CSP2601 Assignment 3 ||(Answers and Guidelines)| Due Date 22 June 2026

, CSP2601 ASSIGNMENT 3


DUE DATE: 22 JUNE 2026




QUESTION 1:


Indicate whether the statement is CORRECT or INCORRECT (40 marks) (20 × 2 = 40
marks)


1.1 Human rights serve as a foundational framework for just and equitable societies.

CORRECT (CSP2601, Study Guide, LU 3.1, p. 42)


1.2 Human rights education is recognised in the CAPS curriculum. CORRECT (CSP2601,

Study Guide, LU 3.2, p. 43)


1.3 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) does not support

children’s rights and responsibilities. INCORRECT (CSP2601, Study Guide, LU 3.2, p. 44)


1.4 Children have a right to education, but are not required to attend school regularly.

INCORRECT (CSP2601, Study Guide, LU 3.2, p. 45)


1.5 Although children have a right to freedom and security, they should not bully or

intimidate others. CORRECT (CSP2601, Study Guide, LU 3.2, p. 45)


1.6 Learners in conflict with the law do not possess any rights. INCORRECT (CSP2601, Study

Guide, LU 3.2, p. 46)


1.7 The Children's Act 38 of 2025 recognises the special needs that children with severe

disabilities may have and their right to receive an education. INCORRECT (Note: The correct

Act is Children’s Act 38 of 2005) (CSP2601, Study Guide, LU 3.3, p. 50)