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As far as legislation as a source of criminal law is
concerned, there is one piece of legislation that is more
important than all others, namely:
A. English law
B. Common law
C. Roman-Dutch law
D. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,
1996
ANSWER: D
The contents of the common law can be found in primary
sources, such as:
A. acts of law or legislation
B. customary law
C. the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
D. the writings of the Roman- Dutch
authors
ANSWER: D
According to the principle of legality, a court can convict
and punish an accused for a crime only if the conduct:
A. is recognised by the statutory or common law as a crime
B. is a new form of conduct created by the court
C. is a form of conduct without a penalty attached to its
commission
D. is recognised by the common law as a crime
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ANSWER: A
Does the following law comply with the principle of
legality? Parliament enacts a new law which provides that
it is a crime if a person does not behave properly in public
and that anyone convicted under this law will be subject to
a fine of R1000.
A. The law does not comply with the principle of legality
since it conflicts with the prohibition against
retrospectivity
B. The law does not comply with the principle of legality because it is
vaguely
formulated
C. The law complies with all the rules in the principle of
legality
D. The law complies with the principle of legality despite the
low fine prescribed
ANSWER: B
An omission in criminal law is sometimes referred to as:
A. Positive conduct on the part of X
B. A commission on the part of X
C. Negative conduct or a failure to act on the part of
X
D. An act on the part of X
ANSWER: C
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Read the following facts and then choose the correct
option: If X stabs and kills his wife, while he (X) is having
an epileptic fit, can X be found guilty of murder?
A. Yes, because X has committed a voluntary act
B. No, because there has been no voluntary conduct on X’s
part
C. No, because the voluntary nature of X’s act is excluded by absolute
force
D. No, because the voluntary nature of X’s act is excluded by
relative force
ANSWER: B
The perpetrator of the act must be:
A. an animal
B. an inanimate object
C. a human being
D. a male
ANSWER: C
If X keeps a baboon as a pet, but fails to maintain its cage
properly with the result that the baboon escapes and kills a
child, X may be convicted of a crime on the basis of:
A. the provisions of the common law
B. a protective relationship
C. accepting responsibility for the control of a dangerous
object
D. common law
ANSWER: C
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As far as legislation as a source of criminal law is
concerned, there is one piece of legislation that is more
important than all others, namely:
A. English law
B. Common law
C. Roman-Dutch law
D. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,
1996
ANSWER: D
The contents of the common law can be found in primary
sources, such as:
A. acts of law or legislation
B. customary law
C. the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
D. the writings of the Roman- Dutch
authors
ANSWER: D
According to the principle of legality, a court can convict
and punish an accused for a crime only if the conduct:
A. is recognised by the statutory or common law as a crime
B. is a new form of conduct created by the court
C. is a form of conduct without a penalty attached to its
commission
D. is recognised by the common law as a crime
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ANSWER: A
Does the following law comply with the principle of
legality? Parliament enacts a new law which provides that
it is a crime if a person does not behave properly in public
and that anyone convicted under this law will be subject to
a fine of R1000.
A. The law does not comply with the principle of legality
since it conflicts with the prohibition against
retrospectivity
B. The law does not comply with the principle of legality because it is
vaguely
formulated
C. The law complies with all the rules in the principle of
legality
D. The law complies with the principle of legality despite the
low fine prescribed
ANSWER: B
An omission in criminal law is sometimes referred to as:
A. Positive conduct on the part of X
B. A commission on the part of X
C. Negative conduct or a failure to act on the part of
X
D. An act on the part of X
ANSWER: C
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Read the following facts and then choose the correct
option: If X stabs and kills his wife, while he (X) is having
an epileptic fit, can X be found guilty of murder?
A. Yes, because X has committed a voluntary act
B. No, because there has been no voluntary conduct on X’s
part
C. No, because the voluntary nature of X’s act is excluded by absolute
force
D. No, because the voluntary nature of X’s act is excluded by
relative force
ANSWER: B
The perpetrator of the act must be:
A. an animal
B. an inanimate object
C. a human being
D. a male
ANSWER: C
If X keeps a baboon as a pet, but fails to maintain its cage
properly with the result that the baboon escapes and kills a
child, X may be convicted of a crime on the basis of:
A. the provisions of the common law
B. a protective relationship
C. accepting responsibility for the control of a dangerous
object
D. common law
ANSWER: C
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