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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education
Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
9084/01
LAW
Paper 1 Essay Questions
October/November 2006
1 hour 30 minutes
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‘The Magistrates Court is the main pillar of the English Legal System’. Discuss this statement. [25]
2
‘The Human Rights Act represents a turning point in the development of the rights of individuals.’
Consider, with appropriate examples, the validity of this statement.
[25]
3
‘Equity still has a role to play in English Law’. Discuss.
4
To what extent do you think that the roles of the solicitor and the barrister have merged into one?
Analyse whether it is better to have a fused legal profession or two separate roles.
[25]
5
Consider the role of the judiciary as interpreters of legislation. To what extent are they able to
interpret legislation freely?
[25]
6
‘Delegated legislation threatens the democratic system and is too high a price to pay for its
contribution as a source of law’. Discuss this statement.
[25]
[25]
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