African Customary Law in South Africa Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

Question 1 Read the following scenario and answer the questions set out below: In 2011 the Constitutional Court heard the case of The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd and Others v McBride (CCT 23/10) 2011 (4) SA 191 (CC). This was a defamation case brought by Robert McBride against the Citizen newspaper. He alleged that they had defamed him. The Newspaper believed that the comments were covered by freedom of expression. In the Course of his minority Judgment, Mogoeng J made the follo...

LEG2601 Legal Aspects of Environmental Management 100 Marks 24 Hours THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 (SIX) PAGES – INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS. Honesty Declaration: In writing and submitting this paper you affirm that: 1. You understand what academic dishonesty entails and are aware of UNISA’s policies in this regard. 2. You have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy your work with the intention of passing it off as his or her own work. 3. You did not make use of another ...

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the PVL2602 Assignment 1 (QUALITY ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024. For assistance call or us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4..... Question 1 In Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Buhle Baloyi, a 94-year-old retired judge, had been suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection from late 2018. In addition to this, he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and as a result, he spent most of his days in bed, as he was in severe physical pain. He was looked af...

IND2601 EXAM PACK MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022 BEST LAST MINUTE EXAM PREP 1) MCQ QUESTION Indigenous African people observe legal rules and most rules for living, due to factors such as…. 1) Faithfulness to Christian values 2) Fear of law-enforcing organs such as the police 3) Public opinion and the fear of punishment 4) The availability of courts and judges 2) MCQ QUESTION Specialised and unspecialised systems are similar because….. 1) Emphasis falls strongly on the group 2...

LCP4801 PAST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – Exam Prep 2022. List the differences between public international law and municipal law (5) Municipal law Public International law Full legislative body. The legislature enact rules of law which the citizens must obey No legislative body with the power to enact rules binding on all states. Rules are to be found in agreements between states (treaties) and in international custom Full executive machinery for enforcement of judgments and police ...

General Principles of Commercial Law NINTH EDITION HEINRICH SCHULZE BLC LLB (Pret) LLD (Unisa) Advocate Professor of Law in the Department of Mercantile Law, University of South Africa ROSHANA KELBRICK BA (Pret) LLB (Stell) LLM LLD (Unisa) Attorney Professor of Law in the Department of Mercantile Law, University of South Africa TUKISHI MANAMELA BProc LLB (Unin) LLM (Unisa) Advocate Associate Professor in the Department of Mercantile Law, University of South Africa PHILIP STOOP B...

MAY/JUNE 2018 SUBSECTION A QUESTION ANSWER EXPLANATION 1 False The indirect application of the Bill of Rights means, that rather than finding law or conduct unconstitutional and providing a constitutional remedy, a court applies ordinary law, but interprets or develops it with reference to the values in the Bill of Rights. 2 True Because there is nothing about the nature of this right that makes it impossible for juristic persons to invoke it. 3 True The Constitution ma...

LAW OF CONTRACT NOTES: Contract as an agreement intended to create enforceable obligations A contract is an agreement between two or more parties. The extra ingredient that distinguishes contracts from non-binding agreements is a serious intention to create legally enforceable obligations (animus contrahendi). The absence of an animus contrahendi explains why ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ are not enforceable as contracts. Legally binding agreements that are not contracts: The ...

CPR3701-CRIMINAL PROCEDURE HANDBOOK. Part I: Selected General Principles of the Law of Criminal Procedure Chapter 1 A basic introduction to criminal procedure Chapter 2 The criminal courts of the Republic Chapter 3 The prosecution of crime Chapter 4 The right to legal assistance Chapter 5 The accused: his or her presence as a party PartI Page 1 of 1 1 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.3 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.5 4 5 5.1 5.2 ...

LCP4804 PORTFOLIO MEMO - OCT./NOV. 2023 - SEMESTER 2 - UNISA - DUE 6 NOVEMBER 2023 - DETAILED ANSWERS WITH FOOTNOTES & BIBLIOGRAPHY- DISTINCTION GUARANTEED! QUESTION 1 (a) Write down the definition of customary law as it appears from section 1 of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998; and then use its wording to explain the nature, role and function of this component of the South African legal system as appears from case law. (10) (b) ) Apply extracts (i) and (ii) below t...