Legal Studies study guides
WJEC-A-LEVEL · A-Level (WJEC) · aligned to WJEC.
- Criminal Law overview: the WJEC A2 substantive option on offences, defences and liability
A complete overview of the Criminal Law option for WJEC A-Level Law (A2 Units 3 and 4). Covers the rules of criminal liability, fatal offences (murder and manslaughter), non-fatal offences, property offences, the general defences, and attempts and secondary participation.
📖 11 min readWJEC - Human Rights Law overview: the WJEC A2 substantive option on the ECHR, the Human Rights Act and the Convention rights
A complete overview of the Human Rights Law option for WJEC A-Level Law (A2 Units 3 and 4). Covers the ECHR and the Human Rights Act 1998, the right to liberty and a fair trial, the right to private life, freedom of expression and assembly, and the restriction, balancing and enforcement of rights.
📖 11 min readWJEC - Law of Contract overview: the WJEC A2 substantive option on formation, terms, breach and remedies
A complete overview of the Law of Contract option for WJEC A-Level Law (A2 Units 3 and 4). Covers formation, the terms of a contract, exclusion clauses, misrepresentation, discharge by performance, breach and frustration, and the remedies for breach.
📖 11 min readWJEC - Law of Tort overview: negligence, occupiers' liability, nuisance and vicarious liability for WJEC Unit 2
A complete overview of WJEC A-Level Law Unit 2: the Law of Tort. Covers negligence (duty, breach and damage), occupiers' liability, private nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher, vicarious liability, and the defences and remedies, with the leading cases.
📖 11 min readWJEC - Nature of Law and Legal System overview: the WJEC Unit 1 legal system and the nature of law
A complete overview of WJEC A-Level Law Unit 1: the nature of law and the Welsh and English legal system. Covers law-making, statutory interpretation and precedent, the civil and criminal courts, legal personnel, access to justice, the rule of law and law-making in Wales.
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