HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW
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QUESTIONS ANSWER
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1. Which one of the following is an example of
an external legal historical event in South The Second British Occupation of the Cape in
African law? 1806.
2. The civil-law legal tradition is based on… Roman law
3. Which one of the following statements
regarding the application of indigenous African Before 1795, indigenous African law and
law in South Africa before the constitutional era institutions largely continued to exist without
is correct? interference from Dutch settlers.
4. Which one of the following pieces of
legislation never contained a repugnancy The Special Court for Blacks Abolition Act 34
clause? of 1986
5. Which one of the following statements
regarding the application of Islamic law in South In 1906, Gandhi led a passive resistance
Africa before the constitutional era is incorrect? campaign in the Indian community in the
Cape against the pass laws.
6. In AD 535, Emperor Justinian promulgated
the codification of Roman law that would later Sixth century
become known as the Corpus Iuris Civilis and
that would greatly influence the legal systems
of Europe. During which century did this event
take place?
7. Which one of the following statements
regarding the development of Roman law is The Edictum Perpetuum codified all
correct? praetorian edicts and stifled the praetor’s
contribution to Roman legal development.
, 8. Which one of the following statements Of the medieval law schools, it was the work
regarding the reception of Roman law in of the glossators that played the most
Western Europe is incorrect? significant role in the importation of Roman
law into the practical administration of
justice.
9. The Southern African ius commune forms the
common core of the legal systems of those Mozambique
countries that are based on indigenous African
law and Roman-Dutch law, as influenced by (countries that share are Namibia, South Africa and
English law. Which one of the following Lesotho)
countries does not share this common legal
heritage?
10. Johannes Voet wrote an influential
commentary on Justinian’s Digest, in which he Commentarius ad Pandectas
gives a comprehensive overview of the entire
field of Roman-Dutch law. This work is still
referred to by South African courts. What is the
title of this work?
11. Which one of the following statements
regarding the administration of justice at the During the first years of the Dutch
Cape from 1652 to 1795 is correct? settlement, the governor was in charge of
law and order.
12. Which one of the following statements The SALRC has achieved much in the
regarding the South African Law Reform harmonisation of Western common law and
Commission (SALRC) is correct? indigenous African law in South Africa.
13. Which one of the following pieces of
apartheid legislation created segregated urban The Group Areas Act of 1950
areas for different races and later led to forced
removals and the uprooting of thousands from
their homes?
14. During the apartheid era, the international
community recognised the standing and the In 1963, Chief Albert Luthuli made his first
role of the national liberation movement in public statement on the role and “supreme
South Africa. Which one of the following effort” of the UN in dismantling apartheid and
statements is not correct? South Africa’s racist policies.
15. Which document, adopted in 1943 by the
ANC in Bloemfontein, was inspired by the The Africans’ Claims
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QUESTIONS ANSWER
Your text here 1
1. Which one of the following is an example of
an external legal historical event in South The Second British Occupation of the Cape in
African law? 1806.
2. The civil-law legal tradition is based on… Roman law
3. Which one of the following statements
regarding the application of indigenous African Before 1795, indigenous African law and
law in South Africa before the constitutional era institutions largely continued to exist without
is correct? interference from Dutch settlers.
4. Which one of the following pieces of
legislation never contained a repugnancy The Special Court for Blacks Abolition Act 34
clause? of 1986
5. Which one of the following statements
regarding the application of Islamic law in South In 1906, Gandhi led a passive resistance
Africa before the constitutional era is incorrect? campaign in the Indian community in the
Cape against the pass laws.
6. In AD 535, Emperor Justinian promulgated
the codification of Roman law that would later Sixth century
become known as the Corpus Iuris Civilis and
that would greatly influence the legal systems
of Europe. During which century did this event
take place?
7. Which one of the following statements
regarding the development of Roman law is The Edictum Perpetuum codified all
correct? praetorian edicts and stifled the praetor’s
contribution to Roman legal development.
, 8. Which one of the following statements Of the medieval law schools, it was the work
regarding the reception of Roman law in of the glossators that played the most
Western Europe is incorrect? significant role in the importation of Roman
law into the practical administration of
justice.
9. The Southern African ius commune forms the
common core of the legal systems of those Mozambique
countries that are based on indigenous African
law and Roman-Dutch law, as influenced by (countries that share are Namibia, South Africa and
English law. Which one of the following Lesotho)
countries does not share this common legal
heritage?
10. Johannes Voet wrote an influential
commentary on Justinian’s Digest, in which he Commentarius ad Pandectas
gives a comprehensive overview of the entire
field of Roman-Dutch law. This work is still
referred to by South African courts. What is the
title of this work?
11. Which one of the following statements
regarding the administration of justice at the During the first years of the Dutch
Cape from 1652 to 1795 is correct? settlement, the governor was in charge of
law and order.
12. Which one of the following statements The SALRC has achieved much in the
regarding the South African Law Reform harmonisation of Western common law and
Commission (SALRC) is correct? indigenous African law in South Africa.
13. Which one of the following pieces of
apartheid legislation created segregated urban The Group Areas Act of 1950
areas for different races and later led to forced
removals and the uprooting of thousands from
their homes?
14. During the apartheid era, the international
community recognised the standing and the In 1963, Chief Albert Luthuli made his first
role of the national liberation movement in public statement on the role and “supreme
South Africa. Which one of the following effort” of the UN in dismantling apartheid and
statements is not correct? South Africa’s racist policies.
15. Which document, adopted in 1943 by the
ANC in Bloemfontein, was inspired by the The Africans’ Claims
