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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)
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1. 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:
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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)
Does the following law comply with the principle of
legality? Parliament enacts a new law which provides
that it is a crime if a person does not behave properly in
public and that anyone convicted under this law will be
subject to a fine of R1000.
A. The law does not comply with the principle
of legality since it conflicts with the
prohibition against retrospectivity
B. The law does not comply with the principle
of legality because it is vaguely formulated
(CORRECT)
C. The law complies with all the rules in the
principle of legality
D. The law complies with the principle of
legality despite the low fine prescribed (2)
An omission in criminal law is sometimes referred to as:
A. Positive conduct on the part of X
B. A commission on the part of X
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)
COVERING ALL THE UNITS OF THE
CRW1501 STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM REVISION
1. 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:
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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)
Does the following law comply with the principle of
legality? Parliament enacts a new law which provides
that it is a crime if a person does not behave properly in
public and that anyone convicted under this law will be
subject to a fine of R1000.
A. The law does not comply with the principle
of legality since it conflicts with the
prohibition against retrospectivity
B. The law does not comply with the principle
of legality because it is vaguely formulated
(CORRECT)
C. The law complies with all the rules in the
principle of legality
D. The law complies with the principle of
legality despite the low fine prescribed (2)
An omission in criminal law is sometimes referred to as:
A. Positive conduct on the part of X
B. A commission on the part of X
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