View Unit : Aspects of the Legal System and Law-making Process

Unit

Unit Reference Number

L/502/5454

Qualification Framework

QCF

Title

Aspects of the Legal System and Law-making Process

Unit Level

Level 3

Unit Sub Level

None

Guided Learning Hours

Unit Credit Value

Date of Withdrawal

SSAs

15.3 Business Management, 15.5 Law and Legal Services

Unit Grading Structure

Pass

Assessment Guidance

N/A

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome - The learner will:		Assessment Criterion - The learner can:
1	Understand the hierarchy of the court system	1.1	Describe the hierarchy of the civil courts
		1.2	Describe the hierarchy of the criminal courts
		1.3	Explain the difference between the two hierarchies
2	Know the role undertaken by the personnel of the courts	2.1	Describe the role of lay people in criminal cases
2	Know the role undertaken by the personnel of the courts	2.2	Outline the role of judges and lawyers in civil and criminal cases
3	Understand how legal rules are created by precedent	3.1	Explain how precedents are applied in court
4	Understand how statutory rules are made and interpreted	4.1	Describe the process when making an Act of Parliament
4	Understand how statutory rules are made and interpreted	4.2	Explain the rules of statutory interpretation

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