Policy Documents

• Policy Framework for the Transformation of the State Legal Services (TSLS), May 2012
• Policy Framework on the Traditional Justice System under the Constitution, Mar 2009 [Archived]
• Legal Services Charter, Dec 2007
• The Service Charter for Victims of Crime in South Africa & The Minimum Standards on Services for Victims of Crime, 2007
• Interim Protocol for the Management of Children Awaiting Trial, 2002
• Gender Mainstreaming Documents
  
  • Vol 01 [Assessment Report]
  • Vol 02 [Implementation Guidelines]
  • Vol 03 [Reporting Protocol]
  • Vol 04 [Needs Assessment Report]
  • Vol 05 [Budget Analysis and Assessment Instrument]
  • Vol 06 [Budgeting Guidelines]
• Gender Policy - Balancing the Scales of Justice Through Gender Equality, May 1999
• Charter for Service Delivery for Court Users, 1999
• HIV/AIDS, December 1998
• African Charter on on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 1981
  • SA Report on the African Charter, 1998
• Employment Equity - Representivity and Employment Equity
• Justice Vision 2000 - Executive Summary, Dec 1997
• Justice Vision 2000
  • Forward, Introduction & Chapter 1: Guiding Principles
  • Chapter 2a: Section 1: Department of Justice & Section 2: Courts and the Administration of Justice
  • Chapter 2b: Section 3: Crime, Safety and Security & Section 4: Access to Justice
  • Chapter 2c: Section 5: Human Resources Development, Section 6: The Legal Profession & Section 7: State Legal and Legislative Services
  • Chapter 3: Implementation and Monitoring & Chapter 4: Guide to Terms and Concepts
• National Policy Guidelines for the Handling of Victims of Sexual Offences, 1998