Academic recognition for DOI researchers
We are delighted to announce that three of our researchers received academic accolades that bear testimony to the high quality of research conducted at the Institute.
Appointment of Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur: Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Dullah Omar Institute is pleased to announce that the Head of our Children's Rights Project, Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur, has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
NEW PUBLICATION: The Value of Comparative Federalism
The Legacy of Ronald L. Watts Edited By Nico Steytler, Balveer Arora, Rekha Saxena
Observing the October 2020 general elections in the United Republic of Tanzania
In keeping with the objects of the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) to promote respect for democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law in Africa, the 2020 general elections in Tanzania presented a unique opportunity to observe whether these principles were practically implemented in the election processes.
The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa, has closely followed the developments in Nigeria over the last two weeks, with a particular interest on the human rights situation in the country.
DOI POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW RECEIVES AWARD
Dr Michelle R. Maziwisa, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, under the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) in Multilevel Government, Law and Development, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Ronald Watts Young Researcher Award.
DOI's 2019 Annual Report
Find out what activities the Africa Criminal Justice Reform, Applied Constitutional Studies Laboratory, Children’s Rights Project, Socio-Economic Rights Project, Womxn and Democracy Initiative, as well as the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Development have been involved in last year and over the past five years
The following articles/publications are available in this issue:
BOOK LAUNCH: All Rise - A Judicial Memoir [13 October 2020]
An intergenerational conversation about jurisprudence, social justice and constitutionalism.
The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, invites you to its second webinar in a series on ‘Student Hunger and COVID-19’. This series is organised by the Access to Food for Students Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence in Food Security. It seeks to address food insecurity in tertiary institutions nationwide through research and advocacy.
Appointment of Ms Sapto as Coordinator: Communications / Project Support
The Dullah Omar Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Keathélia Sapto as Coordinator: Communications / Project Support.
Call for Applications: Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Multilevel Government 2021 - 2022
The South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Multilevel Government, Law and Development, based at the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights (DOI), University of the Western Cape, is pleased to announce a full-time post-doctoral research fellowship in multilevel government for 2021.
