10:00-11:00- LLS110 – Law of Contract

1. What is a contract
2. Identify kinds s of agreement
3. What is special/perculiar about the Contract?
4. What is a valid contract
5. Discuss a void contract
6. Discuss voidable contracts
7. What is the notion of free contract
8. Identify the forms of Contracts
9. Discuss the 2 classes of contract
10. Who are the parties to the contract
11. Distinguish between a Bilateral contract and a Unilateral
Contract
11:10-12:10 – LLS131 Legal Context, Skills and Ethics
1. In every society, it is difficult to ascertain the place of law and other
social elements like justice and morality. Others have argued that
morality must be enforced for us to achieve a better goodness in people.
Despite this, it is not certain as what amounts to the difference between
law and morality.
Discuss
2. Distinguish between law and justice
3. What are the functions of Law
4. Explain the structure, composition and jurisdiction of the courts in
Zambia
5. What the difference between substantive law and procedural law?
TAKE HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. The jurisdiction of Courts has come under attack in the recent months
in Zambia. To be precise, the Subordinate Courts. People have argued
on whether it has jurisdiction to entertain cases for murder, aggravated
robbery and most importantly treason. List the divisions of the
subordinate courts and attach their jurisdiction in terms of sentence
and money
2. Converse on the difference between the adversarial and inquisitorial
legal systems.
3. Cheers FM, is a private owned radio station covering the Copperbelt and
North Western Province of Zambia. On every Tuesday between 10;00am
to 11:00 am they run a program called “balekeni ba lande” where they
feature different guests to discuss various topics. On 02 March 2023,
the topic under discussion was “the Zambian legal system and its
effectiveness.” To help with this discussion were two guests from civil
society organization whose objective is to have transparent and
accountable public institutions in Zambia. In discussing this important
topic, it was clear that the two guests were really not conversant with
the topic under discussion. You are an incensed listener, hence you
decide to call in and provide guidance. Help these two guests to
understand the attributes of a good legal system.
12:20-13:30 – LLS161 Remedies in Private Law
1. Define law
2. One of the fundamental roles of our courts is to dispense justice
whether a matter is public or civil in nature. However, whether a matter
is within the ambits of civil law or public law has attendant
consequences.
Write a brief on the salient differences between private and public law.
3. What is private law
TAKE HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. Discuss the efficacy of private law
2. What is the theory of legal personality