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ii   Faculty of Law 2019/20

Message from the Dean

                                                     The purpose of this message is to
                                                     introduce you to the Faculty of Law at
                                                     the University of Pretoria, of which we
                                                     are very proud and which ranks as the
                                                     best* in the country and in Africa and
                                                     Top 80 globally.
Prof André Boraine
Dean: Faculty of Law

Our vision is to strive to be an internationally recognised                    You will also find a checklist in the centre of this brochure
leader in socially relevant legal research and education in                    that will help you to gauge whether you have what it takes to
South Africa and in Africa.                                                    become a successful law student and legal professional.

In pursuing its vision, the Faculty of Law has as its mission                  We look forward to our 2020 intake of students and their
the creation and sustenance of a research and education                        contributions one day as TuksLaw graduates in the national
environment that is grounded in values of social justice and                   and international legal arena.
excellence.
                                                                               Tel     +27 (0)12 420 4126
The Faculty currently employs 70 dedicated full-time                           Website www.up.ac.za/law
academics, of which approximately two-thirds have doctoral
degrees in various fields of law. They are supported by highly
motivated administrative and support staff, and together they
serve and prepare our student community for the various
law-related career opportunities.

At the undergraduate level, the Faculty offers a four-year
LLB degree. However, the majority of our students first enrol
for a BCom (Law) or BA (Law) degree. We aim to produce
LLB graduates with the required knowledge, critical thinking
abilities, awareness of social and ethical responsibilities and
the legal skills to follow any of the established career paths in
law. With this aim in mind, the Faculty is progressively placing
greater emphasis on an inquiry-led approach in teaching with
a view to improving the research and problem-solving skills of
our students.

At the postgraduate level, we offer extensive master’s
(LLM/MPhil) programmes (coursework or research) and a
doctoral (LLD/PhD) programme.

Please refer to the infographics in this brochure for highlights
and more information on the Faculty of Law, which should                       Refer to the article on page 16.
convince you that TuksLaw is the place to study law in South
Africa.

* According to the 2019 The Times Higher Education World University rankings
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Content

Message from the Dean........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ii
Undergraduate LLB admissions regulation....................................................................................................................................................................................1
General admission principles .............................................................................................................................................................................................................1
Admission Point Score (APS) Conversion ........................................................................................................................................................................................1
       Example of calculation of Admission Point Score (APS) for law based on NSC/IEB qualifications..........................................................................2
Closing dates ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Minimum admission requirements (2020) .....................................................................................................................................................................................2
Other Faculty-specific information ...................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Transferring students ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Non-South African qualifications .......................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Undergraduate programmes..............................................................................................................................................................................................................4
LLB, BA (Law) and BCom (Law)............................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Law programmes in other faculties...................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Language medium..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Admission requirements for the LLB to gain access to the Faculty of Law...........................................................................................................................6
Exemption/credits for modules passed at other institutions....................................................................................................................................................6
Examination..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Composition of the LLB degree..........................................................................................................................................................................................................6
UP law students placed fifth in Olympic Games of legal education.........................................................................................................................................9
Core modules........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Elective modules...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Career opportunities...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
UP Faculty of Law climbs worldwide ranking ladder to position 76.......................................................................................................................................16
Infographics..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17-20

Produced by the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration in December 2018.
Comments and queries can be directed to ssc@up.ac.za or tel: +27 (0)12 420 3111.

Disclaimer: This publication contains information about regulations, policies, tuition fees, curricula and programmes of the University of Pretoria applicable at
the time of printing. Amendments to or updating of the information in this publication may be effected from time to time without prior notification. The accuracy,
correctness or validity of the information contained in this publication is therefore not guaranteed by the University at any given time and is always subject to
verification. The user is kindly requested to verify the correctness of the published information with the University at all times. Failure to do so will not give rise to
any claim or action of any nature against the University by any party whatsoever.
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Undergraduate LLB admissions regulation

General admission principles
ƒƒ This Admissions Regulation should be read in conjunction with General Regulations G.1.1 Admission.
ƒƒ In order to register for a first bachelor’s degree at the University a candidate should have completed the National Senior
   Certificate (NSC), and meet the minimum requirements for admission to bachelor’s degree study.
ƒƒ Candidates must also comply with the particular subject and level requirement as well as with the minimum Admission Point
   Score (APS) for the relevant study programme.
ƒƒ The APS calculation is based on a candidate’s achievement in six 20-credit recognised subjects, by using the NSC ratings, that
   is the “1 to 7 scale of achievement”, as explained in the table below. Thus, the highest APS that can be achieved is 42.
ƒƒ Please note that Life Orientation is a 10-credit subject and is excluded from the calculation when determining the APS.
ƒƒ Grade 11 results are used in the provisional admission of prospective students.
ƒƒ The final Grade 12 results will be the determining factor with regard to final admission.
ƒƒ All modules will be presented only in English as medium of tuition.
ƒƒ The language of communication and correspondence is English.
ƒƒ Minimum requirements for admission to the relevant programmes are set out in the “Minimum admission requirements table”
   of this document.
ƒƒ The following subject rating scores are used for calculating the APS (see APS Conversion Table below):

                      Rating code                                            Rating                                             Marks %

                             7                                    Outstanding achievement                                       80–100%

                             6                                     Meritorious achievement                                       70–79%

                             5                                     Substantial achievement                                       60–69%

                             4                                      Adequate achievement                                         50–59%

                             3                                      Moderate achievement                                         40–49%

                             2                                     Elementary achievement                                        30–39%

                             1                                           Not achieved                                             0–29%

Admission Point Score (APS) Conversion
The following table may be used to convert marks/symbols into an Admission Point Score (APS) when applying for studies at the
University of Pretoria.

