Landmark Cases
Bhe v Magistrate Khayelitsha (Customary Law Succession)
Introduction Bhe v Magistrate Khayelitsha 2005 (1) SA 580 (CC) is a landmark judgment on the relationship between customary law and the Constitution, particularly the right to gender equality. The …
Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker (Impeachment)
Introduction Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly 2016 (3) SA 580 (CC) is a landmark judgment on the powers of the Public Protector, the constitutional obligation of …
Government of the RSA v Grootboom (Housing Rights)
Introduction Government of the Republic of South Africa v Grootboom 2001 (1) SA 46 (CC) is a landmark judgment on socio-economic rights under the South African Constitution. The case established the …
Khosa v Minister of Social Development (Social Grants)
Introduction Khosa v Minister of Social Development 2004 (6) SA 505 (CC) is a landmark judgment on the right of permanent residents to access social grants. The case addressed the intersection of the …
Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign (HIV Medication)
Introduction Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign 2002 (5) SA 721 (CC) is a landmark judgment on the right of access to healthcare services under section 27 of the Constitution. The case …
Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie (Same-Sex Marriage)
Introduction Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie 2006 (1) SA 524 (CC) is a landmark judgment on the right to equality and the recognition of same-sex marriage in South Africa. The Constitutional Court …
Occupiers of 51 Olivia Road v City of Johannesburg (Evictions)
Introduction Occupiers of 51 Olivia Road, Berea Township and 197 Main Street, Johannesburg v City of Johannesburg 2008 (3) SA 208 (CC) is a landmark judgment on the right to housing and the prevention …
S v Makwanyane (Death Penalty Case)
Introduction S v Makwanyane 1995 (3) SA 391 (CC) is the first and one of the most important judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Delivered on 6 June 1995, the case declared the death …