Week 4: Overview and To Do List

Overview

• • Legislation as a primary source of South African law
  • Characteristics and advantages of legislation
  • Original and delegated legislation
  • The national legislative process (in outline)
  • Why and how delegated legislation is made
  • Legal significance of the distinction between original and delegated legislation
  • Conflict between pieces of original legislation
  • Referencing legislation

 

 

To Do List

In order to successfully complete Week 4, please do the following:

1. Review: Week 4 Lecture Presentation
2. Read: 

   Beginner’s Guide for Law Students Chapter 3 pages 60 to 82 section 3.2.

   Additional notes on ‘Legislation’ (on Ulwazi).

   Humby et al Chapter 5 section 5.3.2 (at 126–33).
   Humby et al Chapter 7 sections 7.3 and 7.4.
3. Create: Your own diagram depicting the legislative process in South Africa 
4. Attend: Live BigBlueButton lecture/discussion Monday 29 March and Wednesday 31 March