Law

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Law is public conscience

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Curriculum Map Law

AQA Specification

Who makes the laws? What happens when a person is called for jury service? How do you protect your rights if you get injured through someone’s negligence? The answers to these and many more questions will be explored in this course.

Exploring the relationship between law, society and the individual, this course is excellent preparation for a wide range of university courses and careers. You will study both the theory and application of Criminal Law, and you will become an independent learner developing analytical, problem solving and communication skills.

You will study:

• The English Legal System looking at how law is made, who can make law and how judges interpret statutes.
• The role of legal personnel including barristers and solicitors as well as the role lay people have in the law (i.e. juries and magistrates).
• The theory and application of criminal law looking at the fatal, non-fatal and property offences as well as capacity and necessity defences.
• Tort law studying liability in negligence for injury to people and damage to property, occupiers’ liability, vicarious liability and you will consider any defences.
• The law of contract.

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Assessment

There are three examinations:

• Unit 1: Criminal Law
• Unit 2: Tort Law
• Unit 3: Contract Law, with either Human Rights or the nature of law and the English Legal System

Each paper includes a section on the English legal system. Students need good analytical skills and the ability to write detailed essays.

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Careers/Further Education

Law develops the ability to substantiate arguments with an enquiring and critical mind. This provides an excellent background for university and careers not only in Law, but also in journalism, local and central government, public relations, teaching, and a range of management and business areas.

For more information please contact Miss Shepherd