1.Introduction--Definition of "law"--Division of law--Private and Public law--Formal (procedural) and material (substantive law--Branches of law--Constitutional law--Criminal law--Law of criminal procedure--Law of evidence--Administrative law--Sources of the law--The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996--Common law--Legislation--The courts/case law--Academic/legal writings--The role of lae in a democracy--Rule of law--The Separation of powers--Limited government--Independent Police Investigarive Directorate--Constitutional supremacy and the right of individuals--Right to just administrative action--Liability for wrongful police action--State liability--Personal liability--Criminal liability--Civil (delitictual) liability