South African Law

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François Smuts. South African Law

INTRODUCTION

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1.1 IS THE LAW REALLY RIGHT?

1.2 WHY SO MANY BIG WORDS?

1.3 TROUBLESOME TERMS TAMED

1.4 LET’S BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING

1.5 LAW OF PROCEDURE: THE RULES OF THE GAME

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2.1 MARRIAGE

2.2 MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY – IN AND OUT OF COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY, WITH OR WITHOUT ACCRUAL

2.3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

2.4 DIVORCE

2.5 MAINTENANCE

2.6 CHILDREN

2.7 REPRESENTATION AND MENTAL ILLNESS

2.8 WHEN DEATH COMES TO CALL

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3.1 CONTRACTS

3.2 HOUSES

3.3 NEIGHBOURS

3.4 LEASING

3.5 INSURANCE AND BROKERS

3.6 DEBT

3.7 FOR THE LOVE OF WHEELS

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4.1 BY THE SWEAT OF YOUR BROW – THE LABOUR CONTRACT

4.2 YOUR OWN BUSINESS

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5.1 THE LAW OF DELICT

5.2 CRIME

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6.1 THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS

6.2 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

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7.1 WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO

7.2 THE VARIOUS COURTS AND WHAT HAPPENS THERE

7.3 ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION

7.4 ON THE STEPS OF THE COURT – SETTLEMENTS

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8.1 TOPICS TO APPROACH WITH CAUTION

8.2 HOW QUICKLY MUST YOU GET HELP?

8.3 IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF

CONCLUSION: THE END IS NOT NIGH

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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SOUTH AFRICAN LAW

François Smuts

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private law – the part of the law that has to do with the rights of and legal relationships between private individuals.

pro Deo – a Latin term that, if translated literally, means “for God”. These days it usually means “with state funding” because it is used when the state pays for the legal representation of a pauper who is the accused in a criminal case.

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