QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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Describe the importance of skills in the study of law - ANSWER-is to have the
ability to apply the relevant legal rules and principles.
*Solve problems through law
*evaluate facts
*categories legal problems
*find and analyses critically legal fields and sources that apply to the problem
*ability to apply the relevant legal rules and principles together with innovation
and critical thinking to arrive at a legally sound and appropriate solution
Difference between law and rules? - ANSWER-The main difference between rules
and laws is the consequences associated with breaking them. While each is
developed to invoke a sense of order, fair play, and safety, the weight of a law is
much heavier than the weight of a rule. Laws are like the legal version of rules.
Definition of Law (define the concepts of Law?) - ANSWER-the only body of
rules governing human conduct that is recognized by the state if necessary,
enforced
points or characteristics of Law - ANSWER-*Law is a system of rules (not all
systems of rules are law);
-The rules: are recognized by the state (not religion, science or sporting codes);
, - meant to control human actions (in relation to society, things, the environment
- are enforceable
Laws create - ANSWER-sense of duties/obligations like:
*paying taxes
*observing rules of the road
* respect the rights of others
=the is known as legal order
"law’’ not easy to define - ANSWER-entails different views of rules, sense of
community and ubuntu quite highly
Explain the importance or function of law and how the law differs from other laws
- ANSWER-purpose of law is to create order and stability in the various
relationships that exist (i) among humans, and (ii) between humans and things/the
environment in a society. Without law, what results is informally referred to as "the
law of the jungle", characterized by uncertainty, unfairness, chaos, self-help,
inequality and arbitrariness.
It differs from other laws in the way that it affects people as a whole because it
exists among humans, since it brings order to society where other laws like laws of
chess only affects the ones playing
Learning unit 3 - ANSWER-Reading legal text
Act of parliament: - ANSWER-AKA. statute or legislation
Legislation is essentially a general term for Acts: