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Publications Click here for Publication listing Overview Theunis Roux came to UNSW from South Africa, where he had been the Founding Director of the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public Human Rights and International Law (SAIFAC), Extraordinary Professor in the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, and Honorary Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand. Courses Taught LAWS2150 Federal Constitutional Law LAWS1052 Foundations of Law Research Interests Theunis Roux`s main research interest is in the politics of judicial review in new democracies. http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/research/interests.asp Current Research Projects Theunis Roux is currently engaged in researching the record of the South African Constitutional Court (CCSA) in the first twelve years of its life, from 1995-2006. This research project, which draws on political science accounts of courts in new democracies, is aimed at explaining the apparent success of the CCSA in establishing a reputation for principled decision-making in the face of repeated threats to its independence. http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/research/current_research.asp Journal Affiliations Editor, South African Law Journal. Editor, Constitutional Court Review. Member, Advisory Board, African Human Rights Law Reports. Service to Discipline and the Profession Theunis Roux has for many years practised as a legal consultant to the South African government, advising it on land restitution legislation and policy, tenancy protection legislation for farm dwellers, tenure options for low-income housing, and regulation impact analysis. Other Activities Theunis Roux is the outgoing Secretary-General of the International Association of Constitutional Law (see www.iacl-aidc.org). He is also the co-editor, with Stu Woolman and Michael Bishop, of Constitutional Law of South Africa, a four-volume, 75-chapter loose-leaf commentary on South African constitutional law. |
