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The Nature of Law (Component 3, Section A)
Quick questions on Law and morality - OCR A-Level Law Component 3
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What is the Hart-Devlin debate?Show answer
The key debate is whether the law should enforce morality, prompted by the Wolfenden Report (1957), which recommended that private homosexual acts between consenting adults be decriminalised because they were "not the law's business".
What is q1?Show answer
Explain, with examples, the difference between legal rules and moral rules. [shown at the 10-mark level for revision; Section A questions are extended-response 20-mark essays]
What is q2?Show answer
Discuss the extent to which the decision in R v Brown shows that the law enforces morality. [Section A extended-response evaluation, 20 marks]
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