SCL1501 Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024 - DUE
26 August 2024
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QUESTION 1
1. “This point therefore tells us that law is part of the political system and can never be separated
from politics and other issues that characterise our society in various ways.” (Study Guide p.7)
Now look out for the document, “Freedom Charter” and go through all the clauses. Thereafter
skim through the Preamble, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa and
discuss the connection between the two documents. (4)
2. Refer to Learning Unit 3 of the Study Guide and find the Sea Transport Document Act 65 of
2000. Now do the following:
a) explain what is entailed in the Long Title of this Act (do not discuss/redraft the contents of the
Long Title). (2)
b) what is the preamble of an Act? (2)
c) Jane Doe, a first-year law student, is going through this Act. She comes across a term in the
Act the meaning of which she does not know. What is the first thing that she should do in this
instance? Give a reason for your answer. (3)
QUESTION 2
(a) Discuss Freire’s notion of praxis. Explain why it is not compatible with “banking education”
(6)
(b) Why is the concept of “subjective being” said to be central to learning? (4)
(c) “Come learn with me and we shall be exemplars of proficiency. But if you yearn to be alone,
then you must learn it on your own.” Discuss the above excerpt in light of the notion of “study
Semester 2 2024 - DUE
26 August 2024
[Company address]
, SCL1501 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 26 August 2024
QUESTION 1
1. “This point therefore tells us that law is part of the political system and can never be separated
from politics and other issues that characterise our society in various ways.” (Study Guide p.7)
Now look out for the document, “Freedom Charter” and go through all the clauses. Thereafter
skim through the Preamble, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa and
discuss the connection between the two documents. (4)
2. Refer to Learning Unit 3 of the Study Guide and find the Sea Transport Document Act 65 of
2000. Now do the following:
a) explain what is entailed in the Long Title of this Act (do not discuss/redraft the contents of the
Long Title). (2)
b) what is the preamble of an Act? (2)
c) Jane Doe, a first-year law student, is going through this Act. She comes across a term in the
Act the meaning of which she does not know. What is the first thing that she should do in this
instance? Give a reason for your answer. (3)
QUESTION 2
(a) Discuss Freire’s notion of praxis. Explain why it is not compatible with “banking education”
(6)
(b) Why is the concept of “subjective being” said to be central to learning? (4)
(c) “Come learn with me and we shall be exemplars of proficiency. But if you yearn to be alone,
then you must learn it on your own.” Discuss the above excerpt in light of the notion of “study
