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Researching South African law

Online guide to researching South African law written by Amanda Barratt and Pamela Snyman who are law librarians at the University of Cape Town Law Library. The guide has been updated by Redson Kapindu who is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Johannesburg. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2018 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The authors give background and historical information to the structure of the state including the Constitution, Parliament and judicial system.

Constitutional Court of South Africa Decisions

A Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) database containing decisions of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1995 onwards. Decisions are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year, and the site offers a sophisticated search engine. The database includes materials provided by the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Wits Law School. SAFLII is a collaborative legal information system, providing free South African legal information.

South African Government Information: documents

This part of the South African Government Information website provides access to government publications including legislation, policy documents and documentation provided on provincial government websites. The site offers full text legislation including a copy of the Constitution. There are government notices, documents open for public comment, annual reports of government departments and agencies and downloadable forms.

Centre for Criminology

Website of the Centre of Criminology, a research unit at the University of Cape Town's law faculty. Research at the Centre is focused on public safety, criminal justice and crime. Its website gives details of the centre's research and teaching, together with events information.

Decisions of the Free State High Court, South Africa

SAFLII database providing judgments of the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein, South Africa, from 2002 onwards. Cases, which are in English or Afrikaans, can be browsed by party name or year, and there is a search facility. The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is a collaborative project of the Wits Law School in South Africa and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) providing free South African legal information.

Decisions of the High Courts of Gauteng, South Africa

This SAFLII database provides full text access to judgments of the High Courts of Gauteng in South Africa. Decisions, which are in English or Afrikaans, are available from 1993 onwards and can be searched, or browsed by party name or year. The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is a collaborative project of the Wits Law School in South Africa and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) providing free South African legal information.

Decisions of the North West High Court, South Africa

This SAFLII database provides judgments of the North West High Court, Mafikeng in South Africa. Decisions are available from 1998 onwards and can be searched, or browsed by party name or year. The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is a collaborative project of the Wits Law School in South Africa and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) providing free South African legal information.

Decisions of the Western Cape High Court, South Africa

This SAFLII database provides judgments of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town in South Africa from 1993 onward. Decisions are in either English or Afrikaans and can be searched, or browsed by party name or year. The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is a collaborative project of the Wits Law School in South Africa and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) providing free South African legal information.

Decisions of the Northern Cape High Court, South Africa

This SAFLII database provides judgments of the Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley in South Africa, in either English or Afrikaans. Decisions are available from 2001 onwards can be searched, or browsed by party name or year. The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is a collaborative project of the Wits Law School in South Africa and the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) providing free South African legal information.

Forced evictions and disability rights in Africa

Online article looking at forced evictions and disability rights in Africa written by Buhle Angelo Dube who is a lecturer at the University of Swaziland's Law Department. The article was published in 2008 (and updated in 2023 by Sibusiso Nhlabatsi) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The first section explains the background to forced evictions and their impact in Africa and focuses on this practice in Ghana, Swaziland and Botswana.

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