Year 12 Legal Studies
Unit 4
The Court Hierarchy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Adversary System
Comparison essay - The Adversary System
Reforms of the Adversary System
Reforms of Criminal Procedure & FAT
Civil Procedure and FAT
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Jury
Unit 3
SAC 1A: Parliament
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Sample Essay
Practice SAC answers
SAC 1B: Changing the Law
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Reasons Why Laws Change
Methods for Changing the Law
VLRC
VLRC and example
SAC 2A: The Constitution and Law Making
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The Division of Powers
Restrictions
S128 Referendum
Practice SAC answers
SAC 2B: The Constitution and Protection of Rights
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Structural Protection
Cases - Roach and Political Advertising
Strengths and Weaknesses
Comparison with Canada
SAC 3: Courts as Law - Makers
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Precedent and Doctrine of Precedent
Flexibility in Applying Precedent
Donoghue v. Stevenson
Statutory Intepretation
Codification and Abrogation
Evaluation of Courts as Law Makers
Strengths and Weakness of Precedent
Resources
Victorian Parliament
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