Constitutional Court of South Africa

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constitutional court court of last resort on constitutional matters

The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the country’s highest court on constitutional matters, responsible for interpreting and upholding the Constitution and protecting fundamental rights.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Constitutional Court of South Africa canonical	23
Constitutional Court in Johannesburg	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T188593 — 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: Constitutional Court of South Africa
Context triple: [South Africa, judicialBody, Constitutional Court of South Africa]

A. Constitutional Court of Chile
The Constitutional Court of Chile is the country's highest body for constitutional review, responsible for ensuring that laws and government actions comply with the Chilean Constitution.
B. People’s Supreme Court
The People’s Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Cuba, overseeing the administration of justice and interpreting national law within the country’s socialist legal system.
C. Constitutional Court of Peru
The Constitutional Court of Peru is the country’s highest body for constitutional review and interpretation, responsible for safeguarding the constitution and resolving disputes over the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
D. Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
E. Supreme Court of Colombia
The Supreme Court of Colombia is the country’s highest court of ordinary jurisdiction, responsible for final appeals in civil, criminal, and labor cases and for helping safeguard the rule of law within the Colombian judicial system.
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: Constitutional Court of South Africa
Target entity description: The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the country’s highest court on constitutional matters, responsible for interpreting and upholding the Constitution and protecting fundamental rights.

A. Constitutional Court of Chile
The Constitutional Court of Chile is the country's highest body for constitutional review, responsible for ensuring that laws and government actions comply with the Chilean Constitution.
B. People’s Supreme Court
The People’s Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Cuba, overseeing the administration of justice and interpreting national law within the country’s socialist legal system.
C. Constitutional Court of Peru
The Constitutional Court of Peru is the country’s highest body for constitutional review and interpretation, responsible for safeguarding the constitution and resolving disputes over the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
D. Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
E. Supreme Court of Colombia
The Supreme Court of Colombia is the country’s highest court of ordinary jurisdiction, responsible for final appeals in civil, criminal, and labor cases and for helping safeguard the rule of law within the Colombian judicial system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional court ⓘ court of last resort on constitutional matters ⓘ
abbreviation	ConCourt ⓘ
allowsLanguages	all official languages of South Africa ⓘ
appointingAuthority	President of South Africa ⓘ
appointmentProcess	on advice of the Judicial Service Commission ⓘ
buildingOpenedInYear	2004 ⓘ
buildingPreviouslyUsedAs	Old Fort Prison complex ⓘ
canInvalidate	Acts of Parliament ⓘ conduct of organs of state ⓘ conduct of the President ⓘ
city	Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Johannesburg
country	South Africa ⓘ
createdBy	Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ surface form: Interim Constitution of South Africa
decisionsAreFinalOn	constitutional matters ⓘ
deputyHeadedBy	Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa ⓘ
establishedInYear	1994 ⓘ
foundedBy	Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 Constitution of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
hasAuthorityOver	certification of the Constitution ⓘ constitutional amendments ⓘ disputes between organs of state ⓘ
hasFeature	art collection reflecting South Africa’s constitutional values ⓘ
headedBy	Chief Justice of South Africa ⓘ
hearsCases	constitutional challenges to executive action ⓘ constitutional challenges to legislation ⓘ matters referred by other courts ⓘ
jurisdiction	South Africa ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
legalStatus	court of record ⓘ
locatedIn	Braamfontein ⓘ Constitution Hill ⓘ Gauteng ⓘ Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Johannesburg
mandatoryRetirementAge	70 ⓘ
numberOfJudges	11 ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
predecessor	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa (for some constitutional functions) ⓘ
protects	Constitution of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Bill of Rights of South Africa
regionServed	national ⓘ
role	guardian of the Constitution of South Africa ⓘ highest court on constitutional matters in South Africa ⓘ protector of fundamental rights ⓘ
subjectToConstitution	Constitution of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
termLength	12 years ⓘ
typeOfLawApplied	constitutional law ⓘ
website	https://www.concourt.org.za ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

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

South Africa → judicialBody → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Gauteng → containsConstitutionalCourt → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Northern Cape Provincial Legislature → higherLegalAuthority → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

South African Human Rights Commission → canReferMattersTo → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Constitution Hill → houses → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Constitution Hill → hasPart → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Chief Justice of South Africa → presidesOver → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Chief Justice of South Africa → seat → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitutional Court in Johannesburg

Old Fort Prison complex → adjacentTo → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa (for some constitutional functions) → coexistedWith → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa (for some constitutional functions) → lostConstitutionalJurisdictionTo → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa (for some constitutional functions) → seeAlso → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa

ConCourt → officialName → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa → subordinateTo → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993 → established → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Braamfontein → hasLandmark → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Judiciary of South Africa → highestCourt → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Judiciary of South Africa → includesCourt → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

National Executive → subjectTo → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: National Executive (South Africa)

Richard Goldstone → employer → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

South African politics → judicialBody → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Supreme Court of South Africa → replacedBy → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

court of last resort → hasExample → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

Schedule 5 of the Constitution of South Africa → enforcedBy → Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ

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