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Edexcel International A level Law YLA1
73 points in 2 topics, with Edexcel's codes and titles.
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1 Underlying Principles of Law and the English Legal System
- 1.1 The nature, purpose of and liability in law
- 1.1.1 Certainty
- 1.1.2 Enforcement
- 1.1.3 Sanctioned by the state
- 1.1.4 Rights, duties, privileges, liabilities and examples of legal personality
- 1.1.5 Liability and remedies in civil law
- 1.1.6 Liability and sanctions in criminal law
- 1.1.7 Relationship and differences between civil and criminal law sanctions
- 1.1.8 Theories of punishment
- 1.1.9 Positivism
- 1.1.10 Natural law
- 1.1.11 Utilitarianism
- 1.1.12 The Hart/Devlin debate and the Wolfenden Report
- 1.1.13 Public and private morality – definitions, examples and application
- 1.1.14 Legal interpretation of morality in case law
- 1.2 The sources of English law, its enforcement and administration
- 1.2.1 Stages in the creation of an Act of Parliament
- 1.2.2 The influences on law reform in developing English law
- 1.2.3 Judicial interpretation of statutes
- 1.2.4 Types of delegated legislation – definitions, examples, advantages and disadvantages
- 1.2.5 Control of delegated legislation
- 1.2.6 Advantages and disadvantages of delegated legislation
- 1.2.7 The doctrine of precedent in the court hierarchy
- 1.2.8 Equity and remedies in contract law
- 1.2.9 Advantages and disadvantages of judicial law making
- 1.2.10 Directives – examples
- 1.2.11 Regulations – examples
- 1.2.12 The European Court of Justice and the European Commission
- 1.2.13 The courts
- 1.2.14 Public tribunals
- 1.2.15 Arbitration
- 1.2.16 Conciliation
- 1.2.17 Mediation
- 1.2.18 Negotiation
- 1.2.19 Ombudsman
- 1.2.20 Judges
- 1.2.21 The legal profession
- 1.2.22 Lay people in the law
- 1.2.23 The cost of taking legal action
- 1.2.24 Funding of going to law
2 The Law in Action
- 2.1 The market
- 2.1.1 Formation of contract
- 2.1.2 Terms in a contract
- 2.1.3 Consumer Rights Act 2015
- 2.1.4 Validity of contracts
- 2.1.5 Privity of contract
- 2.1.6 Negligence
- 2.1.7 Defences
- 2.1.8 Remedies for the market
- 2.2 The criminal offender
- 2.2.1 Actus reus
- 2.2.2 Mens rea
- 2.2.3 Strict liability
- 2.2.4 The Theft Act 1968
- 2.2.5 The Fraud Act 2006
- 2.2.6 The Theft Act 1978
- 2.2.7 The Criminal Damage Act 1971
- 2.2.8 Duress of threats and duress of circumstances
- 2.2.9 Voluntary and involuntary intoxication
- 2.2.10 Criminal Justice Act 2003
- 2.3 The individual
- 2.3.1 Defamation Act 2013, sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 15
- 2.3.2 Human Rights Act 1998: freedom of expression and assembly
- 2.3.3 Appeals to the European Court of Human Rights
- 2.3.4 Successful appeals to the European Court of Human Rights
- 2.3.5 Legal actions to protect privacy and confidentiality
- 2.3.6 Freedom of information Act 2000
- 2.3.7 Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957
- 2.3.8 Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984
- 2.3.9 Trespass to land
- 2.3.10 Remedies for the individual