The first edition of South Africa's first legal textbook
Casper Henrick van Zyl authored South Africa's first legal textbook, The Law relating to Costs in 1882. The book greatly influenced the number of students who graduated with an LLB while the College had no Law department. He published the entire work in 1893 titled "The Theory of the Judicial Practice in South Africa", pictured in its first edition.
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The first edition of South Africa's first legal textbook
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Casper Henrick van Zyl authored South Africa's first legal textbook, The Law relating to Costs in 1882. The book greatly influenced the number of students who graduated with an LLB while the College had no Law department. He published the entire work in 1893 titled "The Theory of the Judicial Practice in South Africa", pictured in its first edition.
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30 August 2022
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University of Cape Town
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2022
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1893
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textbook, law
