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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
Newdigate, J. 2012. The attraction of convenience: the
South African ship registry predicament. SA Mercantile
Law, 24(2): 194-202.
Paleker, M. 2011. Civil procedure in South Africa: the past,
the present and the future. Zeitschrift fur Zivilprozess
International, 16: 343-368.
Pope, A. 2011. Indigenous-law land rights: constitutional
imperatives and proprietary paradoxes. Acta Juridica, 1:
308-333.
Pope, A. 2012. Ethical and legal issues regarding consent in
research with adult stroke patients. Journal of Nervous and
Mental Disease, 200(3): 250-254.
Price, A.M. 2012. The influence of human rights on private
common law. South African Law Journal, 129: 330-374.
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Roman law: two arguments. Acta Juridica, 1: 23-34.
Scott, H. 2012. Regional digest: South Africa. Restitution
Law Review, 20: 231-234.
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risk allocation in the Restatement (Third) of Restitution and
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Department of Public Law
(Including the Centre of Criminology;
Institute of Marine and Environmental Law;
Democratic Governance and Rights Unit;
Law, Race and Gender Unit; and Refugee
Rights Unit)
Head of Department: Professor D.M. Chirwa
Departmental Profile
The Department of Public Law now has 9 NRF rated
researchers on staff and continues to produce high level
research in various areas, including constitutional law
and human rights, environmental law, criminal law (both
national and international), criminal procedure, evidence,
policing, land rights and labour law. 2012 was another
highly productive year for this Department. Members of
the Department were involved in the production of at least
four books and two edited books. A large amount of book
chapters and journal articles were produced.
The Department’s research units – the Centre of
Criminology, the Institute of Marine and Environmental
Law, the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit, and
the Law, Race and Gender Research Unit – apart from
producing accredited research outputs, were involved in a
wide range of socially responsive activities, which bolstered
the Departments contribution to society.
Departmental Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
Professors
11
Associate Professors
6
Senior lecturers
4
Lecturers
5
Administrative
2
Teaching and Research Assistants
6
Total
34
Honorary staff
Research Associates
1
Honorary Professors
2
Emeritus Professors
2
Students
LLB
479
Masters – Coursework and Research/MPhil
194
Postgraduate Diploma
8
Honours
8
PhD
42
Total
731
*These figures reflect actual registrations for Public Law courses
and LLB courses. Where a student registers for two Public Law/LLB
courses he/she was counted twice.
Research Fields and Staff
Professor and Head of Department
Professor D.M. Chirwa
International Human Rights; the Rights of the Child;
Domestic implementation of Human Rights; Administrative
Law; Social and Economic Rights
Professors
Professor T.W. Bennett
African customary law; land rights; public and private
international law