AS Law for AQA
By CatherineElliott
November 2008
Longman
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781405858861
656 pages,
$62.50 Paper Original
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
Features
- Specifically tailored to the new AS specifications for the AQA examination board, and tested by teachers and examiners.
- Provides all the pedagogy and learning support you need to deliver the qualification, with features such as quizzes, tasks, group activities, online tests and suggested lesson activities designed to help your students engage with and apply the subject.
- Helps your students to get top grades in their examinations through a wealth of AQA exam questions, full answers and answer plans in every chapter.
Author
Catherine Elliott is a qualified Barrister and Lecturer in Law at City University. She has extensive experience of teaching law.
Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist, with a particular interest and experience in law.
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