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LME3701
Legal Research Methodology
ASSIGNMENT 2 DRAFT
RESEARCH PROPOSAL MEMO
Semester 2 - 2022
Unique number: -617850 DUE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
DOCUMENT PREVIEW Includes Footnotes and/or Bibliography
Research topic You are a candidate attorney working at a law firm that specialises in child justice.
You are assisting in a case where the client is the parent of a 17-year-old young man that was
charged with assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm. The client is very concerned
about the fact that his child might have to go to jail as he is aware of the appalling conditions of
some prisons and does not wish his child to be exposed to that. You are tasked with researching
the law pertaining to child offenders and how their cases are dealt with in the criminal justice
system. Are there any special provisions in the South African law for child offenders? Write a
draft research proposal for a prospective post-graduate study on the topic setting out how the
law deals with such issues. Focus on the legislative framework, law reform commission reports,
case law and writings by scholars. Make sure to also focus on the relevant Constitutional rights
that play a part in the debate on these issues. When writing your proposal, you have two options
in terms of research approach: 1) Write the proposal using the historical research approach. This
means looking at the historical development of the law on the issue from a specific date in the
past up to the present day. You will look at relevant case law and legislation that might have
contributed to the law as it stands today. You will also consider law reform commission reports.
Writings by scholars can assist in interpreting the law and evaluating its application and
effectiveness.
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, RESEARCH PLAN
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE LAW PERTAINING TO CHILD
OFFENDERS IN TERMS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
BY (NAME)
(STUDENT NUMBER)
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree LLB
In the
SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPERVISOR: NAME
ASSIGNMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER:- 617850
2022
,ACADEMIC HONESTY DECLARATION
1. I understand what academic dishonesty entails and am aware of Unisa’s policies in this
regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I have used someone else’s
work, I have indicated this by using the prescribed style of referencing. Every contribution
to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work or works of other people has been
referenced according to the prescribed style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing
it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submit it as my own.
NAME:
SIGNATURE:
STUDENT NUMBER:
MODULE CODE: LME3701
DATE:
RESEARCH THEME SELECTED:
, CONTENTS
1. WORKING TITLE……………………………………………………………………………1
2. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….1
3. PROBLEM STATEMENT………………………………………………………….……….2
4. HYPOTHESIS……………………………………………………………………....……….3
5. POINTS OF DEPARTURE AND ASSUMPTIONS……………………………….,,,,…..3
6. CONCEPTUALISATION OF CENTRAL RESEARCH THEMES………………………9
6.1 Child………………………………………………………………………………………9
6.2 Child Offender…………………………………………………………………………..9
6.3 Child Justice Act………………………………………………………………………..9
7. PROPOSED CHAPTER OUTLAY………………………………………………………..10
8. PROJECTED TIME-FRAME FOR SUBMISSION………………………………………11
9. DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY……………………………………11
10. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………….…………..11
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………12
SELLING” memos for the year 2021.
LME3701
Legal Research Methodology
ASSIGNMENT 2 DRAFT
RESEARCH PROPOSAL MEMO
Semester 2 - 2022
Unique number: -617850 DUE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
DOCUMENT PREVIEW Includes Footnotes and/or Bibliography
Research topic You are a candidate attorney working at a law firm that specialises in child justice.
You are assisting in a case where the client is the parent of a 17-year-old young man that was
charged with assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm. The client is very concerned
about the fact that his child might have to go to jail as he is aware of the appalling conditions of
some prisons and does not wish his child to be exposed to that. You are tasked with researching
the law pertaining to child offenders and how their cases are dealt with in the criminal justice
system. Are there any special provisions in the South African law for child offenders? Write a
draft research proposal for a prospective post-graduate study on the topic setting out how the
law deals with such issues. Focus on the legislative framework, law reform commission reports,
case law and writings by scholars. Make sure to also focus on the relevant Constitutional rights
that play a part in the debate on these issues. When writing your proposal, you have two options
in terms of research approach: 1) Write the proposal using the historical research approach. This
means looking at the historical development of the law on the issue from a specific date in the
past up to the present day. You will look at relevant case law and legislation that might have
contributed to the law as it stands today. You will also consider law reform commission reports.
Writings by scholars can assist in interpreting the law and evaluating its application and
effectiveness.
Disclaimer
Extreme care has been used by our Tutors to draft this document, however the contents are provided “as is” without any representations
or warranties, express or implied. This document is to be used for comparison, research and reference purposes ONLY. No part of this
document may be reproduced, resold or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission from the Author. –
LLB EXAMPACKS & TUTORIALS.
PAST PAPERS & MEMOS, ASSIGNMENT MEMOS, NOTES, SUMMARIES & TUITONS.
Cell: 084 591 8661 Email:
Fax: 086 096 5452 www.llbexampacksandtutorials.co.za
, RESEARCH PLAN
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE LAW PERTAINING TO CHILD
OFFENDERS IN TERMS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
BY (NAME)
(STUDENT NUMBER)
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree LLB
In the
SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPERVISOR: NAME
ASSIGNMENT 02
UNIQUE NUMBER:- 617850
2022
,ACADEMIC HONESTY DECLARATION
1. I understand what academic dishonesty entails and am aware of Unisa’s policies in this
regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I have used someone else’s
work, I have indicated this by using the prescribed style of referencing. Every contribution
to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work or works of other people has been
referenced according to the prescribed style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing
it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submit it as my own.
NAME:
SIGNATURE:
STUDENT NUMBER:
MODULE CODE: LME3701
DATE:
RESEARCH THEME SELECTED:
, CONTENTS
1. WORKING TITLE……………………………………………………………………………1
2. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….1
3. PROBLEM STATEMENT………………………………………………………….……….2
4. HYPOTHESIS……………………………………………………………………....……….3
5. POINTS OF DEPARTURE AND ASSUMPTIONS……………………………….,,,,…..3
6. CONCEPTUALISATION OF CENTRAL RESEARCH THEMES………………………9
6.1 Child………………………………………………………………………………………9
6.2 Child Offender…………………………………………………………………………..9
6.3 Child Justice Act………………………………………………………………………..9
7. PROPOSED CHAPTER OUTLAY………………………………………………………..10
8. PROJECTED TIME-FRAME FOR SUBMISSION………………………………………11
9. DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY……………………………………11
10. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………….…………..11
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………12
