Law A-Level
Public Policy and Consent
What Public Policy and Consent means in Law A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Public Policy and Consent
The judicial limitation of individual autonomy where the state determines that certain levels of harm cannot be legally consented to, regardless of the parties' wishes.
Topics that use Public Policy and Consent
- Criminal law (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Actus reus
- Appropriation
- Dishonesty
- Justification vs Excuse
- Legal Liberalism and Autonomy
- Legislative Reform
- Mens rea
- Retributivism and Just Deserts
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