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AS Level Law Assignment 6 - Lay People

Magistrates Task

1 (a) Clare heard a radio advertisement asking for people to come forward to be considered as magistrates.  Explain to her how lay magistrates are chosen and the duties they undertake as magistrates.  [15 marks]

1 (a) Discuss the value to the English Legal System of lay magistrates.  [15 marks]

(AQA, June 2001)

or

2 (a) How are both judges and lay magistrates selected and appointed?  [15 marks]

2 (b) Identify and comment on the problems associated with these selection and appointment methods.  [15 marks]

(AQA, January 2002)

or

3 "The problem with magistrates is that they are middle aged, middle class and middle minded."

(a) Explain how lay magistrates and District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) are selected and appointed.  (15 marks)

(b) Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of lay magistrates.  (15 marks)

(AQA, June 2003)

 

Juries Task

1. "Jury tradition is not only about the right of a citizen to elect trial but also about the juror's duty of citizenship ... ", said Baroness Helena Kennedy (speaking in a House of Lords debate in September 2000).

(a) Explain how jurors are chosen for jury duty.  [15 marks]

(b) Comment on the advantages and disadvantages of trial by jury. [15 marks]

(AQA, January 2002)

or

2. Bob has been charged with a serious criminal offence and detained in police custody.

(a) Identify the courts (including any appeal courts) before which he could appear.  Give a brief summary of the nature of the hearing before each court.  [10 marks]

(b) Explain and evaluate the role of the jury in hearing a criminal case.  [20 marks]

(AQA, May 2002)

or

3 (a) Explain how jurors are chosen and the role of the jury in a Crown Court trial.  (15 marks)

3 (b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a jury to hear a criminal trial.  (15 marks)

(AQA, January 2003)

or

4 (a) Describe the different roles of the judge and jury in a Crown Court trial.  (15 marks)

4 (b) Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a jury to decide the verdict in a criminal trial.  (15 marks)

(AQA, June 2003)

 

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