Within these pages, you will find an abundance of information that can be used as a Legal Wiki / Glossary / Dictionary that can provide an insight into the South Africa Legal system.
South African administrative law is the branch of public law in that country which regulates the legal relations of public authorities,...
Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa contains the Bill of Rights , a human rights charter that protects the civil,...
Civil procedure in South Africa sets out the rules and standards that courts follow in that country when adjudicating civil suits...
South African company law is that body of rules which regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act.[1] A company is...
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the country of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the...
The Constitutional Court of South Africa is a supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa ....
South African constitutional law is the area of South African law relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution...
South African contract law is ‘essentially a modernised version of the Roman-Dutch law of contract’,[1] which is itself roo...
A Conveyancer is an attorney admitted in South Africa who also submitted himself/herself the conveyancing exams and is thus...
The copyright law of South Africa governs copyright, the right to control the use and distribution of artistic and creative works,...
The courts of South Africa are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in South Africa. They...
South African criminal law is the body of national law relating to crime in South Africa. In the definition of Van der Walt et...
Criminal procedure in South Africa refers to the adjudication process of that country's criminal law. It forms part of procedural...
South African customary law refers to that usually uncodified legal system developed and practised by the indigenous communities...
South African environmental law describes the legal rules in South Africa relating to the social, economic, philosophical and...
Section Nine of the Constitution of South Africa guarantees equality before the law and freedom from discrimination to the people...
South African family law is concerned with those legal rules in South Africa which pertain to familial relationships.[1] It...
The High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law in South Africa. At present it is divided into seven provincial divisions,...
Insolvency in South African law refers to a status of diminished legal capacity (capitis diminutio ) imposed by the courts on...
The Labour Appeal Court is a South African court that hears appeals from the Labour Court . The court was established by the...
The Labour Court is a South African court that handles labour law cases, that is, disputes arising from the relationship between...
South African labour law regulates the relationship between employers, employees and trade unions in the Republic of South Africa.
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The South African law of succession prescribes the rules which determine the devolution of a person’s estate after his death, a...
The law of agency in South Africa regulates the performance of a juristic act on behalf or in the name of one person ("the principal")...
The South African law of delict engages primarily with "the circumstances in which one person can claim compensation from another...
The South African law of evidence forms part of the adjectival or procedural law of that country. It is based on English common...
The law of persons in South Africa regulates the birth, private-law status and the death of a natural person.[1] [2] It determines...
South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions:...
Legal interpretation in South Africa refers to the juridical understanding of South African legislation and case law, and the...
A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these "legal Latin" terms,...
The magistrates' courts are the lowest level of the court system in South Africa. They are the courts of first instance for...
A Notary Public is a specialist attorney admitted in South Africa who has also submitted himself/herself to the Notarial exams...
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The South African patent system is the system by which patents are granted in South Africa. As is the case in many other countries,...
South African property law regulates the "rights of people in or over certain objects or things."[1] It is concerned, in other...
The Supreme Court of Appeal or SCA is an appellate court in South Africa. It is located in Bloemfontein.
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