Constitutional Court Statistics
An initiative of the Centre for Law and Society and iNtaka Centre for Law and Technology at the University of Cape Town
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
An interactive platform for monitoring the work of the Constitutional Court
This website provides access to a free, interactive platform for tracking Constitutional Court statistics. The site aims to:
- offer insight into emerging issues in the Constitutional Court's functioning and jurisprudence;
- generate discussion and debate on Constitutional Court trends;
- showcase research tools that can be useful for legal researchers and court watchers.
As a pilot project, the site currently presents data for the period 2010 to 2019. In due course, the site will be updated to include more recent statistics.
Background
This initiative is based on a research project coordinated by Nurina Ally and Leo Boonzaier (researchers at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town). In collaboration with UCT's Centre for Law and Society and the iNtaka Centre for Law and Technology, they worked with data scientist, Neil Du Toit, to establish this platform. Justin Winchester, a former UCT law student and teaching assistant, provided invaluable assistance with gathering relevant data for the 2010-2019 period.
How to use the tool
The statistics tool is interactive and dynamic. Dropdown boxes allow users to select the judges, topics or rights that are of interest to them. Unanimous decisions can also be excluded when assessing trends in authorship and agreement rates. The judgments included in the results can be accessed by clicking on each of the graph's bars. A list of judgments captured in the results will appear below the graph.
