Law of South Africa, the Glossary
South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from the Dutch, a common law system inherited from the British, and a customary law system inherited from indigenous Africans (often termed African Customary Law, of which there are many variations depending on the tribal origin).[1]
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53 relations: Advocate, Attorneys in South Africa, Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Botswana, British Empire, Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Province, Civil law (legal system), Civil procedure in South Africa, Colony of Natal, Common law, Constitution of South Africa, Constitutional Court of South Africa, Criminal procedure in South Africa, Customary law, Customary law in South Africa, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Dominion, Dutch colonial empire, Dutch Republic, Eswatini, High Court of South Africa, Hugo Grotius, In re Dube, Jury trial, Jus commune, Law of persons in South Africa, Law of Sri Lanka, Legal education, Legal pluralism, Lesotho, Lex mercatoria, List of law schools in South Africa, List of national legal systems, Magistrate's court (South Africa), Namibia, Orange River Colony, Roman-Dutch law, Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa, South Africa, South African company law, South African contract law, South African family law, South African law of delict, South West Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Superior Courts Act, 2013, Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa), ... Expand index (3 more) »
Advocate
An advocate is a professional in the field of law.
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Attorneys in South Africa
In South Africa,, lssa.org.za Attorneys are lawyers who provide legal advice and representation to clients, aiding individuals and businesses in their legal dealings, and as required, handling related correspondence and writing up contracts.
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Basutoland
Basutoland was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966 in present-day Lesotho, bordered with the Cape Colony, Natal Colony and Orange River Colony until 1910 and completely surrounded by South Africa from 1910.
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Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom.
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Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
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British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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Cape Colony
The Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.
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Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope (Kaap die Goeie Hoop) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
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Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province (Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape (Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa.
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Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system originating in Italy and France that has been adopted in large parts of the world.
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Civil procedure in South Africa
Civil procedure in South Africa is the formal rules and standards that courts follow in that country when adjudicating civil suits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).
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Colony of Natal
The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions.
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Constitution of South Africa
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa.
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Constitutional Court of South Africa
The Constitutional Court of South Africa is a supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general jurisdiction.
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Criminal procedure in South Africa
Criminal procedure in South Africa refers to the adjudication process of that country's criminal law.
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Customary law
A legal custom is the established pattern of behavior within a particular social setting.
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Customary law in South Africa
South African customary law refers to a usually uncodified legal system developed and practised by the indigenous communities of South Africa.
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Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government.
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Dominion
A dominion was any of several largely self-governing countries of the British Empire.
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Dutch colonial empire
The Dutch colonial empire (Nederlandse koloniale rijk) comprised the overseas territories and trading posts controlled and administered by Dutch chartered companies—mainly the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company—and subsequently by the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), and by the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands after 1815.
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Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, officially the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.
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Eswatini
Eswatini (eSwatini), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
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High Court of South Africa
The High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law in South Africa.
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Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo de Groot or Huig de Groot, was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright.
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In re Dube
In re Dube is a famous case in South African law, heard and decided by Milne J and Didcott J in the Natal Provincial Division on May 1, 1979.
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Jury trial
A jury trial, or trial by jury, is a legal proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact.
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Jus commune
or is Latin for "common law" in certain jurisdictions.
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Law of persons in South Africa
The law of persons in South Africa regulates the birth, private-law status and the death of a natural person.
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Law of Sri Lanka
The legal system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island.
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Legal education
Legal education is the education of individuals in the principles, practices, and theory of law.
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Legal pluralism
Legal pluralism is the existence of multiple legal systems within one society and/or geographical area.
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Lesotho
Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
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Lex mercatoria
Lex mercatoria (from Latin for "merchant law"), often referred to as "the Law Merchant" in English, is the body of commercial law used by merchants throughout Europe during the medieval period.
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List of law schools in South Africa
This is a list of law schools in South Africa.
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List of national legal systems
The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four basic systems: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.
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Magistrate's court (South Africa)
The magistrates' courts are the lowest level of the court system in South Africa.
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
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Orange River Colony
The Orange River Colony was the British colony created after Britain first occupied (1900) and then annexed (1902) the independent Orange Free State in the Second Boer War.
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Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law (Dutch: Rooms-Hollands recht, Afrikaans: Romeins-Hollandse reg) is an uncodified, scholarship-driven, and judge-made legal system based on Roman law as applied in the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa
The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa made a number of changes, most importantly giving the title of "Chief Justice" to the head of the Constitutional Court instead of the head of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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South African company law
South African company law is that body of rules which regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act.
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South African contract law
South African contract law is "essentially a modernized version of the Roman-Dutch law of contract",Du Plessis, et al.
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South African family law
South African family law is concerned with those legal rules in South Africa which pertain to familial relationships.
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South African law of delict
The South African law of delict engages primarily with 'the circumstances in which one person can claim compensation from another for harm that has been suffered'.
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South West Africa
South West Africa, renamed to Namibia from 12 June 1968, was a South African Province under South African administration from 1915 to 1990, after which it became modern-day Namibia.
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Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked, self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River.
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Superior Courts Act, 2013
The Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that restructured the court system.
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Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa)
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), formerly known as the Appellate Division, is the second-highest court of appeal in South Africa below the Constitutional Court.
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Transvaal Colony
The Transvaal Colony was the name used to refer to the Transvaal region during the period of direct British rule and military occupation between the end of the Second Boer War in 1902 when the South African Republic was dissolved, and the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_South_Africa
Also known as Anglo Dutch law, Anglo-Dutch law, Appeal in South African law, History of South African law, Legal history of South Africa, South African Law, South African national legislation.