Dr. Caiphas Brewsters Soyapi

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsConstitutional Law
Keywordsecological law, proportionality test, ecologically sustainable development, judicial review in South African courts, ecological proportionality

Current contact address

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Anne PetersMax-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2023

Programme(s)

2022Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024Louise du Toit, Caiphas Soyapi, Louis J. Kotzé David versus Goliath? Indigenous people, carbon majors and climate litigation in South Africa. In: Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law, 33, 2024, 326–335
2023Caiphas Brewsters Soyapi, Michael Addaney, and Habib Sani Usman: The Role of Indigenous and Experiential Knowledge in Advancing Enhanced Climate Action and Policymaking in Africa. In: Michael Addaney, D B Jarbandhan and William Kwadwo Dumenu, Climate Change in Africa: Adaptation, Resilience, and Policy Innovations. Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. 35-58
2023Caiphas Brewsters Soyapi: Environmental Governance, Hollow Environmentalism, and Adjudication in South Africa. In: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 26, 2023, 1-28