Government Policy
The ability of media organisations (e.g TV and Newspapers) to bring attention to an issue of importance, and result in the government feeling obliged to act on the issue.
What is media pressure?
Any type of assistance that one country voluntarily transfers to another, which can take the form of a gift, grant, or loan. E.g food, supplies, and services such as humanitarian aid and military assistance.
What is foreign aid?
An intergovernmental organisation responsible for managing global health initiatives and pandemic responses.
What is the World Health Organisation (WHO)?
The court that hears serious criminal cases (such as armed robbery or drug trafficking), and hears civil cases with unlimited claims in value.
What is the County Court?
The concept that everyone should be treated the same by the legal system, regardless of wealth, race, gender, or status.
What is Equality Before the Law?
Any policy developed by government's that covers issues related to people (e.g education, health and wellbeing)
What is social policy?
A security alliance between Australia and two other countries that focuses on managing the Indo-Pacific region and sharing nuclear powered submarines.
What is AUKUS - Australia, United Kingdom and the United States?
An intergovernmental organisation responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals for crimes to international law?
What is the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
The different areas of the law where a court has power to hear cases and make decisions.
What is jurisdiction?
The concept that judges must be independent from the government and other influences, in order to ensure fair and unbiased decisions.
What is an Independent Judiciary?
A policy created by the government as a result of a NewsCorp campaign and state government pressure to take action on negative youth engagement with digital spaces.
What is the social media ban?
A range of activities, often involving military personnel, aimed at creating conditions that favour lasting peace, particularly in areas experiencing conflict or post-conflict situations
What is peacekeeping?
Ongoing issues of cooperation with other countries who aren't members and don't recognise their international authority to prosecute war criminals.
What is a challenge faced by the International Criminal Court?
Laws made by judges in court decisions, and are based on precedent - past cases to guide future ones.
What is precedent?
The concept that if someone believes a court has made a mistake, they can ask a higher court to review the decision, in order to help to correct errors and ensure fair outcomes.
What is the Right of Appeal?
An organisation that puts pressure on the government to make policy that benefits them. For example, large mining companies putting pressure on the government to delay the transition to renewable energy.
What is a lobby/interest group?
Groups made up of multiple countries that work together to solve global issues, such as security, health, trade, and the environment.
What are intergovernmental organisation?
The ability of the Core 5 countries (Russia, China, France, UK and US) to veto any resolution and stop progress on issues of global security
What is a limitation of the United Nations Security Council?
The order in which each court has the power to hear cases in its jurisdiction. It determines what cases goes to which court, and where the appropriate avenue for appeal is.
What is the Court Hierarchy?
Issues of bribery, coercion of witnesses, trial by media or court delays.
What are factors that undermine the principles of justice?
A major event that brought about significant reform to the gun control laws in Australia.
What is the Port Arthur Massacre?
The deterioration of Australia's relationship with France as a result of us backing out of a $90 billion nuclear submarine deal.
What is a limitation/challenge of the AUKUS agreement?
It promotes international cooperation and collaboration, strengthens international relationships and allows countries to access a range of resources.
What are benefits of countries joining IGOs?
A legal system that is based on written legal codes that are regularly updated, and these codes aim to cover almost every area of law. Judges often take a more active role in investigations
What is Civil Law?
The ability of journalists to shape public opinion around a trial and possibly influence the jurors and outcomes.
What is the impact of media influence on someones right to a fair trial?