Constitution of South Africa, 1996

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constitution_of_South_Africa,_1996

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1996-12-04
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	Requires two-thirds majority in National Assembly Requires support of six of nine provinces in National Council of Provinces for some amendments
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Constitutional_Assembly_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:category	gptkb:South_African 1996 in South Africa 1996 in law
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:country	gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	1997-02-04
gptkbp:highestCourt	gptkb:South_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Constitution of South Africa, 1996
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Afrikaans gptkb:Tshivenda gptkb:isiNdebele gptkb:isiXhosa gptkb:siSwati gptkb:Sesotho gptkb:Xitsonga gptkb:isiZulu gptkb:Sepedi English Setswana
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Separation_of_powers Independent judiciary Protection of human rights Co-operative government Entrenched Bill of Rights Prohibition of discrimination Recognition of 11 official languages Supremacy of the Constitution
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_South_Africa,_1996
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Constitution_of_South_Africa,_1983 gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_South_Africa,_1993
gptkbp:structure	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:government gptkb:local_government gptkb:Security_Services President Public Administration Preamble Provinces General Provisions Courts and Administration of Justice Founding Provisions Traditional Leaders State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy
gptkbp:website	https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_South_Africa gptkb:Section_45_(Provincial_Legislatures) gptkb:National_Council_of_Provinces
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6