Introduction to South African Law: Fresh Perspectives (E-Book)
Introduction to South African Law: Fresh Perspectives (E-Book)
Description
Now in its 3rdedition, Introduction to South African Law: Fresh Perspectives offers 1st-year students a comprehensive and highly accessible introduction to South African law. It provides students with a firm foundation in a balanced blend of theory and practice and covers the following sections: Section 1: The roots of our law– History and development of South Africanlaw; Section 2: The trunk that supports our law– The Constitution, legislation, legal ethics, case law, common law, customary law, sources of the law, the courts and the legal profession; Section 3: The branches of our law– Constitutional law and human rights, administrative law, criminal law, public law, private law, commercial law and procedurallaw; Section 4: International law– Public and private international law;and Section 5: The changing tree of law– Aids and the law, and ways of thinking about law or jurisprudence.
