CSL2601
EXAM PACK
,UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
January-February 2022
CSL2601
Constitutional Law
100 Marks
5 Hours
First Examiner: Mr Paul Mudau
Second Examiner: Prof Lee Stone
This paper consists of five (5) pages.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ANSWERING
THE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS.
1. The examination question paper counts 100 marks.
2. It consists of four questions. Answer ALL the questions.
3. The duration of the examination is Five (5) Hours. Your answers must be submitted via
myUnisa on 25 January 2022 on or before 17:30 (South African Standard Time).
Please note that you have the additional grace period to upload, thus 18:30 is the
absolute latest that you can submit.
4. This a Take Home Examination. While the examination is in progress, you are not
allowed to consult another person in order to assist you to answer any of the questions
contained in this question paper. While the examination is in progress, you may not
assist another student in answering any questions in this question paper.
5. Your answer to this portfolio or take-home examination must be submitted online on the
myExams platform.
5.1 Access myExams at https://myexams.ac.za/portal and login using your student number
and myUnisa password.
5.2 Go to your specific examination site through the site tabs on the horizontal navigation
bar. Also check your Sites link in the top right-hand corner if you do not find the site on
the horizontal navigation bar.
5.3 Once the site has loaded, select the eAssessment tool from the left-navigation menu
5.4 The list of all available assessments in the site will be displayed.
5.5 Select the assessment for which you want to upload the examination answer file by
clicking on the title of the assessment in the list. A new page will open.
5.6 Submit your examination answer file.
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, Depending on the assessment criteria, you may be allowed to attach a file or multiple files.
Under Attachments, click the Choose File button to browse for a file on your device.
Once you have attached your answer file, the name of the file, as well as the file size
and upload time stamp will be displayed under Attachments.
Tip: You may click Remove to remove the attachment if you selected the wrong file.
Tip: Select the honour pledge. Students MUST check the honour pledge before
submission if it appears on the screen. A student will not be able to submit the
assessment if he/she did not check the honour pledge.
When you are ready and satisfied that you have correct answer file, click the Submit
button to complete your assessment submission.
Tip: If you are not yet ready to submit, you may click Preview to preview the
submission, or Save Draft to save your submission and submit it later. Click Cancel to
exit the assessment without saving or submitting.
5.7 Submission confirmation
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, Once you have submitted your assessment, you will receive a confirmation message on
the screen. Make a screen copy for your records. In addition, if you have opted to
receive email notifications, you will also receive an email confirmation of your submission.
6. It is preferred that your take-home exam is typed, however, handwritten submissions
will also be accepted. If the take-home exam is typed, the maximum length is 10 pages
(which includes the cover page and the bibliography). If the exam is handwritten, the
maximum length is 15 pages (including the cover page and the bibliography).
7. Whether your answers are typed or handwritten, your submission on myUnisa must be
made in the form of one PDF document.
8. If your answers are typed, ensure that the following requirements are adhered to. Items
8.3-8.4 applies to written assignments as well.
8.1 The text must be typed in Arial font, size 12 with single line spacing within the paragraph,
and double line spacing after the paragraph.
8.2 The text must be justified. All margins must be 2.5cm, but the left margin must be 3cm.
8.3 All of the pages must be numbered in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
8.4 South African English and not American English should be used. For example, the
correct spelling is “Labour” and not “Labor”. Do not use abbreviations or SMS language.
8.5 All quotes that are two lines long (or less), must form part of the main text, be written in
italics, and be bracketed by quotation marks. Where a quotation is longer than two lines,
it must be typed in a separate paragraph in italics in size 11 font and must be indented
by 1cm. No quotation marks are required when the quotations stand alone. Use quotations
very sparingly. In this take-home exam, a maximum of 5% of the text may be quoted.
9. The arguments that you make must be logical, well-structured and substantiated by all
the relevant legal principles. You are given 5 hours to complete the take-home exam.
Use the time given wisely.
9.1 Ensure that you give reasons for each answer. Substantiate your answers by referring
to ALL the relevant authorities, e.g. sections from relevant legislation and/or court cases
in the text or in your footnotes.
9.2 You are required to have read and summarised the prescribed cases yourself. The
summaries in the Study Guide are not sufficient for this exam. When using case law to
support your answer, please include complete references to the relevant cases in your
footnotes. This means that you must not only include the name of the case but also the
exact page and section and/or paragraph where the information can be found. The
same applies to articles and books used. PLEASE DO NOT CUT AND PASTE
ANSWERS FROM THE STUDY GUIDE (OR ANY OTHER SOURCE).
9.3 A number of students lose marks because they do not approach problem-type questions
correctly. When answering such questions, it is important to first clarify for yourself the
area of work where the answer must be sought. Once you have done this, set out the
relevant legal principles. Deal only with those principles that relate to the given facts.
Next, apply these principles to the facts. This is where most of the students lose marks
– they set out the law in some detail, but then do not illustrate how it applies to the
factual situation they have been asked to solve. Finally, state your conclusion.
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