aqa
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-
level
LAW
Paper 1
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1–5
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
6
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces 7
provided. Do not write on blank pages. 8
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
9
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 10
be marked. 11
Questions should be answered in continuous prose. Give reasoned
TOTAL
answers. Where appropriate, make reference to cases, statutes and
examples.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
,7162/1
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Which one of the following statements about the offence of murder is true?
[1 mark]
A The defendant must have acted involuntarily.
B The defendant must have committed an unlawful act.
C The defendant must have foreseen a risk of death.
D The defendant must have intended death or serious injury.
0 2 Which one of the following statements about the defence of duress is false?
[1 mark]
A The defence of duress, if successfully pleaded, leads to an
acquittal.
B The defence of duress is available if the defendant acted due to a
serious threat to their reputation.
C The defence of duress is not available for the crime of attempted
murder.
D The defence of duress may fail if the defendant had voluntarily
joined a violent gang.
original
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-
level
LAW
Paper 1
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1–5
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
6
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces 7
provided. Do not write on blank pages. 8
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
9
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 10
be marked. 11
Questions should be answered in continuous prose. Give reasoned
TOTAL
answers. Where appropriate, make reference to cases, statutes and
examples.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
,7162/1
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Which one of the following statements about the offence of murder is true?
[1 mark]
A The defendant must have acted involuntarily.
B The defendant must have committed an unlawful act.
C The defendant must have foreseen a risk of death.
D The defendant must have intended death or serious injury.
0 2 Which one of the following statements about the defence of duress is false?
[1 mark]
A The defence of duress, if successfully pleaded, leads to an
acquittal.
B The defence of duress is available if the defendant acted due to a
serious threat to their reputation.
C The defence of duress is not available for the crime of attempted
murder.
D The defence of duress may fail if the defendant had voluntarily
joined a violent gang.
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