What are the characteristics of South African common law and mercantile law, and what are examples of legal concepts like universitas?

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Question 1.9: Which one of these statements is correct?
The work of Voet, Commentarius ad Pandectas, is a fundamental text on Roman-Dutch Law, which forms a significant part of South African common law.

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Question 1.10: South African common law consists of:
South African common law is a blend of Roman-Dutch law, English law, and indigenous law.

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Question 2: Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.

2.1. The characteristics of both the public and private law are to be found in mercantile law. * Mercantile law (commercial law) often involves aspects of both private law (e.g., contracts) and public law (e.g., regulations, competition law). * TRUE

2.2. Voluntary associations are associations of persons recognized by law as legal subjects which may or may not be regarded as juristic persons. * Voluntary associations can be legal subjects, and depending on their structure and registration, they may or may not acquire juristic personality. * TRUE

2.3. A library committee is an example of universitas. * A universitas is a legal person with perpetual succession and independent existence from its members. A library committee is typically a sub-body of a larger institution and does not usually have separate legal personality. * FALSE

2.4. The Companies' Act of 1973 is a total codification of the company law. * While the Companies Act is a major statute, company law in South Africa also relies on common law principles and other legislation; it is not a total codification. * FALSE

2.5. Insolvency deals with matters where a debtor is unable to pay his/her and the common law has no influence. * Insolvency law is largely statutory, but common law principles still play a role in its interpretation and application. * FALSE