Prof- Elmien Du Plessis Associate Professor Potchefstroom Campus;
Expropriation law, Constitutional Property Law, Customary Law, Traditional Knowledge, Commons.Elmien du Plessis is an associate professor in law at the North-West University. She teaches land reform, indigenous law, property law and interpretation of statutes. The day she stops believing that the law can be utilized to bring about social change, is the day that she will stop teaching it.
Recent Publications: International publications: Du Plessis WJ “The public purpose requirement in the calculation of compensation” in Rethinking Public Interest in Expropriation Law, 2014; Du Plessis WJ et al “The effectiveness of the public purpose principle” in Marting, Boer & Slobodian Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability: A legal component of a natural resource governance framework (2015) IUCN publication; Du Plessis, WJ “Protection of traditional knowledge in South Africa: does the “commons” provide a solution?
