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| Under Graduate Degree |
Semester module |
NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Pre-requisite: PVL3702 & PVL3703 |
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| Recommendation: Should be taken together with or follow on SCL1501 and ILW1501 |
| Purpose: The purpose of this module is to equip students with knowledge and insight into insurance law. Qualifying students can identify and investigate the role of insurance in current South African law and everyday life. Students need to ; demonstrate a critical understanding of the history and theoretical framework of, and the most pressing issues relating to insurance law; and apply the principles of insurance law in practical situations and solve multi-dimensional legal problems associated with insurance. Aspects of transformative constitutionalism (including the right to equality) and social justice (like fairness) and their influence on the development of insurance law are addressed. The module is appropriate for students who wish to pursue a career as legal practitioners, advisors and consultants with specialisation in insurance law. It will enable graduates to enter other professions and occupations in leadership positions and equip them to accept responsibility in a society based on constitutional democracy. |