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Students and other interested parties are invited to attend a panel discussion on: ‘Working as a UN expert’. The Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria is currently in the unique position where three of its professors serve as expert members of United Nations bodies involved in the development of international law. They will discuss their work and how the appointment procedure works. This should be of special interest to students who consider a career with an international dimension.

Date: Thursday 12 October
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Venue: Under the umbrella at the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa 
RSVP: pumeza.matwa@up.ac.za 

A light lunch will be served

Panelists: 

  • Ann Skelton
    Professor, Department of Private Law
    Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Dire Tladi
    Professor, Department of Public Law
    Member of the UN International Law Commission
  • Christof Heyns
    Professor, Institute for International  and Comparative Law
    Member of the UN Human Rights Committee

Moderator:

  • Annelize Nienaber
    Professor and Head, Department of Public Law

 

For a Pretoria News article on the topic, see https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/tuks-legal-eagle-trio-fly-high-on-key-un-bodies-10814393