Law

Assessment

This course is delivered over two academic years. Students will receive 4 hours and 40 minutes of lessons per week. Independent work is essential and is expected of students outside of lessons. There is a strong ethos of high achievement in this course. The focus of the lessons is on applying legal concepts and skills to problems. Homework is set regularly involving case analysis but the key focus is on regular timed assessments in class, designed to enable students to answer legal problems effectively in timed conditions. A variety of teaching methods are employed and students will take part in structured debates, presentations, mini mock trials, and analysis of current legal issues and cases. PAPER 1: THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND CRIMINAL LAW (1/3 OF A LEVEL) SECTION A – THE LEGAL SYSTEM • Criminal courts and laypeople • Legal Personnel • Access to Justice • Civil Courts SECTION B – CRIMINAL LAW • General elements of criminal liability • Fatal offences against the person • Non-fatal offences against the person • Offences against property • Mental capacity defences • General defences • Preliminary offences PAPER 2: LAW MAKING AND THE LAW OF TORT (1/3 OF A LEVEL) SECTION A – LAWMAKING • Parliamentary Law Making • Delegated Legislation • Statutory Interpretation • Judicial Precedent • Law Reform • European Law SECTION B – TORT LAW • Liability in negligence • Occupiers’ liability • Torts connected to land • Vicarious liability • Defences • Remedies PAPER 3: FURTHER LAW (1/3 OF A LEVEL) SECTION A – THE NATURE OF LAW • Law and morality • Law and Justice • Law and Society • Nature of Law SECTION B – THE LAW OF CONTRACT • Formation of a contract • Terms of a contract • Vitiating factors • Discharge • Remedies