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It sets out what can be assessed and should always be your primary reference point.  \nThe guidance contained in this teaching guide is not prescriptive. Instead, it provides commentary, suggestions and answers to questions that may support your teaching of the specification.  \nThe guide is an optional resource. There is no expectation that you read or use all of its content. In some sections, explanations go beyond what learners need to know. These are included to give additional context and detail that may help you.  \nThis guide has three sections:  \n• Specification: this section provides, where appropriate, additional commentary on the listed specification content  \n• Assessment: a brief overview of the assessment  \n• Further guidance: this section is organised into the following topics:  \no Substantive and non-substantive law  \no Subject content  \no The nature of law and the English legal system  \no Assessment  \no Subject-specific questions.  \nVersion 1.0 February 2026  \nContents  \n\n| Section | Page |\n| --- | --- |\n| Specification | 3 |\n| 3.1 The nature of law and the English legal system | 4 |\n| 3.2 Criminal law | 15 |\n| 3.3 Tort | 24 |\n| 3.4 Law of contract | 36 |\n| 3.5 Human Rights | 49 |\n| Assessment | 62 |\n| Further guidance | 65 |\n| Substantive and non-substantive law | 65 |\n| Subject content | 67 |\n| The nature of law and the English legal system | 68 |\n| Assessment | 71 |\n| Subject-specific guidance | 75 |\n\nSpecification  \nOur A-level Law (7162) specification requires the delivery and assessment of four subject areas from a possible five.  \nThree of these are compulsory:  \n1. The nature of law and the English legal system  \n2. Criminal law  \n3. Tort.  \nThe fourth is an option of either:  \n4. Law of contract  \n5. Human Rights.  \nThe specification is linear with three exam papers of equal weighting at the end of the two years. These three papers cover substantive and non-substantive content in the five subject areas.  \nOur A-level Law: Getting Started course is particularly helpful if you are new to the specification.  \nSpecification content commentary  \n3.1 The nature of law and the English legal system  \n\n| Content | Additional information | Commentary |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Nature of law | • Basic understanding of the distinction between enforceable legal rules and principles and other rules and norms of behaviour.\u003Cbr>• Basic understanding of the differences between criminal and civil law and between different sources of law including custom, statute law and the common law. | The first two components of this section represent fundamental aspects of the study of law and may be assessed in questions in any of the papers. However, the reference to ‘basic’ understanding indicates clearly that assessment is aimed at AO1 .\u003Cbr>Inevitably, more detailed understanding of some of these aspects may be required by other sections of the specification. |\n| Nature of law: law and society | • The role law plays in society.\u003Cbr>• The effect of law on enforceable rights and the balance required between competing interests (e.g. public and private) .\u003Cbr>• The meaning and importance of fault in civil and/or criminal law. |  |\n| Nature of law: law and morality | • The distinction between law and morality and the diversity of moral views in a pluralist society.\u003Cbr>• The relationship between law and morality and its importance.\u003Cbr>• The legal enforcement of moral values. | These subsequent elements of the specification, which come within the general umbrella of the ‘Nature of law’, encourage a more extensive investigation into aspects of the nature of law by way of relevant general theory.\u003Cbr>They introduce the ‘Concepts’:\u003Cbr>• balancing conflicting interests |\n\n\n| Content | Additional information | Commentary |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Nature of law: law and justice | • The meaning of justice and theories of justice.\u003Cbr>• Th","cbCaimtzJuHXGKrq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimtzJuHXGKrq","pdf",756750,"English","# Introduction\n## Specification\n## Assessment\n## Further guidance\n## Specification content commentary\n## 3.1 The nature of law and the English legal system\n## The rule of law","[{\"question\":\"What should teachers use as the primary reference when teaching A-level Law (7162)?\",\"answer\":\"The A-level Law (7162) specification is the key document and should be the primary reference for what can be assessed.\"},{\"question\":\"Is the teaching guide mandatory to read or use in full?\",\"answer\":\"No. The guide is optional, and there is no expectation that all content must be read or used. 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