AQA A Level Law Paper 1 November 2021 question paper

Which of the following is not a defence to murder?

Which is the false statement about the requirements needed to prove the offence of robbery?

Select the statement that most accurately describes the aim of the purposive approach to statutory interpretation.

A defendant who pleads guilty to an offence in the Magistrates’ Court can appeal to the Crown Court against:

Select the false statement about lay magistrates.

To assist with statutory interpretation a judge may use intrinsic (internal) and extrinsic (external) aids.

Using any two examples, explain extrinsic aids to interpretation.

Using the principle of coincidence (the contemporaneity rule), suggest why, in law, Asha is likely to have satisfied the requirement for both the actus reus and mens rea to be present at the same time.

Advise Cassie, with regard to the mens rea of s18 and s20 (Offences Against the Person Act 1861), whether she could avoid criminal liability for the injury to Daisy by pleading intoxication.

The use of principles to guide the development of legal rules enables law to play an important role in society.

Examine the principle of fair labelling and the principle of correspondence. Discuss the extent to which any one of the non-fatal offences against the person satisfies one of these principles.

Consider the criminal liability of Elijah for the murder of Fern and her unborn child and for the attempted murder of Gianni.

Consider the criminal liability of Hayden in relation to the bicycle and for the injury suffered by Ian.

If Hayden were to face trial at the Crown Court, assess the role that barristers may carry out during the trial.