Sample work Legal Studies Year 11: extended response
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Description of activity
Students research the Australian context of legal and non-legal responses to a specific disadvantaged group. Students use their research to explain the significance of legal and non-legal responses in the mitigation of disadvantage.
Question: How significant are the legal and non-legal responses to mitigating disadvantage of a specific group in Australia?
Context
The students have been:
- engaging in a research process
- investigating examples of legal and non-legal responses over the course of studies
- developing an understanding of disadvantage in the Australian context.
Outcomes
- P1 identifies and applies legal concepts and terminology
- P2 describes the operation of domestic and international legal systems
- P3 discusses the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing issues
- P4 describes the role of law in encouraging cooperation and resolving conflict, as well as initiating and responding to change
- P6 explains the nature of the interrelationship between the legal system and society
- P7 evaluates the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice
- P8 locates, selects and organises legal information from a variety of sources including legislation, cases, media, international instruments and documents
- P9 communicates legal information using well-structured responses
- P10 accounts for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and issues
Areas of learning
Part III: Law in practice
Students investigate contemporary issues of disadvantage and explore the relationship between justice, law and society. This includes the:
- development and reform of law as a reflection of social needs
- responsiveness of the legal system in dealing with issues
- value of legal and non-legal mechanisms in achieving justice for groups in society.