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Magistrates
We are excited to say that in conjunction with this topic there should be an actual practicing Magstrate! The students will therefore have the opportunity to question him/her at length, not only with this provide useful factual information but hopefully this should contextualise this topic too.
Magistrates are an essential component of the current legal system, hearing on average 99% of cases and deciding the sentencing for a significant number from that 99%. So this topic answers the important question - who is a magistrate? What do they look like? Are they legally qualified? Do they get paid?!!
A breakdown of the topic:
a) Lay Magistrates
b) History of magistry
c) Qualifications
d) Appointment
e) Composition of the Bench
f) Magistrate's duties
g) Training of lay magistrates
h) Retirement & Removal
i) The magistrates' clerk
j) Advantages of lay magistrates
k) Disadvantages of lay magistrates
Assessment:
You will be assessed on this topic in line with OCR standards. The assessment will be a past paper question. This question will test your knowledge and application of that knowledge to AS Level exam standard. Click here to access the question.