South Africa

UNESCO Chair in Education Law (914), established in 2010 at the University of Pretoria (South Africa).

Fields/Disciplines

Education law.

Objectives

The specific objectives of this Chair are to:

Strengthen the teaching and joint research capacity of the Faculties of Law of the nine partner Universities in African countries by exchanging lecturers and researchers:
Undertake research and analysis of new legislation in the field of education law in Africa, and preparation of model legislation on Education Law;
Provide training and formation for the enforcement of the right to education;
Initiate and develop African Legal Textbook Series on Education Law;
Provide the partner Faculties with a platform for exchange of knowledge concerning the legal frameworks governing education in the countries in which their are based;
Build professional networking between Faculties of Law of the participating Universities in African countries;
Build partnership I all countries involved in the networking, with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public application of the legal frameworks applicable to education in the country in question.

Host Institution

University of Pretoria (South Africa )

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education

Contact Prof. Christof Heyns, UNESCO Chairholder

Dean of the Faculty of Law

University of Pretoria

Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa

0002 Pretoria

South Africa

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