Commercial Law Study Guide

GUIDE

COMMERCIAL LAW IA
COMLAW 270/
30411

COMMERCIAL LAW IA
COMLAW 270/
30411

COPYRIGHT: CACC

COMMERCIAL LAW

SYLLABUS

This course consists of 9 study units

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Study Unit 1 Introduction to the course, the study of the subject and to the South African legal system
Study Unit 2 General principles of the law of contract

SECTION 2: SPECIFIC CONTRACTS

Study Unit 3 The contract of purchase and sale
Study Unit 4 The contract of letting and hiring
Study Unit 5 The contract of insurance
Study Unit 6 The contract of agency

SECTION 3: OTHER COMMERCIAL LAW INSTITUTIONS

Study Unit 7 Instruments of payment
Study Unit 8 Arbitration
Study Unit 9 Insolvency

Duration of the course: one Semester

SECTION 1

INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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STUDY UNIT 1

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE,
THE STUDY OF THE SUBJECT, AND TO THE

SOUTH AFRICAN LEGAL SYSTEM

CONTENTS

1
LEARNING OUTCOMES
2
ICONS
3
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL LAW
4
THE MARKET AND ORDERLY BEHAVIOUR
5
THE LAW AND ITS CLASSIFICATION
6
THE ORIGINS AND SOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICAN LAW
AND ITS JUDICIAL SYSTEM
7
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF SOUTH AFRICA
8
DUE PROCESS
9
METHODS OF STUDY AND SELF-ASSESSMENT
10
STUDY AIDS
11
EXERCISES, PROJECTS, TASKS AND ASSIGNMENTS
12
EXAMINATIONS
13
SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

DETAILED INDEX: STUDY UNIT 1

1 LEARNING OUTCOMES
2 ICONS
3 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL LAW
4 THE MARKET AND ORDERLY BEHAVIOUR
5 THE LAW: DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
5.1 A CLASSIFICATION OF LEGAL RULES
5.2 A CLASSIFICATION OF RIGHTS
5.3 APPLYING