LLM Programmes

Local Government and decentralisation

The Community Law Centre offers a highly competitive research and training programme on local government and decentralisation in South Africa and the rest of Africa. The programme commenced in 2009.

Content – Full time Students will follow a coursework masters’ programme, comprising of 3 taught modules, an internship and a thesis.

Module 1: Law of Intergovernmental Relations
Module 2: Local Government Law
Module 3: Law of Good Governance
Module 4: Internship (400 hour internship at an institution of decentralisation in South Africa).

Teaching takes place in 2 blocks of six weeks during which intensive teaching and research towards assignments and exams is required.

Part-time students do the programme over a period of 2 years and replace the internship for an additional module.

A limited number of bursaries are available for candidates with a graduate degree in law, public administration, political science or economics and a proven track record of academic excellence. Practical exposure to governance will be a strong recommendation.

For more information and application enquiries contact the course coordinators: Prof Jaap de Visser or Prof Nico Steytler or call +2721 959 2950.

LLM/ MPhil at the Faculty of Law, UWC

The Faculty of Law offers coursework LLM and MPhil degrees as well as Postgraduate Diplomas in five areas of specialisation: Labour Law, Constitutional Litigation. Environmental and Natural Resources Law, International and Human Rights Law, and International Trade, Investment and Business Law. Students may also enroll for any combination of modules (i.e. General), or for an LLM/MPhil degree by thesis only (Mode III).

The standard coursework Masters format is four modules and a research paper (Mode I). A student may also do two modules and a mini-thesis (Mode II) of approximately half the length of that usually required for an LLM/MPhil by thesis (Mode III).

MODULES

LABOUR LAW

Labour Law in the New Global Market
Law of Unfair Dismissal
Conflict Transformation
Dispute Resolution

CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION

Law of Intergovernmental Relations
Constitutional Rights and Criminal Justice
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Children's Rights and the Law
Constitutional Law Practice (a practical internship at a constitutional institution of democracy, such as Parliament, SA Human Rights Commission, a High Court.)
Legal and Cultural Pluralism
South African Private Law and the Bill of Rights
Gender Equality and Women's Rights
Transitional Law

ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

International Environmental Law
Advanced Environmental Law

INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

International Humanitarian Law
Human Rights Law
International Criminal Law
European Union Law
International Trade Law

INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS LAW

International Economic and Investment Law (presented full-time)
International Business and Regional Trade Law (presented full-time)

GENERAL
• Modules may be selected from any of the above areas of specialization.

GENERAL INFORMATION FROM
Ms Denise Snyders (Faculty Officer)
Faculty of Law
Tel:+27 21 959 3292 Fax: +27 21 959 2960
E-mail: dsnyders@uwc.ac.za

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Prof Darcy duToit (Labour Law)
E-mail: ddutoit@uwc.ac.za

Prof Nico Steytler (Constitutional Litigation)
E-mail: nsteytler@uwc.ac.za

Prof Tobias van Reenen (International and Human Rights Law / Environmental Law)
E-mail: tvanreenen@uwc.ac.za

Prof Riekie Wandrag (InternationalTrade, Investment and Business Law)
E-mail: mwandrag@uwc.ac.za

Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa

The LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa is a unique programme, admitting 30 individuals from African countries with good law degrees and preferably experience in the human rights field. During an intensive one-year course, they are taught by eminent lecturers in human rights law and gain invaluable practical experience. It is the only course of its kind in Africa.

Students come to the Community Law Centre for the second semester of their programme for two electives, as well as French or English. The electives offered are:

European Union Law
Children's Rights and the Law
Gender Equality and Women's Rights
Constitutional Rights and Criminal Justice
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Humanitarian Law
International Environmental Law
Law of Unfair Dismissal

The students also complete their dissertations with the Community Law Centre. Their research is by excellent resource support from the Centre's Library and neighbouring universities.

Individuals from all African countries are invited to apply for admission to study for the Master’s Degree (LLM) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

For more information, visit the programme's home page

Community Law Centre

Local Government and decentralisation

LLM/ MPhil at the Faculty of Law, UWC

Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa

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