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Social cohesion

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The willingness of a society to cooperate to survive and prosper.

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What is the role of laws?

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To set boundaries of behaviour and protect rights.

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What is the role of Individuals?

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Individuals should be aware of the laws and respect human rights. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

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What is the role of the legal system?

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Create, administer, enforce laws

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What are the principles of justice?

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Fairness, equality and acess

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What is fairness in the legal system?

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Impartial and just treatment; behaviour without favouritism and discrimination.

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How is justice upheld in the legal system?

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Accused is presumed innocent, and aware of charges against them. Able to recieve legal aid and present defences. Right to appeal

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What is equality in the legal system?

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Everyone treated in the same manner, every individual is equal under the law and entitled to law’s protection

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What is access in the legal system?

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people aware of their legal rights, have opportunity to pursue case and receive rights

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What makes a law effective? (SECKS)

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Reflects society’s values, Enforceable, known, clear and understood, stable

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What are the sources of law?

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Statute and common law

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What is parliament’s principle role?

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To make laws

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What does ‘supremacy of parliament’ mean?

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The concept that final law making power rests with parliament, can repeal and amend its own statutes and pass legislation to override common law

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How is a bill created?

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must pass through the legislative process (propesed in lower house, pass upper house, royal ascent)

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What is the Victorian court hierarchy?

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High court of Australia, Supreme court - court of appeal, supreme court - trial division, county court, Magistrate’s court.

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What is the Federal court hierarchy?

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High court, federal court, federal circuit and family court.

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Parliament with 2 houses

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Bicameral

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Structure of cth parliament

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House of representatives - lower house
Senate - upper house
Govenor General - royal ascent, crown’s representative.

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Structure of Vic parliament

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Legislative assembly - lower house
Legislative council - upper house
Govenor - representative, royal ascent

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What is the relationship between courts and parliament in law-making?

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Supremacy of parliament, codification of common law, abrogation, statutory interpretation, ability of courts to influence parliament.

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What does codification mean?

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Process which parliament confirms and precedent by passing legislation.
E.g Mabo case and native title

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What is abrogation?

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Process which parliament overrides/cancels a precedent by passing legislation that abolishes/changes principles established by court.
e.g trigwell and livestock

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What is statutory interpretation?

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Courts give meaning to words of legislation in the way parliament intended.
E.g studded belt case and weapon

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What is the ability of courts to influence parliament?

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Decisions made in courts and statements by judges can influence parliament to create legislation.
Trigwell, Mabo

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What is the doctrine of precedent?
Courts' rulings can become a precedent which can be binding in certain situations.
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When do courts create precedents?
- there is no existing law in area (Donaghue v Stevenson) - Legislation exists, court is required to give meaning to words or phrases (studded belt)
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When is a precedent binding?
- set by higher court in same hierarchy - material facts of case are similar
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what does binding mean?
Judges in a lower court must follow the ruling od a higher court if the precedent is binding.
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When is a precedent persuasive?
- set by a lower court on same hierarchy - different hierarchy - statements made as obita dicta, not ratio decendi.
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What are the latin terms for the doctrine of precedent?
Stare decisis, ratio decendi, obiter dicta
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What does stare decisis mean?
"To stand by what has been decided" - lower courts will stand by decisions of higher courts, using them in own cases
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What does ratio decendi mean?
"Reasons for the decision" - legal reasoning behind decision - becomes binding part of precedent
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What is obiter dicta?
"Things said by the way" - other comments made by judge in case, can become persuasive in future cases.
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How do judges use precedent?
Reversing, overruling, distinguishing, denouncing.
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What does reversing mean?
If court creates precedent, but decision is appealed, higher court can reverse precedent that was created (same case)
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What does overruling do?
Court creates precedent that is changed in later case by higher court, old precedent has been overruled
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What is distinguishing?
Judge can refuse to follow precedent when material facts are different. Not binding.
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What is denouncing?
Judge can disapprove of precedent and record in judgment, but have to follow it = binding.
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What are the reasons for a court hierarchy?
Appeals, specialisation, administrative convenience, doctrine of precedent.
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What are appeals?
If someone is unhappy with outcome of case, can have decision reviewed by higher court.
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What is specalisation?
Judge will have experience in case/expertise.
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What is administrative convenience?
More small courts to hear higher volume of cases, allows higher courts to spend more time on more complex cases. - promotes efficiency in court system
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What are the types of law?
Criminal law, civil law.
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What is the aim of criminal law?
protect members of community and their property from harm.
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What are the names of parties in criminal law?
Accused, prosecution.
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Explanation of criminal law.
Body of law that defines criminal offences and their sanctions.
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Explanation of civil law.
Body of law that resolves disputes between individuals and organisations.
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What is the aim of civil law?
To protect the rights of individuals, provide justice to those who believe their rights have been infringed.
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What are the consequences in civil law?
Remedies - damages - injunctions
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Parties in civil law
Plaintiff, defendant
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Parties in criminal law
Prosecution, accused

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