The Articles of Capitulation determined that burgher rights and privileges were preserved, which included the application of Roman-Dutch law.

Roman-Dutch law was transplanted to the Cape.

During the first years of the Dutch settlement, the governor was in charge of law and order.

The first judges of the Raad van Justitie were qualified lawyers.

The acquisition of ownership takes place once the fruit separated from the principle thing.

An apple tree is an example of a principle thing, and an apple hanging from that tree is an example of a fruit.

The principle of separation applies to both natural and civil fruits.

A pregnant sheep is both the principle thing and the fruit thereof at the same time.

Oral traditions are preserved through songs and poems, which are orally transmitted from one generation to another.

Prior to the 1950s, the pre-colonial history of Africa had been an important part of historical research.

Field research in indigenous communities often establish what the real, living indigenous African law is.

There is a variety of indigenous African legal systems, but they all share enough common features and similarities to be regarded as a single legal family.

The Monarchy, the Dominate, the Republic and the Principate

The Monarchy, the Republic, the Principate and the Dominate

The Monarchy, the Republic, the Dominate and the Principate

The Monarchy, the Principate, the Dominate and the Republic

Children born of Muslim marriages were regarded as having been born out of wedlock.

From the earliest days of the Dutch settlement at the Cape, the personal laws of the Muslims were not recognised.

The conflict between the values that underlie Islamic law and those that underlie the Western common law was especially felt in areas such as the law of succession.

In 1906, Gandhi led a passive resistance campaign in the Indian community in the Cape against the pass laws.

The contract is void ab initio.

The contract is voidable.

The contract is valid.

The contract is conditional.

Theft

Pledge

Loan for use

Loan for consumption

The contract is valid, but Sarah is entitled to have the contract declared void.

The contract is valid, but Yolandi doesn’t have to pay the selling price as agreed upon.

The contract is valid; both Yolandi and Sarah must fulfil their contractual duties.

The contract is void from the start; neither of the parties has to fulfil their contractual duties.

Nineteenth century

Seventeenth century

Sixteenth century

Eighteenth century