§-Legal Studies Q&A
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Legal Studies Q&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every VIC Legal Studies syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Unit 3: Rights and justice
the key concepts of the burden of proof and the standard of proof in criminal and civil cases
the purposes and types of remedies (damages and injunctions) and their ability to achieve their purposes
the factors that affect the ability of the criminal and civil justice systems to achieve the principles of justice (costs, time and cultural differences)
the role of key personnel in a criminal trial (judge, jury, parties, legal practitioners)
the methods used to resolve civil disputes (mediation, conciliation, arbitration, tribunals, courts)
the role of parliament and courts in lawmaking, and the relationship between them
the purposes and appropriateness of plea negotiations
the principles of justice (fairness, equality and access) and their application in the Australian legal system
the rights of an accused and of victims in the criminal justice system
the purposes, types and effectiveness of sanctions
Unit 4: The people and the law
the doctrine of precedent and the relationship between courts and parliament in lawmaking
the express rights in the Constitution and the implied freedom of political communication
the factors that affect the ability of parliament to make law (the bicameral structure, the representative nature of parliament, and political pressures)
the role of the High Court in interpreting the Constitution, protecting rights and checking the division of powers
the process of changing the words of the Constitution through a referendum under section 128 and factors affecting its success
section 109 of the Australian Constitution and its significance for the division of powers
the role of statutory interpretation by the courts