Characteristics of Human Rights - Introduction to Law - Past Paper, Exams of Law

Download Characteristics of Human Rights - Introduction to Law - Past Paper and more Exams Law in PDF only on Docsity! UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, PIETERMARITZBURG EXAMINATIONS: 26 MAY 2011 SUBJECT COURSE AND CODE: INTRODUCTION TO LAW (LAWS1ILP1) _____________________________________________________________________ External Examiner: Mr R Scott Internal Examiners: Ms V Balogun Ms J Easthorpe Ms P Singh Mr K Zondi _____________________________________________________________________ DURATION: 3 HOURS TOTAL MARKS: 100 _____________________________________________________________________ Students are requested in their own interests to write legibly. This question paper consists of FIVE (5) pages; please see that you have them all. _____________________________________________________________________ NB: USE SEPARATE ANSWER BOOKS FOR SECTION A AND SECTION B _____________________________________________________________________ SECTION A (50 MARKS) ANSWER THIS SECTION IN A SEPARATE BOOK. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Discuss the differences between Appeals and Reviews [10 marks] QUESTION 2 File 1 Four women from T Section, Umlazi, Durban have complained to the Commission on Gender Equality about the humiliating punishments they received for wearing trousers. They were ‘caught’ by concerned community members and then stripped to their underwear and had to watch their offending clothing being set alight. The women were only released after a stern warning that they will be barred from living in the area if they continue to wear ‘men’s clothing’. One of the women told the local newspaper of this punishment system and how she was an aerobics instructor who had to wear a skirt when she travelled on the kombi and then change into her tracksuit pants at the gym. She now lives in constant fear as she receives threatening phone calls telling her that speaking to reporters is ‘evil’ and if she thinks being stripped naked ‘was bad – she must wait and see what will happen next’. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, PIETERMARITZBURG EXAMINATIONS: 26 MAY 2011 SUBJECT COURSE AND CODE: INTRODUCTION TO LAW (LAWS1ILP1) PAGE 2 _____________________________________________________________________ File 2 Mrs Dlamini is 77 years old and takes care of her 34 year old unemployed terminally-ill daughter and 7 grandchildren ranging from the ages of 4 months – 16 years on her old age pension. She receives child support grants for only 4 of the children. During January 2011 Mrs Dlamini’s pension was stopped as the Department of Social Development said that their records reflected her as having died in December 2010. The family are now completely destitute in that there is virtually no food in the home and the children have had to drop out of school as there is no money. Write a note on each file on whether the human rights of the women complainants have been violated. If yes, then clearly identify and discuss each right which has been violated referring to any relevant case law. [20 marks] QUESTION 3 Discuss the characteristics of Human Rights. [20 marks]