Programme 2012
Wednesday, 11 July 2012: Pre-meetings | ||||
Slots: 10h00-16h00 | Strategic Environmental Litigation | SA Migration Policy Workshop | ||
Organiser | Victoria Mxenge Group, CER | LHR and ACM | ||
Thursday, 12 July 2012 | ||||
Slot 1: 08h30-10h15 |
Plenary Session: A critical evaluation of the SATAWU judgement |
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Presenters |
Justice Kriegler, Secretary General Zenzo Mahlangu, Professor S,tu Woolman, Siphiwe Segodi |
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Venue |
Chalsty Auditorium |
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10h15-10h30 |
Tea Time |
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Slot 2: 10h30-12h15 | Community Service in the Legal Profession | Law and Social Change (screening to be in the Chalsty Room) | Environmental Rights Litigation: A status quo assessment, and priorities and strategies for future litigation | |
Presenters | ProBono | S’bu Zikode (Abahlali baseMjondolo), Sanele Sibanda, Stuart Wilson (SERI) | CALS, CER, LRC (o) and Tracy Humby | |
Venue | LB 144 | Chalsty Auditorium | LB 145 | |
12h15-13h15 |
Lunch |
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Slot 3: 13h15-15h00 | Socio-economic Rights and the Courts | Community Clients and Access to Justice | Youth Activism and Active Citizenry in the Promotion of Social Justice | |
Presenters | Stuart Wilson (SERI), Heidi Barnes (Johannesburg Bar),Irene de Vos (Johannesburg Bar), Kathleen Hardy (CALS) | Bonita Meyersfeld (CALS), Lerato Thekiso (CALS), Brown Matsau (Benchmarks Foundation), Trueman Twala, Themba Koketi |
Andrew Levy (Umuzi), Terence Modiba (The Activators), and Nokhwezi Hoboyi (Treatment Action Campaign), Corruption Watch
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Venue | LB 144 | LB 145 | LB 146 | |
15h00-15h15 |
Tea Time |
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Slot 4: 15h15-17h00 | Reviewing the Traditional Courts Bill | Domestic Recognition and Enforcement of South Africa’s International Criminal Law Obligations | Language and Socio-political Barriers in South Africa: The Issue of Access to Information and Representation (a workshop) | |
Presenters | LRC: Janet Love; LRG: Sindiso Mnisi | Nicole Fritz/ Alan Wallis (SALC) (o), Zwelikude Mkhize (Khulumani) and Adv. Gilbert Marcus | Folashade Kornegay (New School University), Ian Defeo (New School University); Jonathan Parsonage | |
Venue | LB 144 | LB 145 | LB 146 | |
17h00 -19h00 |
Cocktail Function |
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Venue |
Academic Tea Room, 1st Floor Oliver Schreiner Building, School of Law, University of Witwatersrand |
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Friday, 13 July 2012 | ||||
Slot 1: 09h00-10h45 | Gaps and Implementation Issues of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007 | The Right to Adequate and Equal Education | Business and Human Rights: a focus on extractive industries | |
Presenters |
Karabo Ngidi (Chair); Carina du Toit (Panelist); and
Morgan Courtenay (Panelist).
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Nikki Stein (SECTION27), Bonita Meyersfeld (CALS/LvA), Serah Sephton (LRC) | Bonita Meyersfeld, others TBC | |
Venue | LB 144 | LB 145 | LB 146 | |
10h45-11h00 |
Tea Time |
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Slot 2: 11h00-12h45 | What are friends for? Recent developments in the role of the amicus curiae | Litigating Against Loitering Laws: protecting the rights of marginalised populations | Legal Practice Bill and Reform of the Legal Profession | |
Presenters | Ann Skelton (o), Steven Budlender | Anneke Meerkotter (SALC) (o), Lucas Muntingh, Adv. Jacob van Garderen, Willene Holness (LRC) |
Judge Kriegler, Adv Thembeka (LRC), Skhumbuzo Maphumolo(SECTION27), Yolanda Emedi (SLSJ)
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Venue | LB 144 | LB 145 | LB 146 | |
12h45-13h30 |
Lunch Student Meetup at the Chalsty Centre |
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Slot 3: 13h30-15h15 | Practical Outcomes: Examining legal education in SA in the context of social justice and practical legal skills | Harnessing the Potential of the Structural/Supervisory Interdict as a Mechanism for Advancing the Right to Basic Education | Recent Restitution and Housing Judgements – MalaMala, Baphiring and Florence | |
Presenters |
Adv Gilbert Marcus, Sisi Nxumalo (SLSJ), Meetali Jain, Chandika Singh (Law Society of South Africa)
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Lisa Draga, Shaun Franklin | Sheldon Magardie (LRC), Rudolf Jansen and Nathaniah Jacobs | |
Venue | LB 144 | LB 145 | LB 146 | |
15h15-15h30 |
Tea Time |
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Slot 4: 15h30-17h15 | Defending the right to protest at the University of Witwatersrand | Advocating on Behalf of Remand Detainees | ||
Presenters | Nurina Ally (chair), Eric Worby, Zikho Pali, Thokelo Nhlapo | Nooshin Erfan-Ghadimi (o), Wits Justice Project | ||
Venue | LB 144 | LB 145 | LB 146 |