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IRM1501
Introduction to Research for Law and Criminal Justice
2023
EXCLUSIVE
OCT/NOV 2023 PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION
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Camecia Cass
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CONSISTING OF QUESTIONS AND
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Table of Contents
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2023 PORTFOLIO - EXAMINATION
Question 1: Discuss document-based research with reference to examples
Question 2: Why is scientific research, as opposed to non-scientific
research, important?
Question 3: Karl Klare describes transformative constitutionalism in the
following words:
“Transformative constitutionalism connotes an enterprise of
inducing large-scale social change through nonviolent political
processes grounded in law. I have in mind a transformation vast
enough to be inadequately captured by the phrase 'reform,' but
something short of or different from 'revolution' in any traditional
sense of the word.”
Discuss the basic principles of transformative constitutionalism
Question 4: List the relevant principles of ethics in research and provide
examples where necessary?
Question 5: Find the case of S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT3/94) 1995
ZACC 3; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; 1995 (3) SA 391; [1996] 2 CHRLD
164; 1996 (2) SA CR 1 (6 June 1995).
Write an essay about this case, covering the following:
Introduction
Facts of the Case
The Legal Question
The legal questions in issue are whether the death sentences
can and should be confirmed?
Is Capital Punishment For Murder Justifiable?
Is Capital Punishment for Murder Justifiable under the South
African Constitution?
The Decision of the Court
Demonstrate why this case is important in relation to the notion of
Ubuntu
MAY/JUNE 2023 PORTFOLIO - EXAMINATION
IRM1501
Introduction to Research for Law and Criminal Justice
2023
EXCLUSIVE
OCT/NOV 2023 PORTFOLIO EXAMINATION
&
EXAM PACK
Written by
Camecia Cass
BUY ME TO VIEW THE EXAM PACK
CONSISTING OF QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
, 2
Table of Contents
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2023 PORTFOLIO - EXAMINATION
Question 1: Discuss document-based research with reference to examples
Question 2: Why is scientific research, as opposed to non-scientific
research, important?
Question 3: Karl Klare describes transformative constitutionalism in the
following words:
“Transformative constitutionalism connotes an enterprise of
inducing large-scale social change through nonviolent political
processes grounded in law. I have in mind a transformation vast
enough to be inadequately captured by the phrase 'reform,' but
something short of or different from 'revolution' in any traditional
sense of the word.”
Discuss the basic principles of transformative constitutionalism
Question 4: List the relevant principles of ethics in research and provide
examples where necessary?
Question 5: Find the case of S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT3/94) 1995
ZACC 3; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; 1995 (3) SA 391; [1996] 2 CHRLD
164; 1996 (2) SA CR 1 (6 June 1995).
Write an essay about this case, covering the following:
Introduction
Facts of the Case
The Legal Question
The legal questions in issue are whether the death sentences
can and should be confirmed?
Is Capital Punishment For Murder Justifiable?
Is Capital Punishment for Murder Justifiable under the South
African Constitution?
The Decision of the Court
Demonstrate why this case is important in relation to the notion of
Ubuntu
MAY/JUNE 2023 PORTFOLIO - EXAMINATION
