwini, Kingdom of Swaziland
May 2008
Redson Kapindu makes a joint presentation on an “Overview of International Human Rights Instruments” at Workshops organized by the Southern Africa Human Rights Trust (SAHRIT) on “Civil and Political Rights” and “Child Rights” at Arcadia Hotel in Pretoria. Download copy of PowerPoint Presentation here>>>
May 2008
Redson Kapindu makes a presentation on an “Overview of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment” at a Workshop on Civil and Political Rights organised by the Southern Africa Human Rights Trust (SAHRIT) at Arcadia Hotel in Pretoria . Download copy of PowerPoint Presentation here>>>
May 2008
Sebastian Seedorf makes presentation on “The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of South Africa - a functionalist approach” at Wits University .
May 2008
David Bilchitz participates in a panel discussion with R Douglas Elliott on “Gay Marriage in Canada and South Africa : Where are we and how did we get here?” at the University of Toronto .
May 2008
David Bilchitz presents a seminar to a Constitutional Roundtable at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto on “Towards a Theory of Content for Socio-Economic Rights'.
May 2008
David Bilchitz attends the Law and Society Conference in Montreal and presents a paper entitled “Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights: Two Questions”
May 2008
Theunis Roux delivers presentation on ‘The Interaction between Constitutional Law and International Law' at the IACL Roundtable Conference on International Law and National Constitutions in the Jurisprudence of Constitutional Courts in Andorra . Download copy of Powerpoint presentation here >>>
April 2008
George Mukundi Wachira is awarded a scholarship to attend the Legal Writing Institute in Indianapolis Indiana , USA which will be held from July 14 to 17, 2008 by Academics Promoting the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law
(APPEAL) http://indylaw.indiana.edu/LWIconference/
April 2008
SAIFAC Doctoral Fellow Godfrey Musila travels to the United States as coach of the University of the Witwatersrand 's team in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition.
April 2008
SAIFAC Junior Researcher Michael Bishop presents seminar at SAIFAC on ‘A Story Like the Wind: Identity, Storytelling and Human Rights Law'.
April 2008
>SAIFAC Senior Researcher Sebastian Seedorf presents seminar at SAIFAC on ‘Constitutional Jurisdiction: A Functionalist Approach'. This paper will be published in the next revision service of Stu Woolman et al Constitutional Law of South Africa 2ed.
April 2008
SAIFAC Doctoral Fellow Godfrey Musila travels to the United States as coach of the University of the Witwatersrand’s team in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition.
April 2008
SAIFAC Junior Researcher Michael Bishop presents seminar at SAIFAC on ‘A Story Like the Wind: Identity, Storytelling and Human Rights Law'.
April 2008
SAIFAC Senior Researcher Sebastian Seedorf presents seminar at SAIFAC on ‘Constitutional Jurisdiction: A Functionalist Approach’. This paper will be published in the next revision service of Stu Woolman et al Constitutional Law of South Africa 2ed.
March 2008
SAIFAC Doctoral Fellow Godfrey Muslia presents seminar on 'An Overview of International Criminal Justice and Africa: the African Union and the Fight against Impunity' at the Institute of Security Studies Symposium on Developments in International Criminal Justice in Africa, Cape Town.
March 2008
SAIFAC Doctoral Fellow George Mukundi presents seminar at the University of Pretoria on ‘The Extent and Potential of Kenya’s Legal Framework to Protect Indigenous People’s Land Rights’. Download copy of paper here >>>
March 2008
SAIFAC Senior Researcher David Bilchitz presents paper on ‘Integrating Business and Human Rights: Exploring the Legal Implications’ at the African Institute for Corporate Citizenship conference on Business Development and Poverty, Sandton. Download copy of paper here >>>
March 2008
Iain Benson, the Executive Director of the Centre for Cultural Renewal in Ottowa, joins SAIFAC as a Research Associate. He is the first foreign national to be linked to SAIFAC in this way.
March 2008
SAIFAC awarded grant by Open Society Foundation for South Africa towards its project on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights in Africa. Download outline of research project outline here >>>
For more on this project contact SAIFAC Research Associate Dr Mia Swart on mia.swart@wits.ac.za.
March 2008
Theunis Roux gives presentation on ‘Comparative Constitutional Law: An African Perspective’ at the Development Partnerships in Higher Education seminar on Accountability and Constitutional Implementation on the African Continent, University of Cape Town. Download copy of Powerpoint presentation here >>>
March 2008
SAIFAC Research Sabbatical Fellow Lourens du Plessis presents seminar at SAIFAC on ‘Constitutional Interpretation’. This paper will be published in the next revision service of Stu Woolman et al Constitutional Law of South Africa 2ed.
March 2008
Theunis Roux presents paper on ‘Principle and Pragmatism on the Constitutional Court of South Africa’ at the Durban Constitutional Law Interest Group colloquium on Recent Developments in South African Constitutional Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Download copy of paper here >>>
March 2008
Prof. Lourens du Plessis arrives at SAIFAC for one-month research sabbatical. During his time at SAIFAC Prof. du Plessis will be researching and writing the chapter on ‘Constitutional Interpretation’ in Stu Woolman et al Constitutional Law of South Africa (second edition).