LJU480
1 BEST
GUIDE
2022
ASSIGN
MENT 2
Read the article: Mnyongani FD “Duties of a lawyer in a multicultural society: A
customary law perspective” 2012 Stell LR 352-369.
Answer the following questions by referring to the article AND the study guide:
Learning Unit 4: AFRICAN LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
1. Mnyongani states that when the 1996 Constitution was enacted it was ‘hailed’ for its
transformative agenda. Discuss his motivation for this view as well as what
according him is the ‘Achilles heel’ of this agenda. (12)
2. According to Mnyongani there is very little in common between customary law and
the dominant Western-inspired legal system. Explain how he comes to this
conclusion. (16)
3. What is African Legal Philosophy all about and what types of African Legal
Philosophy can be distinguished? (10)
4. Explain Ubuntu in your own words. (2)
TOTAL: 40
1 BEST
GUIDE
2022
ASSIGN
MENT 2
Read the article: Mnyongani FD “Duties of a lawyer in a multicultural society: A
customary law perspective” 2012 Stell LR 352-369.
Answer the following questions by referring to the article AND the study guide:
Learning Unit 4: AFRICAN LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
1. Mnyongani states that when the 1996 Constitution was enacted it was ‘hailed’ for its
transformative agenda. Discuss his motivation for this view as well as what
according him is the ‘Achilles heel’ of this agenda. (12)
2. According to Mnyongani there is very little in common between customary law and
the dominant Western-inspired legal system. Explain how he comes to this
conclusion. (16)
3. What is African Legal Philosophy all about and what types of African Legal
Philosophy can be distinguished? (10)
4. Explain Ubuntu in your own words. (2)
TOTAL: 40
