Law

Course summary

WHY SHOULD I STUDY LAW? • Ever wondered what the difference is between murder and manslaughter? What society hope to achieve by sending someone to prison for life? What about the difference between theft, robbery, and burglary? Or the difference between juries and magistrates, or a solicitor and a barrister, or a crown court and a county court? These and many other questions will be answered during the course. • You may be interested in becoming a solicitor or barrister. Or may just be interested in Law? There is an (unfounded) rumor that if you want to study Law at University you should not take Level Law. In fact, Level Law will provide you with a head start on your Law Degree, making English Legal System, Criminal Law, Tort Law, and Contract Law modules at university much easier. • Studying Law helps develop specific skills, notably problem solving, analytical thinking, persuading, expressing yourself succinctly in spoken and written forms of communication . • The teaching style uses different techniques to keep studying as interesting as possible. Law A Level is hard work like any other A Level but we try to ensure that the hard work is directed towards interesting studying and excellent grades. COURSE STRUCTURE & CONTENT The A Level course has three modules: 1. The Legal System and Criminal Law includes: • The role of civil courts and how disputes are resolved by alternative methods • The role of the criminal courts and how juries and magistrates are used • Access to Justice (funding options for your case) • Fatal offences against the person: murder and manslaughter plus defences of loss of control and diminished responsibility • Non-fatal offences against the person: assault, battery, ABH and GBH • Property offences: Theft, Robbery, Burglary • Preliminary offences: attempts • General defences: insanity, automatism, intoxication, self-defence, duress, consent, necessity 2. Law Making and Tort Law includes: • How Law is made in the UK by Parliament, local authorities and judges • How judges interpret laws • The various influences on Parliament • Negligence: personal injury and damage to property • Occupier’s liability: visitors and trespassers • Nuisance: private nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher • Vicarious liability: employer liability for the actions of employees • Defences: contributory negligence, consent, specific defences • Remedies: damages and injunctions. 3. The Nature of Law and Contract Law includes: • Law and Morality • Law and Justice • Law and Society • Formation of contracts • Contractual terms • Vitiating factors • Discharge • Remedies.