This book contains tributes to Professor Lourens du Plessis, as well as essays on areas of the law in which he worked.
Edition/issue: First
Published: December 2015
Publisher: LexisNexis South Africa
This book contains tributes to Professor Lourens du Plessis, as well as essays on areas of the law in which he worked.
The essays in this volume disseminate original research by recognised scholars on a wide array of disciplines in which Professor du Plessis had an interest, including legal philosophy, constitutional law, and legal interpretation.
Essays
Property as monument and memorial by Babie, Paul
In conversation with the harmonious wordsmith by Boshoff, Anel
(In)dignity remembered by Botha, Henk
Ways of living in a transformative democracy by Du Plessis, Elmien
The South African Constitution as memory and promise: An exploration of its implications for sexual violence by Du Toit, Louise
Constitutional interpreters: High priests or priesthood? by Epp Buckingham, Janet
Legal text and meaning: A linguistic perspective on a complex relationship by Felder, Ekkehard
Land reform and restitution in South Africa: An embodiment of justice? by Pienaar, Juanita
How to Tame the Judges: Der Streit uber die Justizreformen in Sudafrika und in Deutschland aus vergleichender Perspektive by Schneider, Hans-Peter
Literalism, travaux preparatoires and purposive construction as interpretation incentives in international law by Van der Vyver, Johan
Legal research and legal education 20 years after the advent of democracy by Van der Walt, Andre
An aesthetic mode of coping: authorship, narration, monument and memorial in post-apartheid jurisprudence by Van Marle, Karin
Die ongeregtigheid van neutraliteit: Sekulere beregting van religieuse kwessies by Venter, Francois
What makes the South African Constitution alive? by Wiechers, Marinus
Tributes
Ode aan 'n Beste Professor by Rautenbach, Christa
When jurisprudence meets political science by Gouws, Amanda
An unlikely friendship, yet typically South African by Corder, Hugh
Erinnerung und Frage by Muller, Friedrich
Publications of Lourens du Plessis
Annexure A: Scholarly publications
Annexure B: Popular scholarly and popular publications
Annexure C: Papers presented
Supervision by Lourens du Plessis
Annexure D: Theses and dissertations