Test on Legal History: Rome to South Africa
Exploring Legal History: Rome to South Africa's Hybrid System
Test: South African Legal System
20 questions
Question 1: English law, as a European legal tradition in South Africa, is considered a part of the civil law system.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: The study materials state that Roman law is part of the civil law system, while English law is identified as the basis of the common law tradition within South Africa's European legal traditions.
Question 2: Judicial precedents are considered primary sources that lawyers use in the South African legal system.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: Judicial precedents are explicitly listed as primary sources that lawyers use to apply to a case in the South African legal system.
Question 3: The South African legal system is primarily based on a single codified body of Roman-Dutch law.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: South Africa has an uncodified legal system, meaning its laws are not contained in a single legal code. While Roman-Dutch law is a significant tradition within its hybrid system, it is not the basis of a single codified body of law.
Question 4: South Africa's legal system is solely characterized by its hybridity and uncodified nature, without also being recognized as a plural legal system.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: South Africa's legal system is characterized by hybridity and is uncodified, but it is also recognized as a plural legal system, as explicitly stated in the study materials: 'NB South Africa has also a plural legal system'.
Question 5: Statutory law in South Africa consists of codified laws passed by Parliament.
A. Ano
B. Ne
Explanation: The study materials state that statutory law is a primary source and is defined as 'codified laws passed by Parliament'.