EDCC 315

Case Law and Common Law

Regspraak en Gemene Reg
 Geborgenheit
Geborgenheit is used to describe a state of comfort and well-being. It is often
translated as 'security', but in fact it is a feeling which is rather untranslatable.

The theory of Geborgenheit (safety, wellness, wellbeing) in education entails

the notion that effective teaching and learning is enhanced if the places of
learning are safe and secure. School workshops should be secure and be safe
spaces for learners in order for effective teaching and learning to occur.
 Geborgenheit
Geborgenheit word gebruik om 'n toestand van gemak en welstand te beskryf.
Dit word dikwels as 'veiligheid' vertaal, maar in werklikheid is dit 'n gevoel
wat nogal onvertaalbaar is.

Die teorie van Geborgenheit (veiligheid, welstand, welstand) in onderwys

behels die idee dat effektiewe onderrig en leer verbeter word as die plekke van
leer veilig en geborge is. Skoolwerkswinkels moet veilig wees en veilige
ruimtes vir leerders wees sodat effektiewe onderrig en leer kan plaasvind.
Common Law
Common law is not promulgated nor codified. Common law can be described
as uncodified legal principles derived from inherited Roman Dutch law which
has been adapted and developed against the unique South African society
(Oosthuizen & De Wet, 2011:56-57).

In section 39(2) and 39(3) of the Constitution (1996) the importance of common
law is acknowledge, while the fact that common law has to be taken into
consideration when courts interpret legislation are emphasised.
Gemene Reg
Gemenereg word nie gepromulgeer of gekodifiseer nie. Gemenereg kan
beskryf word as ongekodifiseerde regsbeginsels afgelei van oorgeërfde
Romeins-Hollandse reg wat aangepas en ontwikkel is teen die unieke Suid-
Afrikaanse samelewing (Oosthuizen & De Wet, 2011:56-57).

In artikel 39(2) en 39(3) van die Grondwet (1996) word die belangrikheid van
gemenereg erken, terwyl die feit dat gemenereg in ag geneem moet word
wanneer howe wetgewing interpreteer, beklemtoon word.
-The Constitution is the supreme law in South Africa and
in terms of Section 2 any law (including a common law
principle) is invalid if it is inconsistent with any provision
in the Constitution.
-Common law principles are therefore used as tools to
interpret the constitutional provisions dealing with the
exercise of public power.
-Die Grondwet is die hoogste reg in Suid-Afrika en
ingevolge Artikel 2 is enige wet (insluitend 'n
gemeenregtelike beginsel) ongeldig indien dit teenstrydig is
met enige bepaling in die Grondwet.
-Gemeenregtelike beginsels word dus as instrumente gebruik
om die grondwetlike bepalings wat oor die uitoefening van
openbare mag handel, te interpreteer.
 Common Law
-In loco parentis; Means in the place of a parent.
-Audi alteram partem; Means to “listen to the other side", or "let
the other side be heard as well“
-Locus standi; Means when the person has the right to sue or to
be sued with regards to a particular matter.
-Nemo iudex in propria causa; Means ”no one should be a judge
in their own cause”. It is one of the cardinal rules of natural justice
that no one should act as a judge a case in which they have a
personal (vested) interest.
 Gemene Reg
-In loco parentis; Beteken in die plek van 'n ouer.
-Audi alteram partem; Beteken om "na die ander kant te luister", of "die
ander kant ook te laat hoor"
-Locus standi; Beteken wanneer die persoon die reg het om te dagvaar of
gedagvaar te word met betrekking tot 'n bepaalde aangeleentheid.
-Nemo iudex in propria causa; Beteken "niemand moet 'n regter in hul eie
saak wees nie". Dit is een van die kardinale reëls van natuurlike
geregtigheid dat niemand as regter moet optree in 'n saak waarin hulle 'n
persoonlike (gevestigde) belang het nie.
Example/ Voorbeeld
You as a teacher is in loco parentis to the learners in your class,
thus you have to keep the best interest of the child at heart when
making decisions concerning the learners.

Jy as onderwyser is in loco parentis vir die leerders in jou klas, dus

moet jy die beste belang van die kind op die hart dra wanneer jy
besluite neem oor die leerders.
 Case Law
-the law as established by the outcome of former cases.

Where can I find case law in South Africa?

The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) publishes
legal information for free public access which comprises mainly of
case law from South Africa.
http://www.saflii.org/#:~:text=The%20Southern%20African%20Legal
%20Information,case%20law%20from%20South%20Africa
.
 Regspraak
-die reg soos daargestel deur die uitslag van vorige sake.

Waar kan ek regspraak in Suid-Afrika vind?

Die Suider-Afrikaanse Regsinligtingsinstituut (SAFLII) publiseer regsinligting
vir gratis publieke toegang wat hoofsaaklik uit regspraak uit Suid-Afrika
bestaan.
http://www.saflii.org/#:~:
text=The%20Southern%20African%20Legal%20Information,case%20law%20fr
om%20South%20Africa
 This is not the
complete answer to the
Example of how to use case law question, just an
example of how to use
case law when
answering questions.

Q:What protocols and considerations should be in place for determining when an

educator is unfit to fulfill their teaching responsibilities due to chronic illness or
injury, and what specific measures can educational institutions implement to
support educators in such circumstances before considering them unfit to teach?
Court case title

An educator can be deemed unfit to teach if he/she cannot complete their duties because of
chronic illness or injury but only after exhausting all the options and evaluating if the teacher
will be able to teach efficiently by implementing certain measures to help the teacher. In the
case Burger v Governing Body of Newcastle Senior Primary School (2005) the applicant won
the case because of unfair dismissal due to injury and was awarded 4 months compensation.
Like in the court case………..
Summarize what
happened in the court
case
 Voorbeeld van hoe om regspraak te gebruik
V: Watter protokolle en oorwegings moet in plek wees om te bepaal wanneer 'n opvoeder
ongeskik is om hul onderrigverantwoordelikhede na te kom as gevolg van chroniese siekte
of besering, en watter spesifieke maatreëls kan opvoedkundige instellings instel om
opvoeders in sulke omstandighede te ondersteun voordat hulle as ongeskik beskou word
om onderrig te gee?
Hofsaak
titel
'n Opvoeder kan as ongeskik geag word om te onderrig as hy/sy nie hul pligte kan voltooi nie as
gevolg van chroniese siekte of besering, maar slegs nadat al die opsies uitgeput is en geëvalueer
is of die onderwyser doeltreffend sal kan onderrig deur sekere maatreëls te implementeer om die
onderwyser te help. In die saak Burger v Governing Body of Newcastle Senior Primary School
(2005) het die applikant die saak gewen weens onbillike ontslag weens besering en is 4 maande
vergoeding toegeken. Soos in die hofsaak………………
Dit is nie die volledige antwoord Som op wat in die
op die vraag nie, net 'n voorbeeld
van hoe om regspraak te gebruik hofsaak gebeur
wanneer vrae beantwoord word. het