          APS
                                                                                                                             IGCSE/GCSE/        IGCSE/GCSE/
     (requirement
                                                SC HG           SC SG                                                          NSSC OL/           NSSC OL/
        level for                NSC/IEB                                      NSSC HL        AS Level           IB SL
                                               M-score         M-score                                                          O Level            O Level
    subjects as well
                                                                                                                              Grade 11*          Grade 12**
     as overall APS)

               7             7 (80–100%)           A                                1             A               7                 A

               6              6 (70–79%)           B               A                2             B               6                 B

               5              5 (60–69%)           C               B                3             C               5                 C                  A

               4              4 (50–59%)           D               C                3             D               4                 C                  B

               3              3 (40–49%)           E               D                4             E               3                 D                  C

               2              2 (30–39%)            F              E                                              2                 E                 D/E

               1                 1 (0–29%)         G               F                                              1                 F                 F/G

NSC        –   National Senior Certificate (completed Grade 12 in and after 2008)       *Grade 11 = IGCSE/O Level: APS conversion for Grade 11 equivalent
IEB        –   Independent Examination Board                                            qualifications only and for conditional admission and selection purposes
SC HG      –   Senior Certificate Higher Grade (completed Grade 12 before 2008)
SC SG      –   Senior Certificate Standard Grade (completed Grade 12 before 2008)       **Grade 12 = IGCSE/O Level: APS conversion for Grade 12 equivalent
AS Level   –   Advanced Subsidiary Level                                                qualifications – not for final admission and must be taken together with
IB SL      –   International Baccalaureate Schools (Standard Levels)                    Advanced Subsidiary Level for exemption purposes
IGCSE      –   International General Certificate of Secondary Education
GCSE       –   General Certificate of Secondary Education
NSSC       –   Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate
O Level    –   Ordinary Level
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Undergraduate LLB admissions regulation

Example of calculation of Admission Point Score (APS) for law based on NSC/IEB qualifications
                     School subject (example)                                                       Report mark

                               Afrikaans                                                                   5

                                English                                                                    5

                             Mathematics                                                                   6

                           Physical Science                                                                6

                             Life Science                                                                  7

                              Accounting                                                                   3

                           Life Orientation                                                            Excluded

                              APS Total                                                                   32

Closing dates
South African citizens: 30 September – Non South African citizens: 31 August
The closing date is an administrative admissions guideline for non-selection programmes. Once a non-selection programme meets
capacity and the institutional targets have been met, such programmes will be closed for further admissions, irrespective of the closing
date. However, if institutional targets have not been met by the closing date, then such programmes will remain open for admissions until
these targets are met.

Minimum admission requirements (2020)
                                                                                English Home Language
                    Degree programme                                                                                                  APS
                                                                          or English First Additional Language

                        LLB 04130012                                                      5 (60-69%)                                   32

Other Faculty-specific information
ƒƒ Applicants complying with the minimum admission requirements are conditionally admitted as they apply according to the places
   available. The application process will allow for diversity in admissions. Ideally the Faculty strives to admit at least 50% first-year black
   (African, Indian and coloured) students. The admission process should not lead to a situation where less than 50% first-year black
   (African, Indian and coloured) students are admitted. If this should happen, the admissions should be adjusted to give preference to
   the most meritorious black (African, Indian and coloured) candidates.
ƒƒ Candidates who have graduated for another degree and candidates with an APS of 38 or higher and an achievement level of at least 5
   in English may be conditionally admitted after the closing date if there are places available, at the discretion of the Faculty’s Admissions
   Committee, based on the Grade 12 results, and the complete university academic record and final certificate of conduct where
   applicable.
ƒƒ Candidates who have completed a General Education Diploma (GED) qualification are required to complete BA (Law)/BCom (Law) to be
   eligible for LLB.
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Undergraduate LLB admissions regulation

Transferring students                                                  Non-South African qualifications
All transferring students, whether they have graduated or not,         (The closing date for applications for admission is 31 August)
are admitted based on academic merit and availability of space.
Application for admission must be made by 30 September and to          Non-South African citizens and South African citizens with foreign
be considered for final admission all results and the certificate of   qualifications must comply with all the admission requirements
conduct must be submitted by 31 December.                              and the prerequisites for subjects/modules. (All such applications
                                                                       are submitted to the Admissions Committee of the Faculty for
Transferring applicants: Candidates (with South                        consideration.)
African or foreign school qualifications) who were
previously registered at UP or at another university                   Only a limited number of non-South African candidates are
and did not graduate (Closing date: 30 September)                      admitted to undergraduate studies in the Faculty. In addition
Candidates who have already completed the final Grade 12               to meeting the admission requirements, admission is based on
examination and were previously registered at UP or another            the performance in the TOEFL, IELTS, SAT or NBT, if required,
university, but did not graduate, may be admitted at the discretion    in competition with other candidates who also comply with the
of the Faculty’s Admissions Committee, based on the candidate’s        admission requirements.
Grade 12 results and complete university academic record and
final certificate of conduct. Candidates transferring from other       ƒƒ Non-South African citizens (even if they or their parents have
universities must obtain at least 50% of the credits required             permanent residence or valid work permits in South Africa)
for the LLB degree at the University of Pretoria and must be              - Citizens of SADC-countries with non-South African
registered at the University of Pretoria for at least two years             qualifications
before an LLB degree may be awarded by the University of                  - Citizens of other countries with non-South African
Pretoria.                                                                   qualifications

Candidates who have registered for the BA (Law) or BCom (Law)          ƒƒ South African citizens and diplomats
programme at UP, have not graduated, and wish to transfer                 It may be expected of South African citizens as well as
to the LLB programme may be considered by the Faculty’s                   diplomats and the children of diplomats with non-South African
Admissions Committee based on the candidates’ academic merit,             qualifications to write to write the IELTS, TOEFL, SAT or NBT
including factors such as the candidate’s final Grade 12 results,         so that their suitability for admission to the Faculty can be
the candidate’s grade point average, and the reasons provided             determined. However, currently the NBT is not applicable to
by the candidate for applying to transfer to the LLB before first         LLB applicants.
completing the BA (Law) or BCom (Law) degree.
                                                                       Candidates must have completed the National Senior Certificate
Candidates who have previously been registered at another South        with admission to degree studies or a certificate of conditional
African university for the LLB, BA (Law) or BCom (Law), with South     exemption on the basis of a candidate’s non-South African
African school qualifications or Cambridge school qualifications       (“foreign”) qualifications, the so-called “Immigrant” or “Foreign
(South African candidates), who have not graduated, and who            Conditional Exemption”. The only condition for the “Foreign
wish to transfer to the LLB degree at UP may be admitted on            Conditional Exemption” that is accepted is: ‘completion of the
application at year level 1, 2 or 3 of the LLB, depending on the       degree course’. The exemption certificate is obtainable from
law modules passed, at the discretion of the faculty’s Admissions      Universities South Africa (USAf). Detailed information is available
Committee, based on the candidate’s Grade 12 results and               on the website at mb.usaf.ac.za.
complete university academic record and certificate of conduct.
Candidates who have studied at UP, discontinued their studies,         Note: The A and IB HL levels are not included in the APS
and want to be readmitted to the LLB may be admitted subject to        Conversion Table. Faculty requirements for admission based on
conditions set by the Faculty’s Admissions Committee.                  these equivalent international qualifications are a D for the A level
                                                                       and 4 for the IB HL level.
Transferring students who graduated
(Closing date: 30 September)                                           The Senate Central Admissions Committee has the right to
Candidates who have previously been registered at UP or                prescribe special conditions for all candidates who are granted
another university and who have graduated (excluding BA (Law)          admission based on an admissions test, to reconsider any
and BCom (Law) graduates) may be admitted at year level 1 of           applications for admission or to make other special arrangements.
the LLB, if there are places available, at the discretion of the
Faculty’s Admissions Committee, based on the candidate’s
Grade 12 results and complete university academic record
and final certificate of conduct.

