Law Reform

Question 1

What are six influences on Law making

Answer 1

1) Major events
2) Government manifesto (budget)
3) European Union law
4) Law reform agencies
5) Media/public opinion
6) Pressure groups

Question 2

Why is media a large impact on Law reforms

Answer 2

• leads about public awareness and concern, change can be made
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Question 3

What are the two categories of Pressure groups

Answer 3

• Sectional/cause
• Insider/outsider

Question 4

What is a sectional, and what is a cause pressure group

Answer 4

• Sectional, only accommodate in their area of society
• Cause, promote ideal belief all around

Question 5

What is an insider, and what is an outsider pressure group

Answer 5

• Insider, have direct contact with the gov
• Outsider, no direct contact with gov

Question 6

What is the law commissions job

Answer 6

Reforming law

Question 7

What act created the Law commission

Answer 7

Law Commission Act 1965

Question 8

How is the law commission structured when it comes to the people

Answer 8

• 5 law commissioners, work for 5 years and then changed
• Chairman, that is changed every 3years

Question 9

What are the 4 roles of the law commission

Answer 9

1. Repeal (use statue act as a dustbin)
2. Codify (statutes are simplified e.g Theft Act 1968)
3. Consolidate (tell parliament to bring all similar law together)
4. Reform (however, Parliament is reluctant to do so)

Question 10

What act intended to make the law commission more influential

Answer 10

Law Commission Act 2009

Question 11

What 2 new thing did the LCA 2009 establish

Answer 11

1) Chairman is now a high court judge instead of CoA
2) Parliament (Lord Chancellor) must give reason as to why they reject a reform suggestion

Question 12

EV - pressure groups can raise public awareness

Answer 12

Pressure groups can raise a lot of public awareness of an issue which makes it more likely for changed to happen and as well they have quite detailed knowledge of what they’re interested in so they can really help help educate others

Question 13

EV - pressure groups may be biased

Answer 13

Pressure groups might be biased in favour of their court because obviously that’s what they’re fighting for but they might not be able to be flexible to see other views outsider groups might be quite prepared to be like violent and cause disruption which makes them look bad