Hiya,
I'm really thinking of applying to do the llm in public international law in cape town- having applied to uk places already the more i think about it the more i want to go abroad...
please can anyone answer a few questions as i wasnt sure from the uni website.
- what dates can you begin the llm? does it only start in december?
- is it too late for me to apply to begin a course from say, autumn this year onwards?
- does anyone have any advice on funding for uk students?
- what is the student life like? ie- relaxed, sporty... etc!
- and what do you know about the standard of the course- for example ranking/ teaching style...?
thank you so much..

Hi,

UCT is one of the best and most prestigious unis in S.A. Cape Town is a great place to study and live - it has a very cosmopolitan vibe, beautiful beaches, great entertainment and natural beauty. The student life is definitely relaxed.

As for admission info, your best bet is to phone the uni and speak to admissions.

I totally agree with Andrea M. I was at UCT seven years ago. It was very easy then, to be admitted quite late- twice a year. Things might have changed since then, because UCT became more popular. So my advice- coming rather late- is also to just call them. As for the academics - I did my Master in Criminology and I thought it was good.
Student life is definately relaxed. There are lots of opportunities for activities.
Have fun there.

Hey guys,

Do you know whether someone with a JD (law Degree) from the US would need to do an LLM also to practice in SA. And if so, how long a program would one have to do? Are there (to your knowledge) any conversion programms?

Thanks

Hi, am thinking about doing an LLM in Human rights law in cape town, have been accepted to LSE, but the costs are huge. Can anyone tell me what sort of job opportunites can arise from an LLM in HRs from UCT?

That is a tough question because its a very niche field but one of my former lecturers just started working as a Senior Researcher in the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law. He has an interest in what we call socio-economic rights, which are a part of human rights and has written extensively on the subject, so that might be a possibility. South Africa has a Human Rights Commission which is a general watchdog for human rights violations. It also has several institutions to give effect to the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, like the Gender Commission and the Equality Courts. One of the best jobs would be a clerkship with one of the Justices of the Constitutional Court, very highly regarded and apparently quite incredible because we have such a growing Constituional Jurisprudence (I mean gay people have just been given the right to marry by the CC).

Those are just some ideas, but like I said, it's quite a locked area, so you'd be well served to research it quite thoroughly and maybe even speak to some of the people there.

Hope that helps, even though it was a bit long in the tooth.