Lisa Chamberlain

Constitutional Court statistics for the 2016 term

Abstract This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (the Court) in 2016, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR. Part I covers those decisions in which the Court produced a written judgment while Part II covers applications that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being given.

Constitutional court statistics for the 2015 term

Abstract This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (the Court) in 2015, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR. Part I covers those decisions in which the Court produced a written judgment while Part II covers applications that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being given.

Constitutional Court statistics for the 2014 term

This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2014, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the tex...

Constitutional Court statistics for the 2013 term

Abstract This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2013, organised in a number of tables. Part I covers those decisions in which the Court produced a written judgment while Part II covers applications that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being given. The purpose of the Constitutional Court statistics is to shed light on issues such as voting patterns on the bench, the nature of cases heard by the Court, government success rates in Constitutional Court litigation, how cases are reaching the Court, and how long it is taking the Court to deliver its judgments. The statistics also provide some insight into the applications that are not being heard by the Court, which are otherwise not open to public scrutiny.

Constitutional court statistics for the 2012 term

This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2012, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR.

Constitutional Court Statistics for the 2011 Term

This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2011, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR. Part I covers cases in which the Constitutional Court produced a written judgment, while part II analyses applications that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being handed down.

Constitutional Court statistics for the 2010 term : statistics

This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2010, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR. Part I covers cases in which the Constitutional Court produced a written judgment, while part II analyses applications that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being handed down.

Constitutional Court statistics for the 2009 term

This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2009, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR. Part I covers cases in which the Constitutional Court produced a written judgment, while part II analyses applications that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being handed down.

Standing in the Water Tribunal : access to justice down the plughole?

Standing is about who the appropriate person is to bring a dispute to court. Broad standing provisions are one of the hallmarks of South Africas constitutional democracy, and standing provisions in the environmental sector are particularly generous. In this context, the provisions of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) which regulate standing before the Water Tribunal, as well as a recent line of decisions by the tribunal applying these provisions, are particularly concerning. Part II of this discussion contextualises the significance of standing provisions in the environmental sector. Part III introduces the relevant provisions of the NWA and discusses the problematic way in which the Water Tribunal has been applying these provisions. A recent High Court decision is discussed in part IV, while in part V, the relevant legislative provisions and their application by the tribunal are critiqued from a constitutional and practical perspective. Finally, part VI looks ahead to how the current problems may be addressed.

Constitutional Court Statistics for the 2007 Term

This note provides descriptive statistics on the work of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2007, organised in a number of tables. The method of constructing each table is given in the text that follows it. The objectives and methods of this annual set of statistics are more fully laid out in the 1995 edition and subsequent editions of the SAJHR. Part I covers those decisions in which the Court produced a written judgment while Part II covers applications for leave to appeal that were considered in chambers and dismissed without a judgment being given.