Candidates who have been awarded a BA (Law) or BCom (Law)
degree by any South African university, including UP, may
be admitted on application, at the discretion of the Faculty’s
Admissions Committee, based on the candidate’s Grade 12
results and complete university academic record and certificate
of conduct. Students transferring from other universities may be
admitted at year level 3 of the LLB.

UP students may be admitted at year level 1 of the 04130010—
LLB after BCom (Law) and 04130011—LLB after BA (Law)
programmes. UP BA (Law) and BCom (Law) graduates are
guaranteed placement in the LLB programme if they completed
the BA (Law) or BCom (Law) programme in 3 or 4 years.
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Undergraduate programmes

University of Pretoria website                    www.up.ac.za/law

                                                                                                                      Minimum requirements for 2020

                                                                                                                    Achievement level**
 Programmes
                                                                                                               English Home Language or
                                                                                                                                                          APS
                                                                                                            English First Additional Language

                                                                                                                NSC/IEB               AS Level

 LLB
 [4 years]
 Closing dates:                                                                                                      5                   C                32*
 SA – 30 September
 Non-SA – 31 August

 *Candidates that fulfil the requirements for admission as set out in this brochure will be provisionally   Queries relating to LLB applications can be
 accepted on a first come, first served basis until 30 September, subject to the availability of places.    directed to:
 However, as applications already open on 1 March and spaces are limited candidates are urged to apply
 as early as possible in the year.                                                                          Ms Helen van Tonder
                                                                                                            (Faculty of Law)
 Careers: Refer to the infographics in this brochure.
                                                                                                            Tel       +27 (0)12 420 4265
                                                                                                            Fax       +27 (0)12 420 2090
                                                                                                            Email     helen.vantonder@up.ac.za

 BA (Law)                                                                                                   Queries relating to BA (Law) applications can be
 [3 years]                                                                                                  directed to:
 Closing dates:
 SA – 30 September                                                                                          Ms Ntsiki Dhlamini
 Non-SA – 31 August                                                                                         (Faculty of Humanities)

                                                                                                            Tel       +27 (0)12 420 5039
                                                                                                            Email     ntsiki.dhlamini@up.ac.za

 BCom (Law)                                                                                                 Queries relating to BCom (Law) applications can be
 [3 years]                                                                                                  directed to:
 Closing dates:
 SA – 30 September                                                                                          Ms Ronel Steenkamp
 Non-SA – 31 August                                                                                         (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences)

                                                                                                            Tel       +27 (0)12 420 3347
                                                                                                            Email     ronel.steenkamp@up.ac.za

** Cambridge A level candidates who obtained at least a D in the required subjects, will be considered for admission. International Baccalaureate (IB) HL
   candidates who obtained at least a 4 in the required subjects, will be considered for admission.
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Undergraduate programmes

LLB, BA (Law) and BCom (Law)                                            Faculty of Economic and Management
                                                                        Sciences: BCom (Law)
In 1998, the five-year LLB degree was shortened to a four-year
degree. However, it is evident that not all students are able to        The purpose of this programme is to provide a broad formative
cope with the demands of the legal profession after four years          education that can lead to various career options, specifically in
of study. It is, therefore, generally recommended that students         the corporate world. This programme is a combination of BCom
first complete either the three-year BA (Law) or the three-year         and LLB subjects. The aim of this programme is to educate
BCom (Law) degree and then convert to the LLB degree, which             students as law practitioners with a broad academic background
will take another two years to complete. These students obtain          to provide an alternative route to the eventual attainment of an
two degrees in two different fields of study.                           LLB degree.

Law programmes in                                                       Note: All first-year students take the compulsory fundamental
                                                                        modules in academic information management, jurisprudence
other faculties                                                         and English or Afrikaans.

Faculty of Humanities: BA (Law)                                         Core modules (compulsory)
                                                                         1st year              2nd year               3rd year
This programme meets specific training needs that emerge from
                                                                         ƒƒ Financial          ƒƒ Consumer            ƒƒ Insolvency law
the demand for employees with a specific knowledge of law, but
                                                                            accounting            protection          ƒƒ Law of things
who are also schooled in aspects of the social or human sciences.
                                                                         ƒƒ Economics          ƒƒ Law of contract     ƒƒ Law of delict
The aim of this multidisciplinary programme is to train students as
                                                                         ƒƒ Business           ƒƒ Law of              ƒƒ Entrepreneurial
law practitioners with a broader academic background, to provide
                                                                            management            succession             law
an alternative route to obtaining an LLB, to provide versatile
                                                                         ƒƒ Statistics         ƒƒ Specific            ƒƒ Payment
training in both law and the social sciences or humanities, to
                                                                         ƒƒ Roman law             contracts              methods
improve students’ insight into the extent, consequences and
                                                                         ƒƒ Jurisprudence
handling of national and global issues, and to academically equip
                                                                         ƒƒ Law of persons
students for a career in which research, decision-making and
reporting on law-related issues are important requirements. The
programme is offered on a full-time basis, with certain modules
                                                                        Elective modules
                                                                        (Refer to the online Yearbook: www.up.ac.za/yearbooks/home)
offered after hours.
                                                                         1st year              2nd year               3rd year
Core modules
                                                                         ƒƒ Business           ƒƒ Business            ƒƒ Business
Core modules are jurisprudence, Roman law, law of persons,
                                                                            management            management             management
legal pluralism, legal interpretation, family law, public law, law of
                                                                                               ƒƒ Economics           ƒƒ Economics
succession, law of contract and law of delict.
                                                                                               ƒƒ Financial           ƒƒ Financial
                                                                                                  management             management
Elective modules
                                                                                               ƒƒ Financial           ƒƒ Financial
From the elective modules, three BA subjects must be selected
                                                                                                  accounting             accounting
at first-year level, of which at least one must be a language; two
                                                                                               ƒƒ Informatics         ƒƒ Statistics
BA subjects must be selected up to second-year level, of which
                                                                                               ƒƒ Statistics          ƒƒ Taxation
at least one must be a language; and one BA subject must be
                                                                                               ƒƒ Taxation
selected up to third-year level.
                                                                        Please refer to the website www.up.ac.za/yearbooks for the
Postgraduate studies
                                                                        Yearbook of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
After completing BA (Law), students can continue with an LLB or
                                                                        for more information on the BCom (Law) programme. The
may register for an honours degree in the core discipline they
                                                                        admission requirements for BCom (Law) are on the same
chose in the humanities.
                                                                        web page.
Please refer to the website www.up.ac.za/yearbooks for the
Yearbook of the Faculty of Humanities for more information
                                                                        Closing date for applications
                                                                        SA – 30 September
on the BA (Law) programme. The admission requirements for
                                                                        Non-SA – 31 August
BA (Law) are on the same web page.

