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judiciary of south africa wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 judicial service commission 2 national prosecuting authority 3 see also 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents judiciary of south africa 3 languages hausa 中文 isizulu edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia overview of the judicial branch of the south african government for the courts see courts of south africa this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources judiciary of south africa news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2013 learn how and when to remove this message the judiciary seal judiciary flag agency overview formed 1909 constitution 1909 117 years ago 1909 1996 constitution 1996 30 years ago 1996 jurisdiction government of south africa headquarters 188 14th road noordwyk midrand agency executive mandisa maya chief justice of the republic of south africa 1 key documents chapter 8 of the constitution judicial service commission act 1994 website judiciary org za part of a series on the politics of south africa constitution founding provisions bill of rights chapter nine institutions executive president cyril ramaphosa deputy president paul mashatile cabinet departments shadow cabinet legislature national council of provinces chairperson refilwe mtsweni tsipane national assembly speaker thoko didiza leader of the opposition john hlophe judiciary chief justice mandisa maya deputy chief justice dunstan mlambo courts constitutional court supreme court of appeal president mahube molemela high court magistrate s courts electoral court elections general 1910 1915 1920 1921 1924 1929 1933 1938 1943 1948 1953 1958 1961 1966 1970 1974 1977 1981 1984 1987 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 municipal 2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 referendums 1960 1983 1992 political parties administrative divisions provinces districts metropolitan municipality district municipality municipalities list foreign relations dirco minister ronald lamola diplomatic missions of in south africa nationality law passport visa requirements visa policy related topics political assassinations repression protests human rights national budget national debt social welfare taxation provincial politics politics of the eastern cape politics of the free state politics of gauteng politics of kwazulu natal politics of limpopo politics of mpumalanga politics of the northern cape politics of north west politics of the western cape south africa portal other countries v t e the judiciary of south africa is the body of judges and magistrates who sit in the courts of south africa the judiciary is an independent branch of the government subject only to the constitution of south africa and the laws of the country 2 the judiciary interprets the law of south africa using as the basis of its interpretation the laws enacted by the south african parliament as well as explanatory statements made in the legislature during the enactment chapter 8 of the constitution of south africa defines the structure of the south african judicial system 3 this chapter also guarantees the independence of the courts and requires other organs of the state to assist and protect the courts in order to ensure their independence impartiality dignity accessibility and effectiveness in addition chapter 2 of the constitution guarantees every person the right to have a dispute or trial heard by a fair impartial and independent court the judiciary of south africa consists of the chief justice of south africa the deputy chief justice and the other judges of the constitutional court the president deputy president and other judges of the supreme court of appeal the judge president deputy judge president and other judges of each of the high courts regional and district magistrates of the magistrates courts the judges of other courts established by act of parliament permanent judges in the higher courts are appointed by the president of south africa in consultation with the judicial service commission as well as the leaders of the political parties represented in south african national assembly the appointment of magistrates fall under the separate magistrates commission there is also a single national prosecuting authority that is responsible for the institution of criminal proceedings on behalf of the state judicial service commission edit main article judicial service commission south africa the south african judicial service commission plays an important role in the appointment of judges and also advises the country s national government on any matters relating to the judiciary and the administration of justice it is a body established in the constitution of south africa to advise the national government on any matter relating to the judiciary or the administration of justice 3 and for which separate legislation has been enacted national prosecuting authority edit main article national prosecuting authority the national prosecuting authority npa is responsible for the institution of criminal proceedings on behalf of the state the npa is headed by the director of public prosecutions who is appointed by the president the constitution of south africa states that legislation enacted by the south african parliament must ensure that the npa performs its functions without fear favour or prejudice schematic of the south african court system see also edit government of south africa department of justice and constitutional development law of south africa courts of south africa references edit chief justice concourt org za constitutional court of south africa retrieved 22 october 2024 south africa s judiciary southafrica info brand south africa retrieved 1 march 2014 1 2 constitution of the republic of south africa no 108 of 1996 pdf government of the republic of south africa archived from the original pdf on 4 september 2011 retrieved 4 september 2011 external links edit the south african judiciary v t e judiciaries of africa sovereign states algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros democratic republic of the congo republic of the congo djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon the gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius morocco mozambique namibia niger nigeria rwanda são tomé and príncipe senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo tunisia uganda zambia zimbabwe states with limited recognition sahrawi arab democratic republic somaliland dependencies and other territories canary islands ceuta melilla spain madeira portugal mayotte réunion france saint helena ascension island tristan da cunha united kingdom retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title judiciary_of_south_africa oldid 1374751005 category judiciary of south africa hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata articles needing additional references from december 2013 all articles needing additional references use dmy dates from october 2023 use south african english from october 2023 all wikipedia articles written in south 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