Paper 2 Section A

Question 1

What are the stages a bill goes through?

Answer 1

-First reading
-Second reading
-Committee stage
-Report stage
-Third reading
-House of Lords
-Ping pong
-Royal assent

Question 2

What are the types of delegated legislation?

Answer 2

Orders in council

Statutory instruments

By laws

Question 3

What are the controls over delegated legislation?

Answer 3

-Enabling Act
-Delegated powers committee
-Scrutiny committee
-Negative resolution procedures
-Affirmative resolution procedure
-Judicial review (Courts)

Question 4

What are the types of statutory interpretation and cases to support?

Answer 4

Literal rule - Cheeseman v DPP police not a ‘passenger’

Golden rule - Narrow Adler v George ‘vicinity’. Wide Re Sigsworth ‘next kin or issue’.

Mischief rule - Smith v Hughes prostitutes loitering on balcony.

Purposive approach - Ghaidan v Mendoza gay couples rights over tenancy.

Question 5

What are the three types of precedents?

Answer 5

Binding precedent

Original precedent

Persuasive precedent

Question 6

How can precedent be avoided?

Answer 6

-Distinguishing
-Overruling
-Reversing

Question 7

Who conducts law reform and how is it done?

Answer 7

Law Commission (Act 1965)

-Codification
-Consolidation
-Repeal

Question 8

What are the types of EU law?

Answer 8

-Treaties
-Regulations
-Directives

Question 9

Who implements EU law?

Answer 9

Council of the European Union

European Parliament

Commission of European Union

Court of justice of European Union