Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Application
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 8
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) The Bill of Rights applies to all law, and binds the legislature, the executive, the
judiciary and all organs of state.
(2) A provision of the Bill of Rights binds a natural or a juristic person if, and to the
extent that, it is applicable, taking into account the nature of the right and the
nature of any duty imposed by the right.
(3) When applying a provision of the Bill of Rights to a natural or juristic person in terms
of subsection (2), a court—
(a) in order to give effect to a right in the Bill, must apply, or if necessary develop,
the common law to the extent that legislation does not give effect to that
right; and
(b) may develop rules of the common law to limit the right, provided that the
limitation is in accordance with section 36(1).
(4) A juristic person is entitled to the rights in the Bill of Rights to the extent required by
the nature of the rights and the nature of that juristic person.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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