Learning materials

Simply click on each topic to access our learning materials under our three learning streams – English legal system, Criminal law and Tort law. 📚🧠💡


Learning materials – English legal system

What is law?
Who makes laws?
Statutory creation.

Types of law: criminal and civil law.

Rule of law.
Government, Cabinet and Parliament.

Statutory interpretation. Aids to interpretation.

Judicial precedent.

Hierarchy of courts.

Lay people.
Legal personnel.

Regulations on legal personnel.

The European Union.
EU law.

Delegated legislation.

Civil Courts.
Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Access to justice.

The judiciary.

Elements of a parliamentary statute.


Learning materials – criminal law

Criminal courts.

Sentencing.

Introduction to criminal liability.

Assault and battery.

Actual bodily harm (ABH).
Grievous bodily harm (GBH).

Strengths and weaknesses of
non-fatal offences.

Fatal offences: murder.

Loss of control.

Diminished responsibility.

Theft.

Robbery.

Attempts.

Automatism.

Insanity.

Specific and basic intent offences.

Intoxication.

Unlawful act manslaughter.

Gross negligence manslaughter.

Self-defence and duress.


Learning materials – tort law

Introduction to tort law.

Negligence.

Psychiatric harm.

Economic loss.

Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957.

Occupiers’ Liability Act 1984.

Nuisance.

Rylands v Fletcher rule.

Vicarious liability.

Defences in tort law.

Remedies in tort law.

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