Videos

Webinar on Coalition Governance – are we ready?

On 26 April 2023 the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) together with the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) hosted a webinar on Coalition Governance – are we ready? Mike Pothier speaks to Professor Jaap de Visser of the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape and Mr Lukhona Mnguni, acting Executive Director of the Rivonia Circle.

Seminar on Exploring the Substantive Content of Socio-Economic Rights: Should the Constitutional Court Change Tack?

On 24 April 2023 the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, hosted a panel discussion that considered the substantive content of socio-economic rights. The discussion was moderated by Justice Steven Majiedt (Constitutional Court of South Africa) and panel discussants included Prof Sandy Liebenberg (Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law and Distinguished Professor of Law, Stellenbosch University) and Prof David Bilchitz (Professor of Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Law University of Johannesburg and the University of Reading, Director, SAIFAC).

13th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture

On 16 November 2022 the Dullah Omar Institute hosted the 13th Dullah Omar Memorial lecture to celebrate the memory of a the late Dullah Omar, a person who worked tirelessly towards, and achieved so much, in realising the goals of human rights and democracy. This Lecture's theme 'Reimagining Democracy Through a Social Justice Lens: Reflections on Dullah Omar’s Legacy' was delivered by Professor Thuli Madonsela.

Webinar: The outcome of Kenya's 2022 Presidential Elections

A discussion of the run up to, and impact of the recent Supreme Court judgment, upholding William Ruto's election as the next President of Kenya. The panelists included Dr Conrad Bosire (alumnus of the Dullah Omar Institute, former Chief of Staff in the Kenya Judiciary, adjunct lecturer at Strathmore University) and Mr Henry Gichana (Adv of the High Court of Kenya, Adjunct Teaching Fellow Strathmore Law School and doctoral graduand, Dullah Omar Institute and member of the team of lawyers, representing the President-elect) This webinar was moderated by Prof Jaap de Visser (Director of the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape).

Webinar: Safeguarding the integrity of councillors and senior managers in local government

How do we ensure ethics and integrity in local government, in particular focusing on the role of councillors and senior management? This webinar engages with this question and locates it in (1) the applicable legal framework, (2) ongoing debates about professionalisation of local government and (3) observations about the practice of integrity management in municipalities. The speakers (Jaap de Visser, Phindile Ntliziywana and Fatima Rawat) share recent research, tools and insights into the topic.

Virtual Launch of the Journal of African Law (JAL) - Special Issue on COVID-19 and the Law in Africa

The Special Issue contains articles dealing with the intersection between COVID-19 and the Law in Africa. Drawing on examples across the region, the papers in this Special Issue discusses the relationship between COVID-19 and various aspects of the law. This Special Issue and contributions thereof provide a unique opportunity to examine a wide array of legal issues at various levels – local, national, transnational, subregional, regional – both doctrinally and empirically. The contributions, inter alia, interrogate the adequacy of legal frameworks; the way the AU, governments and institutions have responded to the specific challenges resulting from, and associated with the outbreak of the pandemic; factors influencing compliance; the emerging case law of national courts; and the impact on vulnerable and marginalised groups.

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