The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2004.

The members of the court at the start of 2004 were Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Deputy Chief Justice Pius Langa, and judges Tholie Madala, Yvonne Mokgoro, Dikgang Moseneke, Sandile Ngcobo, Kate O'Regan, Albie Sachs and Zak Yacoob. The seats left vacant by the retirement of Lourens Ackermann and Richard Goldstone in late 2003 were filled in February by the appointment of Thembile Skweyiya and Johann van der Westhuizen.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority authorMinister of Home Affairs v National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Re-Integration of Offenders (NICRO) and OthersChaskalsonKhosa and Others v Minister of Social Development and Others; Mahlaule and Another v Minister of Social Development and Others and 30 May 2003MokgoroLawyers for Human Rights and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and AnotherYacoob S v Basson–5 November 2003Ackermann, Madala, Mokgoro, Moseneke, Ngcobo and O'ReganDaniels v Campbell NO and Others SachsBato Star Fishing (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and OthersO'ReganLiberal Party v Electoral Commission and OthersThe CourtS v Western Areas Ltd and OthersThe CourtDudley v City of Cape Town and AnotherThe CourtDudley v City of Cape Town and AnotherThe CourtMinister of Finance and Another v Van HeerdenMosenekeKaunda and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others–20 July 2004ChaskalsonMashavha v President of the Republic of South Africa and OthersVan der WesthuizenPort Elizabeth Municipality v Various OccupiersSachsMabaso v Law Society of the Northern Provinces and AnotherO'ReganMkontwana v Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and Another; Bissett and Others v Buffalo City Municipality and Others; Transfer Rights Action Campaign and Others v MEC for Local Government and Housing, Gauteng and Others–11 March 2004YacoobJaftha v Schoeman and Others, Van Rooyen v Stoltz and OthersMokgoroBhe and Others v Magistrate, Khayelitsha and Others; Shibi v Sithole and Others; South African Human Rights Commission and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another–3 March 2004LangaZondi v MEC for Traditional and Local Government Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal and OthersNgcoboRail Commuters Action Group and Others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail and Others–18 August 2004O'ReganCity of Cape Town and Another v Robertson and AnotherMosenekeDirector of Public Prosecutions, Cape of Good Hope v RobinsonYacoobRadio Pretoria v Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and AnotherThe Court

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