WJEC/Eduqas A Level Law: Book 1 Revision Guide

Chapter 1 The nature of law and the Welsh and English legal systems • Repeal : to delete old, obsolete and out of date laws. Example: Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 • Create : to create new laws in response to public demand or because of pressure from other groups. Example : Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 • Consolidate : to bring together successive statutes on the same subject. Example : Care Act 2014 • Codify : to bring together all the rules including case law into one statute. Example : Failed attempt to codify criminal law in UK; Legislation (Wales) Bill 2020 aimed to codify Welsh law • Law Commission Act 2009 : annual report, new parliamentary procedure, guarantee from relevant minister • Current projects : surrogacy, electronic signatures, automated vehicles Activity 1.8 Pressure groups Pressure groups have a huge consultative and influential impact on Parliament. Research five different cause groups and copy and complete the following table. A template is provided in the online answers to this book. Name of pressure group Objectives Methods Successes? Activity 1.9 Methods of law reform Draw a line from each method of law reform to match it with the correct explanation. Add an example to support each method of law reform. Method of law reform Explanation Creation Example: When problems have appeared over time and new legislation is enacted to amend it. Where successive statutes on the same subject are brought together. Consolidation Example: Old and obsolete laws are removed. Out of date statutes are taken off the statute books after a long time. Codification Example: Where a particular area of law has developed over time, a large body of case law and statute can make the law confusing. This process brings together all the rules into one statute to increase certainty. Repeal Example: Completely new laws are written in response to public demand or because of pressure from other groups. Existing provisions can also be adapted for new needs. 20