South Africa
| Legal Instrument | Signed | Ratified | Deposited | |
| African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance | 01/02/2010 | 24/12/2010 | 24/01/2011 | |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa | 16/03/2004 | 17/12/2004 | 14/01/2005 | |
| Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights | 09/06/1999 | 03/07/2002 | 03/07/2002 | |
| Constitutive Act of the African Union | 08/09/2000 | 03/03/2001 | 23/04/2001 | |
| African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child | 10/10/1997 | 07/01/2000 | 21/01/2000 | |
| African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights | 09/07/1996 | 09/07/1996 | 09/07/1996 | |
| AU Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa | 15/12/1995 | 15/01/1996 | ||
| Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 20/09/2006 | |||
| United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 29/01/1993 | 10/12/1998 |