JUR110 (JUR110)

Elements of a delict relevant cases Unlawfulness & general test Fault (dolus directus and dolus eventualis Negligence Causation Damage Possible test/exam question & previous test/exam questions

Criminal case vs. Civil case Sources of criminal law Specific crimes Elements of a crime Punishment and sentence The death penalty

Importance of legal history, phases of South African legal history

Questions and answers to help ace examinations and tutorial questions that cover the basics of jurisprudence 110.

Understand and distinguish between the types of constitutions, understand and discuss the structures of government that the 1996 Constitution creates, understand and discuss the constitutional recognition of traditional leadership and of eleven official languages, be able to explain the transformative nature of the Constitution, understand and be able to discuss transformative constitutionalism and substantive justice, explain what is understood as an African constitutional jurisprudence and an ...

Define and understand the hierarchy of the courts, understand what jurisdiction means and investigate the three factors that influence a court’s jurisdiction, apply these factors to the various courts, understand and explain the court structure, define a number of words and concepts, define the doctrine of judicial precedent, investigate where judgements can be found and which part of the judgement sets precedent by distinguishing between reported and unreported cases and ratio decidendi versu...

Understand and apply; the basic classification of law, the various subdivisions within each branch of law, how factual problems are allocated into particular branches of law, that a strict classification is not an accurate representation of law in context

Understand and explain when legislation will be passed, understand and explain the legislative process, investigate how legislation comes into force and stops being in force, define and understand amendments and repeals, understand and be able to explain and apply the theoretical approaches to the interpretation of statutes and understand and apply the techniques of interpretation and presumptions

Explore the difference between custom and customary law and refer to the test as formulated in Van Breda v Jacobs, define customary law, distinguish between living and official customary law, examine when customary/indigenous law will apply to a dispute and investigate the impact of the Constitution and s.39(2) on customary law