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The Community Law Centre partners with Addis Ababa University
Author: jacob
Published: 11 Nov 2013
The Community Law Centre has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre for Federal Studies (CFS) at Addis Ababa University. In terms of that MOU, staff of the Community Law Centre regularly teaches at the CFS, particularly in its PhD programme.
Prof Jaap de Visser delivers a lecture on local government in Ethiopia
Author: jacob
Published: 08 Nov 2013
The director of the Community Law Centre, Prof Jaap de Visser lectured a group of honours and LLM students on the place of local government in the South African system of multilevel government at the Ethiopian Civil Service College in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia yesterday (7 November 2013).
news: Local Gov
Can economic growth translate into access to rights?
Author: jacob
Published: 08 Nov 2013
The Community Law Centre hosted a seminar that looked at challenges faced by institutions in South Africa in ensuring that growth leads to better living standards.
news: SER
Penalisation of poverty needs attention of the African Commission
Author: jacob
Published: 04 Nov 2013
On 21 October 2013, during the 54th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights holding in Banjul, The Gambia, the Community Law Centre at the University of the Western Cape and the Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights organised a side event on Penalisation of Poverty as a Human Rights Challenge in Africa.
news: SER
President Zuma appoints Prof Steytler as FFC member
Author: jacob
Published: 23 Oct 2013
The former director of the Community Law Centre, Prof Nico Steytler was appointed by President Jacob Zuma as member of the Financial and Fiscal Commission with effect from 01 September 2013, for a period of five years, as a part time commissioner. Prof Steytler is currently the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chair.