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Celinhlanhla Magubane

Mr Celinhlanhla Magubane

Lecturer

Email

MagubaneC@ukzn.ac.za

Contact +27 31 260 2066
Campus

Howard College

Office Address

Suite G – Room 22

Academic Qualifications

  • LLB 
  • LLM in Constitutional Theory, Law and Litigation  

Biography

Celinhlanhla Magubane is a lecturer in Administrative law, Jurisprudence and Street law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He holds an LLB, LLM and currently pursuing a PhD. Celinhlanhla is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court South Africa and has been involved in a number of reported cases. He is a recipient of the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans, Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young South Africans, and an ambassador of the Canadian World Literacy Foundation.  

Research Interests

  • Administrative law 
  • Constitutional Law 
  • Jurisprudence 
  • African Customary Law 

Professional Qualifications

  • Admitted Attorney of the High Court South Africa 

Selected Publications

  • Magubane, C (2025), ‘Legal profession’s global challenge with the uncritical use of artificial intelligence’ Advocate vol 3 December 2025. 
  • Magubane, C (2021), ‘The Imposition of Common Law in the Interpretation and Application of Customary Law and Customary Marriages’ Pretoria Student L. Rev., 15, 336. 
  • Magubane, C (2019), ‘Prescription: The Present Interpretation of Extinctive Prescription and the Acquisition of Real Rights’ Pretoria Student L. Rev., 13, 17. 
  • Magubane, C (2019), ‘The need for judicial oversight in all cases of execution against immovable properties’ African Law Review Journal Volume 8, Issue 2 of 2019. 

Selected conference presentations and speaking events  

  • ‘Challenging exclusion and discrimination in law: the role of strategic litigation’ Dr Janine Hicks, Celinhlanhla Magubane and Keith Dzwairo – paper presented at 7th LDRN General Conference, Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. 
  • The wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence in legal research Paper Presented by Celinhlanhla Magubane and Siphesihle Mhlonishwa Mbatha at the Advocates For Transformation.  
  • The re-open inquests: A governmental effort to comply with International law, Celinhlanhla Magubane – paper presented at University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Law and Management Studies Research colloquium.