Law and Justice | OCR A-Level Law (H418)
Law and Justice
- 14 questions
- 1 subtopics
- The nature of law, on whichever third paper you sit
- Component 3 and Component 4
What justice means and how far the legal system delivers it..
It covers the meaning and theories of justice and how far the law achieves it.
Sample questions from Law and Justice
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The meaning and theories of justice and how far the law achieves it
What is Rawls's theory of justice?
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That principles of justice are those which rational people would choose behind a veil of ignorance, not knowing their own place in society. -
The meaning and theories of justice and how far the law achieves it
How can a jury achieve justice even when the law points to a conviction?
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Jurors cannot be punished for their verdict and may acquit on conscience, as in R v Ponting (1985), where a civil servant who leaked information was acquitted despite the judge's direction.
The 1 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| The meaning and theories of justice and how far the law achieves it | Recall questions on the meaning of justice, distributive, corrective and procedural justice, the theories of Aristotle, Rawls, Nozick and Marx, and how far the legal system achieves justice through appeals, the Criminal Cases Review Commission and juries, set against legal aid cuts and strict liability. | 14 |
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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