Basic Legal Concepts
A penalty imposed on those who break the law, usually in the form of a fine or punishment.
What is a Sanction?
The current Prime Minister of Australia
Who is Anthony Albanese?
Citizens who sit and consider the evidence in court and decide on matters of fact.
Who are Jurors?
The process of examining existing laws and recommending or implementing changes to improve them
What is Law Reform?
The number of Legal Studies periods we have had this year?
How has it been 125 lessons?
The principle that nobody is above the law
What is the Rule of Law?
Deals with appeals from federal and state supreme courts and presides over constitutional matters.
What is the High Court of Australia?
The three types of Private Law.
What is Contract, Tort, Property?
Make change happen. The official bodies that can turn ideas into real legal reforms.
What are Mechanisms of Law Reform?
The student who is ranking seventh place currently
Who is Kabir?
A case study we looked at in Term 1 which involved pets.
What are pet strata laws?
When a court makes a ruling on a legal issue, that ruling can set a standard for other courts to follow. This helps to keep the law consistent and fair.
What is Legal Precedent?
The most important Torts case - deals with liability.
What is Donoghue v Stevenson?
Significant case which established Native Title in Australia.
What is Mabo v Queensland (1992)?
The student who has been away the most
Who is Peter?
Involves the Judiciary, Legislature, and Executive
What is the Separation of Powers?
The two different legal frameworks which are used in common law countries or civil law countries
What is the Adversarial System and Inquisitorial System?
The three types of Public Law.
What is Criminal, Administrative, Constitutional?
Examples that can be used as evidence in an essay.
What is Legislation, Precedent, Media, and International Instruments?
Miss Ticehurst's favourite legal TV show
What is How to Get Away with Murder?
The word meaning philosophy of law.
What is jurisprudence?
The authority of a state to govern itself and make decisions independently, without external interference.
What is State Sovereignty?
Laws that require judges to impose a fixed minimum penalty for certain offences, regardless of the circumstances of the offender or the case.
What is Mandatory Sentencing?
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is?
What is an agency of law reform?
Captain America: Winter Soldier run time
How long is 2hrs and 16mins?