Events

Webinar Series - Children’s Rights and Business in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities [17 July 2025]

17 Jul, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM — Zoom,

The Children’s Rights Project hereby cordially invites you to attend the first instalment of the above series, which will focus on the general and overarching theme of “Children’s Rights and Business in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Webinar Series - Climate Change and Children’s Rights: Leveraging a Child-Rights-Based Approach [1 July 2025]

01 Jul, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM — Zoom,

The Children’s Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, in partnership with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, invites you to a timely and important conversation on climate change and children’s rights, a serious and growing challenge affecting millions of children across Africa.

Webinar on Unpacking deception: How misleading food marketing targets children – and the role of the Consumer Protection Act 2008 [10 June 2025]

10 Jun, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM — Zoom,

The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, invites you to a timely and impactful webinar on how South Africa’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA) of 2008 can be used to challenge misleading food and beverage marketing targeted at children.

Webinar - Combating Obstetric Violence in Africa: Human Rights, Dignity, and Accountability in Maternal Health Care [27 May 2025]

27 May, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM — Zoom,

The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute invites you to a critical and timely webinar on Obstetric Violence in Africa - a pervasive yet often overlooked form of gender-based violence that undermines maternal health and women's rights across the African continent.

Info Webinar: Fifth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) [20 May 2025]

20 May, 2025 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM — Zoom,

The theme for the Fifth African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is ‘Decentralisation and Finances’. The 2025 ASD will focus on how decentralisation governance in Africa is financed, and on the systems and rules for the prudent use of public finances at decentralised level.

SARChI DIALOGUE SERIES: New Challenges for constitutionalism, fundamental rights, and risks to democracy in the first 100 days of the Trump, Vance, and Musk administration in the United States [16 April 2025]

16 Apr, 2025 from 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM — Kader Asmal Moot Court, Faculty of Law, UWC,

Speaker: Professor Xavier Philippe (Professor of Public Law at the Law Faculty of the University Paris 1 Pantheon- Sorbonne (Sorbonne School of Law) and Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape)

Webinar: Cross-country determinants of independence of prosecution [2 December 2024]

02 Dec, 2024 from 03:00 PM to 04:30 PM — Zoom,

Prosecution agencies across the world enjoy varying degrees of independence from the government of the day. In cases of corruption involving state actors and those dealing with the state, their autonomy is crucial to ensure impartiality and public trust.

Webinar: Sub-national governance and the plight of women working in public spaces [26 November 2024]

26 Nov, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM — Zoom,

Challenges and principles to improve policy and law-making

Webinar: Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates [22 October 2024]

22 Oct, 2024 — Zoom,

The African School of Decentralisation, the LPSA Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group, the Dullah Omar Institute at the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Federalism and Governance Studies at Addis Ababa University have organized a special meeting on “Elevating the Debate and Catalyzing Action: Towards a Pan African Network of Decentralization Advocates.”

Roundtable on Obstetric Violence: Leveraging Regional Mechanisms for Litigation and Strategic Advocacy [14 October 2024]

14 Oct, 2024 from 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM — Jawara International Conference Centre (Hybrid),

This roundtable is organised by the Bridging the Gap Coalition under the Women’s Platform. The roundtable on Obstetric Violence (OV) will build on prior discussions from the 78th ACHPR session to advance the use of regional human rights mechanisms in addressing the OV in Africa. The session will explore how the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) can be leveraged to strengthen advocacy, develop normative standards, and hold states accountable for their obligations to protect women from OV. The roundtable shape future strategies for engaging regional mechanisms to combat obstetric violence across Africa.

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.