Tanya Calitz
Tanya Calitz is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. Tanya has experience in general litigation and dispute resolution where she has advised both public and private sector clients on a range of different legal matters across various sectors. She has a keen interest in Business and Human Rights with a specific focus on how adverse consequences of corporate entities and their operations on communities and human rights can be minimised and addressed.
About Tanya
About Tanya
Tanya’s legal career began where she was appointed as a law researcher by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. From there, she completed her articles of clerkship, studied abroad, and worked a few years in private practice before transferring to the public sector where she worked at the South African Human Rights Commission as an advisor to the Commissioners.
Tanya joined CDH as an Associate in July 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB (summa cum laude), The University of the Free State, 2016
- LLM (with merit), The University of Edinburgh, 2019
- Certificate in International Standards of Freedom of Expression, The University of Oxford (Bonavero Institute of Human Rights), 2021
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- Member of the General Council Business Committee, The University of Edinburgh, 2021
Languages
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
About Tanya
Tanya’s legal career began where she was appointed as a law researcher by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. From there, she completed her articles of clerkship, studied abroad, and worked a few years in private practice before transferring to the public sector where she worked at the South African Human Rights Commission as an advisor to the Commissioners.
Tanya joined CDH as an Associate in July 2024.
Credentials
Education
- LLB (summa cum laude), The University of the Free State, 2016
- LLM (with merit), The University of Edinburgh, 2019
- Certificate in International Standards of Freedom of Expression, The University of Oxford (Bonavero Institute of Human Rights), 2021
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- Member of the General Council Business Committee, The University of Edinburgh, 2021
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
News
One of South Africa’s watchdogs’ power to issue directives: The subject of litigation
In South African Human Rights Commission v Agro Data CC & Another (Afriforum, Centre for Applied Legal Studies and Commission for Gender Equality intervening as Amici Curiae) ZASCA...
A step in the right direction: Mining sector required to develop a GBVF implementation plan
On 2 August 2024, a Guidance Note for the Management of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) , Safety and Security challenges for women in the South African mining industry (Guidance...
