Events

Hybrid Seminar: Coalition Governance In Western Cape Municipalities: A South African Blueprint [27 September 2024]

27 Sep, 2024 from 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM — Hybrid: Premier Hotel in Sea Point, Cape Town and Zoom,

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), in collaboration with the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of Western Cape, will convene a seminar titled 'Coalition Governance in Western Cape Municipalities: A South African Blueprint?'

Seminar: Harris (?) versus Trump: Is more drama to follow? [6 August 2024]

06 Aug, 2024 from 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM — Seminar Rooms 1A and 1B, Life Sciences Building, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town,

Please join us on 6 August from 14h30 to 16h30 to listen to Prof Rod Uphoff (University of Missouri) for his insights on American politics and the presidential election of 2024. He will also answer questions on Trump’s legal cases.

Webinar: “Not my Riot - SAPS, local government and crowd management" [1 August 2024]

01 Aug, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM — Zoom,

Reflecting on the proposed revised national policing standards for Municipal Police Services on crowd management during gatherings and demonstrations.

Webinar: Revisiting coalitions: impact of the GNU on governance, intergovernmental relations and local government [30 July 2024]

30 Jul, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM — Zoom,

The SARChl Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office and the Hanns Seidel Foundation invites you to a webinar.

Awareness Raising and Training workshop: Dissemination of the Abidjan Rules, within the framework of the Special Mechanism of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa (CPTA) [28 June 2024]

28 Jun, 2024 from 09:00 AM to 01:30 PM — Rooms 1C&D at the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa,

Awareness-raising and training workshop for the dissemination of the Rules establishing and operating the mechanism for alerting and reporting situations of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (The Abidjan Rules).

Webinar: Report Launch & Dialogue - Registers of councillors' interests: A missed opportunity to enhance accountability and transparency in local government [30 April 2024]

30 Apr, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM — Zoom,

The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) invites you to a webinar on the Report Launch & Dialogue of the Registers of councillors' interests: A missed opportunity to enhance accountability and transparency in local government.

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.