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Which court has jurisdiction as the final instance over matters relating to the interpretation, protection, and enforcement of the constitution?
Which court has jurisdiction as the final instance over matters relating to the interpretation, protection, and enforcement of the constitution?
- Constitutional Court (correct)
- Magistrates' Courts
- Supreme Court of Appeal
- High Courts
Where is the seat of the Constitutional Court located?
Where is the seat of the Constitutional Court located?
- Cape Town
- Bloemfontein
- Johannesburg (correct)
- Pretoria
Which court serves as a Court of Appeal for the Higher Courts?
Which court serves as a Court of Appeal for the Higher Courts?
- High Courts
- Magistrates' Courts
- Supreme Court of Appeal (correct)
- Constitutional Court
What types of proceedings are exclusively heard by the High Courts?
What types of proceedings are exclusively heard by the High Courts?
Who is responsible for the smooth functioning, including the issue of process, in the superior courts?
Who is responsible for the smooth functioning, including the issue of process, in the superior courts?
Which court has unlimited appeal jurisdiction except for matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court?
Which court has unlimited appeal jurisdiction except for matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court?
Which system are spouses subject to by default unless excluded by an antenuptial contract?
Which system are spouses subject to by default unless excluded by an antenuptial contract?
What happens to contracts entered into by mentally deficient persons?
What happens to contracts entered into by mentally deficient persons?
How is mental deficiency determined in legal terms?
How is mental deficiency determined in legal terms?
What must be proven once a person has been certified as mentally deficient?
What must be proven once a person has been certified as mentally deficient?
What term is used to describe a moment when a mentally deficient person can acquire contractual rights and duties?
What term is used to describe a moment when a mentally deficient person can acquire contractual rights and duties?
Who has the burden of proof once a person is certified as mentally deficient?
Who has the burden of proof once a person is certified as mentally deficient?
What happens to the accrued rights when a contract involving continuing obligations is cancelled?
What happens to the accrued rights when a contract involving continuing obligations is cancelled?
What type of loss cannot be claimed in a breach of contract?
What type of loss cannot be claimed in a breach of contract?
Who is liable for all damages, even when the breach is merely one factor that contributed to the loss?
Who is liable for all damages, even when the breach is merely one factor that contributed to the loss?
What is the main task when deciding which events may fairly be blamed on the person who breached the contract?
What is the main task when deciding which events may fairly be blamed on the person who breached the contract?
What happens if it is impossible for the guilty party to return the innocent party's performance?
What happens if it is impossible for the guilty party to return the innocent party's performance?
What should be placed in a position as if the contract had been performed in a breach of contract?
What should be placed in a position as if the contract had been performed in a breach of contract?
What type of evidence is allowed to prove the existence of a contract?
What type of evidence is allowed to prove the existence of a contract?
What is rectification in the context of contracts?
What is rectification in the context of contracts?
What is a positive mal-performance in the context of breaching a contract?
What is a positive mal-performance in the context of breaching a contract?
What is the role of the creditor in a contract?
What is the role of the creditor in a contract?
What type of contracts are reciprocal contracts?
What type of contracts are reciprocal contracts?
What is the parol evidence rule in the context of contracts?
What is the parol evidence rule in the context of contracts?
What is the main difference between a resolutive condition and a time clause in a contract?
What is the main difference between a resolutive condition and a time clause in a contract?
In the given example where Carl agrees to let his house to David on the condition that if Carl gets married, the house must be returned, what happens to the rental money paid by David?
In the given example where Carl agrees to let his house to David on the condition that if Carl gets married, the house must be returned, what happens to the rental money paid by David?
How does the time clause in a contract differ from the suspensive time clause?
How does the time clause in a contract differ from the suspensive time clause?
What happens to a contract with a resolutive condition when the specified event occurs?
What happens to a contract with a resolutive condition when the specified event occurs?
How does the existence of uncertainty differ in a resolutive condition and a suspensive time clause?
How does the existence of uncertainty differ in a resolutive condition and a suspensive time clause?
When does the duty to perform arise in a contract with a suspensive time clause?
When does the duty to perform arise in a contract with a suspensive time clause?
