Sources of South African Law Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and describe the primary sources of South African law, including the Constitution, legislation, common law, judicial precedent, and customary law.
• Explain the hierarchy and interaction of legal sources within the South African legal system.
• Apply the principles of statutory interpretation to analyse legislative provisions.
• Evaluate the role of judicial precedent and its binding authority in court decisions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of customary law and its recognition under the Constitution.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for legal professionals, compliance officers, paralegals, and any employees in South African organisations who need to understand the legal framework governing their work.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals enable learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world legal scenarios. Through case studies and research exercises, learners develop skills in locating, interpreting, and citing sources of law.

Practical Activities

• Legal Source Identification Exercise — Learners are given a set of legal problems and must identify and classify the relevant sources (Constitution, legislation, case law, customary law, common law). (2h)
• Case Law Analysis and Precedent Application — Learners read a short judgment and answer questions on the ratio decidendi, obiter dicta, and how precedent applies to a similar hypothetical case. (2h)
• Customary Law Scenario and Research Task — Learners work through a scenario involving customary law and must research relevant legislation, case law, and the Constitution to propose a solution. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.