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THE COP 21 PARIS AGREEMENT: CONFERENCE ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICA
The Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP) of the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa in cooperation with The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) under the aegis of its Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa convened a conference in Kigali, Rwanda, from 10...
Die Toekoms van Multikulturalisme in Suid-Afrika / The Future of Multiculturalism in South Africa
What is the future of multiculturalism in South Africa? This question was critically discussed at the 26th Anniversary of FW de Klerk's Speech that Initiated South Africa's Constitutional Transformation Process. The event took place in Cape Town on 1 Feb. 2016 and was...
New Research Assistant at DROP
Ms Charlotte Poulussen is a new DROP Project Assistant for 2016. She is also a LLM candidate at Stellenbosch University and holds a degree in master of laws from the KUleuven (Belgium). Charlotte has participated in several organisations and projects dealing with...
International Law Designed for the African Continent
See new publication: International Law_Oxford_flyer_2016
Report on Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern Africa
See newly released Report by the Nansen Initiative on the 2015 Southern Africa Consultation: Disasters, Climate Change and Human Mobility in Southern Africa: Consultation on the Draft Protection Agenda, held at DROP, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 4-5 June 2015 Southern...
DROP at Trade and Development Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya
At the side of the WTO Ministerial Conference, DROP and Strathmore Law School partner in Panel on "Profit Maximization, Development, Justice and the Environment" at the TDS - Trade and Development Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya on 15 Dec. 2015....
COP21 – Paris 2015: Roundtable “Climate and Science”
Paris, France, 9 December 2015 While the COP21 climate negotiators went through "difficult turmoil" in the finalization of a climate agreement, the future nexus between "climate and science" was discussed in a high-level roundtable meeting on the sideline of...
DROP co-hosts 1st African Conference on “Investment Law for Development” at the Djibouti School of Diplomacy
Successful Conference on “the Rule of Law and Investment Conference – Investigating Motors for Development” held by the Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP) of the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa), the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Rule of Law For...
Sustainable Biofuels / Bioenergy in Southern Africa – dialogue
The Roadmap for Sustainable Biofuels / Bioenergy in Southern Africa – dialogue was convened on the 25th of November 2015, at the Wallenberg Research and Conference Centre in Stellenbosch. The Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP) organized the dialogue, in...
Ready for the Climate Negotiations (COP21) in Paris in December 2015
Successful workshop organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP), Nampower Convention Centre, Windhoek – 18th November 2015. The high level speakers investigate why “Namibia is ready for the Negotiations in...