Nino Rodda

A highly accomplished and driven legal professional, currently pursuing a PhD in Administrative Law and a second-year LLB at Wits University, complementing an LLM in Environmental and Water Law and a distinguished LLB. Demonstrates extensive experience in rigorous legal research, analysis, and drafting across administrative, human rights, environmental, public procurement, and copyright law, gained through roles at the Legal Resources Centre, CDV Attorneys, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and the SAHRC. Proven leadership capabilities as the Wits CLM Faculty Postgraduate Representative and recipient of litigation awards, combined with fluency in English, Russian, and Georgian, and exceptional time management skills.

• Administrative Justice Association of South Africa (AdJASA)
• Earth Chair Team
• SABWiL
• Postgraduate Association
• Wits Moot Society
• Wits Debating Club

• Bigen Africa Services v City of Cape Town: Audit Culture and State Self-Review in the Water and Sanitation Sector, Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ), 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2023/v26i0a14116
• Two articles related to Youth Day Event and Labour Court, SABWIL publications

• Achieved distinction as a top 10 student in your Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Tbilisi State University (TSU).
• Won an award at the Wits PhD Seminar for presenting your PhD topic (2022).
• Your name was publicly acknowledged in the South African Human Rights Commission’s Report for assisting with intensive legal research on water law cases (2023).
• At the SABWiL Human Rights Court held in the Constitutional Court of South Africa (09.12.23), you and your co-council won the competition and were awarded for having the best Heads of Arguments and the best, well-structured oral presentation.
• At the Wits Moot Society competition held in Thulamela Chambers (March 2024), you and your co-council came second for Applicants and Respondents’ Heads of Arguments and made it to the semi-finals for the oral part.
• At the SABWiL Human Rights Court held in the Constitutional Court of South Africa (December 2024), you and your co-council were awarded the '9th SABWiL Human Rights Court Best Litigation Team’.
• Successfully completed training sessions on “the Principles in Arbitration Practice” at Herbert Smith Freehills (2023).
• Presented on water law issues at the School of Law level Conference as part of the Earth Stewardship Law Panel (2022).
• Elected as a leader and representative of the Wits School of Law for postgraduate students into the Postgraduate Association.
• Serve as the Wits Commerce, Law, and Management (CLM) Faculty Postgraduate Students Representative for 2024/2025.
• Serve as the Legal and Transformation Officer in the Wits Postgraduate Association (2023/2024).
• Published an article in the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) (2023).
• Published 2 articles with SABWiL publications.

• Legal Writing Development course completed at Stellenbosch University (Nov 2022 - Jan 2023)
• Short LLM level course in Advanced Administrative Law completed at the Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand (Jul - Dec 2017)
• Short course in ‘English Speaking and Pronunciation’ completed at Wits Language School (Jul - Oct 2016)
• Post-graduate training to become an assistant to a judge completed at the High School of Justice, Tbilisi (Mar - Jul 2012)
• Successfully completed training sessions on “the Principles in Arbitration Practice” at Herbert Smith Freehills (2023)