Future Law
An interesting subject to study at A-Level. There has been a surge in interest for Law in recent years. We want you to get the best success at Oakes studying this A-Level course. This page provides you with tools to get the best start as an Oakes student.
Key things to do to be prepared for studying Law:
Research each case and find what the law is and think if you would have decided it in the same way
-Re A (conjoined twins) (2000)
-Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
-R v Blaue(1975)
Check out BBC News each day and read any law related articles (e.g. any crimes committed, new laws introduced)
Watch this to find out the law on non-fatal offences against the person
Interesting and fun things you can do to enhance your knowledge:
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Explore online
OpenLearn- Free online courses : Check out the law courses
•Law Pod UK – podcast
•Legal Cheek journals
•Follow The Secret Barrister on twitter: @BarristerSecret and read their blog (he also has a great book)
Books to Read
First year text book:
OCR A Level Law Book 1
Author: Martin and Price
To Watch
The Trial: A Murder in the family – Channel 4
Judge Rinder– listen out for the nuggets of law when he’s deciding the cases
Law films:
12 Angry Men
To Kill a Mockingbird
Anatomy of a murder
Philadelphia
The Runaway Jury