Œemocracy is an essential ingredient for a unified community. ¢t allos all voices to be heard and all opinions to be considered and both promotes and protects individual e‚pression. s a result democratic societies are often ones that e‚perience a high degree of social cohesion or unity. ‘e are all involved ith the la – obeying it or breaking it. ¢n real life the la does not resemble television crime shos. ¢n this subect you ill be introduced to some of the common las and the result of breaking them. ‰oth civil and criminal la ill be investigated. People can find themselves involved in the la through accident or intention¨ as a victim of crime as an offender hile drunk or on drugs as an act of carelessness as a person hose civil rights have been broken or someone ho acts against another’s rights. ‘e ill e‚amine the role of ustralia’s court system and ho las are interpreted and applied to resolve cases.” O to‰e…„ Elective • Œescribe the key features of ustralia’s court Humanities system including urisdictions and ho courts Legal Studies apply and interpret the la resolve disputes and make la through udgments and describe the role of the ‡igh Court in interpreting the Constitution • Œiscuss the key principles of ustralia’s ustice system including e”uality before the la independent udiciary and right of appeal A……e……‰ent…„ • Case Študy • Œraft a ‰ill of Rights VCE Pathway • ‹‚am Legal Studies
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