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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.

Judicial Officers Association of South Africa

Website of the Judicial Officers Association of South Africa (JOASA) the organisation representing members of the judiciary in South Africa. The site provides outline information on the organisation including contact details for officials and copies of reports produced by the various JOASA committees. Full text copies of JOASAãs journal and newsletters are made freely available on the site in HTML. Links to South African courts and sites providing online legislation are also given.

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 linked to the Department of Public Law at the University of Cape Town. Research at the Centre is focused on African Security and Justice with the two main programmes of work being Physical Security and Environmental Security. The site gives information on the various research projects taking place at the Centre which cover plural policing, urban security and policing and human rights.

Decisions of the Free State High Court, South Africa

This SAFLII database provides full text access to judgments of the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Decisions are available from 2002 onwards to date and can be searched or browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year. Cases can be downloaded in HTML and are provided either in English or Afrikaans. 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 are available from 2001 onwards to date and can be searched or browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year. Cases can be downloaded in HTML and are provided either in English or Afrikaans. 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 full text access to judgments of the North West High Court, Mafikeng in South Africa. Decisions are available from 1998 onwards to date and can be searched or browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year. Cases can be downloaded in HTML. 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 full text access to judgments of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town in South Africa. Decisions are available from 2002 onwards to date and can be searched or browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year. Cases can be downloaded in HTML and are provided either in English or Afrikaans. 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 full text access to judgments of the Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley in South Africa. Decisions are available from 2001 onwards to date and can be searched or browsed alphabetically by party name or chronologically by year. Cases can be downloaded in HTML and can be viewed in either English or Afrikaans. 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.

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