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?” Frenkel, D.A. (ed.), 2013, Public Law and Social Human Rights. Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens, Greece. National publications: Du Plessis WJ “Ways of living in a transformative democracy” in De Ville (ed) Memory and Meaning: Essays in honour of Lourens du Plessis (2015 LexisNexis); Du Plessis WJ “Estoppel and evictions” SAPL/PR 2015; Du Plessis WJ “Valuation in the time of the Constitution” PER 2015; Hugo C & Du Plessis, WJ “Sales in execution of immovable property and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: Surely a rethinking of the regulations is required?” StellLR 2014; Du Plessis, WJ “Silence is golden: the lack of direction on compensation for expropriation in the Green Paper” PER 2014; Du Plessis, WJ “A utilitarian approach to compensation for expropriation.” (2013) StellLR 24:2 p 359; Du Plessis, WJ “Judicial oversight for sales in execution of residential property and the National Credit Act” De Jure 2012 45:3 532 – 555.