Best Universities to Study Law in Gauteng

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Law is an enforced rules and regulations that govern the behaviors and activities of a community.

The law as a discipline deal with the interpretation of all those rules and regulations that are enforceable to govern set of people or community. 

Listed below are the universities in Gauteng, one of the nine provinces in South Africa, where law can best be study as a programme. 


University of Johannesburg (UJ)

The Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg  offers the following undergraduate law degrees at it's Auckland Park Kingsway Campus. 

Undergraduate Degree 

  • Bachelor of Arts  (BA Law): Jurisprudence
  • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom Law): Jurisprudence 
  • Bachelor of Law  (LLB)

Master Degree in Law  (LLM) University of Johannesburg (UJ

  • Tax Law
  • Labour Law
  • International Law
  • International Commercial Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Human Rights Law
  • Drafting and Interpretation of Contract
  • Corporate Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Banking Law

LLM is available as coursework and as dissertation

Doctor of Laws – LLD in all the areas of law specialisations as indicated above


University of Pretoria (UP)

The following undergraduate law degree are awarded at the University of Pretoria. 

  • Bachelor of Law (LLB Law)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Law  (BA Law)  and
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Law (BCom Law)


Postgraduate LLM Degree (Coursework) University of Pretoria 

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 
  • Banking Law
  • Consumer Protection Law 
  • Environmental Law 
  • Estate Law 
  • Extractive Industry Law in Africa 
  • Insolvency Law 
  • Insurance Law and Governance 
  • Intellectual Property Law 
  • International Air, Space and Telecommunications Law
  • International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Military Operations 
  • International Law 
  • Labour Law 
  • Law and Political Justice 
  • Mercantile Law 
  • Multidisciplinary Human Rights
  • Private Law 
  • Procedural Law 
  • Tax Law 


University of South Africa (UNISA

Undergraduate Law degree 
Bachelor of Commerce in Law (BCom Law) and 
Bachelor of Law (LLB)

Master's Degrees

  • Banking Law 
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Justice 
  • Criminal Justice Corrections Management 
  • Criminal Justice, Criminology and Security Management
  • Criminal Justice Police Science, Forensic Science and Technology
  • Constitutional and International Law
  • Criminal Law and Criminal Procedures 
  • Family Law
  • Human Rights Law 
  • Insurance Law 
  • Intellectual Property Law 
  • International Economic Law 
  • Jurisprudence 
  • Mercantile Law 
  • Labour Law 
  • Private Law
  • Property Law
  • Tax Law 

Doctoral Degrees is awarded on the following 

  • Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure 
  • Criminal Justice Criminology and Security Management 
  • Criminal Justice Corrections Management 
  • Criminal Justice Police Science, Forensic Science and Technology
  • Jurisprudence 
  • Mercantile Law 
  • Private Law 
  • Public Constitutional and International Law 
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Law

University of Witwatersrand School of Law. 


The University of Witwatersrand offers this following undergraduate degree law programmes. 

Undergraduate Degree 

  • Bachelor Degree in Law 
  • Bachelor of Arts in Law (BA) 
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Law  

Postgraduate Degree in Law University of Witwatersrand

University of Witwatersrand offers Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) and Master in Law (LLM) in the following area of specialisations. 

  • Commercial & Business Law
  • Labour Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Tax Law
  • Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation Law
  • Information and Communications Law
  • International Law
  • Pension Law
  • International Economic Law
  • Labour Dispute Resolution Practices 

University of Witwatersrand also offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the above mentioned law area of specialisations. 

The universities mentioned on this page are not arrange according to the how good they are in teaching law, but according to the Time Higher Education ranking the University of Pretoria School of Law is adjudged to be the best place in Africa and of course in South Africa to earn a degree in Law. 


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