Laws1011a Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A Skills document on: Case Reading From Introduction to law (LAWS1011A at Wits University). A comprehensive summary of the topic content - including diagrams, definitions and explanations where applicable.

This document contains compiled Introduction to Law study notes which can be used for quizzes, tests, and exam prep. It covers the content on some of the main topics and includes summarised yet detailed relevant prescribed cases and their relevant judgments.

lecture/study notes on what is law and why we have it including where law came from, what types of rules we have, types of law (brief)

study/lecture notes on the legal profession including the need for law, attorneys, advocates, conveyancers, notary, official personnel, legal advice, prosecutor, preceding officer, state attorney, master of the high court, registrar of deeds, public protector.

lecture/study notes on the constitution, legislation and judicial precedent including the primary and secondary sources of law (with international law, foreign law, and academic writing)

Study/lecture notes on the branches of law

lecture/study notes on theoretical critiques of law including the Feminist Legal Theory and the Critical Race Theory

Study/Lecture notes on what law is and why we have it.

Lecture notes covering the various legal actors in the legal profession, and the roles they play. The legal profession is split largely into two groups: Private and Public sector. These lecture notes provide an in-depth description of each of these

Neat, colour coded lecture notes focussing on the salient points of sources of laws in South Africa, including discussion points and references to the prescribed textbook: Beginner's Guide for Law Students, Kleyn et al. (2012)