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 (16)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996	56
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa	19
Constitution of South Africa canonical	18
Bill of Rights of South Africa	3
Constitution of South Africa (1996)	2
1996 Constitution of South Africa	1
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
Section 213 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996	1
South African Bill of Rights	1
South African Constitution	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 GENERATED ⓘ
adoptedOn	1996-05-08 GENERATED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Final Constitution of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1997-02-04 GENERATED ⓘ
chapterCount	14 GENERATED ⓘ
contains	Bill of Rights of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
country	Republic of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
defines	powers of the executive branch of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ powers of the judicial branch of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ powers of the legislative branch of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ structure of the South African state GENERATED ⓘ
establishes	Auditor-General of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ Cabinet of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ Commission for Gender Equality GENERATED ⓘ Constitutional Court of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ Electoral Commission of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ High Courts of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ National Assembly of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ National Council of Provinces GENERATED ⓘ Parliament of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ President of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ Public Protector of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ South African Human Rights Commission GENERATED ⓘ Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ constitutional democracy in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of association in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ freedom of expression in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ freedom of religion in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to a healthy environment in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to access to courts in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to access to health care services in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to basic education in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to equality before the law in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to housing in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to human dignity in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to life in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ right to vote in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
hasPreamble	Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 GENERATED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
language	Afrikaans GENERATED ⓘ English ⓘ Sepedi GENERATED ⓘ Sesotho GENERATED ⓘ Setswana GENERATED ⓘ Tshivenda GENERATED ⓘ Xitsonga GENERATED ⓘ isiNdebele GENERATED ⓘ isiXhosa GENERATED ⓘ isiZulu GENERATED ⓘ siSwati GENERATED ⓘ
legalStatus	in force GENERATED ⓘ
predecessor	Interim Constitution of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
prohibits	cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment GENERATED ⓘ servitude GENERATED ⓘ slavery GENERATED ⓘ torture GENERATED ⓘ unfair discrimination GENERATED ⓘ
protects	civil rights in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ cultural rights in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ environmental rights in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ political rights in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ socio-economic rights in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
requires	multi-party system of democratic government GENERATED ⓘ regular elections in South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
signedAt	Sharpeville GENERATED ⓘ
signedBy	Nelson Mandela GENERATED ⓘ
signedOn	1996-12-10 GENERATED ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional law of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
supremeLawOf	Republic of South Africa GENERATED ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1996 GENERATED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (109)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ECPL → followsConstitution → Constitution of South Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

Schedule 5 of the Constitution of South Africa → partOf → Constitution of South Africa ⓘ