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This is a list of law schools in South Africa .
| Institution | Law school | Founded | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Witwatersrand | Oliver Schreiner School of Law | Johannesburg | |
| University of Cape Town | Wilfred & Jules Kramer Law School | 1829[1] | Cape Town |
| University of Fort Hare | Faculty of Law | Alice, East London | |
| University of the Free State | Faculty of Law | Bloemfontein | |
| University of Johannesburg | Faculty of Law | Johannesburg | |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | Faculty of Law | 2004 | Durban, Pietermaritzburg |
| University of Limpopo | Faculty of Law | Polokwane | |
| North-West University | Faculty of Law Potchefstroom Campus[2] | 1955 | Potchefstroom |
| Nelson Mandela University | Faculty of Law | Port Elizabeth | |
| University of Pretoria | Faculty of Law | 1908[note 1][3] | Pretoria[4] |
| Rhodes University | Faculty of Law | Grahamstown | |
| University of South Africa | College of Law | Distance education | |
| University of Stellenbosch | Faculty of Law | 1921 | Stellenbosch |
| University of Venda | Faculty of Law | Thohoyandou | |
| University of the Western Cape | Faculty of Law & Commerce | Bellville (Cape Town) | |
| North-West University | Faculty of Law[2] | Mafikeng | |
| University of Zululand | Faculty of Law | ||
| IIE Varsity College | School of Law | 2017 (First intake in 2018). | Cape Town
Durban Johannesburg Pretoria |
The following moot court competitions are either held in South Africa or organised by a South Africa institution:
| Moot court | Institution | Founded | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition[5] | Organised annually by the Student Litigation Society in collaboration with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies | 2020 | Qualifying Rounds are held virtually and the Grand Finale at the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein |
| African Human Rights Moot Court Competition | Organised by the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law | 1992 | Held at participating law schools across the African continent |
| Kovsies first year's Moot Court Competition | Organised by the University of the Free State | Bloemfontein | |
| South African National Schools Moot Court Competition | Organised annually by a different grouping of law schools | 2011 | National oral rounds take place at the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law, Pretoria and the finals at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg |
| World Human Rights Moot Court Competition | Organised by the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law | 2009 | Pretoria |
| African Trade Moot | Organised by the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape | Pretoria and Cape Town | |
| Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition | Organised by the International Institute of Space Law | The Africa Regional Round is hosted by the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, University of Pretoria Faculty of Law |
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Categories: [Universities in South Africa]