Law · Year 12 · Criminal Law - Foundations and Non-Fatal Offences · 3.º Período
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
A detailed study of assault, battery, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and grievous bodily harm under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA A-Level Law 3.3.1.2 Non-fatal offences against the personOCR H415/01 3.2 Non-fatal offences
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A detailed study of assault, battery, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and grievous bodily harm under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
Key Questions
- What are the elements of common assault and battery?
- How does the law define 'actual bodily harm'?
- What distinguishes Section 20 from Section 18 grievous bodily harm?
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