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FUR2601 Exam Pack Summary Notes Answer to 2013 and 2014 Exams
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FUNTAMENTAL RIGHTSFUR2601
EXAM PACK
UNICALCULUS
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QUESTION 1 – SECTION A
1.1 4
1.2 4
1.3 2
1.4 1
1.5 1
SECTION B
1.6 List the requirements that have to be taken in order to obtain locus stand when a
person is seeking to act in the public interests (2)
- It must be shown that the person is acting in the public interest
- It must be shown that the public has sufficient interest in the requested remedy.
1.7 Differentiate the following concepts
Reading in and reading down (3)
- reading in is a remedy while reading down is a method of statutory interpretation
aimed at avoiding inconsistency between the law and Constitution
- reading in is a constitutional remedy which is granted by a court after it has
concluded that a statute is constitutionally invalid
- reading in is mainly used when the inconsistency is caused by an omission and it is
necessary to add words to the statutory provision to cure it
1.8 Discuss whether, and to what extent, a juristic person can rely on the protection of the Bill of
Rights. For instance, can Nose week, an independent newspaper, invoke the right to life
and the right to freedom of expression? (5)
- In the First Certification judgment, the Court emphasized that many universally accepted
fundamental rights will be fully recognized only if afforded to juristic persons as well as
to natural persons.
- Section 8(4) provides for the protection of juristic persons. A juristic person is entitled
to the rights in the Bill of Rights to the extent required by the nature of the rights and
the nature of that juristic person.
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- In order to determine whether a juristic person is protected by a particular right or
not, two factors must be taken into consideration: first, the nature of the right, and,
secondly, the nature of the juristic person.
- The nature of some fundamental rights is such that these rights cannot be applied to
juristic persons. Nose week cannot be protected by the right to life, which is afforded
to human beings only, although it might have standing to approach a competent court
if the requirements of section 38 have been complied with.
- Other rights, such as the right to freedom of expression, have been specifically
afforded to the media, which are often controlled by juristic persons.
1.9 What is the relationship between the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? (5)
The Bill of Rights (Chapter 2) is part and parcel of the Constitution. It can only be properly
understood in the context of the Constitution. Like the Constitution itself, it is entrenched,
enforceable and justiciable.
QUESTION 2
2.1 Discuss whether or not magistrates’ courts can develop common law in accordance with the
Constitution. (10)
Section 8(3) of the Constitution obliges the courts, when applying the provisions of the Bill of
Rights, if necessary, to develop rules of the common law to limit the rights, provided that the
limitation is in accordance with section 36 of the Constitution. This means that they are bound
to give effect to the constitutional rights as all other courts are bound to do in terms of section
8(1) of the Constitution; hence magistrates presiding over criminal trials must, for instance,
ensure that the proceedings are conducted in conformity with the Constitution, particularly the
fair-trial rights of the accused. Further, section 39(2) places a positive duty on every court to
promote the spirit, purport and objects of the Bill of Rights when developing the common law.
Over and above that, in terms of section 166 of the Constitution, courts in our judicial system
include magistrates’ courts.
However, section 173 explicitly empowers only the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of
Appeal and the High Courts to develop the common law, taking into account the interests of
justice. Magistrates’ courts are excluded on the basis of the following grounds:
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