The Constitutional Court on 14 May 2021 overturned a judgement of the Supreme Court of Appeal, which had limited the Minister of Police's liability for unlawful detention to the point at which they could have applied for bail. The judgement is important for the evolving jurisprudence on liability for lawful detention on the continent.
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The Dullah Omar Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jean Redpath, Senior Researcher in the Africa Criminal Justice Reform programme, as member of the Provincial Safety Advisory Committee. She is appointed as a representative of a non-governmental organisation involved in policing or related areas.
The Dullah Omar Institute offers an LL.M/M.Phil in Multilevel Government and Local Government. This one-year Masters Course equips students to understand how South African provinces and local government work, how the multilevel system of government compares to other countries on the continent and on what global theories and practices it is based.
The Institute is proud to announce that two of its members received postgraduate degrees today at UWC’s May 2021 graduation.
The Dullah Omar Institute’s staff members are working remotely and are available during working hours. Please contact all staff via email.
Gone, But Never Forgotten
The Dullah Omar Institute is excited to announce the launch of a new website for the Local Government Bulletin.
The following articles/publications are available in this issue:
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Prof Tinashe Carlton Chigwata to the position of Project Head for Multilevel Government at the Dullah Omar Institute.
Despite Government’s long-standing commitment to addressing gender-inequality, the Budget Speech 2021 was completely silent on discrimination against and inequality of womxn.
Testing the Limits of Openness, Transparency and Access to Information Research - 8 February 2021