https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs South Africa legal system is a mix of common and civil law. Cases are decided by a judge alone, sometimes assisted by 2 assessors. en-us 2017-08-23 11:28:59 UTC 2017-08-23 22:47:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 16083ak https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457333 -  There is no jury, so there aren't any different opinions or input from the public
- It's pretty dysfunctional, people can be imprisioned for years while waiting for trial
- The police are fairly corrupt, so the witness testimonies are inconistent]]> 2017-08-23 22:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457333 16083ak https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457480 http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/South_Africa1.html
This is a better onehttps://www.legalwise.co.za/help-yourself/quicklaw-guides/introduction-sa-law]]> 2017-08-23 22:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457480 https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457553 Has four courts:
(Ordered in a hierarchy from lowest to highest)
-Magistrate's Courts
-High Courts
-Supreme Court of Appeal
-The Constitutional Court

There is also a Small Claims Court, which is exactly what it sounds like.]]> 2017-08-23 22:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457553 16359mi https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457821 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Oscar_Pistorius]]> 2017-08-23 22:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457821 https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457918 They have a civil law system which was inherited from the Dutch, and a common law system inherited from the British. ]]> 2017-08-23 22:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457918 16083ak https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457919 - Common Law
   -  Orgins in Roman Dutch law and  was in place before official legislation
- Legislation
   - statutary laws
- Judicial precident
   - case law, stuff decided in court
- Custom
   - Not an official part of the law, but it can be used in court if the custom has been in place for a long time and doesn't contradict any other laws]]> 2017-08-23 22:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182457919 https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182458324 Some people such as Oscar Pestorius recieve VIP treatment which is unfair.]]> 2017-08-23 22:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182458324 https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182458796 They suffer from lack of resources, both material and human. Forensic experts are underpaid so many go overseas. ]]> 2017-08-23 22:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rory_bell/r1zjvs059bs/wish/182458796