LME3701 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

LME3701 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 2 2025 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references ,. Which one of the following is NOT TRUEabout following the historical approach inyour research proposal: a. You will generally focus on asingle legal system in onejurisdiction over time b. When using the historicalapproach, you will only focus onthe development of materiallegal norms c. Historical research is generallychronological d. Understanding thedevelopments of a legal systemthrough the historical approach,might assist to propose futurelaw reform Question 2 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 3 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Regarding the length limitations on Assessment 2 (draft research proposal)and Assessment 3 (portfolio exam) forLME3701, the following is CORRECT: Select one: a. Assessment 2 is limited to 10pages (cover page, table ofcontents and bibliographyexcluded) whereas assessment3 is limited to 12 pages (coverpage, table of contents andbibliography excluded) b. Assessment 2 is limited to 10pages (cover page, and table ofcontents excluded) whereas assessment 3 is limited to 12pages (cover page, and table ofcontents excluded) c. Assessment 2 is limited to 10pages (cover page, table ofcontents and bibliographyincluded) whereas assessment 3 is limited to 12 pages (coverpage, table of contents andbibliography included) d. Assessment 2 is limited to 12pages (cover page, table ofcontents and bibliographyexcluded) whereas assessment3 is limited to 10 pages (coverpage, table of contents andbibliography excluded) Through the research process, the aim isto produce the following type ofknowledge: a. General knowledge b. Opinion-based knowledge c. Itemised knowledge d. Evidence based knowledge Question 4 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 You consulted a journal article by LetitiaPienaar entitled ‘The unfit accused in theSouth African criminal justice system:From automatic detention tounconditional release’. It was publishedin 2018 in the South African Journal ofCriminal Justice volume 31. It starts onpage 58 and ends on page 83. Which ofthe following is the correct way toreference the article the first time yourefer to it In your footnote? Let’s assumethat you found a useful piece ofinformation on page 74 of the article. a. Letitia Pienaar, ‘The unfitaccused in the South Africancriminal justice system: Fromautomatic detention tounconditional release’ (2018) 31South African Journal ofCriminal Justice 58, 74 b. L Pienaar ‘The unfit accused inthe South African criminaljustice system: From automaticdetention to unconditionalrelease’ (2018) South AfricanJournal of Criminal Justice 58,74 c. Pienaar, Letitia “The unfitaccused in the South Africancriminal justice system: Fromautomatic detention tounconditional release” SouthAfrican Journal of CriminalJustice 2018 (31), 58-83 at 74 d. Pienaar L, South African Journalof Criminal Justice ‘The unfitaccused in the South Africancriminal justice system: Fromautomatic detention tounconditional release’ 2018 31,74 Question 5 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 6 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In your study guide, you are made awareof the differences between plagiarismand copyright infringement. Which one ofthe following acts does NOT amount toplagiarism? a. Submitting the exact sameassignment as your classmate b. Translating a chapter from aFrench book into English withoutacknowledging the originalsource from which it wastranslated in a footnote c. Quoting from a chapter in a bookand adding a footnote toacknowledge your source in afootnote d. Copying a chapter from a bookfor which the copyright haslapsed without acknowledgingthe source from which it wascopied If I get a "report unavailable" message onTurnitin after I submitted my assignment,I should: a. Double check the submissionfile type to ensure it is asearchable PDF, not a scannedor handwritten document. b. E-mail the lecturers in panic andnot do anything further c. Do nothing d. E-mail Turnitin and not doanything further Question 7 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 8 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Since LME3701 is a research modulewhere a portfolio exam is submitted, itmeans that no second examinationopportunities, such as supplementariesand aegrotat exams, are available. True False Unisa College of Law uses the followingreferencing style: a. OSCOLA referencing style wherereferences are inserted by wayof endnotes b. Unisa referencing style based onOSCOLA as contained in TutorialLetter 302 where references areinserted by way of footnotes. c. APA referencing style wherereferences are inserted in thetext of the document d. Harvard referencing style wherereferences are inserted in thetext of the document Question 9 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 10 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In which of the following instances wouldit be necessary to use quotation marks inyour text and add a footnoteacknowledging your source pertaining tothat particular text? a. When taking the exact wordsfrom the text written bysomeone else b. When stating your own opinionon an issue in the text c. When paraphrasing a paragraphfrom the text written bysomeone else d. When loosely translating asentence from one language intoanother Identify the option that DOES NOT FIT: Secondary sources of law— a. Is sometimes referred to asblack-letter law or doctrinal law b. Comprise information that is notlegally binding but ratherexplains or critiques primarysources and legal theory c. Include the writings ofacademics d. Are not binding but can be usedas persuasive authority tosupport a binding evidence-based knowledge claim Question 11 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 12 Complete Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following statements isNOT CORRECT regarding the formattingand layout of your research proposal a. Main text should be in one and ahalf line spacing, but footnotesshould be in single line spacing b. Main headings should be in boldand secondary headings shouldbe in bold and italics c. Main text should be justified butfootnotes need not be justified d. Main text should be in Arial fonttwelve, but footnotes must be inArial font ten Suppose you intend to write a paperabout animal rights in South Africa. Youwant to look at the evolution of animalrights and whether there is anylegislation in this regard. You intend tocompare the position in South Africa withthat of Australia. Which one of thefollowing titles will be most appropriatefor your paper – remember to considerthe rules about titles in your study guide: a. The evolution of animal rights inSouth Africa and Australia b. Animal rights in South Africacompared to