Free State High Court
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The Free State High Court, Bloemfontein (previously the Orange Free State Provincial Division, and commonly known as the Bloemfontein High Court) is the High Court with jurisdiction over the Free State
province of South Africa.
A High Court of Justice consisting of three judges was established as the superior court of the independent Orange Free State
in 1875. This court ceased to exist as a result of the Anglo-Boer War; with the British victory the Orange Free State became the Orange River Colony
, and a new High Court was established for the colony. When the Union of South Africa
was formed in 1910 this court became the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
. In 1997, on the adoption of the current Constitution of South Africa
, it became a division of the High Court of South Africa
. In 2009 it was given its current name by the Renaming of High Courts Act.
Free State
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans...
province of South Africa.
A High Court of Justice consisting of three judges was established as the superior court of the independent Orange Free State
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province...
in 1875. This court ceased to exist as a result of the Anglo-Boer War; with the British victory the Orange Free State became the Orange River Colony
Orange River Colony
The Orange River Colony was the British colony created after this nation first occupied and then annexed the independent Orange Free State in the Second Boer War...
, and a new High Court was established for the colony. When the Union of South Africa
Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State...
was formed in 1910 this court became the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
Supreme Court of South Africa
The Supreme Court of South Africa was a superior court of law in South Africa from 1910 to 1996. It was made up of various provincial and local divisions with jurisdiction over specific geographical areas, and an Appellate Division which was the highest appellate court in the country...
. In 1997, on the adoption of the current Constitution of South Africa
Constitution of South Africa
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the country of South Africa. It provides the legal foundation for the existence of the republic, sets out the rights and duties of its citizens, and defines the structure of the government. The current constitution, the country's fifth, was...
, it became a division of the High Court of South Africa
High Court of South Africa
The High Courts are superior courts of law in South Africa. The courts were created in 1996 on the adoption of the Constitution of South Africa, and inherited the jurisdiction of the provincial and local divisions of the former Supreme Court of South Africa...
. In 2009 it was given its current name by the Renaming of High Courts Act.
External links
- Decisions of the Free State High Court
- Free State High Court at the University of the Free StateUniversity of the Free StateThe University of the Free State is situated in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State, South Africa. The university also has a satellite campus in Qwaqwa that was, until 2003, part of the University of the North.-Academic Divisions:...
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