LJU4801 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 FOR 2022-
LEGAL PHILOSOPHY. 90% AND ABOVE.
DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. QUALITY WORK WITH
FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.
1. Give a summary of the author's viewpoint. Make sure you concentrate on legal
philosophy and not so much legislation or court decisions. (Max word count 200)
Kamga shows that the African notion of Ubuntu is a source of law in South Africa. It had
informed the interim Constitution and then the final Constitution and had been at the
centre of the South African jurisprudence. 1 Kamga examines how the African notion of
Ubuntu had been incorporated into the South African national legal system in order to
foster respect for 'modern' human rights or to ensure that human rights are culturally
embedded within the South African society. 2 For time immemorial, the cultural value
which epitomises togetherness and 'caring for each other' in a community has been the
way of life in various African communities including South African. Accordingly, one is
his/her brother/sister keeper.3 This philosophy which developed into a way of life has
been a reality before the period of Enlightenment in Europe, considered as the
beginning of the human rights discourse. In other words, prior to the Enlightenment era,
the human rights discourse in the form of caring for one another was a live reality in
Africa under the Ubuntu philosophy. 4 The South African model is chosen for a case
study for several reasons: The country went through a peaceful transition from
Apartheid to democracy for the application of Ubuntu; the latter informs the adoption of
1
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 625.
2
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 626.
3
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 625.
4
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 625.
LEGAL PHILOSOPHY. 90% AND ABOVE.
DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. QUALITY WORK WITH
FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.
1. Give a summary of the author's viewpoint. Make sure you concentrate on legal
philosophy and not so much legislation or court decisions. (Max word count 200)
Kamga shows that the African notion of Ubuntu is a source of law in South Africa. It had
informed the interim Constitution and then the final Constitution and had been at the
centre of the South African jurisprudence. 1 Kamga examines how the African notion of
Ubuntu had been incorporated into the South African national legal system in order to
foster respect for 'modern' human rights or to ensure that human rights are culturally
embedded within the South African society. 2 For time immemorial, the cultural value
which epitomises togetherness and 'caring for each other' in a community has been the
way of life in various African communities including South African. Accordingly, one is
his/her brother/sister keeper.3 This philosophy which developed into a way of life has
been a reality before the period of Enlightenment in Europe, considered as the
beginning of the human rights discourse. In other words, prior to the Enlightenment era,
the human rights discourse in the form of caring for one another was a live reality in
Africa under the Ubuntu philosophy. 4 The South African model is chosen for a case
study for several reasons: The country went through a peaceful transition from
Apartheid to democracy for the application of Ubuntu; the latter informs the adoption of
1
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 625.
2
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 626.
3
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 625.
4
Kamga, S., D. (2018). Cultural values as a source of law: Emerging trends of ubuntu jurisprudence in South Africa,
African Human Rights Law Journal 18 (2): 625.
