Taxing answers to carbon emissions

Studies have shown South Africa is one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. Dr Michelle Barnard, a senior lecturer from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, has pledged to try and change this.

Dr Barnard recently published an award-winning article on this topic. The article focused on greenhouse gases, climate…

Maponya law firm sponsors NWU students

The Faculty of Law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a luncheon on 8 May 2018 to announce its new partnership with local law firm, Maponya Attorneys Inc.

The partnership will see five first-year students receive annual funding of R50 000 per student for their complete study period, subject to academic…

Pioneering electronic law journal in class of its own

Since its inception in 1998, the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) has been a hallmark of the Faculty of Law’s continuous excellence. Every year the PEJL receives more than 100 submissions of which more than 60% are published.

“The journal is my baby and my baby has grown really big. It is bursting at the seams,” says Prof…

A new frontier: The Creative Arts and Law project

“All aspects of society are effected by law therefore we encourage interdisciplinary cooperation,” explains one of the most popular lecturers at the North-West University (NWU), René Koraan. That is why the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Faculty of Education, launched the Creative Arts and Law project.

The project is a…

Another feather in Louis Kotzé’s hat

Prestigious achievements are no longer uncommon for Prof Louis Kotzé, although this humble research professor in environmental law at the Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) will differ from anyone who says so.

In January last year he was informed that his application for European Commission Horizon 2020 Marie Curie…

NWU Law Faculty holds law colloquium

As a continuation of its Human Rights Month celebrations, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a Law Colloquium on 22 March 2018.

The colloquium, consisting of a public lecture and a seminar, was presented by Prof Willem van Genugten, extraordinary professor at the NWU, and moderated by Prof Agbor Avitus,…

NWU Mahikeng Law Clinic is making a lasting impact in the local community

The North-West University (NWU) Law Clinic in Mahikeng has been in operation for 33 years. It started as a small advisory office with the assistance of students who participated on a voluntary basis.

“In 1984, the Practical Legal Studies course became compulsory for all final-year law students, requiring them to spend some time…

NWU and UNHCR host international symposium on statelessness The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium o

The Faculty of Law on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is hosting an international symposium on The International Human Right to a Nationality, the Prevention of Statelessness and the Protection of Stateless Individuals in the 21st Century…

The link between climate change and money

The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a climate change public lecture on its campus in Potchefstroom.

The issue on climate change was looked at from a legal, environmental science, engineering and a financial perspective.Dr Michelle Barnard who is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Ncobile Nkosi, a social-…

Advocate inspires NWU’s young legal eagles

On 11 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted renowned practicing advocate, Carol-Ann Myburg, at a jurisprudence dialogue titled “Dynamics of Legal Practice with specific reference to the role of Advocates”.

Organised by academic and author, Prof Freddy Khunou, the dialogue is the first of many…