Stellenbosch University Faculty of Law

the ou hoofgebou (old main building) is home to the stellenbosch law faculty and is situated on the corner of victoria and ryneveld streets in the centre of stellenbosch. the faculty of law was established in 1921 and initially the faculty only offered the llb degree and focused on training and equipping students, not merely as legal practitioners, but also as jurists. the llm degree (by thesis) was awarded in 1976 for the first time to two students. the law faculty introduced the llm by course work in 1994. today the faculty offers postgraduate programmes to around 220 students. the staff of the faculty of law is passionate about legal education, research and social impact. staff are highly qualified and include 14 national research foundation (nrf) rated researchers (1a, 6b, 5c, 2y) that signify their international and national esteem as researchers. the faculty is home to 4 research chairs: the hf oppenheimer chair in human rights (prof sandra liebenberg), the anton mostert chair