Academic Publications

A selection of my peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and scholarly and other contributions focusing on constitutional law, federalism, public policy, and legal reform.

Peer-reviewed

For a full and up-to-date list, see my Google Scholar profile.

2025

• Eloff, C. and Eloff, D., 2025. The rights of graduate medical practitioners and reforming community service non-placements. South African Medical Journal, 115(6), pp.8-13.

• Eloff, D. and Lamey, A., 2025. Die regsgeldigheid van strafbepalings in die COVID-19-regulasies: ’n akademiese ondersoek. Litnet Akademies 22(2)

2024

• Eloff, D. (2024). Eiendomsreg as grondslag van oppergesag van die reg. In P. Maritz & W. Buys (eds.), Die Christen en sy Eiendom (pp. 57–64). Kameelberg.

2023

• Eloff, D., 2023. The nature of rights and access to the Internet. Obiter, 44(1), pp.33-49.

2022

• Eloff, I. and Eloff, D.J., 2022. Children’s Rights and Participation in School in South Africa. In Re-defining Children’s Participation in the Countries of the South (pp. 67-78). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

2020

• Eloff, D.J., 2020. A Comparative Inquiry into Internet Neutrality in South Africa (Master's thesis, University of Pretoria (South Africa)).

Other academic publications

• Eloff, D. and Maritz, P., 2025. South Africa at a Crossroads: The Economic and Social Risks of the Expropriation Act. Available at SSRN.

• Eloff, D., 2021. The rationality test in lockdown litigation in South Africa. African Human Rights Law Journal, 21(2), pp.1157-1180.

• Eloff, D. (2024). Should mediation in terms of rule 41A be mandatory? De Rebus, (June), pp. 24.

• Eloff, D. (2021). Standing up to government in public interest litigation – does it really effect change? De Rebus, (June), pp. 8.

• Eloff, D. (2019). Is the state obliged to provide Internet access to detainees? De Rebus, (March), pp. 16.

• Eloff, D. (2018). Unscrambling the General Data Protection Regulation. De Rebus, (August), pp. 32.

• Eloff, D. (2017). Legal professional privilege and Internet hacking. De Rebus, (November), pp. 17.