Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII)

The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) is an online repository of legal information from South Africa that aims to promote the rule of law and judicial accountability by publishing legal material for open access in line with the objectives of the global Free Access to Law Movement.

SAFLII also hosts legal materials from other countries in the region, which are obtained through partnerships and collaborative efforts with governments, courts, law societies and more recently through linking to other Legal Information Institutes being established in these regions. It is the largest online free-access collection of journals, judgments and legislation from South Africa

SAFLII's projects have been commended by the Southern African Chief Justices Forum, The South African Parliament as well as the Office of the Chief Justice.

SAFLII is currently operating independently as a non-profit organisation and is a registered public benefit organisation (PBO No: 930071321). Prior to SAFLII registering as a non-profit company, SAFLII was a project of the South African Constitutional Court Trust from 2006 - 2012 and thereafter a project of the Law Faculty at the University of Cape Town from 2013 - 2020. We are grateful for their support over the past few years.