Citizenship Studies J270,03 June 2022 , OCR GCSE Past Papers with Mark Schemes

1. Rule of Law & Magna Carta | Importance of Magna Carta in shaping modern legal principles, evidence of lords challenging royal power, arguments against the idea that rule of law is outdated.

2. UK & Commonwealth | Reasons for countries leaving the Commonwealth, benefits of UK’s membership, debate on the significance of the Commonwealth as a global organization.

3. Asylum & Extradition | Conflicts between asylum rights and extradition laws, case study of Julian Assange, fairness of UK-USA extradition treaty, arguments for maintaining the treaty.

4. United Nations & Global Sustainability | UN Sustainable Development Goals, debate on prioritizing climate change over other global issues, evaluating skepticism on climate change policies.

5. Human Rights & Fair Trial | Importance of political asylum, challenges in fair trials under international law, conditions under which extradition requests succeed or fail.

6. International Relations & Legal Agreements | Disparities in extradition agreements, political influence on legal processes, historical and contemporary cases affecting diplomatic ties.