Closing date for applications                                           Language medium
SA – 30 September
Non-SA – 31 August                                                      With effect from 2019, all first-year law modules are presented in
                                                                        English only.
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Undergraduate programmes/Composition of the LLB degree

Admission requirements for the                                           Plus a minimum of 24 credits from the following modules:
LLB to gain access to the Faculty                                        ƒƒ Any other language module offered by the Faculty of
                                                                            Humanities other than the required English language
of Law                                                                      modules
                                                                         ƒƒ FIL 110, 120 Philosophy
To gain access to the Faculty of Law, prospective students require       ƒƒ FRK 111, 122 Financial accounting
the appropriate combinations of recognised National Senior               ƒƒ GES 110, 120 History
Certificate (NSC) subjects, as well as certain levels of achievement     ƒƒ KRM 110, 120 Criminology
in these subjects. A summary of the Faculty-specific requirements        ƒƒ PTO 111, 120 Politics
and the APS required for admission to the LLB is provided on             ƒƒ SOC 110, 120 Sociology
pages 2 to 4.
                                                                         The following aspects should be kept in mind:
                                                                         ƒƒ Students have to familiarise themselves with the
Exemption/credits for modules                                               prerequisites for modules from other faculties.
passed at other institutions                                             ƒƒ The modules may not clash.
                                                                         ƒƒ Some modules have limits on the number of students who
                                                                            may register.
Students must apply on the prescribed form (available at the
Faculty’s Student Administration) for exemption for modules
passed at other institutions. An academic record and the
complete syllabus of the module concerned must accompany the            FMR 121 Family law (15 credits)
application. Students who transfer from other universities must         For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law
complete at least half (50%) of the modules needed for the LLB at
the Universityof Pretoria and must be registered students of this       (a) Introduction to family law
University for at least two years before the LLB of the University of   (b) General principles regarding the coming into existence of a
Pretoria may be conferred on them.                                          marriage
                                                                        (c) Void, voidable and putative marriages
                                                                        (d) The invariable consequences of the marriage
Examination                                                             (e) Basic principles regarding the legal relationship between child
                                                                            and parent
The examinations for first-semester modules take place in May           (f) The variable consequences of a marriage
and June, while examinations in second-semester modules                 (g) Principles regarding the dissolution of a marriage
take place in October and November. Every student has the               (h) The consequences of the dissolution of a marriage
responsibility to consult the official examination timetable to
determine when the examinations for his or her modules will be          Law of parent and child:
written.                                                                (a) Variable consequences of marriage
                                                                        (b) Dissolution of marriage
Composition of the LLB degree                                           (c) Consequences of the dissolution of marriage
                                                                        (d) Customary marriages
                                                                        (e) Domestic partnerships and religious marriages
First year
 First semester                     Second semester                     Jurisprudence 110 (JUR 110) (15 credits)
                                                                        For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law
 Fundamental modules
 ƒƒ AIM 102 Academic                ƒƒ JUR 120 Jurisprudence            The module has both a theoretical and skills component.
    information management                                              All elements described below will encompass conceptual
 ƒƒ JUR 110 Jurisprudence                                               knowledge combined with practical application.

 Core modules                                                           Underlying jurisprudential aspects of law/the law in general:
 ƒƒ PSR 110 Law of persons          ƒƒ FMR 121 Family law               (a) A first-year definition of law/the law
                                    ƒƒ ROM 120 Roman law                (b) The relationships between law and society, law and history,
                                                                            law and politics, law and language
 Plus                                                                   (c) Being a law student or lawyer in South Africa
                                                                        (d) Introduction to different perspectives on the law
 Plus a minimum of 24 credits from the following modules:
 ƒƒ ENG 110 English
 ƒƒ ENG 118 English for specific purposes
 ƒƒ ENG 120 English
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Composition of the LLB degree

The South African legal system and its historical                       The above content forms the basis of the skills component
development; Sources of South African law and their                     (incorporating academic literacy skills), which consists of the
historical development:                                                 following:
(a) Introduction to characteristics and components of the South         (a) Drafting a simple contract based upon a set of facts (law of
    African legal system                                                    contract)
(b) Mixed legal systems                                                 (b) Reading, understanding, summarising a case on the law of
(c) The South African Constitution and its historical development           delict and applying the principles of legal argument and logic
(d) Customary law and its historical development                        (c) Summarising, analysing, criticising and improving (editing) a
(e) Common law and its historical development                               piece of writing on the law of evidence
(f) Primary and other sources of modern South African law               (d) Understanding and applying the principles of examination in
(g) Applying the sources of law to a set of facts and relying on the        chief, cross-examination and re-examination to a concrete set
    sources of law to answer a jurisprudential question                     of facts with a view to participation in a moot court or debate

The above content forms the basis of the skills component               PSR 110 Law of persons (10 credits)
(incorporating academic literacy skills), which consists of the         For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law
following:
(a) Conducting research in the library                                  The legal rules in respect of the coming into existence, private law
(b) Finding, reading and applying the sources of law                    status and termination of a natural person or legal subject.
(c) Reading, understanding and summarising texts on topics of
    law                                                                 ROM 120 Roman law (10 credits)
(d) Analysing, criticising and improving (editing) a piece of writing   For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law
    on the law in a theoretical sense
(e) Writing a well-constructed essay or paragraph on legal              Introduction to the Roman law of things:
    problems and topics of law or legal history                         (a) Things, real rights, possession
                                                                        (b) Ownership, limitations, acquisition, protection
JUR 120 Jurisprudence (15 credits)                                      (c) Limited real rights, servitudes, real security
For LLB, BCom and BA specialising in law
                                                                        Introduction to the Roman law of contract:
Basic principles of the following:                                      (a) General principles of the law of contract
(a) Law of obligations (contract and delict)                            (b) Specific contracts
(b) Criminal law                                                        (c) Quasi-contracts
(c) Law of civil procedure
(d) Law of criminal procedure                                           Introduction to the Roman law of delict:
(e) Law of evidence                                                     (a) General principles of the law of delict
                                                                        (b) Specific delicts
Access to justice:                                                      (c) Quasi-delicts
(a) Courts and alternative dispute resolution
(b) Legal profession
(c) Access to justice and its promotion in South Africa (the idea,
    problems, representation in criminal matters, role of different
    organisations, etc)
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Composition of the LLB degree

