Law Optional Paper 2 Answers

Hello everyone. I am sharing some of my Optional Paper 2 answers here. I’ve been told that I have scored the highest in Paper 2 (157 marks) not just this year but also in the past couple years.

A few things to note from these answers:

1. I have not really written the question down. But even then you can guess what the question was through the subheadings. Eg. if you look at the answer on private defence, the question was ‘The right of private defence is based on the cardinal principal that it is the primary duty of man to help himself, but this right is not absolute.’ (2022, 10M) As you can see that even though the question was statement based, I have addressed the major parts of the question through subheadings ‘Cardinal Principle’ and ‘Right not absolute.’ Therefore it’s very important to identify key words in the question itself, even if it is statement based, in order to convert that into subheadings and answer that in a structured manner.

2. ⁠I have written full 2 pages for 10 markers, 3 pages for 15 markers and 4 pages for 20 markers. I made sure to complete the paper in the actual exam as well, save for maybe 1 question.

3. ⁠I have tried to include as many Sections as I can. Along with it, I have tried to add quotes even in Paper 2. In some questions you will see that I used to try to include a recent judgement in my conclusion.

4. ⁠My handwriting wasn’t amazing but it was legible and structured. I think that should suffice.

I hope this helps. In case I find more, I will be uploading those as well.

For those preparing for this years mains, I would recommend you to go through the new Acts as well and try to remember those Sections. I know it’s not going to be easy, but I think it’s something that I would’ve done too if I were writing this attempt, in order for my answer to be relevant and rich in facts.

Even though law is a subjective paper and the marks can differ, I think adding a lot of Sections, case laws, current affairs and interesting quotes can definitely spice things up and add value to your answers. Tie all these elements up by being structured and I believe you should be able to score decently enough in the Law paper.