ProfessorPieter Badenhorst

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Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School

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    Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Law School
  • +61 3 522 72138 (Work)
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

BIO

Pieter Badenhorst is an Associate Professor in Deakin Law School. Pieter
graduated from the University of Pretoria with the degrees of BLC and LLB. He
obtained his LLM degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand and Yale
University, respectively, and an LLD from the University of Pretoria in 1992.
His thesis was on the South African Mineral law in terms of the Doctrine of
Rights. Prior to moving to Australia, he was for many years Professor and Head
of the Department of Private law at the University of the North and the Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan University.

Pieter is the author and co-author of eight books and over 140 articles in South
African, Australian and International law journals. His main work is in the
area of Mineral law and Property law.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Professor (Property Law)
    Deakin University, Deakin Law School

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Honary Professor of Law
    Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2024

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Legum (Private Law)
    University of Pretoria
  • Master of Laws
    University of Witwatersrand
  • Masters of Laws
    Yale University, New Haven, United States
  • LLB
    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
  • BLC
    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

LANGUAGES

  • Afrikaans
    Can read, write, speak and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Mining, energy and natural resources law
  • Property law (excl. intellectual property law)

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Business and Law