List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2017
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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2017.
The members of the court at the start of 2017 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Bess Nkabinde and Raymond Zondo. There were two vacancies following the retirement in 2016 of Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and Johann van der Westhuizen. In June, Raymond Zondo was elevated to the position of Deputy Chief Justice,[1] and in July Leona Theron was appointed to the court.[2] Bess Nkabinde retired at the end of the year.[3] , Jody Kollapen, , , , and sat as acting judges on judgments delivered in this year.
| Citation | Case name | Heard | Decided | Majority author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2017] ZACC 1 | 16 August 2016 | 17 January 2017 | Nkabinde | |
| [2017] ZACC 2 | 24 August 2016 | 9 February 2017 | Mhlantla | |
| [2017] ZACC 3 | 24 November 2016 | 21 February 2017 | Cameron | |
| [2017] ZACC 4 | 23 February 2017 | Jafta | ||
| [2017] ZACC 5 | 3 November 2016 | 24 February 2017 | Mbha (acting) | |
| [2017] ZACC 6 | 2 March 2017 | The Court | ||
| [2017] ZACC 7 | 10 November 2016 | 9 March 2017 | Khampepe | |
| [2017] ZACC 8 | 15 March 2017 | 17 March 2017 | Froneman | |
| [2017] ZACC 9 | 8 September 2016 | 30 March 2017 | Madlanga | |
| [2017] ZACC 10 | 12 April 2017 | The Court | ||
| [2017] ZACC 11 | 28 February 2017 | 4 May 2017 | Froneman | |
| [2017] ZACC 12 | 5 May 2017 | The Court | ||
| [2017] ZACC 13 | 17 November 2016 | 11 May 2017 | Madlanga | |
| [2017] ZACC 14 | 18 May 2017 | The Court | ||
| [2017] ZACC 15 | 29 November 2016 | 23 May 2017 | Mhlantla | |
| [2017] ZACC 16 | 7 February 2017 | 6 June 2017 | Cameron | |
| [2017] ZACC 17 | 21 February 2017 | 8 June 2017 | Mogoeng | |
| [2017] ZACC 18 | 14 February 2017 | 8 June 2017 | Mojapelo (acting) | |
| [2017] ZACC 19 | 23 February 2017 | 15 June 2017 | Khampepe | |
| [2017] ZACC 20 | 15 June 2017 | Froneman | ||
| [2017] ZACC 21 | 15 May 2017 | 22 June 2017 | Mogoeng | |
| [2017] ZACC 22 | 14 March 2017 | 29 June 2017 | Jafta | |
| [2017] ZACC 23 | 29 June 2017 | Khampepe | ||
| [2017] ZACC 24 | 23 March 2017 | 13 July 2017 | Pretorius (acting) | |
| [2017] ZACC 25 | 9 March 2017 | 24 July 2017 | Madlanga | |
| [2017] ZACC 26 | 11 May 2017 | 24 July 2017 | Khampepe | |
| [2017] ZACC 27 | 7 March 2017 | 3 August 2017 | Froneman | |
| [2017] ZACC 28 | 3 August 2017 | The Court | ||
| [2017] ZACC 29 | 10 August 2017 | Mhlantla | ||
| [2017] ZACC 30 | 17 August 2017 | Zondo | ||
| [2017] ZACC 31 | 23 May 2017 | 29 August 2017 | Cameron | |
| [2017] ZACC 32 | 4 May 2017 | 5 September 2017 | The Court, Cameron and Froneman | |
| [2017] ZACC 33 | 16 March 2017 | 19 September 2017 | Zondo | |
| [2017] ZACC 34 | 26 September 2017 | The Court | ||
| [2017] ZACC 35 | 2 March 2017 | 26 September 2017 | Nkabinde | |
| [2017] ZACC 36 | 29 September 2017 | Mhlantla | ||
| [2017] ZACC 37 | 17 August 2017 | 31 October 2017 | Froneman | |
| [2017] ZACC 38 | 31 October 2017 | Jafta | ||
| [2017] ZACC 39 | 7 November 2017 | Kollapen (acting) | ||
| [2017] ZACC 40 | 9 May 2017 | 14 November 2017 | Madlanga and Pretorius (acting) | |
| [2017] ZACC 41 | 16 May 2017 | 30 November 2017 | Madlanga | |
| [2017] ZACC 42 | 16 February 2017 | 1 December 2017 | Mhlantla | |
| [2017] ZACC 43 | 25 May 2017 | 1 December 2017 | Mhlantla | |
| [2017] ZACC 44 | 5 December 2017 | Zondo | ||
| [2017] ZACC 45 | 18 May 2017 | 7 December 2017 | Nkabinde | |
| [2017] ZACC 46 | 8 August 2017 | 11 December 2017 | Cameron | |
| [2017] ZACC 47 | 5 September 2017 | 29 December 2017 | Jafta | |
| [2017] ZACC 48 | 29 December 2017 | Mogoeng |
References[]
- "2017 South Africa: Constitutional Court Decisions". SAFLII. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "President Zuma appoints Justice Zondo as Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic". The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "President Jacob Zuma appoints Justice Theron as Judge of the Constitutional Court | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ "Constitutional Court judge Bess Nkabinde resigns". Eyewitness News. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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