SCL1501 Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 26
August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, SCL1501 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 26 August 2024
QUESTION 1
1. “This point therefore tells us that law is part of the political system and
can never be separated from politics and other issues that characterise our
society in various ways.” (Study Guide p.7)
Now look out for the document, “Freedom Charter” and go through all the
clauses. Thereafter skim through the Preamble, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
of the Constitution of South Africa and discuss the connection between the
two documents. (4)
2. Refer to Learning Unit 3 of the Study Guide and find the Sea Transport
Document Act 65 of 2000. Now do the following:
a) explain what is entailed in the Long Title of this Act (do not
discuss/redraft the contents of the Long Title). (2)
b) what is the preamble of an Act? (2)
c) Jane Doe, a first-year law student, is going through this Act. She comes
across a term in the Act the meaning of which she does not know. What is
the first thing that she should do in this instance? Give a reason for your
answer. (3)
QUESTION 2
(a) Discuss Freire’s notion of praxis. Explain why it is not compatible with
“banking education” (6)
(b) Why is the concept of “subjective being” said to be central to learning?
(4)
(c) “Come learn with me and we shall be exemplars of proficiency. But if
you yearn to be alone, then you must learn it on your own.” Discuss the
Semester 2 2024 - DUE 26
August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, SCL1501 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 26 August 2024
QUESTION 1
1. “This point therefore tells us that law is part of the political system and
can never be separated from politics and other issues that characterise our
society in various ways.” (Study Guide p.7)
Now look out for the document, “Freedom Charter” and go through all the
clauses. Thereafter skim through the Preamble, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
of the Constitution of South Africa and discuss the connection between the
two documents. (4)
2. Refer to Learning Unit 3 of the Study Guide and find the Sea Transport
Document Act 65 of 2000. Now do the following:
a) explain what is entailed in the Long Title of this Act (do not
discuss/redraft the contents of the Long Title). (2)
b) what is the preamble of an Act? (2)
c) Jane Doe, a first-year law student, is going through this Act. She comes
across a term in the Act the meaning of which she does not know. What is
the first thing that she should do in this instance? Give a reason for your
answer. (3)
QUESTION 2
(a) Discuss Freire’s notion of praxis. Explain why it is not compatible with
“banking education” (6)
(b) Why is the concept of “subjective being” said to be central to learning?
(4)
(c) “Come learn with me and we shall be exemplars of proficiency. But if
you yearn to be alone, then you must learn it on your own.” Discuss the
