SUBJECT OVERVIEW UNIT DESCRIPTION VCE Legal Studies Unit 3 examines the UNIT 3- RIGHTS & JUSTICE FURTHER STUDY Get to know the Victorian criminal justice OR CAREERS Victorian justice system including the role and system. You will explore the criminal justice COULD LEAD ON rights of all people involved in the criminal system, its personnel and institutions and the TO? and civil justice system. They also consider various ways it determines a criminal case. This Lawyer Barrister the process and appropriateness of criminal includes the rights of people involved and the Solicitor Paralegal sanctions and civil remedies. VCE Legal appropriateness of criminal sanctions. Law Studies Unit 4, then explores the relationship enforecement between parliament and the courts with a UNIT 4- PEOPLE & THE LAW Policy & law consideration of the Australian Constitution and Understand how law-making powers are making- Federal, Commonwealth, the High court and the roles of split between the Commonwealth and state State, and local council the media and law reform bodies in influencing parliaments. You will investigate parliament governments law reform. and the courts, and the relationship between the Librarian two in lawmaking, and consider the roles of the Social Justice individual, the media and law reform bodies. SKILSS & KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT CAREER WHAT KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS WILL I BUILD? ASSESSMENT COULD INCLUDE: NEED TO KNOW? Possible whole day • Roles of the courts and parliament A case study; structured questions; an essay; excursion to the a report or a folio of exercises. End of year courts or the ability to • Synthesise and apply legal principles examination. meet and talk to a current • Evaluate the ability of the justice system to chief justice about achieve the principles of justice. the application of the law.