Judiciary of South Africa

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The Judiciary of South Africa is the independent branch of state responsible for interpreting and applying the law through the country’s courts, headed by the Chief Justice and guided by the Constitution.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appointingBodyForJudges Judicial Service Commission of South Africa
budgetControlledBy national government of South Africa
canReview acts of Parliament
conduct of the executive
chiefJusticeRole chairs Judicial Service Commission
head of the Constitutional Court
head of the judiciary
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
constitutionalChapter Chapter 8 of the Constitution of South Africa
country South Africa
ensures access to justice
constitutional supremacy
protection of fundamental rights
governingPrinciple judicial independence
rule of law
separation of powers
guaranteedBy Bill of Rights of South Africa
hasAdministrativeHeadBody Office of the Chief Justice
hasEthicsFramework judicial code of conduct
hasGoverningBody Judicial Service Commission of South Africa
hasLevel apex court
appeal courts
trial courts
headOfJudiciaryTitle Chief Justice of South Africa
highestCourt Constitutional Court of South Africa
includesCourt Competition Appeal Court of South Africa
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Electoral Court of South Africa
High Courts of South Africa
Labour Appeal Court of South Africa
Labour Court of South Africa
Land Claims Court of South Africa
Magistrates' Courts of South Africa
Small Claims Courts of South Africa
Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
isIndependentBranchOfState true
jurisdiction entire territory of South Africa
languageOfProceedings official languages of South Africa as determined by the court
legalSystem mixed legal system
legalTraditions English common law
Roman-Dutch law
customary law
overseenBy Judicial Service Commission of South Africa
primaryFunction adjudicate disputes
apply the law
interpret the law
subjectTo Constitution of South Africa
typeOfCourtSystem unitary court system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of South Africa judicialPartner Judiciary of South Africa
Chief Justice of South Africa headOf Judiciary of South Africa
National Executive (South Africa) relatedTo Judicial authority of South Africa
subject linked to: National Executive
linked to: Judiciary of South Africa
Minister of Justice of South Africa worksWith Judiciary of South Africa
Supreme Court of South Africa partOf judiciary of South Africa
linked to: Judiciary of South Africa
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town collaboratesWith South African judiciary
subject linked to: Faculty of Law
linked to: Judiciary of South Africa
Quartus de Wet partOf South African judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of South Africa
Acts of Parliament of South Africa interpretedBy courts of South Africa
linked to: Judiciary of South Africa