Assessment 7 - 703900
ASSIGNMENT 7: WRITTEN ASSIGMENT
The module you have just completed can be regarded as the first step to eventually
fulfilling a role in the justice system. Now we would like you to reflect on what you have
learned and how this knowledge has affected your view of the law, the justice system
and the people who uphold the law in this country. In other words, we want you to
begin to formulate your personal philosophy of justice.
Compile a document of no less than 2500 words in which you reflect on the issues
below.
1. In the case of H v W, Judge Nigel Willis had this to say "...The law has to take into
account changing realities not only technologically but also socially or else it will lose
credibility in the eyes of the people. without credibility, law loses legitimacy. If law lose
legitimacy, it loses acceptance, If it loses acceptance, it loses obedience. It is
imperative that the courts respond appropriately to changing times, acting cautiously
and with wisdom."
With that in mind:
1.1 What is the impact of social media on the constitutional right to Privacy (125 words)
5 marks
In terms of South African law. The right to privacy is under the terms of the common
law and section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa 1996. Social media plays a huge
role inour society and forms an easy way of communication and status within the
current world, but with social media being beneficial there are complications with the
privacy of the people. Sharing one’s details with companies or store markets for
benefits whilst having to deal with options of being tracked or pestered by
advertisements seems to be as if the privacy of a person’s communication being
attacked. Sometimes a person’s privacy can be affected through their own decisions.
A person may share something and depend on the content of what’s been shared, the
shared post may bein the possession of other people who had found such post. This
can also be viewed as a way for someone to mock or cause hatred to the person who
initially shared.People should be aware that once someone posts private information
ASSIGNMENT 7: WRITTEN ASSIGMENT
The module you have just completed can be regarded as the first step to eventually
fulfilling a role in the justice system. Now we would like you to reflect on what you have
learned and how this knowledge has affected your view of the law, the justice system
and the people who uphold the law in this country. In other words, we want you to
begin to formulate your personal philosophy of justice.
Compile a document of no less than 2500 words in which you reflect on the issues
below.
1. In the case of H v W, Judge Nigel Willis had this to say "...The law has to take into
account changing realities not only technologically but also socially or else it will lose
credibility in the eyes of the people. without credibility, law loses legitimacy. If law lose
legitimacy, it loses acceptance, If it loses acceptance, it loses obedience. It is
imperative that the courts respond appropriately to changing times, acting cautiously
and with wisdom."
With that in mind:
1.1 What is the impact of social media on the constitutional right to Privacy (125 words)
5 marks
In terms of South African law. The right to privacy is under the terms of the common
law and section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa 1996. Social media plays a huge
role inour society and forms an easy way of communication and status within the
current world, but with social media being beneficial there are complications with the
privacy of the people. Sharing one’s details with companies or store markets for
benefits whilst having to deal with options of being tracked or pestered by
advertisements seems to be as if the privacy of a person’s communication being
attacked. Sometimes a person’s privacy can be affected through their own decisions.
A person may share something and depend on the content of what’s been shared, the
shared post may bein the possession of other people who had found such post. This
can also be viewed as a way for someone to mock or cause hatred to the person who
initially shared.People should be aware that once someone posts private information
