Law
- LEVEL
- ASSESSOR
- ASSESSMENT
- ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- AT LEAST 5 GCSES GRADED 4-9 INCLUDING
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What is Law?
A Level Law is the study of the governing rules and legislation that regulates society, the criminal court and its enforcements for the breaking of laws. Learn about Law making, the nature of law, the law of tort and various other sub categories of law such as human rights.
Why study Law?
Study A Level Law to learn how the governing legislation of our country works, how laws are created, the criminal law or the law of contract. Develop your skills in logical and strategical thinking, learn how to construct well researched and backed up arguments, how to read law and why law is important.
A Level Law will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of law and strong academic skills, such as analysis and evaluation that can lead to a wide range of career paths or the ability to pursue law at university level.
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LawCourse Content
Law is an engaging and thought provoking subject, take a closer look at what you will be learning during your time at St Paul’s
| PAPER 1The Legal System & Criminal Law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paper 1 consists of the following topics:
The Legal System
- Civil court
- Criminal Courts
- Legal Personnel
- Access to Justice
Criminal Law
- Rules and Theory
- 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
- Critical Evaluation
| PAPER 2Law Making & The Law of Tort | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paper 2 consists of the following topics:
Law Making
- Parliamentary law making
- Delegated legislation
- Statutory interpretation
- Judicial precident
- Law reform
- European Union Law
Law of Tort
- Rules and theory
- Liability in negligence
- Occupiers’ liability
- Torts connected to land
- Vicarious liability
- Defences
- Remedies
- Evaluation
| PAPER 3The Nature of Law and (Human Rights or The Law of Contract) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paper 3 consists of the following topics:
The Nature of Law
- Introduction to the nature of law
- Law and morality
- Law and justice
- Law and society
- Law and technology
Human Rights Law (Choice A)
- Rules and theory
- Protection of the individual’s human rights and freedoms in the UK
- Key provisions of the European Convention on the Human Rights
- Restrictions on human rights law
- Enforcement of human rights law
- Evaluation
The Law of Contract (Choice B)
- Rules and theory
- Formation
- Terms
- Vitiating factors
- Discharge
- Remedies
- Evaluation
SEE MORE ABOUT THIS COURSE
Mrs N Trumble
SUBJECT LEADER FOR LAW
Thank you so much for your interest in Law at A Level. As the subject leader for the subject I can confidently say that lessons are engaging, exciting, interesting and thought provoking. We strive to prepare our students for future careers in law or higher education in either law or degrees where the logical thinking skills and ability to constructively argue points are useful.
Should you have any questions at all about studying A Level Law, or the possible career paths beyond College, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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