SCL1501 EXAM PACK - PAST PAPERS AND ANSWERS

COVER PAGE Q: PAPER May/June 2019 Oct/Nov 2018 May/June 2018 Oct/Nov 2017 May/June 2017 Oct/Nov 2016 May/June 2016 2 | P a g e Downloaded by: sandi123 | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The study-notes marketplace SCL1501 MAY/JUNE 2019 SECTION 1 QUESTION 1 1.1. Differentiate between the law and rules: It is necessary for law students to differentiate between the law and other rules. There are similarities between the law and other rules in the sense that there seems to be a sense of control, order or system of rules. Law is the only body of rules governing human conduct that is recognised by the state and if necessary, enforced. QUESTION 2 2.1. This concept provides that in every aspect of thinking it should be accompanied by action and application. In can be defined as the action reflection of persons upon the world (learning by doing). Active reflection and reflective action is required. 2.2. Lawyers should be able to construct, sustain sound arguments and apply the legal rules. Lawyers need skill so that they will be in a position to valuate facts and find and analyse critically the fields and sources. QUESTION 3 3.1. The difference between (i) studying and (ii) learning:  Studying 3 | P a g e Downloaded by: sandi123 | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The study-notes marketplace Studying is when you physically engage in the process of organising the study materials (e.g. books, cases and Acts) and using them to acquire knowledge for a certain purpose (e.g. writing assignments and passing exams).  Learning Learning, on the other hand, is the impact of the process of studying on the student. It is thus possible for one to collect all the necessary study materials and engage in what one might tell oneself is studying, without learning anything from that process