HFL1501 LEARNING UNIT 1 QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Common Law of South Africa
Correct Ans: Aa living law, which is still applied by our courts capable of adapting to the changing
values of our society.
Customary Law (2)
Correct Ans: 1- observed, reasonable customs and usages that have existed for a long time in a
community that is upheld in a court of law.
2- laws of the indigenous African people.
Legal Pluralism
Correct Ans: Is the existence of multiple systems of law applicable in a country.
Hybrid Legal System
Correct Ans: The characteristic features of a legal system with different legal traditions. E.g. civil-
(Roman) law tradition and English common-law tradition, the two main legal traditions on which South
African law is built.
Uncodified Legal System
Correct Ans: A legal system with no comprehensive or single authoritative record of the entire legal
system that has the force of legislation. An uncodified legal system refers to various sources to enforce
legislation.
Canon Law
Correct Ans: The law of the Catholic Church
Common Law of England