Appendix 2: Distribution of non-substantive law topics

Paper 1 – Crime	Paper 2 – Tort	Paper 3 – Contract/HR
Nature of law – legal and other rules; civil/criminal distinction and sources.	Nature of law – legal and other rules; civil/criminal distinction and sources.	Nature of law – legal and other rules; civil/criminal distinction and sources.
		The rule of law.
Statutory interpretation.	Parliamentary law making.	Delegated legislation.
Judicial precedent.	Law reform.	European Union.
The criminal courts and lay people.	The civil courts and other forms of dispute resolution.
Legal personnel – roles of barristers, solicitors and legal executives; regulation.
The judiciary: types of judge. Role of judges in criminal courts.	The judiciary: types of judge. Role of judges in civil courts.	The judiciary: types of judge. Role of judges in civil courts (contract) and in criminal courts (human rights).
		Independence of the judiciary.
Access to justice and funding in criminal system.	Access to justice and funding in civil system.	Access to justice and funding in civil system (contract) and in criminal system (human rights).
Law and society – fault. Law and justice.	Law and society – fault. Law and morality.	Law and society – balancing conflicting interests. Law and justice. Law and morality.