List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2004

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2004.

The members of the court at the start of 2004 were Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Deputy Chief Justice Pius Langa, and judges Tholie Madala, Yvonne Mokgoro, Dikgang Moseneke, Sandile Ngcobo, Kate O'Regan, Albie Sachs and Zak Yacoob. The seats left vacant by the retirement of Lourens Ackermann and Richard Goldstone in late 2003 were filled in February by the appointment of Thembile Skweyiya and Johann van der Westhuizen.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
Minister of Home Affairs v National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Re-Integration of Offenders (NICRO) and Others 25 February 20043 March 2004 Chaskalson
Khosa and Others v Minister of Social Development and Others; Mahlaule and Another v Minister of Social Development and Others 13 and 30 May 20034 March 2004 Mokgoro
Lawyers for Human Rights and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another 19 August 20039 March 2004 Yacoob
S v Basson 4–5 November 200310 March 2004 Ackermann, Madala, Mokgoro, Moseneke, Ngcobo and O'Regan
Daniels v Campbell NO and Others 6 November 200311 March 2004 Sachs
Bato Star Fishing (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Others 11 September 200312 March 2004 O'Regan
Liberal Party v Electoral Commission and Others 5 April 2004The Court
S v Western Areas Ltd and Others 5 April 2004The Court
Dudley v City of Cape Town and Another 20 May 2004The Court
Dudley v City of Cape Town and Another 15 June 2004The Court
Minister of Finance and Another v Van Heerden 24 February 200429 July 2004 Moseneke
Kaunda and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 19–20 July 20044 August 2004 Chaskalson
Mashavha v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 26 February 20046 September 2004 Van der Westhuizen
Port Elizabeth Municipality v Various Occupiers 4 March 20041 October 2004 Sachs
Mabaso v Law Society of the Northern Provinces and Another 6 May 20045 October 2004 O'Regan
Mkontwana v Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and Another; Bissett and Others v Buffalo City Municipality and Others; Transfer Rights Action Campaign and Others v MEC for Local Government and Housing, Gauteng and Others 10–11 March 20046 October 2004 Yacoob
Jaftha v Schoeman and Others, Van Rooyen v Stoltz and Others 11 May 20048 October 2004 Mokgoro
Bhe and Others v Magistrate, Khayelitsha and Others; Shibi v Sithole and Others; South African Human Rights Commission and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another 2–3 March 200415 October 2004 Langa
Zondi v MEC for Traditional and Local Government Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal and Others 9 March 200415 October 2004 Ngcobo
Rail Commuters Action Group and Others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail and Others 17–18 August 200426 November 2004 O'Regan
City of Cape Town and Another v Robertson and Another 7 September 200429 November 2004 Moseneke
Director of Public Prosecutions, Cape of Good Hope v Robinson 24 August 20042 December 2004 Yacoob
Radio Pretoria v Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and Another 8 December 2004The Court

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