International Law LCP4801 Semester 1

Tutorial Letter 201/1/2019 International Law LCP4801 Semester 1 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC, CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Page 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. FEEDBACK ON THE COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT 3 3. FEEDBACK ON THE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER EXAMINATION PAPER 6 4. THE MAY/ JUNE 2019 EXAMINATION 15 5. CONCLUSION 16 Dear Student 1. INTRODUCTION This is the last tutorial letter for this semester. It contains commentary on the compulsory assignments for this semester and the October/November 2018 examination paper. You will also find a brief indication of what you can expect in the examination in May/June 2019. 2. FEEDBACK ON THE COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENTS ASSIGNMENT 1 (18 MARCH 2019) Unique number: Total: 25 Marks Write an essay, in which you discuss the contribution of Africa to the history and development of public international law. [25] In this assignment we were looking for the following: • Your knowledge and understanding of the history and development of international law in general. • Your ability to differentiate between the all four periods of this development; • Your ability to synthesise information coherently and logically. We were also mindful of the fact that each student had an individual and unique approach to the assignment question and that the length of your assignment was limited. The information below is therefore not a model answer, nor a comprehensive or an exhaustive one: It is simply an example of some of the issues, which you could have mentioned: Suggested answer: .................................................continued............................................