Second year                                                                 RPK 210 Legal practice (10 credits)
                                                                            For LLB
 First semester                       Second semester
 Core modules                                                               (a) An overview of the origin and development of the various
                                                                                legal professions
 ƒƒ   KTR 211 Law of contract         ƒƒ   ERF 222 Law of succession
                                                                            (b) Statutory provisions applicable to the legal profession
 ƒƒ   PBL 200 Public law              ƒƒ   KTH 220 Specific contracts
                                                                            (c) Professional conduct and ethics
 ƒƒ   RPK 210 Legal practice          ƒƒ   PBL 200 Public law
                                                                            (d) Professional costs and fees
 ƒƒ   RPR 210 Legal pluralism         ƒƒ   RPK 220 Legal practice
                                                                            (e) Professional liability of legal practitioners
 ƒƒ   RVW 210 Legal                   ƒƒ   VBB 220 Consumer
                                                                            (f) Research skills
      interpretation                       protection
                                                                            (g) Writing skills (letter of advice to client, office memorandum
                                                                                and heads of argument)

ERF 222 Law of succession (15 credits)                                      RPK 220 Legal practice (10 credits)
For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law                                    For LLB

(a) Intestate succession                                                    (a)   Practice management
(b) Testate succession                                                      (b)   Taking of instructions
(c) Administration of estates                                               (c)   Bookkeeping for legal practices
                                                                            (d)   Aspects of trial advocacy
KTH 220 Specific contracts (15 credits)                                     (e)   Practical application
For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law                                    (f)   Research skills
                                                                            (g)   Writing skills (letter of advice to client, office memorandum
(a)   Law of purchase and sale                                                    and heads of argument)
(b)   Law of letting and hiring of things
(c)   Law of agency                                                         RPR 210 Legal pluralism (10 credits)
(d)   Law of suretyship                                                     For LLB and BA specialising in law
(e)   Law of letting and hiring of work
                                                                            (a) Indigenous culture groups, their culture, and the definition of
KTR 211 Law of contract (15 credits)                                            “legal pluralism”
For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law                                    (b) Law of persons and family law of indigenous culture groups
                                                                            (c) Indigenous law of delict
(a)   General principles of the law of obligations                          (d) Indigenous law of succession
(b)   Formation of the contract                                             (e) Indigenous law of contract
(c)   Content of the contract                                               (f) Legal conflict and court structure
(d)   Interpretation of contracts                                           (g) Legal systems based on religion in South Africa
(e)   Breach of contract
(f)   Remedies for breach of contract                                       RVW 210 Legal interpretation (10 credits)
(g)   Termination of contractual obligations                                For LLB, BAdmin, BA specialising in law
(h)   Drafting of contracts
                                                                            Statute law:
PBL 200 Public law (20 credits)                                             (a) General introduction: relationship between text and context
For LLB, BAdmin and BA specialising in law                                  (b) What is legislation? Categories and types of legislation
                                                                            (c) The structure and format of legislation (enacted law texts)
(a) Introduction to constitutional law theory                               (d) Commencement, amendment and demise of legislation
(b) Basic principles: the law, the state and the individual
(c) The historical development of the South African                         Principles of interpretation:
    constitutional law                                                      (a) How to interpret legislation: various theories and methods of
(d) Different elements of a state                                               interpretation and the influence of the supreme Constitution
(e) Sources of the South African constitutional law                             on statutory interpretation
(f) The founding provisions, the legal order and symbols                    (b) Internal and external aids to determine the legislative purpose
    of the South African state                                              (c) So-called peremptory and directory provisions
(g) Cooperative government                                                  (d) Statutory interpretation and judicial law-making
(h) The national legislative authority                                      (e) Basic principles of constitutional interpretation
(i) The president and the national executive authority
(j) Provincial government                                                   VBB 220 Consumer protection (15 credits)
(k) Judicial authority                                                      For LLB and BCom specialising in law
(l) The Bill of Rights: history of human rights in South Africa,
    jurisprudential and political perspectives on human rights,             (a) Basic principles of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005
    application, justiciability and interpretation of the Bill of Rights,   (b) Aspects regarding the law applicable to credit agreements
    jurisdiction, procedures and remedies, limitation of human              (c) Basic principles of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008
    rights, an analysis of selected human rights
(m) State institutions supporting constitutional democracy
(n) The public administration
(o) The South African security services
(p) General provisions
9    Faculty of Law 2019/20

UP law students placed fifth in
Olympic Games of legal education
    The TuksLaw team was placed fifth overall in the recent Philip C. Jessup
    International Law Moot Court Competition, hosted in Washington D.C.

The competition is the largest and most
prestigious Moot Court Competition in
the world, and the most direct way in
which law faculties’ students measure
their strength against each other.
This year’s mock case was based on
international arbitration law, nuclear
disarmament obligations, use of force
and the capture of marine vessels.

The TuksLaw team represented South
Africa at the international rounds after
winning all categories at the national
rounds against the University of
Johannesburg and the University of the
Western Cape in March 2018.

The team, consisting of Mary-Ann
Gettliffe (LLM), Rohula Bilankulu
(LLB III), Thomas White (LLB IV), and
Sohela Surajpal (LLB II) competed           The UP Law mooting team from left to right: Thomas White, Mary-Ann Gettliffe,
against 680 law faculties representing      Gift Kgomosotho, Rohula Bilankulu and Sohela Surajpal
100 countries from around the world
and made it into the top eight teams in
the quarter-finals of the competition.     The team won the Alona E Evans Award            ‘Following the International Rounds,
                                           for Best Memorial at the White & Case           your Team’s memorials were compared
At the international preliminary rounds,   International Rounds and ranked higher          against the top memorials from the
the University of Pretoria team beat       than Harvard University, University             International Rounds as well as the top
the University of Queensland and the       of Oxford, Stanford University and              memorials from Qualifying Rounds in
University of Tokyo, and thereafter        Norman Manley Law School. It is also            65 countries. Your Team’s Respondent
proceeded to the advanced rounds           the highest ranked team in Africa. On           memorial was determined by panels of
where they beat Indonesia and Russia.      1 August 2018, Lesley Benn, the                 prominent judges to be the very best of
They then lost to the United Kingdom’s     Executive Director of the International         all Respondent memorials. Your team’s
Kings College and were eliminated          Students Association (ILSA)                     winning memorial will be published in
from the quarterfinals. The University     congratulated the team on also winning          the Jessup Compendium, as well as in
of Queensland won the competition          the Richard R. Baxter Award for Best            the ILSA Journal of International and
and the National Law School of India       Overall Respondent memorial in the              Comparative Law.’
University was the runner-up.              2018 Jessup Competition.
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Composition of the LLB degree

