Test on Classification of Law

Question 1: Procedural law is primarily concerned with determining the content and meaning of different legal rules.

A. Yes

B. No

Explanation: Procedural law regulates the enforcement of substantive law, determines how a case should proceed practically, and the manner in which a case must be handled when a legal rule has allegedly been violated. Substantive law determines the content and meaning of different legal rules.

Question 2: According to the study materials, what is the main concern of the Law of Criminal Procedure?

A. How private-law disputes are brought before the courts.

B. The way in which someone who is suspected of having committed a crime is prosecuted and tried.

C. How evidence must be presented before the court.

D. The determination of the content and meaning of different legal rules.

Explanation: The study materials state that 'Criminal procedure is concerned with the way in which someone who is suspected of having committed a crime is prosecuted and tried.' The other options refer to the Law of Civil Procedure, Law of Evidence, and Substantive Law, respectively.

Question 3: Commercial law, which governs commerce and trade, includes specific areas such as insurance law and company law.

A. Yes

B. No

Explanation: The study materials state that Commercial Law consists of laws important for commerce and trade, and list insurance law and company law as examples.

Question 4: Just administrative action, as defined by Section 33 of the Constitution, requires actions to be only lawful and fair.

A. Yes

B. No

Explanation: Section 33 of the Constitution states that everyone has the right to just administrative action that must be lawful, reasonable and fair, not just lawful and fair.

Question 5: According to the study materials, which of the following statements accurately describes the Law of Succession?

A. It governs the relationships between persons and their intellectual property.

B. It is concerned with who inherits from a person who dies, specifically regarding the deceased's property.

C. It primarily regulates agreements between two or more parties where an obligation arises.

D. It details how a deceased person may have stated in a will what is to be done with their property.

Explanation: The Law of Succession is concerned with who inherits from a person who dies and who receives the property of the deceased. The materials also state that a deceased person may have written a will before they died, stating what is to be done with their property.