Chapter 9 institution

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A Chapter 9 institution is a constitutionally established independent body in South Africa mandated to support and strengthen the country’s constitutional democracy.

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Label Occurrences
Chapter 9 institution canonical 2

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
independent institution ⓘ
public institution in South Africa ⓘ
accountability accountable to the National Assembly ⓘ
characteristic independent from other branches of government ⓘ
subject only to the Constitution and the law ⓘ
constitutionalStatus constitutionally established ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
field electoral management ⓘ
financial oversight ⓘ
governance ⓘ
human rights protection ⓘ
media and broadcasting regulation ⓘ
public accountability ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ⓘ
includes Auditor-General ⓘ
Commission for Gender Equality ⓘ
Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities ⓘ
Electoral Commission ⓘ
Independent Authority to Regulate Broadcasting ⓘ
Public Protector ⓘ
South African Human Rights Commission ⓘ
legalBasis Chapter 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ⓘ
mandate strengthen constitutional democracy ⓘ
support constitutional democracy ⓘ
obligation must be impartial ⓘ
must exercise powers without fear, favour or prejudice ⓘ
protection organs of state must assist and protect Chapter 9 institutions ⓘ
purpose to ensure the effectiveness of South Africa’s constitutional democracy ⓘ
relatedConcept constitutional democracy in South Africa ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
reportingObligation must report on their activities to the National Assembly ⓘ
scope national ⓘ

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