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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 2010
1 hour 30 minutes
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Answer three questions.
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‘There are many drawbacks to jury service. The time has long come for it to be abolished and
replaced with something more efficient.’
Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement.
2
[25]
Agatha Runcible has pleaded not guilty to careless driving at the Brideshead Magistrates’ Court.
Consider critically the process which will now follow and the roles of those involved in her trial. [25]
3
Analyse critically the main ways in which delegated legislation comes into force in England and
Wales.
[25]
4
‘The courts are still widely regarded as an elite and alien world, remote from the experience and
interests of the ordinary man and woman.’
Discuss critically the role of those who work in the courts, their training and the day-to-day operation
of justice in England and Wales, indicating how far you would agree with the above statement. [25]
5
‘Equitable maxims and equitable remedies have been vital tools in the development of justice.’
Identifying and illustrating both maxims and remedies, discuss how far you would agree with the
above statement. Your answer should refer to decided cases.
[25]
6
‘The problem with a system of precedent is that it makes the law stand still; it cannot move with the
times.’
How far would you agree with this criticism?
[25]
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