Dr Jacques Matthee Acting- Vice Dean: Faculty of Law
Programme Director: LLB and Teaching & Learning Manager
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MattheeJL@ufs.ac.za T: +27 51 401 2108
Dr Jacques Matthee is a Senior Lecturer, Programme Director: LLB and Teaching & Learning and Acting Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State. He researches and lectures in Criminal law, Legal Pluralism, African Customary law, and Medical Law. His research focuses on the conflict between culture, religion, and crime, leading to several publications. He presented his research at several conferences and is involved in projects on legal pluralism. Apart from law, he is keenly interested in higher education teaching and learning. He spent most of his academic career developing teaching and learning in law. He contributed his teaching and learning knowledge and experience to educational textbooks in law. He has attended and presented at many teaching and learning courses, workshops, and conferences, particularly on blended and innovative teaching and learning. He has led and participated in several teaching and learning projects. He is currently establishing a research focus area on teaching and learning in law. Apart from academia, Dr Matthee is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. He is a former member of the National Bar Council of South Africa and a former associate member of the National Forum of Advocates.