FILIPPIN
WILSON
FARRAR 1&2 15TH EDITION UNITS No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
FOR VCE LISA
ANNIE
PETER
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Contents Summary of legal scenarios vi Using Legal Studies for VCE Units 1 & 2 ......................... v iii Chapter 1 The legal toolkit .............................. 2 1.1 T he VCE Legal Studies course 4 1.2 T ips for success in VCE Legal Studies .................... 8 1.3 T ips for success in assessment tasks 13 1.4 Mastering legal citation 19 1.5 L egal institutions and bodies 23 1.6 C areers in the law .................................................. 25
1 The presumption of innocence ..................... 29 Chapter 2 Introduction to Unit 1 – The presumption of innocence ............................. 32 2.1 Laws and the Australian legal system ................. 34 2.2 P arliaments and courts 36 2.3 T he rule of law 39 Chapter 3 Legal foundations ........................ 40 3.1 S ocial cohesion and rights 42 3.2 T he principles of justice 45 3.3 Characteristics of an effective law 49 3.4 Parliament 53 3.5 Courts ..................................................................... 59 3.6 Relationship between parliament and the courts ............................................................... 65 3.7 Criminal law and civil law 69 Chapter 3 review ................................................ 75 Chapter 4 Proving guilt................................. 78 4.1 Criminal law 80 4.2 T he presumption of innocence 82 4.3 Key concepts of criminal law ................................. 84 4.4 Types of crime 90 4.5 Summary offences and indictable offences 96 4 .6 Possible participants in a crime 99 Chapter 4 review ............................................... 101 Chapter 5 Indictable offences .................... 104 5.1 General defences to crime 106 5.2 Murder 111 5.3 Culpable driving causing death 122 5.4 Arson 133 Chapter 5 review ...............................................143 Chapter 6 Summary offences ..................... 146 6.1 General defences to crime 148 6.2 Assault ................................................................. 154 6.3 Minor theft 167 6.4 O ffensive behaviour 182 Chapter 6 review ............................................... 193 iii No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
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Unit 2 Wrongs and
LEGAL STUDIES FOR VCE UNITS 1 & 2 iv OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Chapter 7 Sanctions .................................... 196 7.1 Introduction to sanctions 198 7.2 T he principles of justice 200 7.3 Institutions that enforce criminal law 210 7.4 Powers and rights ................................................ 218 7.5 T he Victorian courts 224 7.6 T he jury 230 7.7 Difficulties in the criminal justice system 2 35 7.8 T he purposes of sanctions 252 7.9 Types of sanctions 257 7.10 S entencing factors ................................................ 266 7.11 A lternative sentencing approaches ........................................................... 269 7.12 S entencing in the Northern Territory 2 78 Chapter 7 review 285 Unit 1 review ..................................................... 28 8
rights .............................. 299 Chapter 8 Introduction to Unit 2 – Wrongs and rights ........................... 302 8.1 T he purposes and sources of law ........................ 30 4 8.2 A n overview of criminal law 30 8 8.3 T he relationship between criminal law and civil law ........................................................... 312 Chapter 9 Civil liability ................................ 314 9.1 P urposes and types of civil law 316 9.2 Key concepts of civil law 320 9.3 Possible parties to a civil dispute ....................... 326 Chapter 9 review .............................................. 331 Chapter 10 Tort law ..................................... 334 10.1 Negligence 336 10.2 Defamation ........................................................... 347 10.3 Nuisance 358 Chapter 10 review ..............................................367 Chapter 11 Other areas of civil law ............. 370 11.1 Discrimination 372 11.2 C onsumer rights 384 11.3 Workplace pay and conditions 394 Chapter 11 review 403 Chapter 12 Remedies .................................. 406 12.1 Introduction to remedies 408 12.2 T he principles of justice 410 12.3 Dispute resolution methods 415 12.4 Tribunals .............................................................. 420 12.5 Ombudsmen 4 25 12.6 C omplaints bodies 429 12.7 T he Victorian courts 435 12.8 T he jury ................................................................. 442 12.9 Difficulties faced in the civil justice system ........ 446 12.10 Remedies 457 Chapter 12 review 463 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
v OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS CONTENTS Chapter 13 Human rights ............................ 4 66 13.1 The meaning and development of human rights 468 13.2 Rights protection: statute law and the Victorian Charter 47 3 13.3 Rights protection: common law 47 9 13.4 Rights protection: the Australian Constitution 48 7 13.5 The right to vote 494 13.6 The right to freedom of religion 5 01 13.7 The rights of First Nations people ...................... 5 09 Chapter 13 review .............................................. 519 Unit 2 review ..................................................... 522 Glossary ................................................... 532 Index ........................................................ 541 Meet our authors ...................................... 552 Acknowledgements ................................... 553 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
