hi i was just wondering how to approach essay questions on compliance and non-compliance for the topic of crime, human rights, family, and world order.
Also, would you recommend memorising three general essays for crime, family, and world order?
Thank you!!
Welcome to the forums vip99!
So compliance/non-compliance is about how effectively the law encourages citizens to abide by it. In general, this relates to:
- The ability of the law to act as a deterrence for bad behaviour (by individuals or, for world order, countries)
- The extent to which the law reflects societal standards
- The ability of the law to handle non-compliance in a way that suits the circumstance (justice)
And other things. For Crime, you could talk about things like:
- Deterrence in Sentencing
- The Investigation Process
- Crime Prevention Strategies
For Family, take a similar approach, perhaps focused on the issues of domestic violence? Compliance/non compliance would be tricky for a Family question, unlikely to come up.
For World Order however, compliance and non-compliance plays a large role. Talk massively about
state sovereignty as a barrier to compliance, then just analyse things like UN, IGO's etc in terms of how well they encourage nation states to abide by international standards.
For memorised essays, I'd advise against it. Just too many things that could be asked, for Family particularly. I'd just be memorising lots of evidence!