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Jonathan was born in the Republic of South Africa on 7 April 2000 of two Senegalese

parents who have entered the country unlawfully. He has lived in South Africa since

his birth. One of his friends told him that he may qualify for citizenship by birth in South

Africa. As a law student, Jonathan comes to you for advice. He wants to know if he

can qualify for citizenship by birth. Give reason/s for your answer

On 5 August, X sends a written offer by post to Y, to purchase Y’s ROLEX watch for R10000. One of the terms in the offer is that the offer will lapse on 20 August. The offer also stipulates that X must be aware of the acceptance, for any legal obligations to arise. Y writes the letter of acceptance on 9 August in response to X’s offer, and Y posts this written acceptance on 10 August. X’s son collects the post from the Post Office on 17 August, and amongst the sealed letters of post collected, is Y’s acceptance. X’s son is not responsible and only hands all the sealed post to X, on 20 August. On 21 August, X opens the post and reads the letter of acceptance. Was a legally binding contract concluded between X and Y? Discuss and substantiate fully.

what is the procedural history of the H.Senarath and others V. Chandrika Bandaranaike kumarathunga and others

what are the administrative measures

Amandla Workers (‘AW’) is a recently registered trade union with members in Diamond Miners (Pty) Ltd (‘DM’). Umbrella Workers Association (‘UWA’) is another trade union with members in various mines, including at DM. AW approaches you as a collective labour law student to give the union advice on a number of matters.

Advise AW on the following:

the meaning of collective bargaining; and

whether AW and its members can be bound by a collective agreement concluded between UWA and DM.

This point therefore tells us that the law is part of the political system and can never be separated from politics and other issues that characterize our Society in various ways now look out for the document freedom charter and go through the clauses. Thereafter skim through the preamble, chapter 1 and chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa and discuss the connection between the two

Your client, Mr Jack Sparrow (a South African citizen), has notoriously stated that colonisation has been a blessing to Africa and its benefits are still being realised. This starts a series of protests on social media and he’s actions are condemned by all political parties throughout the country. A week ago, he received a banning order in terms of the Act. The RCSA submitted a report to the Minister recommending that he be banned from the Republic, or otherwise deported from South Africa for a year to Mozambique. The Minister accepts the report and immediately decides to issue a banning order in terms of the Act. Mr Sparrow believes that the process leading to the ban was unfair.

1. Discuss the procedural fairness of the Minister’s decision in terms of applicable law and opine on the correctness of the Minister’s decision.

2. Furthermore, discuss if the Minister’s decision was reasonable in terms of applicable law.

Question 1. In the quest to ensure that law regulates societal relationships, Baron de Montesquieu advocated that there must be a separation of powers- legislative, executive, and judicial. Using the Ghanaian context, can you say that the concept of separation of powers exists in the current political dispensation? Justify.

At a political rally, there are 20 Republicans, 13

Democrats, and 6 Independents. If a person is selected

at random, find the probability that he or she is either

a Democrat or an Independent.

Reliance (5) , a foreigner, was convicted of rape and sentenced to nine years imprisonment in 2001. He served his nineyear sentence in Pretoria prison. He tells to apply for a certificate of naturalisation after having been you that he wants in South Africa for ten years. Will he be issued with a certificate of naturalisation? Advise him. (5)