A2 Criminal Law homework for Jan-May 2012
... The homework deadline is 3.15pm on the date given - this cannot be changed ...
Mr Happy always shows
a bibliography at the end of his essays
(1) IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAND IN YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME. It is NOT your teachers job to remind you to do the work.
(2) Please DO NOT e-mail homework (it can get lost) - place it inside the RED BOX in the Laws classroom BEFORE 3.15pm ON THE DATE SHOWN. You will lose at least a grade if you hand in an essay which does not show an essay plan. If your homework is handed in late (even by just a few seconds) or without a Self-assessment Sheet - you will be given a fail grade.
(3) IF YOUR ESSAY IS THIN and/or lacks depth and analysis YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO IT AGAIN. Plan a structured answer to the question - start early because the first draft is generally unacceptable. Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'.
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To be completed for the date/time shown ...
Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'. If your homework is handed in late (even by just a few seconds) or without a Self-assessment Sheet - you will be given a fail grade.
Your homework needs to be fully completed in TWO STAGES. The PLANNING STAGE and the ESSAY WRITING STAGE. The dates shown are for submission of your fully researched and completed PLAN and ESSAY (both of these should be attached to each other and placed in the RED ESSAY BOX).
Wednesday 8th February 2012 - A2 Criminal students in Block 2LC to do Essay TGLA2-5.
Wednesday 8th February 2012 - A2 Criminal students in Block 2LB to do Essay TGLA2-5.
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Block/Class you are in - check this timetable ...
Essay TGLA2-5 - Using cases/statute to illustrate, produce a detailed written essay: 'Why is an attempt to commit an offence punished? Should attempts be punished as evenly as the full offence?'
Source: Norman Baird - 'Criminal Law 2009-10'
Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'.
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HALF-TERM HOMEWORK
All A2 Criminal Law Students - You will be given a 'Criminal Law - Half-term Homework 'Attempts' booklet'. You should answer ALL of the questions in this booklet for the First Class after half-term.
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Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'. If your homework is handed in late (even by just a few seconds) or without a Self-assessment Sheet - you will be given a fail grade.
Your homework needs to be fully completed in TWO STAGES. The PLANNING STAGE and the ESSAY WRITING STAGE. The dates shown are for submission of your fully researched and completed PLAN and ESSAY (both of these should be attached to each other and placed in the RED ESSAY BOX).
Wednesday 29th February 2012 - A2 Criminal Law students in Block 2LC to do Essay TGLA2-6.
Wednesday 7th March 2012 - A2 Criminal Law students in Block 2LB to do Essay TGLA2-6.
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Block/Class you are in - check this timetable ...
Essay TGLA2-6 - Produce a detailed plan to the question: 'How, if at all, has the case of Shivpuri [1985] helped develop the law on attempts?'
In answering the above question you should show analytical thought and demonstrate any relevant aspects of the law associated with the doctrine of judicial precedent and /or statutory interpretation. See also the attached PDF for an outline of some of the key issues.
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Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'. If your homework is handed in late (even by just a few seconds) or without a Self-assessment Sheet - you will be given a fail grade.
Your homework needs to be fully completed in TWO STAGES. The PLANNING STAGE and the ESSAY WRITING STAGE. The dates shown are for submission of your fully researched and completed PLAN and ESSAY (both of these should be attached to each other and placed in the RED ESSAY BOX).
Wednesday 21st March 2012 - A2 Criminal Law students in Block 2LC to do Essay TGLA2-7.
Wednesday 28th March 2012 - A2 Criminal Law students in Block 2LB to do Essay TGLA2-7.
If you are unsure of the
Block/Class you are in - check this timetable ...
Essay TGLA2-7 - 'In Source 1 (page 2 of the Special Study Materials at lines 6-8) Elliott and Quinn argue that 'the difficulty for the law on attempts is to determine where to draw the line - how far does someone have to go towards committing an offence before his or her acts become criminal?'.
To what extent is the difficulty of knowing how far someone has to go towards committing an offence, before his or her acts become criminal, the key problem associated with the law of attempts?'
In answering the above question you should show analytical thought and demonstrate any relevant aspects of the law associated with the doctrine of judicial precedent and /or statutory interpretation.
Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'. You MUST attach a self-assessment sheet. Hand in your homework early.
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EASTER HOMEWORK
A2 Criminal Law students - For Easter Homework answer all of the questions on the attached examination paper.
Also, produce a "timeline list of cases" (i.e. in date order, with detailed case notes showing all judicial precedent issues) for the 'special study area of law'.
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Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'. If your homework is handed in late (even by just a few seconds) or without a Self-assessment Sheet - you will be given a fail grade.
Your homework needs to be fully completed in TWO STAGES. The PLANNING STAGE and the ESSAY WRITING STAGE. The dates shown are for submission of your fully researched and completed PLAN and ESSAY (both of these should be attached to each other and placed in the RED ESSAY BOX)
Wednesday 25th April 2012 - A2 Criminal Law students in Block 2LC to do Essay TGLA2-8.
Wednesday 2nd May 2012 - A2 Criminal Law students in Block 2LB to do Essay TGLA2-8.
If you are unsure of the
Block/Class you are in - check this timetable ...
Essay TGLA2-8 - Produce a written essay to the question: To be added in due course.
Guidance: Make use of the 'Special Study Materials'. Identify key cases and examine the words of judges. Go beyond the textbook, researching from a cases and materials textbook or judgements via Bailii.org.
Follow the 'Essay writing guidance'. You MUST attach a self-assessment sheet. Hand in your homework early.
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Wednesday 9th May 2012 - A2 Criminal Law Students in Block 2LB and 2LC to do Activity LA2-9.
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Block/Class you are in - download this timetable
Activity LA2-9 - Complete/hand in your timeline and case notes.