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. ”

“ A party to litigation, an accused person and a witness may, during the proceedings of a court, use the South African language of his or her choice, and may require such proceedings of a court in which he or she is involved to be interpreted in a language understood by him or her. ”

“ 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. ”