List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 1996

The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 1996.

The eleven members of the court during 1996 were President Arthur Chaskalson, Deputy President Ismail Mahomed, and judges Lourens Ackermann, John Didcott, Richard Goldstone, Johann Kriegler, Pius Langa, Tholie Madala, Yvonne Mokgoro, Kate O'Regan and Albie Sachs. Justice Goldstone was granted leave of absence to serve as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. His seat was filled over the court of the year by acting judges Sydney Kentridge, John Trengove and Bernard Ngoepe.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority authorS v Mbatha; S v PrinslooLangaFerreira v Levin NO and Others; Vryenhoek and Others v Powell NO and OthersAckermannBernstein and Others v Bester NO and OthersAckermannIn re: National Education Policy Bill No 83 of 1995ChaskalsonIn re: Gauteng School Education Bill of 1995MahomedLuitingh v Minister of DefenceDidcottNel v Le Roux NO and OthersAckermannCase and Another v Minister of Safety and Security and Others; Curtis v Minister of Safety and Security and OthersDidcottBesserglik v Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism and OthersO'ReganBrink v Kitshoff NOChaskalsonDu Plessis and Others v De Klerk and AnotherKentridge (acting)Gardener v WhitakerKentridge (acting)Key v Attorney-General, Cape Provincial Division and AnotherKrieglerYnuico Ltd v Minister of Trade and Industry and OthersDidcottRudolph and Another v Commissioner for Inland Revenue and OthersAckermannS v JuliesKrieglerIn re: KwaZulu-Natal Amakhosi and Iziphakanyiswa Amendment Bill of 1995; In re: Payment of Salaries, Allowances and Other Privileges to the Ingonyama Bill of 1995ChaskalsonAzanian Peoples Organization (AZAPO) and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and OthersMahomedCertification of the KwaZulu-Natal Constitution–27 June 1996The CourtCertification of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996–5 and 8–11 July 1996The CourtScagell and Others v Attorney-General, Western Cape and OthersO'ReganTsotetsi v Mutual and Federal Insurance Company Ltd and 16 May 1996O'ReganMohlomi v Minister of DefenceDidcottS v BequinotKrieglerTransvaal Agricultural Union v Minister of Land Affairs and AnotherChaskalsonJT Publishing (Pty) Ltd and Another v Minister of Safety and Security and OthersDidcottCertification of the Amended Text of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996–20 November 1996The Court

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