Flashcards on Ethics and Law: A Comprehensive Overview
Ethics and Law: A Comprehensive Overview for Students
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Card 1
Question: What is the law defined as in this content?
Answer: A set of rules that is equally known and accessible to all who are subject to it, generally accepted and obeyed, and enforced by government authoritie
Card 2
Question: Give an example from the text of how law affects everyday behaviour.
Answer: By law all drivers and road users are required to adhere to speeding limits at all times.
Card 3
Question: Which three spheres of government must have their conduct governed by the Constitution's principles?
Answer: The executive, legislative and judicial spheres.
Card 4
Question: What is the role of the Constitution according to the content?
Answer: It regulates the form of government and the government's conduct, and sets out basic human rights in the Bill of Rights.
Card 5
Question: List four aims of the Bill of Rights as given in the content.
Answer: To promote respect and human dignity; promote human development; foster human equality; and promote freedom.
Card 6
Question: Do the rights in the Bill of Rights apply only to the government or also between individuals?
Answer: They apply both vertically (government conduct) and horizontally between South Africans as individual citizens.
Card 7
Question: Name five societal notions the South African society is premised on as listed in the content.
Answer: Equality, dignity, democratic values, social justice, fundamental human freedom (and fairness to all citizens).
Card 8
Question: According to the content, what three influences guide the sense of ethics for legal professionals?
Answer: The Constitution's Bill of Rights, South African law, and a code of ethics for the profession.
Card 9
Question: What does Section 7 of the Constitution say about the Bill of Rights?
Answer: The Bill of Rights is the cornerstone of democracy in South Africa.
Card 10
Question: According to the content, to what does the Bill of Rights apply (Section 8)?
Answer: It applies to all law and binds the legislature, the executive, the judiciary and all organs of the state; it also applies to natural or juristic pers