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South Africa
Republic of South Africa / Republiek van Suid-Afrika

Constitution | Executive | Judicial | Legislative | Legal Guides | General Sources

Constitution

  • Constitution of the Republic of SA (Act No. 108 of 1996) (South African Government Information)
  • International Constitutional Law: South Africa (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation and Background Note

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Executive

  • President; Cabinet
  • Government Online
  • Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
  • Human Rights Commission
  • South Africa Law Commission (University of Witwatersrand School of Law)
  • South African Cyber Treaty Series (Arnold Pronto)
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Judicial

  • Constitutional Court
  • Supreme Court of Appeal (University of Witwatersrand School of Law)
  • Land Claims Court (University of Witwatersrand School of Law)
  • Labour Courts (University of Witwatersrand School of Law)
  • Index to South African Law Reports (JutaStat)

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Legislative

  • PARLIAMENT: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces
  • Acts Online
  • South African Legislation
  • NATLEX: South Africa (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights

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Legal Guides

  • Global Legal Information Catalog: South Africa (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
  • Global Legal Monitor: South Africa (Law Library of Congress)
  • Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
  • FindLaw: South Africa
  • ForIntLaw: South Africa (Washburn University Law Library)
  • Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases: South Africa (New York University Law Library)
  • IFLA Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters Country Reports
  • Sources of Online Legal Information for African Countries (Jane Williams via GlobaLex)
  • University of Witwatersrand School of Law and eWits catalogue
  • UPDATE: Researching South African Law (Redson Edward Kapindu, Amanda Barratt, and Pamela Snyman via GlobaLex)
  • World Legal Information Institute: South Africa (WorldLII)
  • World Legal Materials from Africa: South Africa (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

  • Country Study: South Africa (Library of Congress) May 1996
  • Background Note: South Africa (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: South Africa (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • Consular Information Sheet: South Africa (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Information: South Africa (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: South Africa (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Economic Briefing: South Africa (The Economist)
  • Embassy of South Africa, Washington
  • Human Rights in South Africa (Amnesty International)
  • International Religious Freedom Reports: South Africa (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Library of South Africa
  • NEWS: BBC World Africa
  • U.S. Embassy, Pretoria (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • World Factbook: South Africa (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: South Africa (Stanford University); South Africa (Yahoo); WWW-VL African Studies: South Africa (Columbia University)

For more information on South Africa see:

  • Global Legal Monitor: South Africa

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