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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government.The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates ...
The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2024. [1]The members of the court at the start of 2024 were the same as in 2023; Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, and judges Jody Kollapen, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Steven Majiedt, Rammaka Mathopo, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Owen Rogers, Leona Theron and Zukisa Tshiqi.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is the agency of the South African Government responsible for state prosecutions. Under Section 179 of the South African Constitution and the National Prosecuting Authority Act of 1998, which established the NPA in 1998, the NPA has the power to institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the state and to carry out any necessary functions incidental to ...
The Judiciary Agency overview Formed 1909 Constitution - 1909 ; 116 years ago (1909) 1996 Constitution - 1996 ; 29 years ago (1996) Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Headquarters 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand Agency executive Mandisa Maya, Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa Key documents Chapter 8 of the Constitution Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994 Website judiciary ...
The court was established by the Labour Relations Act, 1995, and has a status similar to that of the Supreme Court of Appeal. It has its seat in Johannesburg but also hears cases in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
The JSC's primary function is to select South Africa's judges. [2] Though the President makes the appointments, the JSC has a crucial screening function. In the case of judges of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, the President's role is purely formal; they must confirm the candidates chosen by the JSC. [1]
Justice Albie Sachs (born 1935, appointed by Nelson Mandela in 1994, retired in 2009) Justice Zak Yacoob (born 1948, appointed by Nelson Mandela in 1998, retired in 2013) Justice Thembile Skweyiya (appointed by Thabo Mbeki in 2003, retired in 2014, died in 2015) Justice Johann van der Westhuizen (appointed by Thabo Mbeki in 2004, retired in 2016)
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like restorative justice [1] body assembled in South Africa in 1996 after the end of apartheid. [a] Authorised by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Desmond Tutu, the commission invited witnesses who were identified as victims of gross human rights violations to give statements about their experiences, and selected some for public hearings.