Revision: Year 11 examinationsPreliminary Legal Studies

Structure of Paper

Multiple Choice Questions

Short Answer Questions

Longer Response: Children and the Law

Billy Hard at Work

1. The legal System:Main Definitions to Study

Customs

Ethics

Natural Justice (procedural fairness)

Rule of Law

Nature of Justice

Anarchy

Tyranny

Adversarial system

Precedent

Inquisitorial system

Common Law

Statute Law

Tort Law

Jurisdiction

Court Structure

Customary Law

Separation of Powers

Division of Powers

Difference between Domestic and International Law

Public and Private Law

Public Law

Disputes with the government

Criminal law – individual and the state

Administrative law – government decisions (e.g pensions)

Constitutional law – matters involved in the constitution e.g voting)

Private Law

Between individuals or individuals and corporations Contract law – agreements

between parties Tort law – civil wrongs e.g

negligence Property law – protecting

property rights

Criminal and Civil Law

Criminal law system Adversarial System Prosecution proves

beyond reasonable doubt

Presumption of innocence to the accused

Public law R vs defence

Civil law system Inquisitorial system Promoting fairness

with peoples private matters

balance of probabilities

Private law Plaintiff vs defendant

2. The individual and the Law: Main definitions to study

Rights Responsibility Torts: Negligence Defamation Slander Self-determination Alternative dispute resolution Mediation Disinhibition effect

Arbitration

Conciliation

Community Justice centres (CJCs)

Freedom of information

Ombudsman

Cyberspace

Intellectual property

Copyright

Patent

Trademarks

Choose two areas of technology and the law

Cyberbullying

Genetic profiling

Cyberspace

Copyright

Online Identity fraud

Censorship

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Children and the Law

Main area for long response question Cover all sections of the powerpoints, cases,

statistics and legislation involving children Understand the legal and non legal responses How effective are these responses? Resource

efficiency, accessibility, enforceability, protecting childrens rights, meeting soicety needs, has justice been achieved?

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Law