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AQA A-level LAW 7162/1 Paper 1 May 2024 Questions Paper
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Please write clearly in block capitals.Centre number Candidate number
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A-level
LAW
Paper 1
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
• You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1–5
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 6
• Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces 7
provided. Do not write on blank pages. 8
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
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this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 10
be marked. 11
• Questions should be answered in continuous prose. Give reasoned
answers. Where appropriate, make reference to cases, statutes and TOTAL
examples.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
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Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Which one of the following statements about the offence of murder is true?
[1 mark]
A The defendant must have acted involuntarily.
B The defendant must have committed an unlawful act.
C The defendant must have foreseen a risk of death.
D The defendant must have intended death or serious injury.
0 2 Which one of the following statements about the defence of duress is false?
[1 mark]
A The defence of duress, if successfully pleaded, leads to an
acquittal.
B The defence of duress is available if the defendant acted due to a
serious threat to their reputation.
C The defence of duress is not available for the crime of attempted
murder.
D The defence of duress may fail if the defendant had voluntarily
joined a violent gang.
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outside the
0 3 Which one of the following statements about a trial in the criminal courts is true? box
[1 mark]
A Any defence raised by the defendant must be proved beyond all
reasonable doubt.
B The defendant will be asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
C The prosecution must prove the case against the defendant on the
balance of probabilities.
D The trial will begin in the County Court.
0 4 In relation to the Bar Standards Board (BSB), which one of the following statements is
false?
[1 mark]
A The BSB can disbar a barrister who has breached the code of
conduct.
B The BSB is the body which regulates barristers.
C The BSB sets out a code of conduct for barristers.
D The BSB sets training and entry standards for barristers.
0 5 Which one of the following best describes the operation of the golden rule of statutory
interpretation?
[1 mark]
A The court asks what gap in the law led to the statute being
enacted.
B The courts can only give words in a statute their plain, ordinary
meaning.
C The courts consider the purpose for which the statute was passed.
D The courts may choose to modify the meaning of a word in a
statute to avoid an absurd outcome. 5
Turn over for the next question
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