CLA1501 Commercial LAw 1A (CLA1501)

CLA1501 Commercial Law 1A Exam Pack Revision Q And A. CHAPTER 1 Question 1 Which ONE of the following is regarded in the South African law as a source of RomanDutch law: I. Law of the Twelve Tables 2. Institutions 3. Corpus Iuris Civilis 4. Commentarius ad Pandectas Question 2 Which ONE of the following is a principle that CANNOT be associated with the doctrine of stare decisis? 1. a High Court is bound by its own decisions until they are overruled by a superior court. 2. a High Cour...

CLA1501 CLA1501 CLA1501 - Past Exam Papers

COMMERCIAL LAW CLA1501 (Chapter 1: The South African Legal System) ORIGINS Roman Law Duch Customary Law Roman-Dutch Law 1652 with Van Riebeeck landing in Cape Town 1814 Law system influenced by English Law SOURCES OF THE LAW Note: Roman law was codified in the Corpus Iuris Civils during reign of the emperor Justinian – was first time law was codified (recorded in one comprehensive legislation) – SA Law not codified. AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE OF SA LAW: 2 types of sources: Authoritative...

CLA1501 Exam Pack Revision Q And A. CHAPTER 1 Question 1 Which ONE of the following is regarded in the South African law as a source of RomanDutch law: I. Law of the Twelve Tables 2. Institutions 3. Corpus Iuris Civilis 4. Commentarius ad Pandectas Question 2 Which ONE of the following is a principle that CANNOT be associated with the doctrine of stare decisis? 1. a High Court is bound by its own decisions until they are overruled by a superior court. 2. a High Court is bound by the...

CLA1501 ASSIGNMENT 1 - Khanyisile Mdaka

CLA1501 1. The South African Legal System Law is a social science. South African Law is not codified: recorded in one comprehensive piece of legislation. Origin: • Indigenous legal systems applied at the southernmost tip of Africa before 1652. • Jan van Riebeeck arrives in Cape Town in 1652 and the adoption of Roman-Dutch law as a legal system to the Cape. 1.1 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LAW • Unlike most European continental legal systems, SA law is not codified: o It is drawn from v...

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