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Prof Jacques du Plessis was recently appointed to the General Secretary of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists The main aim of the WSMJJ is to focus on and enhance interest in mixed jurisdictions, ie legal systems influenced by more than one of the established legal systems. Examples of such jurisdictions include countries / states like Scotland, Louisiana, Quebec, Isreal, Phillipines and South Africa.
New selection procedure for undergraduate programmes Since 2004 a selection policy has been implemented for all undergraduate law programmes. This policy provides for the limitation of the number of new first-year law students accepted for the following programmes: the four-year LLB, BA (Law), BComm (with Law subjects) and BAcc, LLB. In terms of the policy, all applicants are required to undergo the admission test. The results of the admission test will be considered, in conjunction with school results, in the relation 2:8 to place students on a list of academic merit. The prospective student's academic merit will then be considered in conjunction with his non-academic merit in the relation 9:1. Non-academic merit will be determined by taking the following criteria into account: leadership qualities, participation in cultural activities and historical disadvantages. In line with the University's policy on diversity, the selection process will provide for the admission of students from underrepresented groups. Applicants have to meet the admission requirements as set out below.
Alumnus, Laurie Ackermann recieves degree, Legum Doctor (Honoris Causa) Lourens Wepener Hugo (Laurie) Ackermann was born on 14 January 1934 in Pretoria. He matriculated in 1950 at Pretoria Boys' High School, where he was also appointed as headboy. In 1951 he commenced with his studies at Stellenbosch University and obtains the BA (Law) degree cum laude in 1953. In 1954 he leaves for England with a Rhodes-bursary to continue his studies at Oxford University. Here he obtaines the degree BA (Hons) (Jurisprudence) in 1956. He graduates with the LLB degree at Stellenbosch University in 1958.
