African Student Law Journal

13/04/2026

[EVENT] Join the 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 (𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗨) at the UWC Faculty of Law, The University of the Western Cape, for an insightful webinar on "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮."

📅 Date: Wednesday, 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏲️ Time: 13:00 - 14:00 PM SAST
📍Zoom
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: https://uwc.zoom.us/meeting/register/hY0oB9DgSvqB7F0VWEPYIA

For more information about the Muslim Personal Law Unit (MPLU), visit: https://www.uwc.ac.za/study/all-areas-of-study/centres/centre-for-legal-intergration-in-africa/muslim-personal-law-unit-mpl

27/03/2026

18/02/2026

Call for Papers!

📣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!

The African Student Law Journal (𝗔𝗦𝗟𝗝) invites 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 to submit their legal research for the 2026 volume. Publishing with ASLJ 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗩 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 while giving your work the visibility it deserves.

Based at The University of the Western Cape, ASLJ is a 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 dedicated to showcasing emerging legal scholarship.

📚 Your ideas matter. Your research belongs in the public domain.
💻 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗽. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀!

✍🏽 Don’t just study the law, shape it.
🔗 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: https://epubs.ac.za/index.php/aslj

Stellenbosch University University of the Free State University of Johannesburg University of Cape Town UWC Faculty of Law Dullah Omar Institute Global Environmental Law Centre African Student Law Journal

16/09/2025

If you have not done so yet, please have a look at our very first edition! Available for free now at the link below.

09/09/2025

📢 Join Us! The 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 at the UWC Faculty of Law, The University of the Western Cape, invites you to its 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: Reflections on Women's Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 2023 (1) BCLR 80 (CC): Where to from here?

📅 Date: Wednesday, 𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
⏰ Time: 𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 (𝗦𝗔𝗦𝗧)
📍 Venue: Kader Asmal Moot Court, Faculty of Law, UWC | 💻 Online via Zoom
🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱:
👉 𝗜𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻: https://forms.gle/GuY5VWV72CccYqbi8
👉 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: https://uwc.zoom.us/meeting/register/xaZs5jnBQkmYhX-xNgjWyA

🎙️ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
- 𝗗𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲 (CEO, International Peace College South Africa)
- 𝗠𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗶 (Commissioner, Northern Cape Commission for Gender Equality; former Director, Women’s Legal Centre Trust)

06/09/2025

The team at the African Student Law Journal proudly present to you its first issue.

Launched in November 2023, the African Student Law Journal was created to amplify the voices of Africa’s emerging legal scholars, offering a platform where undergraduate and master’s students can engage critically, creatively, and courageously with the law.

This edition showcases diverse perspectives that go beyond theory to those that interrogate the law as a social force that shapes, challenges, and transforms lives. Each contribution has been peer-reviewed with guidance, not gatekeeping, ensuring that every student voice is sharpened and celebrated. These works reflect not only academic inquiry but also lived realities, making this journal a catalyst for dialogue and change.

We invite you, our readers, to read, reflect, and respond to the research contained in this issue. 📖✨ Join us in celebrating this milestone and in supporting the next generation of African legal thinkers whose scholarship is already reshaping conversations on law, justice, and society.

To access this edition, please click on the link below:

06/09/2025

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Our first edition is here. See our next post for complete details on the inaugural edition of the African Student Law Journal

22/05/2025

22/05/2025