University of Mpumalanga Law of Persons LAP 101

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB)

ASSIGNMENT 1 2024

(SEMESTER 1)

LAW OF PERSONS
MODULE CODE: LAP 101

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University of Mpumalanga Law of Persons LAP 101

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: 18 APRIL 2024

Assignment submission:

• Your Assignment should be presented on neatly typed A4 paper.

• Arial, Font 12 and 1,5 spacing.
• Your Assignment should not exceed 6 typed pages (excluding cover page and
bibliography).
• Pages (text) MUST BE justified.
• Your assignment mark comprises 50% of your final mark. It is thus important that
you take this seriously and that the guidelines in this document are carefully
followed.
• In the case of late submission, the instructions stipulated in the course outline shall
apply.
• The assignment is to be submitted in class during class time.
• Students are required to submit a plagiarism form for each assignment submitted.
Form is available from: https://library.ump.ac.za/ld.php?content_id=53148929
(Annexure A).

Question 1 25 Marks
Using the FIRAC method, summarise the case of Centre for Child Law v Director
General Department of Home Affairs [2020] 4 All SA 76 (ECG), 2020 (6) SA 199
(ECG)

Question 2 25 Marks

Read the case of Voice of the Unborn Baby NPC v Minister of Home Affairs 2021
(4) SA 307 (GP) answer the following questions:

(a) What is the name of the legislation in question? (2)

(b) Based on your answer in (a) what are the sections in question? (6)
(c) Based on your answer in (b) what are the rights in the Constitution that are
being infringed by these sections? (5)
(d) Do you think the Constitutional Court should confirm the declaration of
unconstitutionality of the sections indicated in (b) or not. Provide reasons for
your answer. (12)