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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 21 AUGUST 2009

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcoming of participants on behalf of the North-West University and the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Dr Werner Böhler (KAF)

Dr Ngoato Takalo (NWU)(invited)

Session 1

Chair: Prof Erika De Wet (UVA, The Netherlands)

09:15 – 09:55

Good Governance in the Hands of the Judiciary - Lessons from the European Experience

Judge Thomas Von Danwitz (European Court of Justice)

09:55 – 10:35

Good Governance in International Law: Legal Character, Scope and Implications

Prof Thilo Marauhn (Giessen University, Germany)

10:35 – 10:50

Coffee and Tea break

Session 2

Chair: Prof Tumai Murombo (WITS, South Africa)

11:30 – 12:10

The Role of the Judiciary in Good Governance and the Sustainable Development of Southern Africa and South Africa

Mr Nicholas Smith (Smith, Ndlovu & Summers, South Africa)

12:10 – 12:50

The Role of Good (Environmental) Governance in Sustainable Development

Prof Loretta Feris (UCT, South Africa)

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Session 2

Chair: Mr Titus Baloyi (Bembani, South Africa)

14:00 – 14:40

The Role of Good (Economic) Governance in Sustainable Development

Prof Dave Lubbe (UFS, South Africa)

14:40 – 15:20

Development, Sustainability and Rural Issues – Some Legal Perspectives

Prof Nic Olivier (UP, South Africa)

15:20 - 16:00

The Role of Good (Cultural) Governance in Sustainable Development

Prof Christa Rautenbach

Dr Anél du Plessis (NWU, South Africa)

16:00 - 16:15

Closure