Law

Course summary

The content of the course can be broadly separated into four categories: 1) The nature of law and the English legal system (including parliamentary law making, law reform, the civil and criminal court systems and the judiciary); 2) Criminal law (including what constitutes actus reus (criminal act) and mens rea (guilty mind), murder, manslaughter, non-fatal offences against the person, defences of insanity and intoxication); 3) Tort (private actions between individuals due to negligence and breach of duty of care, and associated defences and remedies. This will include personal injury and occupier’s liability) and 4) Law of contract (including formation of contract, exclusion clauses and remedies for breach of contract).