Law - LLM in Human Rights Law: Home

Find all upcoming library events here and attend via Zoom

Please choose the correct training session or workshop applicable/appropriate to your level of study.

The Postgraduate School/Research Capacity Development offers a Writing Consultation service available to Honours and Master’s students, PhD candidates and academic staff members. 

WRITING CONSULTATIONS: The writing consultant for the Faculty of Law is Dr Delia Layton.  

An appointment can be scheduled on the general booking system: 

https://ujpgswritingconsultations.as.me/

Should you wish to contact the consultants before making an appointment you may email them.  Dr Delia Layton's email address is:

dlayton@mweb.co.za

Photocopying Facilities

• The four photocopiers on Level 6 are available for copying law material.

• Photocopying is contracted out to the maintenance company Konica Minolta and they will deal with any queries or give assistance with photocopy problems. 

• Extra funds can be loaded at the machine available at the Konica Minolta Helpdesk (Foyer 1)

Computer Facilities

• The 3 computers on the floor have access to databases and the UJ Library Catalogue (UJLink)
• The 20 computers in the Law Commons have access to:
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  • Databases
  • UJlink (Library Catalogue)
  • Internet
  • Word Processing

The Computers are available for the sole purpose of legal research

There are two dedicated computers available to postgraduate students for research and typing of dissertations.  Please ask the Law Library Staff to assist if these computers are occupied.

Printing and photocopying is outsourced to Konica Minolta, Tel. number: 011-559-2184

All printers on Level 6 may be used to release documents.

Konica Minolta may also be contacted when experiencing printing problems (at most times there is a dedicated Konica Minolta person available on Level 6)

Here are instructions on printing from your device:

• Student Android Printing Instructions
• Student Apple Printing Instructions
• Student Web Printing Instructions

Need help from the UJ Law Library? 

Click on this link:

UJ Law Library Help

This guide will not only introduce you to valuable information sources related to your Faculty, but also to the services and facilities offered to postgraduates, staff and researchers. It also provides training material that will make it easier to find subject relevant information.

The aims of the guide for the postgraduate student therefore are:

• To make you aware of the information sources in your field of study
• To help you use the library and information sources, both in print and electronic format, independently and effectively.

The modules for your course include:

• Philosophical and Structural Dimensions of Fundamental Rights
• Fundamental Rights in South Africa
• The Enforcement of Fundamental Rights in South Africa and Internationally

Refer to the different headings for Law Reports, Legislation, Books, Reference Sources, Journals, Databases, Referencing & Citation, Dissertations & Theses, Plagiarism & Copyright, Research Management Tools, Useful Links and Open Access.

Please explore this guide and contact the librarians or law library assistants if you need any further assistance.  The staff members of the Law Library wish to help you achieve academic success.

Good luck and everything of the very best!

​The UJ Faculty of Law offers the traditional law programmes such as BA Law, BCom Law and LLB, as well as LLM degrees by dissertation and coursework and LLD degrees in various important fields. In addition to these degrees, the Faculty has a strong non-formal programmes division that offers postgraduate diplomas, certificates and short courses in specialised areas such as tax law, compliance, criminal justice and forensic investigation, insolvency law, labour law, corporate law, environmental law, drafting of contracts and entertainment law.

Our Faculty and students represent the full range of diversity of a South African society based on human dignity, equality and freedom. We are particularly proud of the Soweto Law Clinic (see Law Clinic​​), which is the first custom-built law clinic in the country and is intended to provide services to an area that played such an important role in the creation of our democratic society.

Research Interviews:

• The Law Librarians provide a subject-oriented specialist service to postgraduate students and can be contacted via email or telephonically.
  

• You are advised to make an appointment with one of the law librarians in order to ensure availability to help at a particular time.

• Please email queries on the topic before coming in for the appointment and follow-up a telephone query with an e-mail. This will enable the Law Librarians to be prepared for the interview.

• You are personally responsible for research towards and compilation of a bibliography for title and topic presentation of your dissertation.  However, the Law Librarians will be happy to advise you in this regard.

• Blessing Matika (Senior Law Library Assistant)
• Maanda Litshani (Senior Law Library Assistant)
• Mihle Duze (Law Library Assistant)
• Nosisa Gama (Senior Law Library Assistant)
• Rowan Tshabalala (Senior Law Library Assistant)
• Sinoxolo Makhethetha (Law Library Assistant)
• Siphamandla Memela (Law Library Assistant)
• Tebogo Mothapo (Senior Law Library Assistant)
• Thembalihle Dlamini (Senior Law Library Assistant)

​Contact Info:

lawlic@uj.ac.za

011 559 2593