Year 12

Text books

Recommended text book:
Brogan, M. Gleeson, W. Foley, T. and Siow, V. Ejasak, T. 2000. Heinemann Legal Studies HSC Course. 2nd Edition. Heinemann. Victoria.
Themes
The following six themes should be examined in relation to the topics studied in the Preliminary course.

• Justice law and society
• Culture, values and ethics
• Continuity and change
• Legal processes and institutions
• Conflict and co-operation
• Effectiveness of the legal system.

1. Law and Justice
2. Human Rights
   http://globaled.ausaid.gov.au/secondary/issues/index.html

   http://wwwlaw.murdoch.edu.au/apchr/

   http://www.library.uq.edu.au/law/lawsites#humanrights

   http://wwwlaw.murdoch.edu.au/apchr/links/

   http://www.abc.net.au/civics/rights

   Universal declaration of human rights
   http://www.hrw.org/universal.html
   
   UN High Commission for Human Rights http://www.unhchr.ch
   
   Human rights and equal opportunity commission
   http://www.hreoc.gov.au
   
   Parts 2 and 3: Focus Studies Framework
   
   Study of the operation of the legal system through the application of the following common areas.

   • Key legal concepts and features of the legal system
   • Legal issues and remedies

Morality, ethics and commitment ot the law

Effectiveness of the law

Law reform

Part 2: Crime

Online lessons on Crime

Online lessons on Homicide

Part 3:
Only two topics are studied. Most students will study:

Consumer Law

Workplace Law

Students who transfer from other schools may already have commenced another choice of topic. To help these students information on other topics will also be provided.

Consumer law

• Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
  http://www.accc.gov.au/
  
• Effectiveness of Consumer law and Consumer law notes by Associate Professor McCabe, Bond University.
  
  Sydney Secondary Distance Education Centre acknowledges with gratitude the contribution made to the Consumer Law section on the school's website by Associate Professor of Law Mr. Bernard McCabe at the Bond University. Associate Professor Mr. McCabe in 2000 lectured at the Legal Studies Conference held at Darling Harbour on the effectiveness of Consumer Law and has allowed this school to publish his work. Thank you Bond University and thank you Associate Professor Mr. McCabe.
  
  
• Fair Trading Tribunal
  http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/ftt/ftt.nsf/pages/ftt_1
  
• Notes and information on Consumer law by Vittoria, 2000
• NSW Law Reform Commission: Sale of Goods Act
  www.lawliink.nsw.gov.au/lrc.nsf/pages/R51TOC

Workplace law
Unlawful dismissal

Question 29, 1998

Family law
Hot Topic
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/liac/family/family.htm

Wesite activities on The family court of Australia by Kate Dally

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