Law of the Cape Colony (SWM)

Cape Colonial law is the legal system of the Cape Colony, comprising its legal tradition through custom and convention (British common law and Roman-Dutch civil law), its legislation as passed by the Cape Parliament, and court cases decided by the Cape Colonial Court. The Cape has no written constitution, although it did have one between 1853 and 1910, when it was repealed by the British Parliament in the Cape Act. This constitution, albeit void of legal force, still has influence in the nation's legal tradition, and has been absorbed into effective law through court decisions. A prominent part of the Cape legal tradition is known as the "Cape Liberal Tradition", which describes the country's progressive history with regard to race and gender affairs, as compared to its other colonial neighbors and modern African states.

Legal tradition

 * First constitution
 * Cape Liberal Tradition
 * British common law
 * Roman-Dutch civil law

Legislation

 * Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807 (UK)
 * Parliamentary Registration Act 1887
 * Franchise and Ballot Act 1892
 * Glen Grey Act 1894
 * School Boards Act 1905
 * Cape Act 1910 (UK)
 * Structure of government
 * National Guard Act 1911
 * Judiciary Act 1911
 * Subordinate Government Act 1911
 * Foreign Policy Act 1916
 * Human Rights Act 1936
 * Cleavage of Rights
 * Foreign Policy Law (Amendment) Act 1956
 * Ratings system
 * Military Law (Amendment) Act 1971

Court system

 * Cape Colonial Court
 * Chief Justice's Bench (4 Associate Justices)
 * District Judge's Bench (2 Associate Justices)
 * Municipal Judge's Bench