Answer to Question #181483 in British Law for clarissa

Question

In its report, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that our courts’ inability to take a stand against the onslaught of apartheid legislation was due to various factors. Which one of the following was not listed as a factor?

(1) The principle that judges could only administer law and not create it

(2) The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty

3) Legal positivism

(4) The application of Roman-Dutch law

Answer 1

(1) The principle that judges could only administer law and not create it