Introduction to Law (ILW1501)
questions well answered
WHAT IS THE LAW - correct answer ✔✔- The law governs human behavior/conduct
- The law should be obeyed by all of society.
-The law is enforced by state organs.
-By ignoring or disobeying the law we may be prosecuted and punished or ordered to pay
compensation for damages or injury.
parties in Public law - correct answer ✔✔Individual(s) and State
Parties in Private law - correct answer ✔✔Individuals and individuals
Formal/Procedural law - correct answer ✔✔Deals with the procedures that must be followed in
legal proceedings.
Substantive/Material law - correct answer ✔✔Determines the content and meaning of the
different legal rules.
Religion - correct answer ✔✔apply to who- with the people who practice that religion
non compliance- every religion has its own sanction or punishment.
enforced- is enforced by each separate religion.
Individual morality - correct answer ✔✔Are standers that every individual sets for themselves.
the sanction for non compliance is personal and self- imposed and is enforced by the individual.
, Community mores ( collective morals) - correct answer ✔✔Norms of the whole community non
compliance with the rules will result in varying degrees of disapproval/ rejection/ discrimination
by other members of the community and the rules are enforced by the community.
Justice - correct answer ✔✔Equality before the law.
Formal Justice - correct answer ✔✔Deals with the procedures that must be followed in legal
proceedings(rules, conduct, evidence)
Basic requirements for formal justice - correct answer ✔✔-There must be explicit rules laid
down to show how people must be treated in specific cases
- The rules must apply generally ( all people in the group under the same circumstances)
- The rules must be applied impartially by a legal institution ( judge may not be biased`0
Substantive justice - correct answer ✔✔Concerns the content of the rule and not the way in
which it is applied
requirements for Substantive Justice - correct answer ✔✔here the content of the rule is looked
at to determine whether it is fair and just. ex- The apartheid rules were specific, applied to all
and were applied impartially- however, the content of the rules were unjust and therefore
justice was not served.
Legal subject - correct answer ✔✔is anyone who is subject to the norms of the law and who
also may be the bearer of rights and duties.
Legal object - correct answer ✔✔May be anything that is of economic value to people ( cost,
usefulness, scarcity)
every Right concerns two parts - correct answer ✔✔1. a relationship between a legal subject
and the object of the right.
questions well answered
WHAT IS THE LAW - correct answer ✔✔- The law governs human behavior/conduct
- The law should be obeyed by all of society.
-The law is enforced by state organs.
-By ignoring or disobeying the law we may be prosecuted and punished or ordered to pay
compensation for damages or injury.
parties in Public law - correct answer ✔✔Individual(s) and State
Parties in Private law - correct answer ✔✔Individuals and individuals
Formal/Procedural law - correct answer ✔✔Deals with the procedures that must be followed in
legal proceedings.
Substantive/Material law - correct answer ✔✔Determines the content and meaning of the
different legal rules.
Religion - correct answer ✔✔apply to who- with the people who practice that religion
non compliance- every religion has its own sanction or punishment.
enforced- is enforced by each separate religion.
Individual morality - correct answer ✔✔Are standers that every individual sets for themselves.
the sanction for non compliance is personal and self- imposed and is enforced by the individual.
, Community mores ( collective morals) - correct answer ✔✔Norms of the whole community non
compliance with the rules will result in varying degrees of disapproval/ rejection/ discrimination
by other members of the community and the rules are enforced by the community.
Justice - correct answer ✔✔Equality before the law.
Formal Justice - correct answer ✔✔Deals with the procedures that must be followed in legal
proceedings(rules, conduct, evidence)
Basic requirements for formal justice - correct answer ✔✔-There must be explicit rules laid
down to show how people must be treated in specific cases
- The rules must apply generally ( all people in the group under the same circumstances)
- The rules must be applied impartially by a legal institution ( judge may not be biased`0
Substantive justice - correct answer ✔✔Concerns the content of the rule and not the way in
which it is applied
requirements for Substantive Justice - correct answer ✔✔here the content of the rule is looked
at to determine whether it is fair and just. ex- The apartheid rules were specific, applied to all
and were applied impartially- however, the content of the rules were unjust and therefore
justice was not served.
Legal subject - correct answer ✔✔is anyone who is subject to the norms of the law and who
also may be the bearer of rights and duties.
Legal object - correct answer ✔✔May be anything that is of economic value to people ( cost,
usefulness, scarcity)
every Right concerns two parts - correct answer ✔✔1. a relationship between a legal subject
and the object of the right.
