Portal:Law of South Africa
South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, made of the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from the Dutch, a common law system inherited from the British, and an indigenous law system inherited from indigenous Africans (often termed African customary law). With the commencement in 1994 of the interim Constitution, and in 1997 its replacement, the final Constitution, another strand has been added to this weave.
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Constitutional law[edit]
- Portal:Constitutional documents of South Africa
- South Africa Act 1909
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1961
- Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
- Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997
Statute law[edit]
Criminal law[edit]
- Immorality Act, 1927
- Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957
- Sexual Offences Act, 1957
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007
Apartheid legislation[edit]
- Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, 1949
- Population Registration Act, 1950
- Suppression of Communism Act, 1950
- Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951
- Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, 1953
- Unlawful Organizations Act, 1960
- Terrorism Act, 1967
- Internal Security Act, 1982
Copyright law[edit]
Family law[edit]
- Marriage Act, 1961
- Divorce Act, 1979
- Matrimonial Property Act, 1984
- Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act, 1987
- Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998
- Civil Union Act, 2006
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Dutch Reformed Churches Union Act, 1911
- Prince Edward Islands Act, 1948
- Identification Act, 1997
- Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000