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A Franklin Thomas fellowship has been awarded to current Constitutional Court law clerk Andisiwe Sipamla to undertake LLM studies in the USA for the 2021 - 2022 academic year

A Franklin Thomas fellowship has been awarded to current Constitutional Court law clerk Rushaan Lewis to undertake LLM studies in the USA for the 2021 - 2022 academic year.

Samantha Brener, the Ismail Mahomed Fellow for 2020-2021, will be heading to Fordham University in New York City to study towards an LLM in International Law and Justice in 2021.

Sfiso Nxumalo, the 2020 - 2021 recipient of the Ismail Mahomed Fellowship for law clerks, is about to leave South Africa to begin his studies on the prestigious BCL programme at Oxford University.

The Ismail Mahomed Fellowship for law clerks is an annual fellowship established in 2001 in honour of the former Chief Justice Mahomed. It was made possible by a grant funded by a charitable organisation, the Atlantic Philanthropies.

The purpose of the fellowship is to provide an opportunity for international postgraduate study to a South African who has served as a law clerk either at the Constitutional Court or the Supreme Court of Appeal and has demonstrated a commitment to human rights.

The Franklin Thomas Fellowship was established in honour of Franklin Thomas, a former President of the Ford Foundation. The fellowship is funded by monies donated by friends and colleagues of Franklin Thomas on his retirement in 1996, as well as grants from the Ford Foundation. The purpose of the Franklin Thomas fellowship is to provide an opportunity for a South African who has clerked of the Constitutional Court of South Africa to study at an American university towards a one-year graduate programme leading to a Masters of Law (LLM) degree.

Simphiwe Sidu, our 2019 - 2020 Frankin Ismail Mahomed Fellow, was recently interviewed about her studies at the University of Notre Dame where she is currently a student on the LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law.

The Ismail Mahomed Fellowship for law clerks is an annual fellowship established in 2001 in honour of the former Chief Justice Mahomed. It was made possible by a grant funded by a charitable organisation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and is administered by the Constitutional Court Trust.

The purpose of the fellowship is to provide an opportunity for international postgraduate study to a South African who has served as a law clerk either at the Constitutional Court or the Supreme Court of Appeal and has demonstrated a commitment to human rights.

The Franklin Thomas Fellowship was established in honour of Franklin Thomas, a former President of the Ford Foundation. The fellowship is funded by monies donated by friends and colleagues of Franklin Thomas on his retirement in 1996, as well as grants from the Ford Foundation, and is administered by the Constitutional Court Trust.

The purpose of the Franklin Thomas fellowship is to provide an opportunity for a South African who has clerked of the Constitutional Court of South Africa to study at an American university towards a one-year graduate programme leading to a Masters of Law (LLM) degree.

The Constitutional Court Trust (CCT) is looking for recent South African graduates with a keen interest in visual art and justice in South Africa to apply for a full-time internship opportunity working on the Constitutional Court Art Collection (CCAC) at the CCT.

Deadline:  7th June 2019
Duration: 6 months on a full time basis (July - December 2019)
Location: The Constitutional Court, Johannesburg