Wille’s Principles of South African Law

Product Details:
Author(s):
Du Bois, F
Year Published:
2007
Edition
9th Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
The aim of this work is to set out the basic principles of South African private law systematically, in clear unmistakable language, and as comprehensively as is possible in a single volume.
The ninth edition has been extensively updated order to take account of major changes in the law in the 15 years since the previous edition. Many of these changes were necessitated or inspired by the Constitution, and were incorporated to improve and modernise the treatment of a topic. Where applicable the older, original authority for a proposition is cited alongside contemporary sources.
Content
PART 1 – GENERAL
Law
Sources of law: Overview and Constitution
Sources of law: Legislation
Sources of law: Common law and precedent
Sources of law: Customary law and other sources
The legal system
PART II – PERSONS AND FAMILY
Introduction
Birth, name, domicile and death
Unborn persons
Females
Children (minors)
Extra-marital children
Marriage
Life partnerships
Mentally incapacitated persons
Insolvent persons
Convicted persons
Artificial persons
PART III – PROPERTY
The law of property, the concept of property and real rights
Possession
Ownership
Co-ownership, sectional ownership and other forms of title
Servitudes and other real rights
Real security
Succession
PART IV – OBLIGATIONS
A. Contracts
Contracts in General 
Purchase and sale
Letting and hiring of property
Employment
Letting and hiring of work
Loan for consumption
Loan for use
Deposit
Carriage 
Agency
Partnerships
Suretyship
Donation
B. Unjustified Enrichment 
Unjustified enrichment
C. Delict by Daniel Visser
Introduction
Compensation for pecuniary loss – the actio legis Aquiliae
The action for pain and suffering
Compensation for harm to the personality – the actioiniuriarum 
Remedies based on strict liability
Interest / Benefit to
Academics, researchers and undergraduate students in the field of Private Law at higher education institutions
Legal Practitioners, judges, magistrates and legal advisors
Community centres and libraries