University Of Pretoria TILA Masters in Law Scholarship for African Students 2024

The Master's of Law (LLM) degree in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa is the first of its kind to be offered in Africa. It establishes a higher education and training programme based in and focused on, Africa with full exposure to the international world of trade and investment.

The degree was developed under the auspices of the Centre for Human Rights and is presented by the University of Pretoria and the University of the Western Cape(UWC) in partnership with Makerere University in Uganda, American University Washington College of Law in the USA and the University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria is pleased to announce that from 2017, its prestigious LLM in International Trade and Investment Law in Africa will commence in January 2017 instead of July as was the case in previous years. This change has been made in order to enrich the LLM programme and to make it more responsive to new developments in international trade and investment law, including the growing body of international norms and standards dealing with business and human rights  and the growing recognition by business of their social and environmental responsibilities.

• Table of Content
• About University of Pretoria
• University Of Pretoria Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University Of Pretoria Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for University Of Pretoria Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Pretoria

The University of Pretoria (UP) was established in 1908 with just four professors and 32 students, in a little house called Kya Rosa. Today, it is one of the largest research universities in South Africa. UP has transformed into a dynamic university community of staff and students who come from a range of diverse backgrounds and cultures showcasing South African and global societies. The University was born from a vision to create a space for quality education and for new ideas to flourish. Over the course of its existence, and through different phases of political power and social change, UP ... continue reading

University Of Pretoria Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University Of Pretoria Masters Scholarship

The LLM students will now have the opportunity to interact with the students and lecturers of other master’s programmes in the Centre for Human so that both groups can understand the evolving international approaches to human rights, social and environmental responsibilities of business and their implications for international lawyers.

Requirements for University Of Pretoria Masters Scholarship Qualification

• This is a one-year, full-time programme and inter-disciplinary in presentation.
• The programme is divided into two semesters. In the first semester, the students participate in an intensive custom-designed curriculum of course work. In the second semester, the students’ formal requirement is to write a mini-dissertation.
• Applicants must have excellent academic credentials and should demonstrate interest in International Trade and Investment Law.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications to be submitted to:

Prof R Wandrag
Faculty of Law 
UWC
Private Bag X17
Bellville
7353

OR emialed to [email protected]

For more details,visit University Of Pretoria website