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Sources and Classification of Law · CAPE Law Unit 1

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  1. 1(a)5 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Explain the meaning of 'reception of law' in the context of the Commonwealth Caribbean.
  2. 1(b)5 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Evaluate the importance of judicial precedents within the legal system.
  3. 2(a)6 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Citing relevant examples, explain the meaning of the term 'sources of law'.
  4. 2(b)4 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain how equity operates as a source of law.
  5. 3(a)6 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Distinguish between binding precedents and highly persuasive precedents.
  6. 3(b)4 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Describe the circumstances in which a court will 'distinguish' a precedent.
  7. 325 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2With reference to decided cases, analyse how the literal, golden, and mischief rules assist the courts in statutory interpretation and applying the law.
  8. 1(a)10 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to a named Commonwealth Caribbean country, explain the statement 'our legal system did not originate with us'.
  9. 225 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss the statement that judges do not generally admit that they make law but hold the view that common law evolved on its own, with reference to how judicial precedent has shaped the common law, giving examples from…
  10. 325 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Assess the extent to which equity has affected the common law in the Commonwealth Caribbean, addressing the idea that equity has survived as a system capable of inventing new rights and remedies where common law is…
  11. 1(a)10 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Explain why law has to be classified.
  12. 1(a)10 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Outline your address on the relationship between 'common law' and 'equity', referring to an appropriate example or decided case.
  13. 225 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain the statement: "The doctrine of judicial precedent, the principal way in which the law develops in Caribbean Commonwealth jurisdiction, relies on the principle of stare decisis", using relevant cases to…
  14. 325 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain how the rules of interpretation are applied by judges in the interpretation of statutes and the presumptions they apply in this process.
  15. 1(b)10 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Discuss TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of the use of judicial precedent by judges in deciding cases that come before them in the courts in a named Commonwealth Caribbean country.
  16. 2(a)13 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2With reference to relevant case law, explain why the development of equity was necessary.
  17. 2(b)12 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Assess the effectiveness of equity in meeting the needs indicated in (a).
  18. 1(a)6 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2State three differences between 'public law' and 'private law'.
  19. 1(b)19 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Explain how knowledge of the classification of the law will be an advantage in representing Mr Cheapskate.
  20. 2(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Define fully the term 'sources of law'.
  21. 2(a)(ii)a)4 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2With reference to two named examples, outline the importance of literary sources of law.
  22. 2(a)(ii)b)4 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2With reference to two named examples, outline the importance of historical sources of law.
  23. 125 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Explain the statement "Equity does not destroy the common law but assists it" with reference to decided cases.
  24. 2(a)(i)4 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Advise Cashew Company on TWO areas of law in which they may seek redress against Mr Wood.
  25. 1(b)10 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the use of precedent by judges in deciding cases that come before them in the courts of the Commonwealth Caribbean state named in (a) above.
  26. 2(a)20 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2With reference to ONE decided case or example for EACH rule, explain the THREE rules of statutory interpretation that Justice Silas must consider in coming to his decision.
  27. 2(b)5 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Identify which rule Justice Silas could apply, giving reasons for your answer.
  28. 2(a)(i)6 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of the term primary legislation.
  29. 2(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain the meaning of the term secondary legislation.
  30. 2(b)13 marks· CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Advise the minister on the most suitable option, providing reasons for your answer.

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