Key Terms

Question 1

Acquitted

Answer 1

When the case against an accused in a criminal matter is dismissed.

Question 2

Accused

Answer 2

The person whom has been charged with a criminal allegation.

Question 3

Bill of Rights

Answer 3

The rights of the people in a particular country. In south africa these are emcompassed within chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996.

Question 4

Case Law

Answer 4

Judgements of our courts that set precedents.

Question 5

Causation

Answer 5

Casual link between an act committed and harm that is caused.

Question 6

Censorship

Answer 6

restricted of the freedom of the expression in all forms.

Question 7

Complainant

Answer 7

the party laying the complaint in a criminal matter, usually the victim of the crime.

Question 8

Contempt of court

Answer 8

the unlawful and intentional violation of dignity, reputation or authority of a judicial body (for example a court) or interferance in the administration of justice in a matter pending before such a body.

Question 9

Constitution

Answer 9

a body of fundamental principles according to which a country is governed. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. 1996. The Supreme Law of South Africa

Question 10

Blog

Answer 10

short for weblog- sites that provide commentary or news on a particular subject; or function as personal online diaries.

Question 11

copyright

Answer 11

the exclusive legal right granted for a specific time to an appointed person regarding their creative works.

Question 12

Damages

Answer 12

Compensation assessed and awarded in civil matters.

Question 13

Defamation

Answer 13

impairment of the reputation of another person.

Question 14

defendant

Answer 14

the party defending a civil matter

Question 15

delict

Answer 15

violation of the rights of one person by another.

Question 16

grounds of justification

Answer 16

defences avaliable against the unlawfulness or wrongfulness or wrongfulness of an act.

Question 17

lower courts

Answer 17

magistrates’ courts. courts of the tribal chiefs and headmen, small claims court.

Question 18

invasion of privacy

Answer 18

unreasonable and unlawful intrusion into the private sphere of an individual.

Question 19

jurist

Answer 19

legal writer, expert in the law.

Question 20

law

Answer 20

a body of rules governing human conduct, recognised as binding by people and enforced by the state.

Question 21

legal right

Answer 21

an interest conferred and protected by the law, entitiling one person to claim that another person gave something, or performed and act, or refrained from performing an act.

Question 22

jurisdiction

Answer 22

authority or power of court to preside over a matter.

Question 23

legal subject

Answer 23

any person (natural or juristic) subject to law.

Question 24

material embodiment

Answer 24

the expression of ideas in material form.

Question 25

media law

Answer 25

all legal rules which affect the dissemination of information, ideas or opinions in society.

Question 26

origins of law

Answer 26

the paradigms from which law has been founded on

Question 27

onus of proof

Answer 27

indicates who bears the burden of proving a particular issue

Question 28

prosecution

Answer 28

the party (the state) bringing a criminal matter to court.

Question 29

privacy

Answer 29

the right to seclusion and not to have one’s personal sphere intruded upon

Question 30

private law

Answer 30

body of legal rules which govern the relationship between citizens in their dealings with each other.

Question 31

public law

Answer 31

body of legal rules which govern the relationship between citizens in their dealings with each other.

Question 32

publication

Answer 32

the act of making known a defamatory statement, or the act of conveying an imputation by conduct to a person who is the subject of the defamatory imputation.

Question 33

remedy

Answer 33

legal relief avaliable to a wronged individual

Question 34

sources of law

Answer 34

where we find or access South African law.

Question 35

standards of proof

Answer 35

indicates how much proof or what type of proof is required,

Question 36

statute of legislation

Answer 36

a written law passed by a legislative body.

Question 37

stare decisis

Answer 37

the decision stands: doctrine in terms of which courts are bound by their own previous decisions and those of higher courts.

Question 38

sub judice

Answer 38

the rules dealing with coverage you can give stories about on-going cases.

Question 39

subpoena

Answer 39

legal document ordering a person to attend court.