Interim Constitution
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The Interim Constitution was South Africa’s transitional supreme law adopted in 1993 to guide the country’s shift from apartheid to a democratic constitutional order.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interim Constitution canonical | 1 |
| Interim Constitution of 1993 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interim constitution
ⓘ
supreme law ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Multi-Party Negotiating Process
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedInYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interim Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo | all people in South Africa ⓘ |
| basisFor | drafting of the 1996 Constitution ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| contains |
Bill of Rights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constitutional principles binding on the final Constitution ⓘ |
| context |
end of apartheid
ⓘ
transition to majority rule ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| definedAs | transitional supreme law of South Africa ⓘ |
| enshrined |
constitutional supremacy
ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| established | Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Government of National Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedPeriod | 1994–1996 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | international human rights norms ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | transitional constitution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | South African law ⓘ |
| locationOfEffect | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
a multi-party system of democratic government
ⓘ
negotiated constitutional principles ⓘ power-sharing arrangements during the transition ⓘ provincial governments ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a democratic constitutional order
ⓘ
to guide South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy ⓘ |
| regulated | South Africa’s first non-racial democratic elections ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedInYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional law
ⓘ
electoral system ⓘ human rights ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ structure of government ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-apartheid transition ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentEstablished | constitutional democracy ⓘ |
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Interim Constitution of 1993