Assessment overview
| Component |
Marks |
Duration |
Weighting |
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The legal system and criminal law (01)
|
80
|
2 hours |
33⅓% |
Section A the legal system (20 marks) and Section B criminal law (60 marks) |
Law making and the law of tort (02)
|
80
|
2 hours |
33⅓% |
Section A law making (20 marks) and Section B the law of tort (60 marks) |
The nature of law and Human rights (03)
|
80
|
2 hours |
33⅓% |
Section A the nature of law (20 marks) and Section B human rights law (60 marks) |
The nature of law and the law of contract (04)
|
80
|
2 hours |
33⅓% |
Section A the nature of law (20 marks) and Section B human rights law (60 marks) |
All components include synoptic assessment.
Students must complete 01, 02 and either 03 or 04 to be awarded the OCR A Level in Law.
Content overview
Students develop knowledge and understanding of the English legal system, the nature of law and both private and public law. They develop their understanding of legal method and reasoning through the study of statutory interpretation and judicial precedent.
Component 01: The legal system and criminal law
Section A: The legal system focuses on civil and criminal courts, the legal professions, and access to justice. Students develop knowledge and understanding of the processes and people involved in the law and the changing nature of the legal system. They will gain a critical awareness of the legal system.
Section B: Criminal law focuses on the rules and general elements of criminal law, criminal liability, offences against the person, offences against property and defences. Students develop their understanding of criminal law, apply their legal knowledge to scenario-based situations, and gain a critical awareness of the present state of criminal law.
Component 02: Law making and the law of tort
Section A: Law making focuses on law making in England and Wales as well as the European Union. Students develop an understanding of legal method and reasoning as used by lawyers and the judiciary. They will gain a critical awareness of law making in England and of EU law.
Section B: The law of tort focuses on the rules of tort, liability in negligence, occupiers’ liability and remedies. Learners develop their understanding of the law of tort, apply their legal knowledge to scenario-based situations, and gain a critical awareness of the present state of the law of tort.
Component 03: The nature of law and Human rights
In Section A: The nature of law focuses on the nature of law in a wider context and how it interacts with morality, justice and society.
Section B: Human rights law focuses on the protection of human rights and freedoms, key provisions of the European convention on human rights and the restrictions and enforcement of human rights law. Students will develop their knowledge and understanding, the skills to apply their legal knowledge to scenario-based situations and gain a critical awareness of the present state of the law.
Component 04: The nature of law and the law of contract
Section A: The nature of law focuses on the nature of law in a wider context and how it interacts with morality, justice and society.
Section B: The law of contract focuses on the central elements of contract law from the formation of contracts to their enforcement. Students will develop their knowledge and understanding, the skills to apply their legal knowledge to scenario-based situations and gain a critical awareness of the present state of the law.