Sample Questions and Answer Plans

Let’s look at a past paper question. Please have ‘AS Law’ (Chapter 4) available to you as you consider the question. Before consulting the suggested areas of response, please ask yourself: how would I have tackled this question?

Sample Question

a) Explain how the doctrine of judicial precedent works in practice, using cases to illustrate. (15)
b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the operation of judicial precedent in the English legal system. (15)

Answer Guidance