Prof Frans Viljoen
Director: Centre for Human Rights
Professor of Human Rights Law
frans.viljoen@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3228
Expertise:
Human rights in Africa, international human rights law, rule of law, constitutionalism, South African constitution, democratisation, democracy in Africa, democratic transition, elections, human rights violations, African Union, African Charter, LGBTI law, discrimination based on sexual orientation, African regional integration law, international human rights monitoring mechanisms, sexual minority rights in Africa; comparative constitutional law
Prof Michelo Hansungule
Academic Coordinator: LLM/MPhil Multidisciplinary Human Rights (MDHR)
Professor of Human Rights Law
michelo.hansungule@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 4532
Expertise:
Refugee rights, socio-economic rights, SADC Tribunal, International Criminal Court, Zambia, Zimbabwe, rule of law, African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), democracy in Africa, democratic transition, elections, children's rights, constitutional development, African Union – Political Division, United Nations human rights protection system in Africa; African Commission and Courts of human rights; African refugees under the African system; International humanitarian law in Africa; Women's rights under the African system; Committee on the Rights of the Child; Traditional Leadership and human rights; National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)
Prof Danny Bradlow
SARCHI Chair in International Development and African Economic Relations
Professor of Human Rights Law
danny.bradlow@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 6202
Expertise:
Global economic governance, International financial institutions, extractive industries and human rights, financial institutions and human rights, international development law, international economy and human rights, international trade and human rights, foreign investment law and human rights
Prof Charles Ngwena
Professor of Human Rights Law
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights; Disability Rights; Race and Cultural Studies
charles.ngwena@up.ac.za
Expertise:
Sexual and reproductive rights, disability rights
Prof Magnus Killander
Academic Coordinator: LLM/MPhil Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA)
Professor of Human Rights Law
magnus.killander@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 5407
Expertise:
International organisations (UN, AU, SADC etc.), relationship between international and domestic law, international human rights law, foreign policy and human rights, comparative constitutional law in Africa
Mr Josua Loots
Programme Manager: Business Human Rights Unit
josua.Loots@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420-4531
Expertise:
Business and human rights; extractive industries law
Prof Charles Fombad
Head, Unit on Comparative African Constitutional Law at the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa
Professor of Human Rights Law
charles.fombad@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 3377
Expertise:
African comparative constitutional law, constitutionalism, constitutional reforms, mixed legal systems
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Prof Christof Heyns
Director: Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA)
Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
Professor of Human Rights Law
Pumeza.Matwa@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 2412
Expertise:
United Nations, human rights in Africa, the right to life
Ms Sheila Keetharuth
sheila.keetharuth@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420-5092
Expertise:
Eritrea, extractive industries
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Mr Dennis Antwi
Programme Manager: Advanced Human Rights Course
dennis.antwi@up.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420-4197
Expertise:
Aviation and air law
