ratified by the Multiparty Negotiating Forum and adopted and amended by the Parliament of South Africa

“ When a constitutional issue has been referred to the Constitutional Court by a division of the Supreme Court in terms of subsection (8) , the Minister responsible for the administration of justice shall, at the request of the President of the Constitutional Court, appoint counsel to argue such constitutional issue.
(10) If the validity of a law is in dispute in any matter, and a relevant government is not a party to the proceedings, it shall be entitled to intervene as a party before the court in question, or shall be entitled to submit written argument to the said court. ”

“ Judges of the Supreme Court shall be fit and proper persons appointed by the President acting on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission: Provided that the appointment of acting judges shall be as may be provided for in an Act of Parliament. ”

“ The judicial authority of the Republic shall vest in the courts established by this Constitution and any other law.
(2) The judiciary shall be independent, impartial and subject only to this Constitution and the law. ”