Research profile for Dr Sinikiwe Mzezewa

Dr  Sinikiwe  Mzezewa
Dr Sinikiwe Mzezewa

Lecturer

Dr Sinikiwe Mzezewa

Lecturer

Qualifications

  • PhD in Commercial Law, University of Cape Town
  • LLM in International Trade Law, University of Cape Town
  • LLB, University of Cape Town

Research interests

  • Socio-legal approaches to contracts
  • Legal pluralism
  • Funeral insurance
  • Commercial contracts

Biography

Sinikiwe Mzezewa is a legal scholar whose research examines the intersections of contract law and customary law. Her work investigates how legal pluralism shapes normative understandings of contractual practices, and how lived social realities inform and challenge doctrinal conceptions of law. Her broader academic interests include the reimagining of legal education to reflect the realities of contracting in diverse social contexts.

Sinikiwe actively participates in international conferences and contributes to academic dialogue as a respondent at PhD colloquiums. She reviews scholarly works and is also a member of research hubs that align with her interests in legal pluralism.

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