SA Copyright Academics Weigh in on Copyright Amendment Bill

South African Copyright Academics Weigh in on Copyright Amendment Bill

 

On the eve of a Parliamentary meeting to review the President’s Constitutional reservations, a group of leading copyright and constitutional academics have identified technical changes to meet all of the President’s concerns.

The South African Copyright Amendment Bill  has been stalled since the President sent it back to Parliament to consider revisions in light of reservations about its constitutionality. The President singled out the Bill’s provisions to guarantee remuneration to artists and to expand exceptions for educational, research, disability, and other public interest uses of…

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PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES DURING 2019.   Annually the Faculty of Law recognizes the outstanding achievements of their students within the academic, leadership, cultural and sports fields. We are grateful to also have build strong relationships over the years with stakeholders sponsoring award prizes, and participate in our functions.We want to congratulate our students with their different awards as listed below. Hard work en dedication is key to your success, of which we are extremely proud of. More info: Click here


Research@NWU

Welcome to the fifth edition of the North-West University's research and innovation newsletter, Research@NWU. The aim of the newsletter is to showcase research projects, researchers and relevant events.
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A former student of the NWU Faculty of Law, Adv Jannet Gildenhuys

'n Voormalige student van die NWU se Regsfakulteit Adv Jannet Gildenhuys, is aangestel as Senior Advokaat met effek vanaf 30 Julie 2019. Jannet het haar LLB-graad (cum laude) verwerf aan die NWU in 1993 en het ook haar LLM by Emory University (Atlanta, VSA) voltooi in 1996, gevolg deur haar LLD in 1992 by die Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Sy het by die Pretoria se balie aangesluit in 1999 en spesialiseer in eiendomsreg m.b.t. minerale- en mynreg , die wet op serwitute, omgewingsreg, waterreg, onteiening- en evaluasiereg asook ander verwante velde. Sy is een van die mede-outeurs van Dale et al South African Mineral and Petroleum Law (LexisNexis).


Prof Anél du Plessis is presenting a Public Lecture

Prof Anel du Plessis bied op 26 Junie 2018 'n publieke lesing aan wat deur die Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (Potsdam)  en die Freie Universitat, Berlyn aangebied word. Die lesing is getiteld: "Domestication of the Paris Agreement in South Africa: The role of Cities"  en bevat Mnr Andrew Gilder, Mede-direkteur van Climate Legal (www.climatelegal.co.za) as mede-outeur.  


Prof Oliver Fuo woon tans die "Global Intensive" Program

Prof. Oliver Fuo woon tans die Global Intensive Program of Young Constitutional Law Scholars by wat van 23-29 Junie 2018 in Seoul, Suid-Korea aangebied word.  Die program word georganiseer deur die aanbieders van die 10de Annual World Congress of Constitutional Law en bied 'n geleentheid aan 28  belowende akademici van 16 verskillende lande om te beraadslaag oor hoe konstituisonalisme die globalisering van menseregte en humanitarisme in Suid-Korea en die ander verteenwoordigende lande, bevorder en kweek.  Prof.  Fuo het ook 'n aanbieding gedoen tydens die 17de Werkswinkel van die 10de World Congress of Constitutional Law wat van 18-22 Junie 2018 in Seoul, Suid-Korea plaasgevind het. …

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Aanstellings op die Fakulteitsbestuurskomitee

Die volgende aanstellings (vir 'n periode van vyf jaar) is bevestig : 

Adjunkdirekteur Voorgraadse Programme  Vanderbijlpark Kampus: Prof Ilya Mwanawina

Direkteur Professionele Ontwikkeling en Gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid : Me  Rene Koraan

Adjunkdirekteur  Voorgraadse programme  Mahikeng Kampus Mnr Tjaart Viljoen

Waarnemende Direkteur Navorsing : Prof Anél du Plessis is aangestel hangende die inwerkingtreding van die Cities, Law and   Environmental Sustainability Research Chair

Adjunkdirekteur  Nagraadse Programme Mahikeng kampus. : Prof Avitus Agbor

Direkteur Nagraadse…

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Nuwe uitdaging vir prof Christa Rautenbach

Die doel van prof Rautenbach se aanstelling is om aan ’n ondersoek ten opsigte van die moontlike aanvaarding van ’n enkele huwelikswet, wat maatreëls teen skynhuwelike insluit, deel te neem. Die ondersoek sal hoofsaaklik die kwessie hanteer van die ontwikkeling van voorstelle vir wetgewing wat partye toelaat om volgens alle godsdienstige, kulturele of sekulêre praktyke in Suid-Afrika te trou.

 “Dit is ’n groot eer, maar dis baie ekstra werk. Dit kan jare duur om ons verslag aan die minister te voltooi, aangesien ons talle verskillende soorte huwelike en talle tipes wetgewing het. Ons gaan wetgewing moet vind wat vir almal werk,” sê prof Rautenbach.

Sy is egter nie…

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Prof Anél du Plessis verwerf gesogte leerstoel

Die Fakulteit is oorstelp om aan te kondig dat die fakulteit deur die NRF South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChi) bekroon is met 'n leerstoel (research chair) .  Die leerstoel  is   in "Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability" en is deur Prof Anél du Plessis verwerf.  Sy sal ook die aktiwiteite m.b.t. hierdie toekenning vir die volgende vyf jaar behartig.  Die stoel word gesamentlik deur Nedbank en die IRF befonds.


International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) from 16-19 May 2018 in Durban

This year South Africa hosts the annual international conference of the International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) from 16-19 May 2018 in Durban. Former Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs will deliver the keynote address, asking "Do you have to be white to be green?" in the context of environmental justice in countries in transition.

Four Faculty members are participating in the conference programme:

Prof Willemien du Plessis' presentation is on "Women and illegal mining in Africa". She will also participate in the panel on "Legal Perspectives on Environmental Injustice".

Prof Anél du Plessis' paper is titled "Reconfiguring the role of cities…

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