LCP4801
ASSIGNMENT 2 (SEMESTER 1)
DUE DATE: March 2025
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than January 2025. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
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QUESTION 1
Name the theory/principle/doctrine/concept that is being referred to in each of the statements
below:
ANSWER:
1. Good Faith – This refers to the principle in international law that obliges States to fulfill their
international obligations in an honest and sincere manner, without attempting to evade or
violate the terms of international agreements.
2. Monism – This is the concept in international law that refers to the incorporation of customary
international law into a state's domestic legal system without needing separate legislation.
3. Dualism – In many countries with a dualist legal system, treaties must be incorporated into
municipal law before they have the force of law. However, in dualist systems, international
treaties and domestic law are seen as two separate legal systems.
4. Res Judicata – This refers to the principle that a matter cannot be retried once it has been
judged, and this principle does not apply in international law as international disputes are often
addressed without a fixed precedent, especially regarding similar issues or disputes.
, 5. International Organization – This refers to an entity formed by a treaty that has its own legal
personality separate from that of its member states, with the capacity to enter into international
agreements.
ASSIGNMENT 2 (SEMESTER 1)
DUE DATE: March 2025
Written Assignment Submission Guidelines:
Please ensure that your assignment is submitted electronically through the myUnisa platform no
later than January 2025. Kindly note that fax or email submissions will not be accepted.
NB: Assignment submitted to the lecturer(s) through email will not be considered.
QUESTION 1
Name the theory/principle/doctrine/concept that is being referred to in each of the statements
below:
ANSWER:
1. Good Faith – This refers to the principle in international law that obliges States to fulfill their
international obligations in an honest and sincere manner, without attempting to evade or
violate the terms of international agreements.
2. Monism – This is the concept in international law that refers to the incorporation of customary
international law into a state's domestic legal system without needing separate legislation.
3. Dualism – In many countries with a dualist legal system, treaties must be incorporated into
municipal law before they have the force of law. However, in dualist systems, international
treaties and domestic law are seen as two separate legal systems.
4. Res Judicata – This refers to the principle that a matter cannot be retried once it has been
judged, and this principle does not apply in international law as international disputes are often
addressed without a fixed precedent, especially regarding similar issues or disputes.
, 5. International Organization – This refers to an entity formed by a treaty that has its own legal
personality separate from that of its member states, with the capacity to enter into international
agreements.
