
29 – 31 August, 2016
Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, School of Law
Some of the Topics to be Explored Include:
Political Parties in Public Interest Litigation
Universities as Sites of Struggle
Litigation vs. Advocacy: Do We Have to Choose? Spotlight on the “Hands Off Our Grant Campaign”
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Strategies for Public Interest Work
A Southern African Regional Perspective on Prison Health
Taking the Law into Our Own Hands: Exploring Interdisciplinary Strategies for Victims of Gender-based Violence
Perspectives on the Bua-Mzanzi Campaign and Chapter 9 Appointment Processes
Watching the Watchmen: Assessing the State of Surveillance in South Africa
Registration to Open 11 July (will close 19 August)
*PILG is organized through a coordinating committee consisting of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), ProBono.Org, Section27, the Socio-economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand, School of Law.
www.publicinterestlawgathering.com