CRW1501
MCQ STUDY GUIDE 2024
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 2024
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) COVERING ALL THE UNITS OF THE
CRW1501 STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM REVISION
NB: all MCQs highlighted in green, indicate that they are more difficult.
As far as legislation as a source of criminal law is concerned, there is one piece
of legislation that is more important than all others, namely:
A. English law
B. Common law
C. Roman-Dutch law
D. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (CORRECT) (2)
The contents of the common law can be found in primary sources, such as:
A. acts of law or legislation
B. customary law
C. the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
D. the writings of the Roman- Dutch authors (CORRECT) (2)
According to the principle of legality, a court can convict and punish an accused for
a crime only if the conduct:
A. is recognised by the statutory or common law as a crime(CORRECT)
B. is a new form of conduct created by the court
C. is a form of conduct without a penalty attached to its commission
D. is recognised by the common law as a crime (2)
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MCQ STUDY GUIDE 2024
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 2024
, lOMoARcPSD|21997160
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) COVERING ALL THE UNITS OF THE
CRW1501 STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM REVISION
NB: all MCQs highlighted in green, indicate that they are more difficult.
As far as legislation as a source of criminal law is concerned, there is one piece
of legislation that is more important than all others, namely:
A. English law
B. Common law
C. Roman-Dutch law
D. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (CORRECT) (2)
The contents of the common law can be found in primary sources, such as:
A. acts of law or legislation
B. customary law
C. the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
D. the writings of the Roman- Dutch authors (CORRECT) (2)
According to the principle of legality, a court can convict and punish an accused for
a crime only if the conduct:
A. is recognised by the statutory or common law as a crime(CORRECT)
B. is a new form of conduct created by the court
C. is a form of conduct without a penalty attached to its commission
D. is recognised by the common law as a crime (2)
Downloaded by Thomas Mboya ()
