Anton Kok
Professor & Deputy Dean
Department of Law
University of Pretoria
South Africa
Biography
Prof Anton Kok holds the degrees BCom (Law) LLB LLM LLD (Pret). After completing his articles of clerkship at Deneys Reitz Inc (now Norton Rose Fulbright), Sandton, Anton was appointed senior lecturer to the Department of Legal History, Comparative Law and Legal Philosophy (now the Department of Jurisprudence) in 1999. He completed his doctorate in March 2008, entitled “A socio-legal analysis of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000â€. He was promoted to associate professor in 2010. He was appointed as the Programme Coordinator for the LLB for 2008 and 2009 and as Deputy Dean of the Faculty in 2010 and as acting dean from January to October 2011. He was reappointed for a second term as Deputy Dean in 2014. At undergraduate level, Anton has taught Legal Skills, Critical Race and Gender, Introduction to Law, Law and Literature and Human Rights. He is the coordinator for Essay and Seminar 410. At postgraduate level he has taught on Discrimination Law in the LLM (Human Rights and Constitutional Practice), LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa) and the LLM/MPhil (Multi-disciplinary human rights).
Research Interest
His main areas of interest are equality legislation, human rights and legal education.
Publications
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Kok A. Not so Hunky-Dory: Failing to Distinguish between Differentiation and Discrimination: Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd vs. Hunkydory Investments 194 (Pty) Ltd (No. 1) 2010 1 SA 627 (C).
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Kok A, Botha L. Vonnisbespreking: Die siviele verbod op haatspraak–“Shoot the Boer†in die gelykheidshof, hoë hof en die uitsaaiklagtetribunaal.
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Kok A. A consumer’s fundamental right to equality in terms of the Consumer Protection Act and the role of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act.
