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Question 1 (a) The law of evidence is part of the substantive law, since the substantive law determines what elements must be proved in court before someone will be guilty of a crime. (b) Roman-Dutch law is the common law of South Africa and therefore constitutes the historical source of our procedural law. (c) Section 206 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 is a residuary section because it provides that the law as to the competency, compellability, or privilege of witnesses which was i...

. Generally, the following three requirements have to be met when opinion evidence is at issue: 1. The court should be satisfied that the expert is capable of giving evidence about the specific issue. In other words, a foundation for the expert's expertise must be established. It is therefore very important to test her expertise by asking searching questions on her qualifications (and even the date when they were obtained), practical experience in her field, as well as her previous track...