Prof Francois du Bois

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Prof Francois du Bois

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I joined the University of Leicester in 2012, having previously worked at the Universities of Nottingham, Cape Town, and SOAS. I served as Head of Leicester Law School from 2014 to 2019.

Research Focus

  • Theoretical perspectives on private law and human rights
  • South Africa's post-1994 legal system and institutions
  • The tension between private and public modes of redress for individual injuries

Awards and Honors

I have received research grants from the British Academy and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, and held a Fellowship at the Israel Institute of Advanced Studies.

The Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI)