Overview

The mission of the Department of Private and Comparative Law is to provide its students with a diverse, intellectually rigorous learning environment in which to acquire knowledge of the law in its broadest sense so that they may acquire the skills to become excellent lawyers and professionals; to promote knowledge, understanding and the value of comparative law; to create an academic staff, committed to excellence, honesty, openness, diversity and collegiality; and to support and advance through our teaching, scholarship, an institutional commitment to justice.

The Department of Private and Comparative Law seeks to be distinctive with a strong international and regional comparative focus in Private Law and aspires to provide an environment that advances scholarly discussion and debate. The Department encourages its staff to aspire to high standards of teaching and research. It supports programmes, initiatives and innovations that will serve to further enhance the Department’s performance as teachers.

Academic Programmes

The following course modules are offered by the Department of Private and Comparative Law currently at the undergraduate level:

 

The following course-modules are offered by the Department of Private and Comparative Law at the postgraduate level (for Master of Laws);

2 year master program

  • Fundamentals of Private Law
  • Law of Delict
  • Children, Law and Justice
  • Comparative Contract Law
  • Gender Justice and Women’s Rights Law
  • Employment Law

1 year master program

  • Children, Law and Justice
  • Comparative Law
  • Gender and Law
  • Human Resource Management Law
  • Law of Delict
  • Real Estate Law

Extension courses

Diploma in Private Law

This course aims to provide a general overview of selected aspects of Private Law by way of blending the theory and practice with the objective of disseminating knowledge to the target audience in the manner that enable them to make informed decisions.

Diploma in Medical Law

Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management Law (ACHRML)

The Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management Law (ACHRML) Programme has been designed to provide knowledge in concepts, theories and legal principles of Human Resource Management Law. The programme is mainly designed to enhance participants’ skills to solve complex problems in the area of Human Resource Management, and to stimulate their attitudes towards the promotion of justice and industrial peace. This course is conducted only in English.