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The Constitutional System of the Republic of South Africa
The primary constitutional document of the South African system is the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996). This Constitution was adopted on the 8th of May 1996 and forms the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa. A lengthy document, it is notable for a comprehensive Bill of Rights and a strong emphasis upon principles of equality, democracy and governmental accountability. We make available several versions of this document:
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
- Our web version, incorporating all constitutional amendments up to the Constitution Twelfth Amendment Act of 2005
- This version excludes the lengthy Schedules to the Constitution after Schedule 1
- Note the page may take some time to download and appear in its entirety.
- Alternate Formats
- Scanned as it would appear in official printed form, i.e. the Statute Book - PDF (6MB)
- The Constitutional in-house formatted PDF (480KB)
- The Constitutional in-house formatted Word Document (700KB)
- Related Interpretative Materials
- Social & Economic Rights
- Justice Albie Sachs, 'Freedom and Bread: The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights' 2003, University of Chicago, Center for Comparative Constitutionalism.
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