HFL1501 Historical Foundations of South African Law (HFL1501)

HFL1501 - Historical Foundations Of South African Law PORTFOLIO FINAL EXAMINATION. Part 1 The origins of South African law Question 1 1.1 The task of the Law Reform Commission is to investigate certain matters approved by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and referred to by Parliament. 1.2 Name three pieces of legislation or Bills,  Traditional Courts Bill  Reform of Customary Law of Succession  Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009  Traditional ...

HFL1501 - Historical Foundations Of South African Law PORTFOLIO FINAL EXAMINATION. Part 1 The origins of South African law Question 1 1.1 The task of the Law Reform Commission is to investigate certain matters approved by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and referred to by Parliament. 1.2 Name three pieces of legislation or Bills,  Traditional Courts Bill  Reform of Customary Law of Succession  Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009  Traditional ...

HFL1501-Historical Foundations Of South African Law Final Portfolio. PART ONE THE ORIGINS OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW _________________________________________________________________ QUESTION ONE 1. The South African Law Reform Commission was established in 1973. There are certain matters that are approved by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and referred to the South African Law Reform Commission by Parliament. The task of the Commission is to then investigate and researc...

HFL1501-Historical Foundations Of South African Law Final Portfolio. PART ONE THE ORIGINS OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW _________________________________________________________________ QUESTION ONE 1. The South African Law Reform Commission was established in 1973. There are certain matters that are approved by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and referred to the South African Law Reform Commission by Parliament. The task of the Commission is to then investigate and researc...

HFL1501 - Historical Foundations Of South African Law Semester 1 and 2 3/2022. Purpose The purpose of this module is to provide students with an outline of the origins of the South African legal system, focussing on the indigenous African, Western and human-rights traditions. It addresses the contribution made by the liberation movement in problematising apartheid policies and laws, as well as their contributions in shaping South African law. Aspects of transformative constitutionalism wil...

HFL1501 Historical Foundations of South African Law Semester 1 and 2 3/2022. 1 INTRODUCTION Unisa is a comprehensive ODeL higher education institution. The comprehensiveness of our curricula encapsulates a range of offerings, from strictly vocational to strictly academic certificates, diplomas and degrees. Unisa's "openness" and its distance eLearning character result in many students registering at Unisa who may not have had an opportunity to enrol in higher education. Our ODeL charact...

HFL1501 MCQ BANK HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW QUESTIONS ANSWER 1. Which one of the following is an example of an external legal historical event in South African law? The Second British Occupation of the Cape in 1806. 2. The civil-law legal tradition is based on… Roman law 3. Which one of the following statements regarding the application of indigenous African law in South Africa before the constitutional era is correct? Before 1795, indigenous African law and inst...

HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW MCQ BANK QUESTIONS ANSWER 1. Which one of the following is an example of an external legal historical event in South African law? The Second British Occupation of the Cape in 1806. 2. The civil-law legal tradition is based on… Roman law 3. Which one of the following statements regarding the application of indigenous African law in South Africa before the constitutional era is correct? Before 1795, indigenous African law and institutions ...

HFL1501 Historical Foundations of South African Law 1.1 Explain what is meant by the codification of a legal system. (3) 1.2 Is the South African legal system codified? Only answer YES / NO. (1) 1.3 Give the title of the following codifications of which you have learned in Part 1 of the Study Guide: (a) The codification of Roman law by the Visigoths. (1) (b) The most comprehensive medieval codification of classical canon law. (1) (c) The codification of French civil law in 1804.

PART 1 (20 marks) The origins of South African law Answer the following questions by making use only of the study material in Part 1 of the study guide: QUESTION 1 Answer the following questions regarding the South African Law Reform Commission that was established in 1973. 1.1 What is the task of the Law Reform Commission? (1) It is an independent advisory statutory body established by the South African Law Reform Commission Act of 1973. It investigates matters appearing on a programme...