Evaluation
OCR A-Level Law H418
Civil Courts and Other Forms of Dispute Resolution
Criminal Courts and Lay People
Legal Personnel
Access to Justice
Rules and Theory of Criminal Law
General Elements of Criminal Liability
Fatal Offences Against the Person
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Offences Against Property
Mental Capacity Defences
Preliminary Offences
Evaluation in Criminal Law
Parliamentary Law Making
Delegated Legislation
Statutory Interpretation
Judicial Precedent
European Union Law
Rules and Theory of Tort
Liability in Negligence
Occupiers’ Liability
Torts Connected to Land
Vicarious Liability
Defences
Remedies in Tort
Evaluation in Tort
Introduction to the Nature of Law
Law and Society
Rules and Theory of Human RightsHuman rights
Protection of the Individual’s Human Rights and Freedoms in the UKHuman rights
Key Provisions of the European Convention on Human RightsHuman rights
Human Rights and English LawHuman rights
Enforcement of Human Rights LawHuman rights
Evaluation in Human RightsHuman rights
Rules and Theory of ContractContract
FormationContract
Vitiating FactorsContract
Remedies in ContractContract
Evaluation in ContractContract
Law Reform
- 2 subtopics
- 9 things to know
- Component 2
What Law Reform covers
Who presses for change in the law and how proposals reach the statute book.
Where it is assessed
Component 2
Law making, Section A of the second paper.
Check the OCR specification ↗The 2 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- The Law Commission and law reformRecall questions on the Law Commission's membership, its work on codification, consolidation and repeal, the stages of its reform process, its advantages and limitations, and reforms it led to, from the Year and a Day Rule to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.Open →
- Influences on ParliamentRecall questions on how political parties, manifestos and the Salisbury Convention, public opinion, media campaigns, sectional and cause pressure groups, and lobbyists influence Parliament, with examples and the advantages and disadvantages of each.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Why is the Law Commission's reform process considered slow and often ineffective?
Key term
Who chairs the Law Commission and what is their judicial position?
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How many Commissioners serve on the Law Commission in addition to the Chairman?
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What does consolidation of statutes mean?
Evaluation
What is the first stage in the Law Commission's reform process?
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What are an advantage and a disadvantage of the media's influence on law making?
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What are two disadvantages of pressure groups as an influence on Parliament?
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What are an advantage and a disadvantage of lobbyists as an influence on law making?
Take Law Reform further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Green Paper vs White Paper
Green Paper: a consultation document inviting comment on possible policy. White Paper: a statement of firm government proposals ahead of a Bill.
Pressure group vs Political party
Pressure group: an organisation campaigning to influence policy without seeking office. Political party: an organisation seeking to form a government and legislate directly.
Sectional pressure group vs Cause pressure group
Sectional pressure group: one representing the interests of its own members. Cause pressure group: one campaigning for an outcome that benefits others or society at large.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is the Law Commission and when was it established?
Model answer
The Law Commission is an independent statutory body established by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and recommend reform.
- 2
Who chairs the Law Commission and what is their judicial position?
Model answer
The Law Commission is chaired by a High Court judge.
- 3
How many Commissioners serve on the Law Commission in addition to the Chairman?
Model answer
Four other Commissioners serve alongside the Chairman.
- 4
What professional backgrounds do Law Commission Commissioners typically have?
Model answer
They are experienced judges, barristers, solicitors or academics.
- 5
What is codification in the context of law reform?
Model answer
Codification is bringing together all law on a topic into one accessible statute.
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What does consolidation of statutes mean?
Model answer
Consolidation means combining multiple statutes on the same topic into one Act.
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Law Reform revision questions
- What does Law Reform cover in OCR A-Level Law?
- 2 subtopics: the law commission and law reform and influences on parliament. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Law Reform organised?
- By the OCR H418 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
Every question in Law Reform, on a schedule.
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