LJU4804 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER (PORTFOLIO) 2025 – FULLY ANSWERED (DUE 17 OCTOBER 2025)

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LJU4804 October/November (Portfolio) Memo | Due 10 – 17 October 2025. All questions fully answered. QUESTION 1
1.1. Which legal system applies to the material validity of Patrick and Ruth’s marriage in terms
of the South African rules of private international law?
1.2. Would your answer to 1.1 above be different if it emerged that the parties married in
Zanzibar to evade the mandatory requirements of Zambian law concerning parental consent for
minors to enter into marriage? Discuss.
1.3. Which legal system(s) govern the formal and material validity of an antenuptial contract
according to the principles of South African private international law?