CLA1501 Commercial LAw 1A
University of South Africa
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CLA1501 - NOTES -Best
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- COMMERCIAL LAW - CLA1503 
CHAPTER 1 THE SOUTH AFRICAN LEGAL SYSTEM 
HISTORY OF THE LAW 
• SA law is not codified (recorded in one comprehensive piece of legislation) 
• Drawn from various other sources 
• Principle sources are statutes and decided cases 
• Roman law and Roman-Dutch law are also recognized sources of the law 
• Roman-Dutch law : brought to SA by Van Riebeeck 
• English law exerted influence on Roman-Dutch law 
Roman Law 
• 753bc – 568ad 
• Most of population liv...
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CLA1501 Qs&As latest.
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- CLA1501 PART A 
QUESTION 1 
Which ONE of the following is NOT an authoritative source of South African law? 
1 Statute law 
2 Customary law 
3 The old authorities 
4 Judgments of the superior courts 
5 Foreign law 
Answer 5 
5 is the CORRECT answer. Foreign Law is NOT an authoritative source of South African 
Law. It has persuasive authority only. 
QUESTION 2 
Which ONE of the following is NOT a requirement for a customary rule to be recognised 
as a legal rule? 
1 It must have existed for a lon...
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CLA1501 - Exam Pack- Revision - (Q and A).
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- COMMERCIAL LAW I 
(CLA1501) 
Revision Questions & 
Answers 
CHAPTER 1 
Question 1 
Which ONE of the following is regarded in the South African law as a source of RomanDutch law: 
I. Law of the Twelve Tables 
2. Institutions 
3. Corpus Iuris Civilis 
4. Commentarius ad Pandectas 
Question 2 
Which ONE of the following is a principle that CANNOT be associated with the doctrine 
of stare decisis? 
1. a High Court is bound by its own decisions until they are overruled by a superior court. 
2. a High...
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- CLA1501 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
QUESTION 1 
Which ONE of the following is NOT an authoritative source of South African law? 
1. Statute law 
2. Customary law 
3. The old authorities 
4. Judgments of the superior courts 
5. Foreign law Correct answer 
Explanation 
5 is the CORRECT answer. Foreign Law is NOT an authoritative source of South 
African Law. It has persuasive authority only. 
QUESTION 2 
Which ONE of the following is NOT a requirement for a customary rule to be 
recognised as a legal r...
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- 1. The South African Legal System 
← Law is a social science. 
← South African Law is not codified: recorded in one comprehensive piece of 
legislation. 
← Origin: 
 Indigenous legal systems applied at the southernmost tip of Africa before 1652. 
 Jan van Riebeeck arrives in Cape Town in 1652 and the adoption of RomanDutch law as a legal system to the Cape. 
1.1 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LAW 
 Unlike most European continental legal systems, SA law is not codified: 
o It is drawn from...
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CLA_SUMMARISED_NOTE
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- CLA1501 
1. The South African Legal System 
Law is a social science. 
South African Law is not codified: recorded in one comprehensive piece of legislation. 
Origin: 
• Indigenous legal systems applied at the southernmost tip of Africa before 1652. 
• Jan van Riebeeck arrives in Cape Town in 1652 and the adoption of Roman-Dutch 
law as a legal system to the Cape. 
1.1 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LAW 
• Unlike most European continental legal systems, SA law is not codified: 
o It is drawn from v...
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Exam (elaborations)
COMMERCIAL LAW I (CLA1501) Revision Questions & Answers
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- CHAPTER 1 
Question 1 
Which ONE of the following is regarded in the South African law as a source of RomanDutch law: 
I. Law of the Twelve Tables 
2. Institutions 
3. Corpus Iuris Civilis 
4. Commentarius ad Pandectas 
Question 2 
Which ONE of the following is a principle that CANNOT be associated with the doctrine 
of stare decisis? 
1. a High Court is bound by its own decisions until they are overruled by a superior court. 
2. a High Court is bound by the decision of a court of concurrent sta...
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Exam (elaborations)
COMMERCIAL LAW I (CLA1501) Revision Questions & Answers
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- COMMERCIAL LAW I 
(CLA1501) 
Revision Questions & 
Answers 
CHAPTER 1 
Question 1 
Which ONE of the following is regarded in the South African law as a source of RomanDutch law: 
I. Law of the Twelve Tables 
2. Institutions 
3. Corpus Iuris Civilis 
4. Commentarius ad Pandectas 
Question 2 
Which ONE of the following is a principle that CANNOT be associated with the doctrine 
of stare decisis? 
1. a High Court is bound by its own decisions until they are overruled by a superior court. 
2. a High...
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Exam (elaborations)
CLA1501 Assignment_2.pdf.
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- QUESTION	1 
Which	ONE	of	the	following	was	compiled/codified	during	the	reign	of	the	Emperor	 
Justinian? 
1	Corpus	Iuris	Civilis 
2	Roman	– Dutch	Law 
3	Customary	Law 
4	Common	Law 
QUESTION	2 
Which	ONE	of	the	following	sources	of	the	law	has	only	persuasive	authority	in	a	South	 
African court	and	is	NOT	viewed	as	an	authoritative	source? 
1	Judgments	of	the	Dutch	courts	before	1652 
2	English	law 
3	Dutch	legislation	before	1652 
4	Roman	law 
QUESTION	3 
Jane’s	well-earned	reputation	as	...
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