Third year                                                              ODR 320 Entrepreneurial law (12 credits)
                                                                        For LLB and BCom specialising in law
 First semester                      Second semester
 Core modules                                                           (a) Company law
                                                                        (b) Law relating to close corporations
 ƒƒ   BLR 310 Tax law                ƒƒ BWR 300 Law of evidence         (c) Partnership law
 ƒƒ   BWR 300 Law of evidence        ƒƒ DLR 320 Law of delict
 ƒƒ   ISR 310 Insolvency law         ƒƒ IGZ 320 Intellectual            PBL 310 Public law (10 credits)
 ƒƒ   JUR 310 Jurisprudence             property law                    For LLB and BAdmin
 ƒƒ   PBL 310 Public law             ƒƒ ODR 320 Entrepreneurial
 ƒƒ   SAR 310 Law of things             law                             An overview of judicial review of administrative action in light
                                     ƒƒ PBL 320 Public law              of the Constitution and the Promotion of Administrative Justice
                                     ƒƒ RHP 320 Research                Act 3 of 2000, with a focus on the legitimate scope of such judicial
                                        methodology                     review and the grounds for judicial review.
                                     ƒƒ VHD 320 Payment methods
                                                                        PBL 320 Public law (10 credits)
                                                                        For LLB
BLR 310 Tax law (10 credits)
For LLB                                                                 (a)   The historical development and theory of international law
                                                                        (b)   Sources of international law
(a) Foundations of income tax                                           (c)   Territory
(b) Calculation of income tax payable                                   (d)   International legal personality
(c) Capital gains tax                                                   (e)   Jurisdiction, immunity from jurisdiction and extradition
                                                                        (f)   Self-contained legal regimes and state responsibility
BWR 300 Law of evidence (10 credits)                                    (g)   Judicial settlement of international disputes
For LLB                                                                 (h)   International law in municipal law

(a) Basic principles of the law of evidence and rules relating to the
                                                                        RHP 320 Research methodology (5 credits)
                                                                        For LLB
    admissibility of specific categories of evidence
                                                                        The module has two main components: generic research skills
(b) Evidential aspects relating to the giving of evidence and the
                                                                        and methods and perspectives concerning legal research.
    constitutional implications for the law of evidence
                                                                        Generic skills:
DLR 320 Law of delict (15 credits)                                      (a) How to plan a research project
For LLB, BA and BCom specialising in law                                (b) How to write a research proposal
                                                                        (c) Drafting of chapters
(a) General principles of the law of delict                             (d) Language
(b) Capita selecta from the principles applicable to specific delicts   (e) Citation, ethics of citation, presentation

IGZ 320 Intellectual property law (10 credits)                          Methods and perspectives concerning legal research:
For LLB                                                                 (a) The nature and purpose of comparative law, the advantages,
                                                                            disadvantages, and pitfalls of comparative research, dogmatic
(a)   General principles of intellectual property law                       and functional approaches to legal comparison, types of
(b)   Copyright                                                             comparative studies and the comparative method
(c)   Law relating to inventions and designs                            (b) Legal historical research
(d)   Trademark law                                                     (c) Legal pluralism
(e)   Law relating to plant breeders’ rights                            (d) Socio-legal approaches
(f)   Law of competition                                                (e) Broad theoretical perspectives

ISR 310 Insolvency law (10 credits)                                     SAR 310 Law of things (15 credits)
For LLB and BCom specialising in law                                    For LLB and BCom specialising in law

(a)   General introduction and historical background                    (a) General principles of the law of things
(b)   The process of sequestration                                      (b) Constitutional aspects
(c)   Effects of sequestration                                          (c) Control (possession and holdership)
(d)   Voidable and void dispositions                                    (d) Ownership (including joint ownership and sectional-title
(e)   Overview of administration of insolvent estates                       property)
(f)   Composition, rehabilitation and offences                          (e) Limited real rights (including servitudes, limiting provisions,
(g)   Liquidation of insolvent companies and close corporations             public servitudes, mineral rights and real security rights)

JUR 310 Jurisprudence (10 credits)                                      VHD 320 Payment methods (10 credits)
                                                                        For LLB and BCom specialising in law
For LLB and BA specialising in law
                                                                        (a) Elements of negotiability, the bill of exchange, cheques and
An overview of the most important jurisprudential approaches,
                                                                            promissory notes; parties to bills, cheques and notes
including natural law, positivism, realism, critical legal theory,
                                                                        (b) Requirements for validity, negotiation, holdership and
and modern and postmodern approaches. The theoretical and
                                                                            acceptance
practical value of these approaches is investigated within a post-      (c) The banker-client relationship, crossings and additions to
apartheid context.                                                          crossings, the legal position of the drawee and collecting bank
                                                                        (d) Electronic payment methods
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Composition of the LLB degree/Core modules

Fourth year                                                            PVR 420 Private law (10 credits)
                                                                       For LLB
 First semester                     Second semester
 Core modules                                                          Capita selecta from any of the following:
                                                                       (a) Enrichment
 ƒƒ ABR 410 Labour law              ƒƒ   PBL 420 Public law
                                                                       (b) Estoppel
 ƒƒ PBL 410 Public law              ƒƒ   PVR 420 Private law
                                                                       (c) Personality rights
 ƒƒ SIP 400 Civil procedure law     ƒƒ   SIP 400 Civil procedure law
 ƒƒ SKY 410 Research: Essay         ƒƒ   SPR 400 Criminal procedure
                                                                       SIP 400 Civil procedure law (15 credits)
    and seminar                          law
                                                                       For LLB
 ƒƒ SPR 400 Criminal procedure
    law
                                                                       (a)   Aspects of litigation techniques
 Plus four elective modules.                                           (b)   General principles of civil procedure
                                                                       (c)   Practical application
                                                                       (d)   Compiling pleadings

