Pierre de Vos

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de Vos, Pierre (1994). Slegs Blankes / Whites Only (in Afrikaans). Pretoria: Kagiso Literêr. ISBN   9780798634748.
  • de Vos, Pierre (2018). Scene of the Crime in As You Like It. Johannesburg: Jacana Media. ISBN   9781431426669.
  • Non-fiction

    • de Vos, Pierre; Freedman, Warren, eds. (2014). South African Constitutional Law in Context. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195991376.

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    Pierre de Vos
    Born
    Pierre Francois de Vos

    (1963-06-29) 29 June 1963 (age 60)
    NationalitySouth African
    OccupationProfessor
    Employer University of Cape Town
    Relatives Anna-Marie de Vos (sister)
    Academic background
    Alma mater Stellenbosch University
    Columbia Law School
    University of the Western Cape
    Thesis Sexual Orientation, the Right to Equality and South Africa's 1996 Constitution (1990)