South African Constitution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_African_Constitution

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1996-12-04
gptkbp:amendmentProcess	Requires two-thirds majority in National Assembly and six of nine provinces in National Council of Provinces
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Constitutional_Assembly_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Human_rights_in_South_Africa gptkb:Law_of_South_Africa gptkb:Government_of_South_Africa gptkb:Documents_of_South_Africa gptkb:Legal_history_of_South_Africa gptkb:Political_history_of_South_Africa Constitutions by country 1996 in South Africa 1996 in law
gptkbp:chapter	14
gptkbp:country	gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	1997-02-04
gptkbp:highestCourt	Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	South African Constitution
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Afrikaans gptkb:Tshivenda gptkb:isiNdebele gptkb:isiXhosa gptkb:siSwati gptkb:Sesotho gptkb:Xitsonga gptkb:isiZulu gptkb:Sepedi English Setswana
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Republic_of_South_Africa,_1996
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Freedom_Charter gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_South_Africa gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_(Chapter_2)
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:section	Schedule 1 to 6 and 243 sections
gptkbp:significance	Ended apartheid legal framework Established democratic government Guarantees equality before the law Protects civil liberties Recognizes 11 official languages
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights gptkb:politics gptkb:Separation_of_powers Human rights Rule of law
gptkbp:website	https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf
gptkbp:签署地点	gptkb:Sharpeville,_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Federalism
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5