Flashcards on Classification of South African Law
Classification of South African Law: A Student's Guide
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Card 1
Question: What does the law of civil procedure determine?
Answer: The procedure to follow when an individual wishes to enforce rights against another, including how a civil claim should be instituted (e.g., claiming
Card 2
Question: What is the primary purpose of the law of evidence?
Answer: To determine how facts in criminal or civil cases must be proved, regulate how witnesses lay evidence before the court, and decide what kinds of evide
Card 3
Question: What does criminal law determine?
Answer: Which acts amount to criminal offences and that such offences must be punished; the state must prosecute and punish those who commit offences.
Card 4
Question: Which branch of law determines how prosecution and punishment are carried out?
Answer: Adjective law, specifically the law of criminal procedure.
Card 5
Question: What areas are included in common divisions of private law?
Answer: Law of persons, family law, law of patrimony (including property and succession), law of obligations (contracts and delicts), and law of intellectual
Card 6
Question: What does the law of persons regulate?
Answer: Relationships between persons.
Card 7
Question: What does family law regulate?
Answer: Family relationships.
Card 8
Question: What does the law of patrimony regulate and what are its components?
Answer: Relationships between persons and their estates; components include law of property and law of succession.
Card 9
Question: What does the law of property deal with?
Answer: Relationships between persons and things.
Card 10
Question: What does the law of succession determine?
Answer: What happens to a person's estate after death.