CAPE Law Unit 1 case studies
CAPE Law Unit 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) is the Caribbean Examinations Council's certification of the academic, vocational and technical achievement of students who have completed a minimum of five years of secondary education and wish to further their studies. Subjects are organised in one-Unit or two-Unit courses, and each Unit contains three Modules, so a two-Unit subject such as Law Unit 1 and Unit 2 is studied as a staged sequence rather than a single paper. The CAPE Law Unit 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,195 words.
1Case Study 1: Conflicting Precedent and the Final Court
In the fictional Caribbean state of Maraval, the Caribbean Court of Justice is the final appellate court. Delphine, a hardware merchant, sues a supplier for breach of a EC 120,000 contract for roofing materials.
707 words, about 4 min2Case Study 2: Chicks, Eggs and the Meaning of Poultry
Ravi operates a small poultry farm in the fictional state of St. He imports 600 day-old chicks and 40 hatching eggs from a neighbouring island.
633 words, about 3 min3Case Study 3: Revoking Minibus Licences Without a Hearing
In the fictional state of St. Aubyn, the Public Transport Act provides that the Licensing Authority 'may grant, refuse, suspend or revoke a licence as it thinks fit'.
646 words, about 3 min4Case Study 4: The Beach Lime, the Broken Bottle and the Fishing Knife
At a beach lime in the fictional village of Belle Vue, Devon, 22, has been drinking rum since noon. Kirk, 30, confronts him over a debt of EC$300, waves a broken bottle and says he will 'finish him'.
602 words, about 3 min5Case Study 5: The Generator, the Unpaid Bill and the Note
Anil runs a small repair shop in the fictional town of San Pedro. He repairs a generator for Mrs.
607 words, about 3 min