How often Sources of South African law is asked

Where it was asked

• May/Jun 20189 marks
• Oct/Nov 20177 marks
• May/Jun 201711 marks

The questions

1. May/Jun 2018, Q12 marks · multiple choice

   For a customary rule to be recognised as a legal rule, certain requirements must be satisfied. Identify which ONE of the listed statements is INCORRECT.

2. May/Jun 2018, Q1.15 marks

   List FIVE types of matters that may not be brought before the Small Claims Court, even where the amount in dispute is R15 000 or less.

3. May/Jun 2018, Q2.11 mark

   This question requires completing each statement below by filling in the missing word or phrase, writing each answer down in the answer book. Complete the statement: a certain field of study, which must be identified, is a social science that has to provide for the changing needs of a developing community and is therefore inseparably bound up with the community it serves. Name this field of study.

4. May/Jun 2018, Q2.21 mark

   This question requires completing each statement below by filling in the missing word or phrase, writing each answer down in the answer book. Name the legal doctrine whose Latin term literally translates to 'the decision stands'.

5. Oct/Nov 2017, Q12 marks · multiple choice

   Identify which single legal system forms the foundation of the South African legal system. The options are: (1) Roman-Dutch law; (2) Roman law; (3) English law; (4) Dutch law.