South African Constitution of 1996

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_African_Constitution_of_1996

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	1996
gptkbp:amendedBy	Yes
gptkbp:came_into_effect	4 February 1997
gptkbp:chapter	14
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:country	gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:National_Treasury gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:President_of_South_Africa gptkb:local_government gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force gptkb:Public_Service_Commission gptkb:Auditor-General gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa gptkb:Independent_Electoral_Commission gptkb:National_Council_of_Provinces gptkb:Public_Protector gptkb:South_African_Police_Service gptkb:South_African_Reserve_Bank gptkb:Judiciary_of_South_Africa gptkb:South_African_Human_Rights_Commission gptkb:Commission_for_Gender_Equality Finance Security services Public Administration General provisions Traditional leadership Cooperative government National Revenue Fund Provinces of South Africa Basic values and principles governing public administration
gptkbp:highestCourt	gptkb:South_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	South African Constitution of 1996
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Afrikaans gptkb:Tshivenda gptkb:isiNdebele gptkb:isiXhosa gptkb:siSwati gptkb:Sesotho gptkb:Xitsonga gptkb:isiZulu gptkb:Sepedi English Setswana
gptkbp:locationSigned	gptkb:Sharpeville,_South_Africa
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_1993 South African Constitution of 1983
gptkbp:promotion	gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:purpose	Establish democratic government Protect human rights Establish rule of law Provide for separation of powers
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:Interim_Constitution_of_1993
gptkbp:significance	Ended apartheid legal framework Comprehensive Bill of Rights Established non-racial democracy Recognized 11 official languages
gptkbp:significantAmendments	Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act, 2012 Constitution Twelfth Amendment Act, 2005
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Political_history_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7