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Biography

Prof. Hanri Mostert, University of Cape Town Prof Mostert's initial interests in property law matured into specialisations in Land Law and Mineral Law. In these fields, she has contributed to the most authoritative sources on South African Law, addressing issues of constitutional property protection, landlessness, tenure security, restitution, nationalisation, land governance and mineral resource regulation. Her work on mineral law has been cited with approval by both the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court in South Africa. She emphasizes the state's duties to achieve better living standards and ensure responsible individual autonomy. She defends the notion of engaged citizenship in the enhancement of freedom and quality of life for individuals and the community and comments on the role of the judiciary in building a society subscribing to principles of accountability and trust in property law. Her work has had impact both locally and internationally, through her involvement in the International Alliance for Land Tenure and Administration, and the support she provided to the South African Law Commission, World Bank and counsel in international and national litigation. She is a member of the IBA’s academic advisory group in the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL). Prof Mostert is rated by the National Research Foundation (NRF) as an internationally renowned researcher. She holds the NRF/DST SARChI: Mineral Law in Africa.