Title Essential VCE legal studies. Units 1 and 2 / Helen Wilson ... [and others]

Published Cambridge ; Port Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 2005

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	349.94076 Wil/Evl		AVAILABLE
ADPML SPTXT	340.0712 Evl/Stu 2005	Units 1 & 2	LIB USE ONLY

Description viii, 437 pages :bill. ; 28 cm Contents 1. Introducing the law -- 2. Law-making by parliament and subordinate authorities -- 3. The importance of criminal law and the characteristics of an effective law -- 4. Types of crimes and related defences -- 5. Rights and responsibilities within the criminal investigation process -- 6. Criminal sanctions and their effectiveness -- 7. The court hierarchy and legal personnel -- 8. Procedures of the criminal trial -- 9. The adversary system and the jury system in criminal trials -- 10. Mock court exercise -- 11. What is civil law? -- 12. Tort law, contract law and related defences -- 13. Pre-trial and trial procedures in civil cases -- 14. Alternative dispute resolution methods -- 15. Family law -- 16. Legal issues in technology -- 17. Sports and the law -- 18. Young people and the law -- Legal studies dictionary Notes Includes index Audience For year 11 legal studies students Subject Law -- Textbooks. Victorian Certificate of Education examination -- Study guides Genre/Form Textbooks. Study guides. Australian school textbook collection . Author Wilson, Helen (Helen Jane) ISBN 0521608945 :

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