Events

14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo [19 April 2024]

19 Apr, 2024 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM — School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Bellville,

The Dullah Omar Institute invites you to the 14th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Chief Justice R. Zondo

Symposium: African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law [29 March 2024]

29 Mar, 2024 from 03:00 PM to 11:00 PM — Hybrid,

The symposium is co-organized by HRP, the Center for International Law & Policy in Africa (CILPA) and the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape. It is co-sponsored by the Salata Institute, the Petrie-Flom Center, the David Rockefeller for Latin American Studies, Human Rights Entrepreneurs and Incubator Clinic, and the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World.

Hybrid Conference: National and provincial elections in May 2024: what are the implications for intergovernmental relations? [20 March 2024]

20 Mar, 2024 from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Zoom & Life Science Building, Seminar Room 1A & B, UWC,

The SARChl Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute invites you to a hybrid Conference.

Seminar: A citizen’s perspective on the rule of law - Democracy and elections in South Africa [21 February 2024]

21 Feb, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM — Hybrid: School of Public Health Room 1F, UWC and Zoom,

The SARChl Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation invites you to a hybrid seminar.

Seminar on Coalition governments: What are the options for law reform at municipal level? [8 November 2023]

08 Nov, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM — Hybrid: Kader Asmal Moot Court, Law Faculty and Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation invites you to a hybrid seminar on Coalition governments: What are the options for law reform at municipal level?

Webinar: Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa [17 October 2023]

17 Oct, 2023 from 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM — Zoom,

The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape invites you to the third webinar in the series on Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa.

Webinar in Commemoration of World Food Day [16 October 2023]

16 Oct, 2023 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Zoom,

Regulation of unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children in Africa

Conversation with the UN Human Rights Committee Member - Prof Helene Tigroudja [12 October 2023]

12 Oct, 2023 from 01:15 PM to 02:15 PM — Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights will host a Conversation session on the right to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment with Prof Hélène Tigroudja, a member of the UN Human Rights Committee - and our postgraduate students.

Webinar on Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa [12 September 2023]

12 Sep, 2023 from 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM — Zoom,

The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape invites you to a webinar series on Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa

Webinar on Sub-national Governance, Law Enforcement and Oversight in Five African Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia [30 August 2023]

30 Aug, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM — Zoom,

In April 2023 Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) launched a webinar series on sub-national governance and the criminalisation of poverty and status. ACJR, hereby cordially invites you to the third installment of the above series focusing on ‘Sub-national Governance, Law Enforcement and Oversight in Five African Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia’. The webinar will unpack issues relating to sub-national law enforcement, highlighting concerns regarding a general lack of oversight mechanisms for monitoring and accountability, and discussing the implications for practice and law reform at a sub-national level.

Webinar on What is the data telling us about crime? [15 August 2023]

15 Aug, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM — Zoom,

Ahead of the scheduled release by the South African Police Service (SAPS) of the latest Quarterly Crime data, Dr Jean Redpath takes a look at what we can learn from previous quarterly and annual data about the drivers of violent crime in South Africa, primarily through the indicator of murder.

The Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, cordially invites you to a panel discussion that considers the impact of social rights litigation in South Africa.

The Dullah Omar Institute invites you to a SARChI DIALOGUE SERIES: “The arrest and prosecution of Heads of State for International Crimes”

This Dialogue is hosted by the Deputy President Mashatile, in collaboration with the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape.

The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape invites you to a webinar on Realising the Socio-economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa.

The Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) in collaboration with the Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) hereby cordially invites you to the second component of the webinar series on sub-national governance and the criminalisation of poverty and status.

Various experts will share their insights on the challenges and provide practical recommendations on how to make research effective.

The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI), in collaboration with the International Budget Partnership-South Africa (IBP-SA), invites you to a webinar.

The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) together with the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) cordially invites you to a webinar discussion on Coalition Governance – Are We Ready?

The presence of an elaborate network of members of the so-called Numbers Gang is a well-known phenomenon in South African correctional facilities or prisons in short.

The Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, cordially invites you to a Panel discussion that considers the substantive content of socio-economic rights.

The theme for the 2023 ASD is 'Giving effect to the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Decentralisation, Local Governance and Local Development'.

ACJR hereby cordially invites you to the first of a series of webinars on sub-national governance and the criminalisation of poverty and status.

What do magistrates think about prosecutors? ACJR’s work on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has included attempts at measuring perceptions of stakeholders, particularly those with direct experience of the prosecution.

The Dullah Omar Institute invites you to a Seminar on the National development planning, local government and the rights of special groups in Uganda.

The University of Dayton Human Rights Center, Ohio, the Frances Lewis Law Center Washington and Lee School of Law, Lexington, VA, the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, University of the Western Cape, South Africa in association with the Center for Global Affairs, New York University invite you to a hybrid book launch of Constitutional Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa edited by Ebenezer Durojaye and Derek Powell (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022)

International law provides children protection against, among others, recruitment and use; killing and maiming; sexual violence; attacks on schools and hospitals; abduction; and denial of humanitarian access.

Hosted by UWC Research Chair in Constitutional Design in Divided Societies, and the South Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development, Dullah Omar Institute, UWC

You are invited to the 13th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture. This Memorial Lecture Series celebrates the memory of a person who worked tirelessly towards, and achieved so much, in realising the goals of human rights and democracy. The Dullah Omar Institute and the Faculty of Law honour the late Dullah Omar with a lecture on human rights and democracy in his name. As a fighter for human rights and democracy, he leaves behind a rich legacy on which we draw inspiration and guidance. The 2022 Lecture will be delivered by Professor Thuli Madonsela

The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center and the Dullah Omar Institute, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, invite you to the virtual launch of the book titled 'International Human Rights Law and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Lessons from Africa and Beyond' (edited by Ebenezer Durojaye and Lucyline Nkatha Murungi).