TERTIARY & CAREER PATHWAYS:
Human Rights Commission Officer, Lawyer, Law Librarian, Law Reform Advocate, Mediator/Negotiator, Paralegal, Police Officer, Probation Officer, Real Estate Agent, Social worker, Social Policy Officer, Youth Justice Officer, Conveyancer
UNIT 3 – Rights and justice
This unit allows students to develop an understanding of the Victorian justice system, which includes the criminal and civil justice systems,In this unit students examine the methods and institutions in the justice system and consider their appropriateness in determining criminal cases and resolving civil disputes. Students consider the Magistrates’ Court, County Court and Supreme Court within the Victorian court hierarchy, as well as other Victorian legal institutions and bodies available to assist with cases. Students explore matters such as the rights available to an accused and to victims in the criminal justice system, the roles of the judge, jury, legal practitioners and the parties, and the ability of sanctions and remedies to achieve their purposes. Students investigate the extent to which the principles of justice are upheld in the justice system. They discuss recent reforms from the past four years and recommended reforms to enhance the ability of the justice system to achieve the principles of justice.
Learning Activities:
A variety of Learning Activities: are undertaken such as written responses to questions, quizzes, DVD viewing, consideration of news articles, class discussion of topics and group investigations. Online resources are employed to assist students with developing their understanding, including quizzes, podcasts and multiple choice activities.
Key Skills Achieved:
Define and use legal terminology, discuss, interpret and analyse legal principles and information and synthesise and apply legal principles and information to actual and/or hypothetical scenarios.
Assessment:
All assessment is completed under test conditions and includes a variety of short answer and longer response questions, including unseen case studies.
UNIT 4 – The people and the Law
There are two major areas of study: Dispute Resolution methods and Court processes and procedures, and engaging in justice. This unit affords students a chance to develop an understanding of the institutions that make and reform our laws, and the relationship between the Australian people, the Australian Constitution and law-making bodies. In this unit, students explore how the Australian Constitution establishes the law-making powers of the Commonwealth and state parliaments, and protects the Australian people through structures that act as a check on parliament in law-making. Students develop an understanding of the significance of the High Court in protecting and interpreting the Australian Constitution. They investigate parliament and the courts, and the relationship between the two in law-making, and consider the roles of the individual, the media and law reform bodies in influencing law reform.
Learning Activities:
A variety of Learning Activities: are undertaken such as written responses to questions, quizzes, DVD viewing, consideration of news articles, class discussion of topics and group investigations. Online resources are employed to assist students with developing their understanding, including quizzes, podcasts and multiple choice activities.
Key Skills Achieved:
Define and use legal terminology, discuss, interpret and analyse legal principles and information and synthesise and apply legal principles and information to actual and/or hypothetical scenarios.
Assessment:
All assessment is completed under test conditions and includes a variety of short answer and longer response questions, including unseen case studies.
VCAA ASSESSMENT – The overall Study Score will consist of:
Prerequisites:
N/A
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the student have satisfactory completion of Unit 1 and 2 Legal Studies and have an average score of 65% in any English.
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