It has the following key features: (i) It is a written document which has its origins in John Locke's notion of - Limited government' (a) laws are written and knowable (b) the property rights of citizens take precedent over government (ii) Madisonian Model rests on federal government with three distinctive branches: • the Legislature (House of Representatives and Senate is Congress) • the Executive (President plus executive departments) • the Judiciary (the most influenti...

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THE HEARSAY ISSUE ISSUE Should the hearsay evidence be admitted in terms of s 3 (c) of the Law of Amendment Act RULE OF LAW Under the rule of law section, statutes that are appropriate and that apply to this case would be discussed and listed as well as other cases that have some relevance to this case. ... Section 3 of the Law of Evidence Amendment Act , 3. Hearsay Evidence. - (1) Subject to the provisions of any other law, hearsay evidence shall not be admitted as evidence at criminal or civil-proceedings, unless (a) each party against whom the evidence is ...

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(Plato Laws IV, 709) In the course text (Cheeseman, H. 2001, pgs 2-3) the primary functions served by the law in this country are given. ... Maximizing individual freedom (e.g., the rights of freedom of speech, religion, and association granted by the First Amendment to the U.S. ...

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