Year 11 Legal Studies Unit 1

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Chapter 1A: Social Cohesion
What are laws and provide an example,
What are rules and provide an exa...,
What are individuals responsible for
12  cards
Chapter 1B: Principles of Justice
What are principles of justice,
What are the three key principles...,
What does fairness ensure
16  cards
Chapter 1C: Characteristics of Laws
What are the five characteristics...,
Which types of laws will members ...,
What is likely to happen if a law...
14  cards
Chapter 1D: Sources of Law
What is the main role of parliament,
What does the westminster system ...,
What does a bicameral legislature...
24  cards
Chapter 1E: Parliament and Courts
What is statutory interpretation,
What is abrogation of common law,
What is codification
21  cards
Chapter 1F: Criminal and Civil Law
What does criminal law refer to,
What is a crime,
What are examples of criminal law...
18  cards
Chapter 1F: Criminal and Civil Law (Part 2)
Who is the dpp and what is their ...,
Who is the party bringing the cas...,
Who is the party defending the ca...
10  cards
Chapter 1G: Victorian Court Hierarchy (Part 1)
What does the victorian court hie...,
How are the courts ranked,
What is a courts jurisdiction
18  cards
Chapter 1G: Victorian Court Hierarchy (Part 2)
What is the criminal original jur...,
What is the civil original jurisd...,
What is the criminal appellate ju...
17  cards
Chapter 1 Test Answers
What is the difference between sa...,
What is common law created by,
What is a similarity between comm...
7  cards
Chapter 2A: Purposes of Criminal Law
What does criminal law refer to,
What is a crime,
Who is criminal law enforced by
18  cards
Chapter 2B: The Presumption of Innocence
What is the presumption of innocence,
How does the presumption of innoc...,
What is the presumption of innoce...
19  cards
Chapter 2D: Types of Crimes
How can criminal activity be cate...,
How is type of crime classified as,
How is type of offence under law ...
13  cards
Chapter 2C: Key Concepts of Criminal Law
For a person to be found guilty a...,
For most crimes what must be prov...,
What is actus reus
27  cards
Chapter 2E: Summary and Indictable Offences
What is recklessly causing seriou...,
How can we tell if a crime is an ...,
If you commit an indictable offen...
21  cards
Chapter 2F: Participants in Crime
What is a principal offender,
Even if you were not physically a...,
What does the crimes act state re...
11  cards
Chapter 3A: Murder Part 1
What is the specific mens rea tha...,
How is it established that someon...,
What is intentional murder define...
20  cards
Chapter 3A: Murder Part 2
What is the difference between th...,
What are the maximum penalties fo...,
What is the standard sentence for...
20  cards
Rape/Theft
What is rape defined as,
What is the maximum penalty for rape,
Why is rape under reported as a c...
12  cards
Chapter 3C: Assault
What is assault defined as,
Where are assault cases usually h...,
How can assault be committed
28  cards
Chapter 3E: Culpable Driving
What are reckless drives defined as,
For a person to be found guilty o...,
What can driving a vehicle culpab...
24  cards
Chapter 4A: Purposes/Types of Civil Law
What does civil law refer to,
What is the aim of civil law,
What is the purpose of civil law
16  cards
Chapter 4B/4C: Key Concepts of Civil Law
Before a person can be found to h...,
What are the responsibilities pla...,
When does a breach of civil law o...
26  cards
Chapter 5A/5B: Negligence Part 1
What does the tort of negligence ...,
What is the reasonable care that ...,
What are the four elements that m...
19  cards
Chapter 5A/B: Negligence Part 2
What does the limitations of acti...,
What is the cause of action defin...,
What are the two common defences ...
14  cards
Chapter 5C/5D: Defamation Part 1
What does the tort of defamation ...,
Which types of corporations are t...,
For a claim in defamation to be s...
20  cards
Chapter 5C/5D: Defamation Part 2
What does the defence of absolute...,
What are the situations where the...,
When absolute privilege applies i...
16  cards

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