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South Africa: International Law Provisions of the 1993 Constitution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Legislation and Regulations
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Copyright © 1994

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* [The Introductory Note was prepared for International Legal Materials by John Dugard (I.L.M. Corresponding Editor for Southern Africa), Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The International Law Provisions of the 1993 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa are reproduced from Act No. 200, 1993, the Government Gazette, No. 15466 (January 28, 1994). Ellipses indicate omissions.

[UN Security Council Resolution 919 (1994), adopted on May 25, 1994, terminated the arms embargo and other restrictions related to South Africa imposed by Security Council Resolution 418 (1977) of November 4, 1977. The text of Resolution 919 (1994) appears at 33 I.L.M. 1060 (1994); Resolution 418 (1977) appears at 16 I.L.M. 1547 (1977). UN General Assembly Resolution 48/258 on elimination of apartheid and the establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa, adopted on June 23, 1994, reinstates South Africa as a UN member and discontinues the mandate of the Committee of Trustees of the United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa. The text appears at 33 I.L.M. 1055 (1994).

[In June, 1994, South Africa formally became the 53rd member of the Organization of African Unity, the 51st member of the Commonwealth, and the 109th member of the Non-Aligned Movement.]