UK · Subject guide
Law
A-Level Law (AQA 7162), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
01 · Overview
Law
A-Level Law (AQA 7162), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
- Subject guide
- A-Levels
- Topics mapped
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02 · Complete topic map
Complete topic map
Every topic recorded for this subject in the curriculum is reproduced below in its full hierarchy. The descriptions reflect the mapped scope without implying additional exam rules.
- 01
The Nature of Law
Examines what distinguishes legal rules from other social rules and explores the relationships between law and society, morality, justice, and the concept of fault.
- 02
The Rule of Law
Considers the principle that no one may be punished except under the law, alongside ideas of equality before the law and the need for clear, accessible rules.
- 03
Parliamentary Law Making and Delegated Legislation
Covers how Parliament creates statute and the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy, together with powers delegated through Orders in Council, statutory instruments and bylaws.
- 04
Statutory Interpretation and Judicial Precedent
Looks at how judges read and apply Acts of Parliament using the established rules and approaches, and how the doctrine of binding precedent operates within the court hierarchy.
- 05
Law Reform and the Influence of the European Union
Reviews the work of bodies such as the Law Commission in reforming the law and the role of EU institutions and sources within the English legal system.
- 06
The Civil and Criminal Courts and Dispute Resolution
Surveys the structure of the civil and criminal courts and the alternative routes through which legal disputes may be resolved.
- 07
Legal Personnel, the Judiciary and Access to Justice
Examines the roles of solicitors, barristers, lay magistrates and juries, judicial independence, and the means by which people obtain legal advice and funding.
- 08
General Elements of Criminal Liability
Establishes the foundational requirements of a criminal offence, including actus reus, mens rea, causation and the underlying theory of harm in criminal law.
- 09
Fatal and Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
Covers murder and the forms of manslaughter alongside the range of assault and wounding offences committed against another person.
- 10
Property Offences and Preliminary Offences
Addresses offences such as theft and robbery together with inchoate liability for attempting to commit a crime.
- 11
Criminal Defences
Considers the general defences available to a defendant, grouped into those concerning capacity and those based on necessity or compulsion.
- 12
Negligence and the Tort of Nuisance
Examines liability in negligence for personal injury, property damage, economic loss and psychiatric harm, together with private nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher.
- 13
Occupiers' Liability, Vicarious Liability and Tort Remedies
Covers the duties owed to visitors and trespassers, an employer's liability for the acts of others, and the available tortious defences and remedies.
- 14
Formation and Terms of a Contract
Explores the essential requirements for a valid agreement and the express, implied, statutory and exclusion terms that make up its content.
- 15
Vitiating Factors, Discharge and Contract Remedies
Looks at factors such as misrepresentation and duress that undermine a contract, the ways a contract may end, and the remedies for breach.
- 16
Human Rights Law and the European Convention
Examines the theory and international framework of human rights, the protections in key Convention articles, their domestic effect under the Human Rights Act 1998, enforcement and reform.
03 · Where this subject applies
Where this subject applies
These pathways and regions are explicitly connected to the subject in the curriculum.
Pathways and specifications
AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
Nations and regions
All registered regions
04 · Official sources
Official sources
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Public references
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