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AS/A2 Law

at The Commonweal School, Swindon · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

AS Level Law Making ? Parliamentary Law-making ? Delegated Legislation ? Statutory Interpretation ? Judicial Precedent The Legal System ? Civil courts procedures ? Criminal court procedures ? The Legal Profession including solicitors, barristers, magistrates and judges. Liability ? Criminal Liability ? Key principles of Criminal Liability ? Non-fatal offences ? Sentencing procedures in criminal cases Law of Tort ? Negligence ? Liability in negligence ? Court Procedures ? Damages and compensation A2 Level Criminal Law ? Fatal and non-fatal offences against the person. ? Different defences ? Evaluation of the defences. Offences against Property ? Theft ? Burglary Concepts of Law ? Morals and the law ? Judicial creativity ? Balancing conflicting interests in the law Being successful in law comes down to two things. Your knowledge and your skills. You will need to show how decisions in real historic legal cases might help you to decide upon verdicts in scenarios that you will be faced with. Knowledge doesn't just need to be directly legal based; business, accounting and economics could help boost your knowledge of commercial law and should help you demonstrate commercial awareness. AS and A level specifications in law should encourage you to: • develop and sustain your enjoyment of, and interest in, the subject • develop your knowledge and understanding of selected areas of the law of England, Wales and Northern Ireland • develop your understanding of legal methods and reasoning

What you need to get on

No prior knowledge of the subject is required. The specifications build on, but do not depend on, the knowledge, understanding and skills specified for GCSE Law. It is recommended that candidates have attained communication and literacy skills at a level equivalent to GCSE grade C in English.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Commonweal Sixth Form

    THE MALL, SWINDON, SN1 4JE

    DaytimeClassroom based
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