Core modules                                                           SKY 410 Research: Essay and seminar (30 credits)
                                                                       For LLB
ABR 410 Labour law (10 credits)
For LLB                                                                (a) The essay deals with a subject from the field of law.
                                                                       (b) The supervisor informs final-year students of the date on
(a) Individual labour law                                                  which the subject of the essay must be submitted to him or
(b) Collective labour law                                                  her for approval.
(c) Resolution of labour disputes                                      (c) The head of department responsible for the subject, or a
                                                                           lecturer designated by him or her, acts as study leader and as
PBL 410 Public law (10 credits)                                            examiner, provided that the head of department may appoint
For LLB                                                                    an external examiner, should he or she deem it necessary.
                                                                       (d) Two typed, duplicated or printed copies of the essay of
Introduction to criminal law:                                              between 8 000 and 14 000 words (with an indication of the
(a) Criminal law and the legal system                                      number of words on the last page of the essay) must be
(b) Criminal law and law of delict                                         submitted. The essay must be submitted by the end of the
(c) The concepts “criminal law” and “crime”                                first semester.
(d) The history and sources of our criminal law
(e) Determinism and indeterminism                                      Each lecturer supervises a maximum of 15 students annually.
(f) The purpose and function of the criminal law and crime             The topics chosen by these students must preferably be
(g) The classification of criminal law and crimes                      thematically linked. At the beginning of the year, all registered
                                                                       students attend one compulsory lecture as a group on the
General principles of criminal law: elements of criminal               approach to and writing of an essay. Following this, each lecturer
liability:                                                             organises one seminar of two hours with his or her group of
(a) Legality                                                           students during which students submit the topics and basic
(b) The deed                                                           structure of their essays.
(c) Unlawfulness
(d) Capacity                                                           After completion of the essays, one copy must be handed in at
(e) Fault                                                              the library and the other to the study leader. The lecturer then
(f) Multiple defences                                                  organises a further series of seminars, where each student
                                                                       presents his or her conclusions for the group to criticise. At these
PBL 420 Public law (10 credits)                                        seminars, the lecturer also involves another faculty member or
For LLB                                                                expert.

Specific crimes:                                                       The evaluation is as follows:
(a) Attempt, incitement and conspiracy                                 (a) Written document: 70%
(b) Participation and accessories after the fact                       (b) Participation in seminar: 20%
(c) Crimes against life                                                (c) Draft essay: 10%
(d) Crimes against bodily integrity and parental authority
(e) Crimes against reputation and dignity                              SPR 400 Criminal procedure law (15 credits)
(f) Crimes against property and freedom of will                        For LLB
(g) Crimes against sexual morality and family life
(h) Crimes against public morality and religious feelings              (a) The general principles of criminal procedure law in the lower
(i) Crimes against the administration of justice and public                courts, high courts and the Supreme Court of Appeal of South
    administration                                                         Africa
(j) Crimes against the state                                           (b) Drafting of pleadings
                                                                       (c) Practical application
Punishment:
(a) Theories of punishment
(b) Forms of punishment
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Elective modules

Plus four modules selected from the following list (10 credits each,   BLP 420 Tax practice
unless otherwise indicated):                                           (a) Transfer duty
                                                                       (b) Value-added tax
AGF 420 Alternative dispute resolution                                 (c) Diverse tax matters
Theory pertaining to negotiation, mediation and arbitration, as
well as the theoretical and practical implementation thereof           CLW 420 Law and the community
in various legal fields, such as criminal law, matrimonial law,        The module has both a theoretical and a community engagement
international law, labour law and sectional title law                  component.

AMR 410 Law and transformation                                         Theoretical:
Introductory debate on the universality and cultural specificity of    (a) Law and the community
human rights, historical overview of human rights in Africa, the       (b) Street law
African Union and human rights, an overview and analysis of the        (c) Popular justice
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and a comparative        (d) Access to justice
analysis of human rights situations in African countries
                                                                       Community engagement:
ANO 410 Deeds and notarial practice                                    (a) Involvement in local community projects
Prerequisite: SAR 310 Law of Things                                    (b) Presentation of lectures with legal themes at schools,
(a) An overview of the origin and development of the professions           factories, prisons and other local communities
    of conveyancer and notary                                          (c) Drafting of information booklets and conducting research on
(b) Statutory provisions applicable to conveyancers and notaries           topics of law for local community bodies
(c) Professional responsibility and ethics
(d) Aspects surrounding the transfer of immovable property,            GHR 420 Land and land reform law
    registration of mortgage bonds, servitudes and real rights         (a) Introduction to the land and land reform law
(e) Practical drafting of deeds and notarial documents                 (b) Capita selecta of policy documentation, constitutional and
                                                                           other statutory measures in respect of the use of land and
                                                                           land reform law
                                                                       (c) Relevant aspects of conveyancing law
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Elective modules

GRG 410 Medical law                                                  (c) Aspects of intellectual property law and the Internet
(a) General foundations of forensic medicine                         (d) E-commerce activities and the Internet:
(b) Legal basis of the relationship between doctor/hospital and          ƒƒ Aspects of jurisdiction and signing of contracts
    patient                                                              ƒƒ Data protection and encryption
(c) Grounds of justification for medical interventions                   ƒƒ Liability of Internet service providers
(d) Medical negligence and vicarious liability                       (e) Advertising and the Internet
(e) The patient’s privacy and medical confidentiality                (f) Criminal liability in information and communications
(f) Artificial human procreation                                         technology law
(g) Liability for wrongful conception/birth/life                     (g) Constitutional aspects in information and communications
(h) Transsexualism and sex-change operations                             technology law:
(i) The moment of death and euthanasia                                   ƒƒ The right to privacy/freedom of expression and
(j) Aspects of medical disciplinary hearings                                information

IET 411, 412, 413 and 414 International elective                     LBF 410 Law of banking and financial institutions
module                                                               (a) Law pertaining to selected financial institutions
Please consult the Yearbook at www.up.ac.za/yearbooks for            (b) Banking law
further details.                                                     (c) Insurance law

