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Legal StudiesQ&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 purposes and types of remedies (damages and injunctions) and their ability to achieve their purposes13Q&A pairs
- the methods used to resolve civil disputes (mediation, conciliation, arbitration, tribunals, courts)7Q&A pairs
- the role of parliament and courts in lawmaking, and the relationship between them11Q&A pairs
- the principles of justice (fairness, equality and access) and their application in the Australian legal system5Q&A pairs
- the rights of an accused and of victims in the criminal justice system13Q&A pairs
- the purposes, types and effectiveness of sanctions9Q&A pairs
Unit 4: The people and the law
- the doctrine of precedent and the relationship between courts and parliament in lawmaking15Q&A pairs
- the express rights in the Constitution and the implied freedom of political communication13Q&A pairs
- section 109 of the Australian Constitution and its significance for the division of powers8Q&A pairs
- the role of statutory interpretation by the courts14Q&A pairs