Constitutional Court of South Africa

E23971

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.

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 →

Referenced by (3)

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

Gauteng → containsConstitutionalCourt → Constitutional Court of South Africa →

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

South Africa → judicialBody → Constitutional Court of South Africa →