IPR 410 Private international law                                    LLB 491, 492 and 493 Special elective
(a) Theoretical and historical background                            Selective modules as determined by the Dean, that are not
(b) Conceptual problems                                              presented annually.
(c) Determination of foreign law
(d) Conflict rules for the determination of an appropriate norm of   LOC 410 Law of securities
    the following:                                                   (a) Legal principles in respect of the regulation of the primary
    ƒƒ Family law                                                        security markets
    ƒƒ Law of contract                                               (b) Legal principles in respect of secondary security markets
    ƒƒ Law of delict
    ƒƒ Law of things                                                 MDR 420 Media law
    ƒƒ Law of succession                                             Capita selecta from media and communications law in the light of
(e) Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements                the Constitution, including the following:
                                                                     (a) The philosophical foundations and history of freedom of
JUR 420 Jurisprudence                                                    speech, and the role of the media in a democracy
The module focuses on various jurisprudential approaches,            (b) Section 16 of the Constitution, and various limitations on
including philosophical perspectives, critical theory and other          freedom of expression
inter- and transdisciplinary perspectives on law and their           (c) A legal comparative study of freedom of expression in the
response and relation to contemporary issues.                            USA, Canada and Germany
                                                                     (d) Defamation (including online defamation)
KID 410 Child law                                                    (e) Privacy
(a)   The status of children in South African law                    (f) Journalistic privilege in South African law
(b)   The constitutional protection of children                      (g) Regulation of advertising
(c)   General principles of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005            (h) The Films and Publications Act 65 of 1996
(d)   Parental responsibilities and rights                           (i) Child pornography
(e)   Children’s courts
(f)   Adoption and alternative care                                  MRG 410 Municipal law
(g)   International instruments pertaining to children’s rights      (a)   Introduction to local government law in general
(h)   Intercountry adoption and international abduction              (b)   Process of local government transformation
(i)   Children and the criminal justice system                       (c)   Status, objects and challenges of local government
                                                                     (d)   Legal nature and duties of municipalities
KUB 420 Information and communications                               (e)   Cooperative government
technology law                                                       (f)   New institutional models in local government
(a) Introduction to the study of information and communications      (g)   Demarcation of local government jurisdictions
    technology law:                                                  (h)   Composition and election of local government structures
    ƒƒ The place of information and communications technology        (i)   Role of traditional leaders in local government
        law in the legal system                                      (j)   Powers and functions
    ƒƒ The nature and scope of information and communications        (k)   Political structures
        technology law                                               (l)   Municipal services and other functional activities
    ƒƒ Sources of information and communications technology          (m)   Human resources and labour issues
        law                                                          (n)   Municipal finances and fiscal management
    ƒƒ Inception and influence of the Internet                       (o)   Development, planning and unique local government
(b) Regulation of the Internet:                                            law matters
    ƒƒ National/international
    ƒƒ Jurisdiction
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Elective modules

OMR 410 Environmental law                                             separate statutory offence, implications of the right to health care,
(a) The nature and scope of environmental law                         notification of HIV/Aids and the limits of privacy, as well as aspects
(b) The Constitution and the environment                              arising from medical experimentation and the development of a
(c) Environmental framework regulation                                vaccine
(d) Planning law
(e) Environmental assessment                                          SGR 410 Law of damages
(f) Water law                                                         (a)   General principles and doctrines of the law of damages
(g) Pollution control and waste management                            (b)   Specific principles regarding delictual damages
(h) Mining and energy sources                                         (c)   Specific principles regarding contractual damages
(i) Biodiversity and conservation of forests, plant resources and     (d)   Procedural principles in the law of damages
    wild animals
(j) Heritage resources                                                SKH 420 Moot court
(k) Living marine resources                                           Students who officially represent the Faculty at the annual African
                                                                      Human Rights Moot Court Competition or the Phillip C Jessup
ONR 420 Education law                                                 International Law Moot Court Competition, or any other moot
(a) Introduction to the nature and role of the law of education       court competition approved by the Dean obtain credit for
(b) Fundamental right to education and constitutional principles      420 Moot Court during the year of official participation.
    relevant to education
(c) Certain specific rights of students, learners, parents and        SMI 410 Statutory crimes
    educators
(d) Basic legal principles of education management in public          Crimes:
    schools                                                           Capita selecta from:
(e) Basic legal principles regarding tertiary education               (a) Computer crimes
(f) Other relevant aspects of the law of education                    (b) Liquor and drug offences
                                                                      (c) Economic offences
PRR 400 Practical law (20 credits, two electives)                     (d) Sexual offences
(a) Practical legal work according to a duty roster at the            (e) Offences within the family and against children
    University’s Law Clinic during the academic year, including       (f) Offences against animals
    consultations with clients, drafting of pleadings and             (g) Offences relating to dangerous weapons, firearms and
    attendance at trials                                                  explosives
(b) Discussion classes regarding cases that are being dealt with at   (h) Police and prisons offences
    the Law Clinic                                                    (i) Offences against the public safety and order
(c) Assignments                                                       (j) Offences against the safety of the state
                                                                      (k) Offences against the environment
PUR 420 International humanitarian law                                (l) Traffic offences
(a) What is international humanitarian law (the law of war)? The      (m) Minimum sentencing
    distinction between ius ad bellum and ius in bello
(b) The historical development and sources of international           Forensic criminalistics:
    humanitarian law (IHL)                                            (a) Components and objectives of criminal investigation
(c) Different types of armed conflict: the distinction between        (b) Identification, comparison and individualisation
    international and non-international armed conflicts               (c) Information-gathering through communication
(d) Distinction between combatants and civilians                      (d) Serological examinations
(e) The prisoner of war (POW) status: soldiers, spies, mercenaries    (e) Odontological examinations
    and guerrillas                                                    (f) Dactyloscopic examinations
(f) Conduct of hostilities: legal restraints on how war is to be      (g) Trichological examinations
    waged (including the prohibition of certain weapons and the
    targets that may be engaged during hostilities)                   SOR 420 Social security law
(g) The distinction between genocide, crimes against humanity         (a)   Scope and functions of social security
    and war crimes                                                    (b)   Old-age grants and insurance
(h) Winners or losers: war, international politics and the            (c)   Employment injuries and unemployment insurance
    implementation of IHL                                             (d)   Sickness, invalidity and health care
(i) The protection of women and children during armed conflict        (e)   Child and family maintenance
(j) Accountability or impunity: the prosecution of war crimes by
    national courts, ad hoc tribunals (the International Criminal     SRR 420 Sports law
    Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International   (a)   Delictual liability
    Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)) and the International        (b)   Contractual liability
    Criminal Court (ICC)                                              (c)   Criminal liability
(k) The devil made me do it: superior orders and command              (d)   Diverse aspects arising from sports
    responsibility during war
(l) The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross          TBR 420 Transnational business law
    (ICRC)                                                            (a) International contracts of sale
                                                                      (b) International contracts of carriage
RHV 410 Legal problems of HIV and Aids                                (c) Insurance contracts in international transactions
An introduction to the medical and social aspects of the disease,
and aspects of the legal position of people with HIV/Aids, seminar    TBS 410 Trusts and estates
assignments (mini-dissertations) about problems of a moral and        (a) Aspects of trust law
legal nature, such as the criminalisation of HIV infection as a       (b) Aspects of administration of deceased estates
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