24.INTRODUCTION TO LAW REVISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WHAT IS THE LAW - correct answer - The law governs human behavior/conduct
- The law should be obeyed by all of society.
-The law is enforced by state organs.
-By ignoring or disobeying the law we may be prosecuted and punished or ordered to pay
compensation for damages or injury.
parties in Public law - correct answer Individual(s) and State
Parties in Private law - correct answer Individuals and individuals
Formal/Procedural law - correct answer Deals with the procedures that must be followed in
legal proceedings.
Substantive/Material law - correct answer Determines the content and meaning of the different
legal rules.
Religion - correct answer apply to who- with the people who practice that religion
non compliance- every religion has its own sanction or punishment.
enforced- is enforced by each separate religion.
Individual morality - correct answer Are standers that every individual sets for themselves. the
sanction for non compliance is personal and self- imposed and is enforced by the individual.
Community mores ( collective morals) - correct answer Norms of the whole community non
compliance with the rules will result in varying degrees of disapproval/ rejection/ discrimination
by other members of the community and the rules are enforced by the community.
Justice - correct answer Equality before the law.
, Formal Justice - correct answer Deals with the procedures that must be followed in legal
proceedings(rules, conduct, evidence)
Basic requirements for formal justice - correct answer -There must be explicit rules laid down to
show how people must be treated in specific cases
- The rules must apply generally ( all people in the group under the same circumstances)
- The rules must be applied impartially by a legal institution ( judge may not be biased`0
Substantive justice - correct answer Concerns the content of the rule and not the way in which
it is applied
requirements for Substantive Justice - correct answer here the content of the rule is looked at
to determine whether it is fair and just. ex- The apartheid rules were specific, applied to all and
were applied impartially- however, the content of the rules were unjust and therefore justice
was not served.
Legal subject - correct answer is anyone who is subject to the norms of the law and who also
may be the bearer of rights and duties.
Legal object - correct answer May be anything that is of economic value to people ( cost,
usefulness, scarcity)
every Right concerns two parts - correct answer 1. a relationship between a legal subject and
the object of the right.
2. A relationship between the legal subject who is the holder of the right, and other legal
subjects ( person - person)
Real rights - correct answer right of ownership
right of pledge
WHAT IS THE LAW - correct answer - The law governs human behavior/conduct
- The law should be obeyed by all of society.
-The law is enforced by state organs.
-By ignoring or disobeying the law we may be prosecuted and punished or ordered to pay
compensation for damages or injury.
parties in Public law - correct answer Individual(s) and State
Parties in Private law - correct answer Individuals and individuals
Formal/Procedural law - correct answer Deals with the procedures that must be followed in
legal proceedings.
Substantive/Material law - correct answer Determines the content and meaning of the different
legal rules.
Religion - correct answer apply to who- with the people who practice that religion
non compliance- every religion has its own sanction or punishment.
enforced- is enforced by each separate religion.
Individual morality - correct answer Are standers that every individual sets for themselves. the
sanction for non compliance is personal and self- imposed and is enforced by the individual.
Community mores ( collective morals) - correct answer Norms of the whole community non
compliance with the rules will result in varying degrees of disapproval/ rejection/ discrimination
by other members of the community and the rules are enforced by the community.
Justice - correct answer Equality before the law.
, Formal Justice - correct answer Deals with the procedures that must be followed in legal
proceedings(rules, conduct, evidence)
Basic requirements for formal justice - correct answer -There must be explicit rules laid down to
show how people must be treated in specific cases
- The rules must apply generally ( all people in the group under the same circumstances)
- The rules must be applied impartially by a legal institution ( judge may not be biased`0
Substantive justice - correct answer Concerns the content of the rule and not the way in which
it is applied
requirements for Substantive Justice - correct answer here the content of the rule is looked at
to determine whether it is fair and just. ex- The apartheid rules were specific, applied to all and
were applied impartially- however, the content of the rules were unjust and therefore justice
was not served.
Legal subject - correct answer is anyone who is subject to the norms of the law and who also
may be the bearer of rights and duties.
Legal object - correct answer May be anything that is of economic value to people ( cost,
usefulness, scarcity)
every Right concerns two parts - correct answer 1. a relationship between a legal subject and
the object of the right.
2. A relationship between the legal subject who is the holder of the right, and other legal
subjects ( person - person)
Real rights - correct answer right of ownership
right of pledge
