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Dr Fholisani Sydney Mufamadi has confirmed that he will take part in the plenary debate during the Constitution-Building in Africa Conference which will take place on 6 September in Cape Town.
Call for expression of interest to draft the Concept Note for the celebration of the 2014 Day of the African Child on the theme, ‘A child-friendly quality free and compulsory education for all children in Africa’.
South African politician and businessman, Roelf Meyer has confirmed that he will be part of the plenary session at the Constitution-Building in Africa Conference which will take place on 6 September in Cape Town.
Prof. Yash Pal Ghai will take part in the plenary debate on the relevance of the South African transition for Constitution-Building in Africa.
South Africa's President Zuma signed the Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act No. 13 of 2013 into law on 25 July 2013.
It is with great sadness that the Community Law Centre heard of the news of former Chief Justice Pius Langa's passing. The former Chief Justice, a close friend of the late Adv. Dullah Omar who founded the Community Law Centre, was a pioneer of constitutionalism and one of the leading architects of our current constitutional dispensation.
The director of the Community Law Centre, Professor Jaap de Visser, taught a week-long course on Local Government and Decentralisation for the PhD students at the Center for Federal Studies at Addis Ababa University.
On 12 July 2013, Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative’s Clare Ballard from the Community Law Centre delivered a presentation at the Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) about judicial oversight in relation to the various forms of detention and the importance of the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture.
On 12 July 2013, Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative’s Clare Ballard from the Community Law Centre delivered a presentation at the Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) about judicial oversight in relation to the various forms of detention and the importance of the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture.
Senior researcher at the Community Law Centre, Jean Redpath on national radio, debating whether the National Prosecuting Authority is fulfilling its mandate.
Senior researcher at the Community Law Centre, Jean Redpath on national radio, debating whether the National Prosecuting Authority is fulfilling its mandate.