REMEMBER TO READ THE RUBRIC CAREFULLY REVISION and EXAMS REMEMBER TO READ THE RUBRIC CAREFULLY YOU CAN TAKE IN STATUTE BOOKS OR PHOTOCOPIES OF SPECIFIC STATUTES. THEY MUST BE FREE OF ANY OF YOUR NOTES. ALL WILL BE CHECKED AT THE START OF THE EXAM.

THE PAPER A 2HOUR PAPER 5 ESSAY QUESTIONS YOU MUST ANSWER TWO ONLY Questions cover a range of topics from the syllabus ALL QUESTIONS require you to engage in some form of discussion

UNDERTAKING REVISION REVISE AS MANY TOPICS AS YOU CAN LOOK AT PAST PAPERS ATTEND THE REVISION SESSION PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME TO TALK OVER ANY CONCERNS

WHAT GETS A GOOD MARK? KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPIC SOURCES FOR THE LAW UNDER DISCUSSION – CASES, STATUTE INCLUDE COMMENT FROM ACADEMICS/JUDGMENTS if appropriate ALWAYS SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENTS

ON THE DAY BEFORE YOU WRITE ANYTHING – READ THE PAPER THROUGH TWICE ANSWER THE QUESTION YOU LIKE BEST FIRST MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION WANTS YOU TO DO

BEING UP TO DATE WHERE APPROPRIATE YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH CHANGES AND RECENT DECISIONS ETC UP TO THE END OF THIS TERM. REFERRING TO ANY CHANGES MADE AFTER THAT DATE WILL GAIN EXTRA MARKS.

Specific topics for revision Freedom of Expression and censorship The media and protecting a fair trial Protecting journalists’ confidential sources Privacy and the media Hate speech

Remember…. That other topics may be useful e.g. When writing an essay about freedom of speech or censorship you should always include references to free speech theory i.e. the benefits of free speech and all the arguments that have been made e.g. Mill. together with any counter-arguments.