Stage 6 Legal Studies
- Basic legal concepts.
- Sources of contemporary Australian law.
- Statute Law.
- The Constitution.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Customary Law.
- International Law
- Classifications of law - Criminal, Civil.
- Law reform.
- Law reform in action - case studies of native title and young drivers.
- Your rights and responsibilities.
- Resolving disputes (legal and non-legal methods).
- Contemporary issue study - The individual and technology.
- Two contemporary issues that involve Australian citizens:
- Groups in conflict with the state - Asylum Seekers.
- Groups suffering disadvantage - Same Sex couples.
- The nature of crime.
- The criminal investigation process.
- Criminal trial process.
- Sentencing and punishment.
- Young offenders.
- International crime.
- The nature and development of human rights.
- Promoting and enforcing human rights.
- Investigating two contemporary issues which illustrates the promotion/ enforcement of human rights (genocide and human trafficking/slavery).
- The nature of family law.
- Responses to problems in family relationships.
- Contemporary issues concerning family law (recognition of same-sex relationships, changing nature of parental responsibility, surrogacy and birth technologies, care and protection of children).
- The nature of world order.
- Responses to world order.
- Contemporary issues concerning world order (The R2P principle, regional and global situations that threaten peace and security, the success of global security in achieving world order, rules regarding the conduct of hostilities).
HSC Assessment Tasks
Preliminary Assessment Tasks
Annotated media file (25%)
Half Yearly Examination (20%)
Research Essay (25%)
Trial HSC Exam (30%)
Court Report (20%)
Half Yearly Examination (20%)
Research Essay (30%)
Yearly Examination (30%)
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Why Study Legal Studies?
Legal studies is an engaging study of the operation of the legal system in our society.
An awareness of the law will make you a more informed citizen, and provide you with an understanding and appreciate of the law that is increasingly valuable in the workplace.
In our study of criminal and
civil law court proceedings we get the opportunity to visit to watch real court proceedings...
An Introduction to the Preliminary and HSC Legal Studies Course