Warren Bowles

Research Interests

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law
• Cyber Law
• Law and Technology Advancements
• Human Rights Law
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal and Civil Court Practice
• Criminal Law
• Environmental Law and Ocean Conservation
• Tourism Law
• Hospitality Law
• Media and Communications Law
• Jurisprudence (Legal Philosophy) and Legal Ethics
• Legal Education

Brief Bio

Warren graduated with his BA Journalism degree in 2004 from the former Rand Afrikaans University (RAU). He went on to graduate with his BA in Law in 2009, a postgraduate LLB in 2011 and his LLM (Master of Laws) in 2014, specialising in Human Rights Law and passed with distinction. He obtained all of his law qualifications at the University of Johannesburg (UJ).

He completed his articles of clerkship as a candidate attorney with the University of Johannesburg Law Clinic in 2016 and in 2017, he was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He has worked in academia since 2007 as a tutor, mentor, lecturer, programme manager and now, Head of Programme.

He has published in the fields of Labour Law and Human Rights Law, and he has attended various local and international conferences, delivering papers on a diverse array of legal topics. He has acted as a supervisor for final – year law students completing their research component on the University of the Free State (UFS) Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and he also represents the faculty in all matters concerning research and postgraduate affairs within the IIE.