Law Reform | OCR A-Level Law (H418)
Law Reform
- 43 questions
- 2 subtopics
- Component 2: Law making and the law of tort
- Component 2
Who presses for change in the law and how proposals reach the statute book..
It covers the Law Commission and law reform and influences on Parliament.
Sample questions from Law Reform
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
-
The Law Commission and law reform
Who does the Law Commission consult during its reform process?
Show the answer
It consults experts, judges and interested parties. -
The Law Commission and law reform
What did the Law Reform (Year and a Day Rule) Act 1996 abolish?
Show the answer
It abolished the rule that death must occur within a year and a day for a murder charge. -
Influences on Parliament
Give an example of legislation passed in response to public opinion.
Show the answer
After the Dunblane school shooting in 1996, the Snowdrop Campaign led to the Firearms (Amendment) Acts 1997, which banned most private ownership of handguns. -
Influences on Parliament
What are two advantages of pressure groups as an influence on Parliament?
Show the answer
They bring expert knowledge to law making, and they let ordinary people and minorities have a voice on issues between elections.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| The Law Commission and law reform | Recall questions on the Law Commission's membership, its work on codification, consolidation and repeal, the stages of its reform process, its advantages and limitations, and reforms it led to, from the Year and a Day Rule to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. | 27 |
| Influences on Parliament | Recall questions on how political parties, manifestos and the Salisbury Convention, public opinion, media campaigns, sectional and cause pressure groups, and lobbyists influence Parliament, with examples and the advantages and disadvantages of each. | 16 |
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.
-
Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
-
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.
-
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.
Nearby topics
OCR A-Level Law Active Recall Guide
Every topic, not just this one. 1,624 questions with their answers.