List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 1997

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 1997.

The members of the court at the start of 1997 were President Arthur Chaskalson and judges Lourens Ackermann, John Didcott, Richard Goldstone, Johann Kriegler, Pius Langa, Tholie Madala, Yvonne Mokgoro, Kate O'Regan and Albie Sachs. One seat was vacant, as at the end of 1996 Deputy President Ismail Mahomed was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal. In August 1997 Justice Langa was elevated to the post of Deputy President. A new judge to fill the open seat was not appointed until 1998.

Citation Case name Heard Decided Majority author
[1997] ZACC 1 Fraser v Children's Court, Pretoria North and Others 12 September 1996 5 February 1997 Mahomed
[1997] ZACC 2 19 March 1996 6 March 1997 Langa
[1997] ZACC 3 4 March 1997 27 March 1997 Ackermann
[1997] ZACC 4 12 November 1996 18 April 1997 Goldstone
[1997] ZACC 5 7 November 1996 18 April 1997 Ackermann, O'Regan and Sachs
[1997] ZACC 6 10 September 1996 5 June 1997 Ackermann
[1997] ZACC 7 22 May 1997 5 June 1997 Chaskalson
[1997] ZACC 8 14–15 May 1997 2 September 1997 The Court
[1997] ZACC 9 18 September 1997 Ackermann
[1997] ZACC 10 21 August 1997 18 September 1997 Chaskalson
[1997] ZACC 11 6 May 1997 6 October 1997 Chaskalson
[1997] ZACC 12 26 August 1997 7 October 1997 Goldstone
[1997] ZACC 13 8 October 1997 Ackermann
[1997] ZACC 14 14 October 1997 Kriegler
[1997] ZACC 15 18 November 1997 18 November 1997 The Court
[1997] ZACC 16 Larbi-Odam and Others v MEC for Education (North-West Province) and Another 27 May 1997 26 November 1997 Mokgoro
[1997] ZACC 17 Soobramoney v Minister of Health, KwaZulu-Natal 11 November 1997 27 November 1997 Chaskalson
[1997] ZACC 18 2 September 1997 2 December 1997 Kriegler
[1997] ZACC 19 20 May 1997 4 December 1997 Madala

References[]

  • "Overview of the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa since 1994 to 2005" (PDF). June 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  • "1997 South Africa: Constitutional Court Decisions". SAFLII. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
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