Human Rights and English Law | AQA A-Level Law (7162)
Human Rights and English Law
- 83 questions
- 5 subtopics
- Paper 3: human rights, one of two options
- Paper 3
How English law protects life, liberty, expression and assembly in practice, and where those protections fall short of the Convention..
It covers the Right to Life in English Law, protective Policing and the Osman Test, deprivation of Liberty in English Law, privacy in English Law and expression, Assembly and Association in English Law.
Sample questions from Human Rights and English Law
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The Right to Life in English Law
What is voluntary manslaughter?
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A homicide where the defendant has the mens rea for murder but a partial defence (such as loss of control or diminished responsibility) reduces liability. -
The Right to Life in English Law
What must a defendant honestly believe for self-defence or prevention of crime to succeed?
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That the use of force was necessary in the circumstances. -
Protective Policing and the Osman Test
What must be established for civil negligence to provide a remedy for breach of the right to life?
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A duty of care must exist, that duty must be breached, and the breach must cause death or injury. -
Protective Policing and the Osman Test
What procedural obligation does Article 2 ECHR impose regarding deaths in custody?
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It requires an independent and effective investigation of deaths in custody or deaths attributable to agents of the state. -
Deprivation of Liberty in English Law
What must a constable tell a person before a search under section 1 of PACE 1984?
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Under section 2, the officer's name and police station, the object of the search, the grounds for it and the person's right to a record of the search; an officer not in uniform must also show evidence of being a constable. -
Deprivation of Liberty in English Law
What right to legal advice does a detained suspect have under section 58 of PACE 1984, and when can it be delayed?
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The right to consult a solicitor privately at any time; a superintendent may delay it only for an indictable offence on specified grounds, and never beyond 36 hours from the relevant time. -
Privacy in English Law
What criminal offences relate to interception of communications?
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Offences prohibiting the unlawful interception of communications without proper authorisation. -
Privacy in English Law
How does breach of confidence protect privacy in civil law?
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It provides a remedy where confidential information is disclosed without authorisation.
The 5 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The Right to Life in English Law | Recall questions on the three ways English law protects life and on murder and voluntary manslaughter as homicide offences. | 11 |
| Protective Policing and the Osman Test | Recall questions on what protective policing means, what the authorities must have known, the failure that must be shown and the route through negligence. | 10 |
| Deprivation of Liberty in English Law | Recall questions on what deprivation of liberty means and on the circumstances in which it is lawful, including conviction and unsound mind. | 25 |
| Privacy in English Law | Recall questions on how English law protects privacy through the Computer Misuse Act, data protection and interception offences, the torts of misuse of private information and breach of confidence, and the statutes governing lawful surveillance. | 9 |
| Expression, Assembly and Association in English Law | Recall questions on what Article 10 covers, what Article 11 protects and the conditions under which those rights may be restricted. | 28 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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