Year 11

Course outline

Text books


Recommended text book:
Brogan, M. Siow, and V. Ejasak, T. 2000. Heinemann Legal Studies Preliminary 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
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• Continuity and change
• Legal processes and institutions
• Conflict and co-operation
• Effectiveness of the legal system.

1. Basic legal notions
2. Sources of law
   • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law
   • Contemporary Australian Law
     Mabo (1992) and the Native Title Act (1993)
   • International Law
     The United Nations Organisation
     http://www.un.org/
     International Court of Justice
     http://www.icj-cij.org/
     Official website for the location of United Nations Organisations
     http://www.unsystem.org/
3. Constitutional system in Australia
   Republic
   http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/22/toc.html
   The Parliament of New South Wales site
   http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/PHWeb.nsf?Open
   Guide to Net resources about the Australian Federal Constitution
   http://www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/souters/constitution/
   Australian Constitution Act
   http://www.vicnet.net.au/vicnet/constitution.html
4. Operation of the legal system.
   Australian Courts and Tribunals

1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
   Links on Mabo Native Title
   http://www.MaboNativeTitle.com/links_f.html
2. Women

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