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Prof Ebenezer Durojaye presented a guest lecture to LLM Students at O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University, Washington DC

On 9 September 2022, Prof Ebenezer Durojaye presented a guest lecture to the LLM Students in National and Global Health Law at the O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Application date extended: Postgraduate Diploma in Public Law focusing on Local Government - 2023

The Dullah Omar Institute offers a unique Postgraduate Diploma.

Call for Applications: Winter School on Federalism and Governance 2023

This is a call for applications for the 14th edition of the “Winter School on Federalism and Governance”. The upcoming edition will be focusing on “Federalism and Equality” and will be held in Innsbruck and Bolzano/Bozen.

Yesterday, 62 organisations and networks registered their strong objection to the public participation process being undertaken for the six appointments that are to be made to the Commission on Gender Equality. Their letter put forward measures to assist the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities to address the serious shortcomings in the proposed public consultation.

Socio-Economic Rights Project Writing Retreat

The Socio-Economic Rights Project, Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape organised its first writing retreat on 1 and 2 September 2022 at the Blaauwberg Beach Hotel.

Community leaders’ training workshop

The Socio- Economic Rights Project of the Dullah Omar Institute held a Community Leader’s Workshop on 26 August 2022 at the Chemical Science Building at the University of the Western Cape.

Prof Lukas Muntingh appointed as new Director of Dullah Omar Institute 2023

The term of DOI’s current Director, Prof Jaap de Visser, ends in December 2022. The position was advertised within the Faculty of Law of the University of the Western Cape, and shortlisting and interviews took place in July.

EU-Rise LoGov Visiting Researchers: Dr. Vijitha Fernandes-Veerakatty and Dr. Sofía Simou

The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) is one of 18 international partners in the EU-Rise LoGov project, ‘Local Government and the Changing Urban-Rural Interplay’.

Call for Applications: Postgraduate Diploma in Public Law focusing on Local Government

The Dullah Omar Institute offers a unique Postgraduate Diploma.

DOI Alumni appointed as Acting Judge of the High Court Judge in Uganda

The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) is proud to announce that on the 24th April 2022, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda appointed HW. Singiza Karekona Douglas, DOI Alumni, as Acting Judge of the High Court of Uganda.