Human Rights: Rules and Theory | AQA A-Level Law (7162)
Human Rights: Rules and Theory
- 113 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Paper 3: human rights, one of two options
- Paper 3
What separates a right from a liberty, the duties rights impose, and the scope of the rights the Convention guarantees..
It covers article 2 and Article 5: Life and Liberty, article 11 and the Conditions for Restriction, rights, Liberties and Correlative Duties, the Scope of Fundamental Human Rights, article 2 Exceptions and the Article 5 Guarantee, interfering with Article 8 Rights, article 10: Freedom of Expression and Its Limits and the Human Rights Act and Categories of Rights.
Sample questions from Human Rights: Rules and Theory
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Article 2 and Article 5: Life and Liberty
Under Article 2.2, when may lethal force be justified in relation to public disorder?
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When force is absolutely necessary to quell a riot or insurrection. -
Article 11 and the Conditions for Restriction
How can national security serve as a legitimate aim for restricting qualified rights?
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Restrictions may be justified where necessary to protect national security. -
Rights, Liberties and Correlative Duties
What would happen if you tried to enforce a mere liberty in court against another person?
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Enforcement would fail because a mere liberty has no correlative duty-bearer; there is no one legally obligated to do or refrain from doing anything in relation to your liberty. -
The Scope of Fundamental Human Rights
When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted, and by which body?
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It was adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. -
Article 2 Exceptions and the Article 5 Guarantee
What fundamental protection does Article 5 ECHR provide?
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It protects the right to liberty and security of person, meaning freedom from arbitrary detention by the state. -
Interfering with Article 8 Rights
What protection does Article 8.1 provide regarding family life?
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The right to respect for family life, protecting relationships between family members. -
Article 10: Freedom of Expression and Its Limits
What aspect of freedom of expression does Article 10 ECHR protect regarding holding opinions?
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It protects the freedom to hold opinions without interference by public authority. -
The Human Rights Act and Categories of Rights
What obligation does section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 impose on public authorities?
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It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way that is incompatible with a Convention right.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Article 2 and Article 5: Life and Liberty | Recall questions on the right to life in Article 2.1 and its exceptions in Article 2.2, and on the right to liberty in Article 5.1, the grounds for lawful detention and the safeguards in Articles 5.3 to 5.5. | 11 |
| Article 11 and the Conditions for Restriction | Recall questions on what Article 11.1 protects, its treatment of trade unions, and the conditions under which those rights may be restricted. | 19 |
| Rights, Liberties and Correlative Duties | Recall questions on how a right is defined, the obligation it places on the state, what a liberty is and how rights and duties correspond. | 20 |
| The Scope of Fundamental Human Rights | Recall questions on what the scope covers, the events that prompted the international framework and the founding of the United Nations. | 15 |
| Article 2 Exceptions and the Article 5 Guarantee | Recall questions on when Article 2 permits lethal force in defence, arrest and riot, and on the protection Article 5 provides. | 11 |
| Interfering with Article 8 Rights | Recall questions on how Article 8 protects private life, family life, the home and correspondence, and on when interference is justified: in accordance with the law, pursuing a legitimate aim and necessary in a democratic society. | 17 |
| Article 10: Freedom of Expression and Its Limits | Recall questions on the freedoms Article 10 protects to hold opinions and to receive and impart information, and the conditions for restricting them: prescribed by law, a legitimate aim and necessity in a democratic society. | 11 |
| The Human Rights Act and Categories of Rights | Recall questions on the Human Rights Act 1998 and its sections 3, 4 and 6, absolute, limited and qualified rights, proportionality and the margin of appreciation. | 9 |
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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