Constitution of South Africa

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legal document national constitution

The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic, establishing its democratic system of government, protecting fundamental rights, and defining the structure and powers of state institutions.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996	118
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa	55
Constitution of South Africa canonical	30
South African Constitution	9
Bill of Rights of South Africa	5
1996 Constitution of South Africa	2
Constitution of South Africa (1996)	2
South African Bill of Rights	2
Bill of Rights of the Constitution of South Africa	1
Chapter 4 of the Constitution of South Africa	1
Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa	1
Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (redefined as head of the judiciary)	1
Constitution of South Africa, section 60–72	1
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996	1
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (defence provisions)	1
Final Constitution of South Africa	1
Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996	1
Section 213 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996	1
South African Constitution Chapter 7	1
South African constitutional law	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1078962 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of South Africa
Context triple: [President of South Africa, constitutingInstrument, Constitution of South Africa]

A. Constitution of Zimbabwe
The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Zimbabwean state and its government.
B. Constitution of 1931
The Constitution of 1931 was the foundational legal charter of the Second Spanish Republic, establishing a democratic, secular, and progressive framework that expanded civil liberties and regional autonomy in Spain.
C. Constitución
Constitución is a coastal city and important fishing and forestry port located at the mouth of the Maule River in Chile’s Maule Region.
D. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
E. Constitution of the Netherlands
The Constitution of the Netherlands is the fundamental legal charter that defines the structure, powers, and limits of Dutch government and guarantees the basic rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of South Africa
Target entity description: The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic, establishing its democratic system of government, protecting fundamental rights, and defining the structure and powers of state institutions.

A. Constitution of Zimbabwe
The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Zimbabwean state and its government.
B. Constitution of 1931
The Constitution of 1931 was the foundational legal charter of the Second Spanish Republic, establishing a democratic, secular, and progressive framework that expanded civil liberties and regional autonomy in Spain.
C. Constitución
Constitución is a coastal city and important fishing and forestry port located at the mouth of the Maule River in Chile’s Maule Region.
D. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
E. Constitution of the Netherlands
The Constitution of the Netherlands is the fundamental legal charter that defines the structure, powers, and limits of Dutch government and guarantees the basic rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	Constitutional Assembly of South Africa ⓘ
adoptedOn	1996-05-08 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Final Constitution of South Africa ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Africa
cameIntoForceOn	1997-02-04 ⓘ
chapterCount	14 ⓘ
contains	Bill of Rights of South Africa ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Africa
country	Republic of South Africa ⓘ linked to: South Africa
defines	powers of the executive branch of South Africa ⓘ powers of the judicial branch of South Africa ⓘ powers of the legislative branch of South Africa ⓘ structure of the South African state ⓘ
establishes	Auditor-General of South Africa ⓘ Cabinet of South Africa ⓘ Commission for Gender Equality ⓘ Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ Electoral Commission of South Africa ⓘ linked to: Independent Electoral Commission (South Africa) High Courts of South Africa ⓘ National Assembly of South Africa ⓘ National Council of Provinces ⓘ Parliament of South Africa ⓘ President of South Africa ⓘ Public Protector of South Africa ⓘ South African Human Rights Commission ⓘ Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa ⓘ constitutional democracy in South Africa ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of association in South Africa ⓘ freedom of expression in South Africa ⓘ freedom of religion in South Africa ⓘ right to a healthy environment in South Africa ⓘ right to access to courts in South Africa ⓘ right to access to health care services in South Africa ⓘ right to basic education in South Africa ⓘ right to equality before the law in South Africa ⓘ right to housing in South Africa ⓘ right to human dignity in South Africa ⓘ right to life in South Africa ⓘ right to vote in South Africa ⓘ
hasPreamble	Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of South Africa
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa ⓘ linked to: South Africa
language	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ Sepedi ⓘ linked to: Northern Sotho (Sepedi) Sesotho ⓘ Setswana ⓘ Tshivenda ⓘ Xitsonga ⓘ isiNdebele ⓘ isiXhosa ⓘ isiZulu ⓘ linked to: Zulu siSwati ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
predecessor	Interim Constitution of South Africa ⓘ linked to: Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993
prohibits	cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ servitude ⓘ slavery ⓘ torture ⓘ unfair discrimination ⓘ
protects	civil rights in South Africa ⓘ cultural rights in South Africa ⓘ environmental rights in South Africa ⓘ political rights in South Africa ⓘ socio-economic rights in South Africa ⓘ
requires	multi-party system of democratic government ⓘ regular elections in South Africa ⓘ
signedAt	Sharpeville ⓘ
signedBy	Nelson Mandela ⓘ
signedOn	1996-12-10 ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional law of South Africa ⓘ
supremeLawOf	Republic of South Africa ⓘ linked to: South Africa
yearOfEnactment	1996 ⓘ

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