The SLTSA arranges a conference every eighteen months at which all those involved in legal education and training have an opportunity to exchange ideas and research findings. The next SLTSA conference will be held from 17-20 January 2011 and will be hosted by the University of Stellenbosch.
The Conference
Date
Monday 17 January 2011 - Thursday 20 January 2011
Venue
Stellenbosch University
Faculty of Law
Ou Hoofgebou
c/o Ryneveld & Victoria Street
Stellenbosch
Cost
R950.00
R1 200.00 (Late Registration)
The Society
The Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa (SLTSA) is the official platform for legal academics in the Southern African region. It is represented on a diversity of important bodies. Its purposes are to promote research and teaching in the field of law, to further the professional interests of its membership and to act, as far as possible, as the common voice of legal academics.
Current office bearers of the Society are:
President: Prof C Nicholson University of Pretoria
Vice-President: Prof M Kidd University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Honorary Treasurer: Prof C Rautenbach North West University
Honorary Secretary: Ms T Morojane University of Pretoria
The Old Main Building, home to the Stellenbosch Faculty of Law is situated on the corner of Victoria Street and Ryneveld Street, at the centre of Stellenbosch. Inaugurated in 1886 as the main building of the Victoria College, this building also serves as a monument to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the town by Simon van der Stel in 1686.
The Faculty of Law was established in 1921. Initially the Faculty concentrated on LLB degrees, training and equipping students as legal practitioners and jurists. Graduates of the Faculty include judges, advocates, attorneys, business people, politicians and academics. In 1976 the LLM degree (by thesis) was awarded for the first time to two students.
In 1994 the Faculty introduced the Master of Laws programme (LLM by course work) and since 2001 students can enroll for the unique BAccLLB programme offered by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. A taught LLM in International Trade Law is also offered to many local and foreign students.
Legal Historians Conference
The SLTSA Conference 2011 will include the Legal Historians Conference.
All delegates to the Legal Historians Conference are invited to follow the registration process outlined on this website for the SLTSA Conference.
