Criminal Special Study 2008-9

Students should print off the intranet materials and take them to class with them.

Please note that only Laws Teachers are able to download 'PowerPoint' files.

Podcasts work better when saved and opened in iTunes

Please click here for details of the various 'Learning Skills' and 'Learning Styles' we use.

[To be introduced informally via cases etc ... EO/Diversity issues: SS15 - Health Issues: SS15]

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Special Study Materials

(Special study materials can be found in Appendix 4 of 'Criminal Law for A2' by Jacqueline Martin.)

Prior to the delivery of ss20 students should read and precis Chapters 2 and 3 of 'The English Legal System' by Jacqueline Martin. Take your notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson.

Students should also start preparing SS16 now.

ss13 - The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent [PowerPoint] - [PdF Print File]

ss14 - Judicial Precedent Exercise

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Print off your Moodle answers and give to your Laws Tutor ...

AS-M13  'Judicial Precedent' - Moodle on line multi-choice test

Learning skills used: R&P and CT.

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Prior to the delivery of ss15 students read and precis Chapter 11 of 'Criminal Law' by Storey & Lidbury (3rd edition) and 14 of 'Criminal Law for A2' by Jacqueline Martin. Students should also read another text on 'Necessity and Duress' - such as 'Criminal Law' by Diana Roe (3rd edition) for comparison and consolidation purposes. Take your precis notes to class so they can be checked at the start of the lesson.        

ss15 - Necessity, Duress of Circumstances and Duress [PowerPoint] & [Pdf Print File]   

ss16 - Student delivery of their Special Study PowerPoint Presentations on necessity and/or duress.

ss17 - Working in pairs (small Law Firms) - produce a timeline showing the development of the law - for necessity and duress (in this timeline reflect precedent and relate to the special study materials).

ss18 - Storytelling

ss19 - Produce detailed case notes for all cases on the time-line(s) - show precedent.

ss20 - A detailed and criticial look at the special study materials. Brake up into small Law Firms - each Law Firm to present two of the specials Study items to class.

ss21 - We will give consideration to reform issues and an evaluate the types of examination questions that could arise - for each of the special study sources.

If time permits, we will run a mini-mooting competition making use of the special study materials.

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Mock examination involving a past/specimen examination paper - to be provided by your Laws Tutor - plan an answer with a fellow student

Mock examination involving a past/specimen examination paper - to be undertaken in examination conditions .

Learning skills used: R&P, E&R, CT, CP, CIT, LD with some basic LA.

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* Revision will consist of essay practice and undertaking past exam papers *