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Prof. Ockert Dupper
Fair Labor Association
Director of Accountability
Short CV
Ockert Dupper (BA (Stell); LLB (Cape Town); LLM; SJD (Harvard)) is Professor of Labour - and Social Security Law at the University of Stellenbosch, where he also serves as the Director of the Centre for International and Comparative Labour and Social Security Law (CICLASS). In 2002/03, he was a Faculty Fellow in Ethics at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Between 2004 and 2006, he was a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law in Munich, Germany. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the German-South African Lawyers Association (Deutsch-Südafrikanishe-Juristenvereinigung e.V.). He has published widely on a range of issues, in particular on affirmative action, non-discrimination and social security.
Main Fields of Interest
- Equality and non-discrimination
- Affirmative action
- Social security
- Poverty and inequality
- Law and social change
Selected Recent Publications
Monographs and Edited Volumes
with K. Sankaran, Eds. (forthcoming). Affirmative Action: A View from the South. Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University Press.
with M. Olivier, Eds. (forthcoming). Interaction Between International, Regional and National Labour Law and Social Security: Standards And Methods. London, LexisNexis.
with C. Garbers (2010). Equality in the Workplace: Reflections from South Africa and Beyond. Juta Law Publishers.
with U. Bhoola (2009). Understanding the Employment Equity Act. Juta Law Publishers.
Refereed Articles and Book Chapters
(forthcoming). The Role of Law and Legal Institutions in Reform of Social Protection Systems: Experiences from South Africa. In: Reforming Social Protection in Developing Countries: Determinants and Strategies of Institutional Change. Eds. K. Bender and M. Kalternborn. Dordrecht, Kluwer.
(forthcoming). “The Human Rights of Irregular Migrants: An International, Regional and South African Perspective: Part 2.” International Journal of Social Security and Workers Compensation.
with C. Garbers (forthcoming). “The Prohibition of Unfair Discrimination and the Pursuit of Affirmative Action in the South African Workplace.” Acta Juridica.
with M. Olivier (forthcoming). Social Protection of Migrants in South Africa. In: International Standard Setting and Innovation in Social Security. Eds. U. Becker and F. Pennings. Dordrecht, Kluwer.
(2012). Equality in the Workplace. In: Labour Law in Context. Eds. A. Govindjee, A. le Roux and A. J. van der Walt. London, Pearson Publishers: 53-72.
(2012). Social Security at Work. In: Labour Law in Context. Eds. A. Govindjee, A. le Roux and A. J. van der Walt. London, Pearson Publishers: 249-268.
with A. Govindjee (2011). “Constitutional Perspectives On Unemployment Security and a Right to Work in South Africa.” Stellenbosch Law Review 22(3): 775-803.
with A. Govindjee and M. Oliver (2011). “Redesigning the South African Unemployment Insurance Fund: Selected Key Policy and Legal Perspectives.” Stellenbosch Law Review 22(2): 395-425.
with A. Govindjee and M. Oliver (2011). “Activation in the Context of the Unemployment Insurance System in South Africa.” Stellenbosch Law Review 22(1): 205-227.
with A. Govindjee and M. Olivier (2011). "Redesigning the South African Unemployment Insurance Fund: Selected Key Policy and Legal Perspectives." Stellenbosch Law Review 22(2): 395-425.
(2010). "The Human Rights of Irregular Migrants: An International, Regional and South African Perspective: Part 1.” International Journal of Social Security and Workers Compensation 6(2):61-78.
with A. Govindjee and M. Olivier (2011). “Activation in the Context of the Unemployment Insurance System in South Africa.” Stellenbosch Law Review 22(1): 205-227.
(2010). "Actualités Juridiques Internationales: Afrique du Sud.” Bulletin de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale: 360-366.
(2010). Affirmative Action: A Commentary. In: South African Labour Law. Eds. C. Thompson and P. Benjamin, Juta Law Publishers.
(2010). The Beneficiaries of Affirmative Action. In: Equality in the Workplace: Reflections from South Africa and Beyond. Eds. O. Dupper and C. Garbers. Juta Law Publishers: 286-296.
with A. Govindjee and M. Olivier (2010). “Extending Coverage of the Unemployment Insurance-System in South Africa.” Stellenbosch Law Review 21: 438-462.
with K. C. Naff (2009). "Footprints Through the Courts: Comparing Judicial Approaches to Affirmative Action in South Africa and the United States.” 25 The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 25(2):157-189.
(2008). “Affirmative Action: Who, How, and How Long?” South African Journal on Human Rights 24: 425-444.
(2008). Migrant workers and the right to social security. In: Access to social security for non-citizens and informal sector workers: An international, South African and German perspective. Eds. U. Becker and M. Olivier. Stellenbosch University Press:13-52.
with C. O'Leary and B. Quade (2008). Activation from Income Support in the United States. In: Bringing the Jobless into Work? Experiences with Activation Schemes in Europe and the US. Eds. W. Eichhorst, O. Kaufman and R. Konle-Seidl. Springer Verlag, Berlin: 345-414.
(2007). “Migrant Workers and the Right to Social Security: An International Perspective.” Stellenbosch Law Review 18: 217-252.
(2006). “Affirmative Action in South Africa: (M)any Lessons for Europe?” Verfassung und Recht in Übersee/Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America 39(2): 135-164.
