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Skills Course for Law Students - SCL1501 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2025 - Due 28 August 2025; 100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions. For assistance call or W.h.a.t.s.a.p.p us on ...(.+.2.5.4.7.7.9.5.4.0.1.3.2)........... ASSIGNMENT 1 TOTAL [50] Question 1 1.1 Define the parameters of the concept of “social contract” (2) 1.2 Distinguish between the following terms: prosecutors and state advocates, state attorneys and attorneys. (4) 1.3 Define the term “law” and explain how it differs from rules in general. (4) Question 2 Refer to Learning Unit 4 and the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014; then answer the following questions: 1. (a) In general, what is the short title of the Act? (1) (b) Identify the short title of the Legal Practice Act (1) 2. (a) In general, what is the long title of the Act? (1) (b) State, in full, what the legislature has set out as the long title of the Legal Practice Act. (5) 3. On which date did the President approve the Legal Practice Act? (1) 4. On which date did the Legal Practice Act become effective and why is it important for a legal practitioner or researcher to establish the commencement date of the piece of legislation? (5) Question 3 Read the following scenario and then answer the questions set out below. Mr X (the applicant) lodges an appeal against the decision of the court in which the majority judgment ruled in favour of Y (the responden

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SCL1501
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025

UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 28 AUGUST 2025

, Skills Course for Law Students

Question 1

1.1 Parameters of the Concept of “Social Contract” (2)

The social contract is a philosophical concept describing the implicit agreement
between individuals and the state, where individuals consent to surrender some of their
freedoms in exchange for the protection of their remaining rights and the maintenance
of social order. It is based on the idea that legitimate political authority must derive from
the consent of the governed (Rousseau, 1762; Hobbes, 1651; Locke, 1689).




1.2 Difference Between the Terms (4)


Term Definition Key Difference

Legal officials who represent the State in criminal
Operate mainly at
Prosecutors proceedings in the lower courts (e.g., magistrates’
lower court levels.
courts).

Legal professionals who represent the State in
State Operate mainly at
criminal proceedings in higher courts (e.g., High
Advocates higher court levels.
Court).

Deal with civil (not
State Represent government departments and officials
criminal) cases for
Attorneys in civil matters.
the State.

Private legal practitioners who represent clients in Work for private
both civil and criminal matters and can appear in clients, not
Attorneys
all courts, but usually brief advocates for higher necessarily the
courts. State.

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