Roman law delict - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PVL2601 - Family Law-study-notes. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF A VALID CIVIL MARRIAGE: Marriage is traditionally defined as the legally recognized life long voluntary union between two parties to the exclusion of all others.  Capacity to act – mentally ill persons - if they enter into marriage the moment this occurs marriage is void.  Infant (children below age of 7) do not have the capacity to act.  Prodigals (a person with normal mental ability but who is unable o...

PVL3702 STUDY SUMMARY NOTES. This is an all-inclusive guide to PVL3702 - Law Of Contract Contract as an agreement intended to create enforceable obligations → A contract is an agreement between two or more parties with the intention of creating enforceable obligations. To constitute an enforceable contract, an agreement must be one which the law recognizes as binding on the parties. → The extra ingredient that distinguishes contracts from non-binding agreements is a serious intention t...

ILW1501 EXAM PACK. the law: norms which the whole community regards as binding and must be obeyed whilst individual morality are norms or standards that every individual sets for himself.  The law: prosecution/punishment/compensation to an injured party whilst in individual morality sanction is self-imposed  The law: state organ is the enforcer whilst in individual morality it’s the individual. (b). i) There must be explicit rules. (ii) The rules must apply generally The rules mus...

PVL3702 CONTRACT LAW STUDY SUMMARY NOTES. Contract as an agreement intended to create enforceable obligations → A contract is an agreement between two or more parties with the intention of creating enforceable obligations. To constitute an enforceable contract, an agreement must be one which the law recognizes as binding on the parties. → The extra ingredient that distinguishes contracts from non-binding agreements is a serious intention to create legally enforceable obligations (animus cont...

PVL3702 CONTRACT LAW STUDY SUMMARY NOTES. A contract is an agreement between two or more parties with the intention of creating enforceable obligations. To constitute an enforceable contract, an agreement must be one which the law recognizes as binding on the 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 ...

S offered to sell to B his house and lot for P10,000,000. In order to pressure B into buying said house and lot, T, a very good friend of S, threatened B with death as a result of which B accepted the offer of S. It turns out now that the market value of the house and lot is P15,000,000. Is the contract of S and B valid? Answer: The contract is voidable because the consent given by B is anyway vitiated even if the intimidation was employed by a third person Ms. Maputi agreed to live with Mr. Huk...

PVL3701 - Law Of Property LATEST STUDY PACK 2021. 1. Define (a) law of things (6) The law of things can be defined as a branch of private law which consists of a number of legal rules that determine the nature, content, vesting, protection, transfer and termination of various real relationships between a legal subject and a thing, as well as the rights and duties ensuing from these relationships. (b) law (5) That body of rules and norms which regulates and harmonises society by demarcating...

Introduction 1. Which one of the following statements in respect of the relationship between the law of delict and criminal law is correct ? (a) All crimes also qualify as delicts. Incorrect – some crimes, like blasphemy, high treason and parking offences, are not delicts. (b) All delicts also qualify as crimes. Incorrect – some delicts like adultery, breach of promise and negligent damage to property, are not crimes. (c) The primary function of both delictual remedies and criminal ...

Part I Introduction to the law of delict This chapter serves as a general introduction to the law of delict. Topics dealt with are the nature of a delict and its place in the legal system; the distinction between this phenomenon and breach of contract and crime; the historical development of delictual liability; and the influence of the constitutional Bill of Rights on the law of delict. Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Delict: general nature and place in the legal system The...

PVL2601_ Family Law_ STUDY NOTES. Marriage is traditionally defined as the legally recognized life long voluntary union between two parties to the exclusion of all others.  Capacity to act – mentally ill persons - if they enter into marriage the moment this occurs marriage is void.  Infant (children below age of 7) do not have the capacity to act.  Prodigals (a person with normal mental ability but who is unable of managing his or her own affairs because he or she squanders his ...