Commercial
law
chapter 1
,History of law
• Short history of law
i. SA law is not Codified.
(codified- recorded in a single piece of
legislation)
ii. It is made up of various sources.
(not all of them are binding, some are merely
persuasive)
, Common law
Constitutional law
Textbook and journal
Legislation law
Sources of Customary
the law Custom
(5colfit) Old authorities
Foreign law
International law
Court judgement
, 1. common
law
• Common law comprises of:
A. roman law
B. Dutch law
C. Roman dutch law
Roman dutch law:
Brought to Cape town by Jan Van Rie
1952.
Roman law fused with the dutch in 1
16th centuries
it was changed from customary law
English colonised the cape and was
introduced as common law.
law
chapter 1
,History of law
• Short history of law
i. SA law is not Codified.
(codified- recorded in a single piece of
legislation)
ii. It is made up of various sources.
(not all of them are binding, some are merely
persuasive)
, Common law
Constitutional law
Textbook and journal
Legislation law
Sources of Customary
the law Custom
(5colfit) Old authorities
Foreign law
International law
Court judgement
, 1. common
law
• Common law comprises of:
A. roman law
B. Dutch law
C. Roman dutch law
Roman dutch law:
Brought to Cape town by Jan Van Rie
1952.
Roman law fused with the dutch in 1
16th centuries
it was changed from customary law
English colonised the cape and was
introduced as common law.
