Max du Plessis
South African barrister and academic
Max du Plessis is a South African barrister and academic. He specialises in international, administrative and constitutional law and has worked South Africa and England. His practice is based in Durban.
Early life and education
Du Plessis completed Bachelor of Laws (B.luris and LLB) at the University of South Africa and University of Natal respectively. He went on to graduate with a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Cambridge and pursue PhD studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He became a senior research fellow in the International Crime in Africa Programme at the Institute for Security Studies.
Career
Du Plessis has been practicing since 2000. He became an advocate at the High Court of South Africa. In 2007, du Plessis was a visiting expert on the International Criminal Court.
Currently, du Plessis is an adjunct professor at the University of Cape Town and Nelson Mandela University.
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