animal rights inAustralia with a specific focuson legislation c. Animal rights and its legalprotection in South Africa andAustralia d. Are animal rights protected inSouth African and Australianlegislation? Question 13 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 14 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The use of Turnitin for this module iscompulsory. Which of the followingoptions is correct regarding theconsequence of NOT USING Turnitin inthis module? a. A mark of 0% will be awarded b. No consequence. c. Marks will be deducted for notusing Turnitin d. You will get another chance tosubmit your assignment /portfolio. As per the PowerPoint presentation (Stepty Step guide) under additional resources ,you NEED NOT include an academichonesty declaration in my assessmentsfor this module, but I have to accept theTurnitin EULA and click the academichonesty box upon submission. True False Question 15 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 The headings to use in your researchproposal are prescribed. Which of thefollowing headings prescribed forassignment 2 (draft research proposal)falls away in assignment 3 (the finalresearch proposal) and why? (Consultthe PowerPoint presentation under additional resources ) a. Proposed chapter outlay. Thisfalls away in the final researchproposal because the finalresearch proposal consist ofchapters. b. Preparatory study. Theinformation from the sourcesthat you listed under thisheading in assignment 2 isincorporated throughout yourfinal proposal so that you havemore information about theresearch topic in your finalproposal than in your draftproposal. c. Problem statement. This fallsaway because you set out yourresearch questions elsewhere inthe final research proposal. d. Bibliography. This falls awaybecause you would now haveincorporated your sourcesthroughout your final proposaland there is then no need to adda bibliography since you havefootnotes. Question 16 Complete Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Question 17 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 18 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Identify the correct placing of a footnotenumber in the text: a. Footnote number precedes thefirst word of the statement orquote for which you want toinsert the reference b. Footnote numbers are insertedafter the full stop at the end ofthe statement for which youwant to insert the reference c. Footnote numbers are notinserted in the text and onlyappear at the bottom of the pagewhere the detail of the source isgiven d. Footnote numbers are insertedjust before the full stop at theend of the statement for whichyou want to insert the reference Assessment 2 in this module is a draftresearch proposal, and Assessment 3 isa full research paper, as explained in thePowerPoint presentation (Step by Stepguide) under additional resources . True False The research topic for this module for theparticular semester is: a. A prescribed topic (the sametopic for all students) ascommunicated on myUnisa in anofficial document b. Any topic of my choosing aslong as I can formulate a properresearch question about it Question 19 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 20 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 21 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following is the correct wayto include an Act (for example, theCriminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977) inyour bibliography? You relied on section77 of this Act and used “CPA” as theshort reference in the text. a. The full (long) referencefollowed by the short reference b. The full (long) reference onlywithout the specific sectionnumber c. The short reference of the Act,followed by the full (long)reference d. The full (long) reference only butwith the specific section number Under which heading of your researchproposal would you set out the basictheory relevant to your research? a. Introduction b. Research methodology c. Points of departure andassumptions d. Problem statement Which of the following statements areFALSE when it comes to your footnotes: a. A footnote may only containinformation about one source ata time b. Every source mentioned in thefootnotes should also bementioned in the bibliography c. Footnote numbers in the textshould be inserted after thepunctuation mark d. Every footnote should end with afull stop Question 22 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question 23 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following statements arecorrect regarding the interpretation of theTurnitin report: a. The Turnitin report indicates howmuch plagiarism was in theassignment b. The Turnitin report is irrelevant for purposes of this module c. The Turnitin report indicates thesimilarity between theassignment and thoseassignments of other studentsand sources consulted whendrafting the assignment d. The Turnitin report only indicatesthe similarity between theassignment and thoseassignments of other studentsbut not the sources consultedwhen drafting the assignment Identify the INCORRECT option: Forpurposes of legal research— a. Mixed-method research is notallowed b. Recent trends indicate that purelegal research andinterdisciplinary research can beused simultaneously to enrichresearch findings c. We hardly ever use thequantitative research method,although the use thereof is notprohibited for purposes of legalresearch Question 24 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Which of the following statements isCORRECT when it comes to the detailthat should be contained in yourbibliography as per the prescribedreferencing style: a. The bibliography should containthe exact page number of a bookon which you found theinformation b. The bibliography should notcontain the edition number of abook, as that is only indicated inthe footnotes c. The bibliography should notcontain the date of use of awebsite as that is only indicatedin the footnotes d. The bibliography should notcontain the exact page numberof an article on which you foundthe relevant information Question 25 Complete Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 In your research proposal, the differencebetween your research problem/problemstatement and your hypothesis is that— a. the research problem/problemstatement shows how you willprove the truth of yourhypothesis, whereas thehypothesis is an educated guessabout what the outcome of theresearch will be b. the research problem/problemstatement identifies the gap thatyour research intends to fill,whereas your hypothesis is theproven result of your research c. your research problem/problemstatement identifies the gap thatyour research intends to fill,whereas your hypothesis is theconclusion or result of yourresearch d. your research problem/problemstatement identifies theproblem, whereas thehypothesis tells the reader whatyou provisionally consider to bethe solution