LAW REVISION NOTES

AQA AS LAW : COMPREHENSIVE REVISION NOTES

Sub-Topics Included in this detailed revision pack: 

PARLIAMENTARY LAW-MAKING:

• Influences on Parliament: The Law Commission | Pressure Groups | Politics | The Media
• Structure of Parliament: House of Commons | Lords | Monarch
• The Pre-Legislative Procedure:Green Papers | White Papers
• Types of Bills: Public | Private Members | Government | Private | Hybrid
• The Law Making Procedure:Readings | Committee Stage | Lords | Royal Assent
• Parliamentary Supremacy: The EU | Convention of Human Rights | Devolution

CRIMINAL COURTS:

• Types of Courts and Appeals: Magistrates Court |Crown | Supreme Court
• Magistrates: Role | Qualifications | Appointment | Training | Retirement
• Classification of Offences: Summary | Either Way | Indictable
• Juries: Role | Qualifications | Disqualification | Deferral | Selection

CIVIL COURTS AND ADR:

• Court Structure: County | High | Court of Appeal | Supreme | 
• Track System: Small Claims Track | Fast Track | Multi Track
• Changes to Structure: Access Justice Act | Woolf Reforms| Civil Procedure Act
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Negotiation | Mediation | Conciliation | Arbitration 
• Tribunals: First Tier | Upper Tribunal | Appeal Route | Advantages & Disadvantages 

Created by Ryan Austin: Revision Tsar and Lord of Law