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AQA A-Level Law 7162
The Nature of Law
Topic overviewDistributive and Corrective JusticeTheories of Justice: Rawls, Nozick and MarxWhat Law Does in SocietyHow Law and Morality Are EnforcedMoral Diversity in a Pluralist SocietyThe Hart-Devlin DebateProcedural Justice and UtilitarianismThe Rule of Law: Core RequirementsLaw, Rights and the Resolution of DisputesFault and Strict LiabilityWhere Law and Morality OverlapWolfenden and R v BrownAristotle on JusticeJustice through Civil and Criminal LawCriminal and civil law comparedCustom, statute and common law as sourcesEquality, Fairness and Clarity before the Law
The European Union and English Law
Legal Personnel and the Judiciary
Access to Justice and Funding
Parliamentary Law Making
Delegated Legislation
Statutory Interpretation
Judicial Precedent
Law Reform
The Civil Courts and Dispute Resolution
The Criminal Courts and Sentencing
Lay People: Magistrates and Juries
Criminal Law: Rules and Theory
General Elements of Liability
Fatal Offences Against the Person
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Property Offences
Preliminary Offences
Criminal Defences
Tort: Rules and Theory
Negligence
Occupiers' Liability
Nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
Vicarious Liability
Tort: Defences and Remedies
Contract: Rules and TheoryContract
Formation of a ContractContract
Contract TermsContract
Vitiating FactorsContract
Discharge of a ContractContract
Contract: RemediesContract
Human Rights: Rules and TheoryHuman rights
Topic overviewArticle 2 and Article 5: Life and LibertyArticle 11 and the Conditions for RestrictionRights, Liberties and Correlative DutiesThe Scope of Fundamental Human RightsArticle 2 Exceptions and the Article 5 GuaranteeInterfering with Article 8 RightsArticle 10: Freedom of Expression and Its LimitsThe Human Rights Act and Categories of Rights
Human Rights in International and UK LawHuman rights
The European Convention ArticlesHuman rights
Topic overviewFreedom of Association and Its LimitsArticle 2: Justified Deprivation of LifeArticle 5: Lawful Arrest and DetentionArticle 8: Private and Family LifeArticle 11: What It ProtectsArticle 2: Negative and Positive ObligationsThe Article 2.2 Exceptions in DetailArticle 5.1: Liberty and Security of PersonDetention under Article 5.1(a) to (c)Article 5.2 to 5.5: Information and ReviewArticle 10.1: Freedom of ExpressionWhich Paragraphs Permit RestrictionThe Grounds for Lawful DetentionEnforcing Rights in Strasbourg and by Judicial Review
Restrictions and EnforcementHuman rights
Topic overviewThe Common Requirements for RestrictionsLegitimate Aims and ProportionalityBringing a Claim to the Strasbourg CourtArticle 46, Judicial Review and Section 7 ClaimsPrescribed by Law and Necessary in a DemocracyLegitimate Aims for Restricting Articles 10 and 11Enforcement in Strasbourg and at HomeThe Two General Conditions for RestrictionLegitimate Aims across Articles 8, 10 and 11Who May Claim and How Rights Are EnforcedSupervising Judgments and Judicial Review Remedies
Reform of Human Rights LawHuman rights
Legal Personnel and the Judiciary
The Role of Judges in Civil and Criminal Trials
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Overview
Recall questions on how civil judges manage cases, find facts, apply the law and award remedies, and on how criminal judges run the trial, rule on evidence, direct and sum up to the jury and pass sentence.
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What happens after a defendant is found guilty in a criminal trial regarding the judge's role?
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What is the judge's role regarding questions of law in civil proceedings?
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What is the judge's overarching responsibility regarding the conduct of a criminal trial?
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How does a civil judge move from the evidence to a remedy?
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How do judges in civil courts determine which party should bear legal responsibility?
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Judges determine liability by assessing the evidence and applying relevant legal principles to establish which party is legally responsible.
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What role do civil court judges play in evaluating the information presented by parties?
Model answer
Judges assess evidence presented by both parties to establish the facts of the case.
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How do judges in civil proceedings apply legal principles to reach their decisions?
Model answer
Judges apply the relevant law to the facts established by the evidence to determine the outcome of the case.
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What types of remedies might a civil court judge award to a successful claimant?
Model answer
Judges may decide on remedies such as damages (monetary compensation) or injunctions (court orders requiring or prohibiting certain actions).
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How do judges in criminal courts ensure proceedings are conducted properly?
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Judges ensure fair trial procedures are followed, protecting the rights of both the prosecution and the defendant.
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What guidance do criminal court judges provide to juries?
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Judges direct the jury on points of law, explaining the relevant legal principles they must apply to the facts.
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