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Succession Succession: - This aspect of law deals with what happens to an estate (the assets you leave behind) after you pass away. - Estate = the assets, obligations, liabilities, debts, etc. that you leave behind. - Inheritance = what is left once all the debts and liabilities have been paid. - Succession determines who qualifies to inherit. There are 2 types of succession: - 1) Testate = dealing with wills. - 2) Intestate = dealing with no wills. Terminology: - Deceased = person w...

Part I Introduction to the law of delict This chapter serves as a general introduction to the law of delict. Topics dealt with are the nature of a delict and its place in the legal system; the distinction between this phenomenon and breach of contract and crime; the historical development of delictual liability; and the influence of the constitutional Bill of Rights on the law of delict. Chapter 1 General introduction 1 Delict: general nature and place in the legal system The...