Law

Law Department Aims

  • To provide a grounding in the main principles of the law prevailing in England and Wales.
  • To provide an introduction to legal concepts and rules and the machinery involved in their introduction, application and enforcement.
  • To encourage candidates to explore and understand the substantive rules of law.
  • To explore and critically assess the value of legal rules, processes and institutions.
  • To develop skills of communication, interpretation, reasoning and analysis.


Law at IBSB

AS Level
At AS level students will have to complete 2 exams they are:

  • Paper 1

    The paper consists of one section.

    There are six essay type questions. The questions may be drawn from any of the three sub-divisions of the section of the syllabus entitled Structure and Operation of the English Legal System. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. The duration of the paper is one hour and thirty minutes.
  • Paper 2

    The paper consists of one section.
    There are two data response questions that are based on case analysis of the section of the syllabus entitled Structure and Operation of the English Legal System. Candidates answer only one question. The duration of the paper is one hour and thirty minutes.

A Level
At A Level Students will have to complete 2 exams they are:

  • Paper 3

    The paper consists of two sections, A and B.

    Section A will contain three essay type questions and section B will contain three scenario-based problem questions. Candidates will be expected to answer one question from each of sections A and B and one other, making a total of three. Questions may be drawn from any of the topics in that section of the syllabus entitled Law of Contract. The duration of the paper is one hour and thirty minutes.
  • Paper 4

    The paper consists of two sections, A and B.

    Section A will contain three essay type questions and section B will contain three scenario-based problem questions. Candidates will be expected to answer one question from each of sections A and B and one other, making a total of three. Questions may be drawn from any of the topics in that section of the syllabus entitled Law of Tort. The duration of the paper is one hour and thirty minutes.

For the complete syllabus go to www.cie.org.uk