Full Description
AS Law for AQA is written specifically to cover the requirements of the AQA exam board and has been designed to be used by all levels and styles of learner with each being challenged and excited by their study.
Contents
Unit 1: Law making and the legal System
Section A: Law making
Part 1: Parliamentary law making
Chapter 1: Parliamentary law making
Part 2: Delegated legislation
Chapter 2: Delegated legislation
Part 3: Statutory interpretation
Chapter 3: Statutory interpretation
Part 4: Judicial precedent
Chapter 4: Judicial precedent
Section B: The Legal System
Part 5: The civil courts and other forms of dispute resolution
Chapter 5: The civil courts
Chapter 6: Tribunals
Chapter 7: Alternative methods of dispute resolution
Part 6: The criminal courts and lay people
Chapter 8: Criminal courts
Chapter 9: Magistrates
Chapter 10: The jury
Part 7: The Legal Profession and other sources of advice and funding
Chapter 11: The legal profession
Chapter 12: Paying for legal services
Part 8: The judiciary
Chapter 13: The judges
Unit 2: The concept of liability
Section A: Introduction to criminal liability
Part 9: Underlying principles of criminal liability
Chapter 14: Elements of a crime: actus reus
Chapter 15: Elements of a crime: mens rea
Chapter 16: Non-fatal offences against the person
Chapter 17: Strict liability in criminal law
Part 10: The criminal courts, procedure and sentencing
Chapter 18: Criminal Procedure
Chapter 19 Sentencing
Section B: Introduction to tort
Part 11: Liability in negligence
Chapter 20 Negligence
Part 12: The civil courts, procedure and damages
Chapter 21 Civil procedure
Chapter 22 Compensatory damages
Section C: Introduction to contract
Part 13: Formation of contract
Chapter 23 Offer and acceptance
Chapter 24 Intention to create legal relations
Chapter 25 Consideration
Part 14 Breach of contract
Chapter 26 Breach of contract
Part 15: The civil courts, procedure and damages
Chapter 27 Compensatory damages
Appendix 1: Answering examination questions
Appendix 2: A guide to law reports and case references
Select bibliography
Glossary
Answers to exercises
