year 11 yearly exam revision
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Rundown of study for year 11 Exam 2010TRANSCRIPT
Revision: Year 11 examinationsPreliminary Legal Studies
Structure of Paper
Multiple Choice Questions
Short Answer Questions
Longer Response: Children and the Law
Billy Hard at Work
1. The legal System:Main Definitions to Study
Customs
Ethics
Natural Justice (procedural fairness)
Rule of Law
Nature of Justice
Anarchy
Tyranny
Adversarial system
Precedent
Inquisitorial system
Common Law
Statute Law
Tort Law
Jurisdiction
Court Structure
Customary Law
Separation of Powers
Division of Powers
Difference between Domestic and International Law
Public and Private Law
Public Law
Disputes with the government
Criminal law – individual and the state
Administrative law – government decisions (e.g pensions)
Constitutional law – matters involved in the constitution e.g voting)
Private Law
Between individuals or individuals and corporations Contract law – agreements
between parties Tort law – civil wrongs e.g
negligence Property law – protecting
property rights
Criminal and Civil Law
Criminal law system Adversarial System Prosecution proves
beyond reasonable doubt
Presumption of innocence to the accused
Public law R vs defence
Civil law system Inquisitorial system Promoting fairness
with peoples private matters
balance of probabilities
Private law Plaintiff vs defendant
2. The individual and the Law: Main definitions to study
Rights Responsibility Torts: Negligence Defamation Slander Self-determination Alternative dispute resolution Mediation Disinhibition effect
Arbitration
Conciliation
Community Justice centres (CJCs)
Freedom of information
Ombudsman
Cyberspace
Intellectual property
Copyright
Patent
Trademarks
Choose two areas of technology and the law
Cyberbullying
Genetic profiling
Cyberspace
Copyright
Online Identity fraud
Censorship
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Children and the Law
Main area for long response question Cover all sections of the powerpoints, cases,
statistics and legislation involving children Understand the legal and non legal responses How effective are these responses? Resource
efficiency, accessibility, enforceability, protecting childrens rights, meeting soicety needs, has justice been achieved?
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Law