AQA A Level Law Paper 1 June 2022 question paper

Which of the following best describes the mens rea for the offence of assault (battery) occasioning actual bodily harm?

Which of the following can be used as evidence to support a defence of loss of control under s54 and s55 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009?

When interpreting a statute, which of the following requires a judge to give words their plain, ordinary meaning even if the outcome is absurd?

Which statement best describes a ‘binding precedent’ within the doctrine of judicial precedent?

Public funding is sometimes available for criminal cases, as long as the ‘interests of justice’ test is met. Which of the following is not relevant to the ‘interests of justice’ test?

Explain any two features that are essential to the operation of judicial precedent.

Using the rules on duress, suggest why, in law, the defence of duress is likely to fail if raised by Alice at her trial.

Advise Carla of her criminal liability for the murder of Emma.

Examine the meaning and importance of ‘fault’ within criminal law and discuss the extent to which the rules of causation are evidence of a requirement for fault in criminal liability.

Consider the criminal liability of Flynn for the incident with the crowd. Consider the criminal liability of Flynn and the doctor for the involuntary manslaughter of Ginny.

Consider Harry’s criminal liability for the theft of the information contained in the list and Ian’s criminal liability for property offences in relation to the mobile phone.

Assuming that Harry was convicted of any offence, assess the main aims of sentencing that a judge is likely to consider.