HUMANITIES LAW AND ORDER ONE SEMESTER

This new and exciting subject will encompass an in-depth study of legal and justice studies, an analysis of the Australian Constitution and will also include a closer look at the importance of government systems and their influence on the law. The subject is studied for the length of one semester. This subject aims to thoroughly prepare students for the VCE Legal Studies pathway.

It will start with a focus on the Australian government system and investigate the importance of such on society, looking at its influence on laws that impact all individuals. To provide context, the students will study and analyse the framework of the Australian Constitution and analyse its impact on normal, everyday citizens, with particular focus on the ways it impacts the justice system.

The course will also see students study the key features of Australia’s Court System and how civil and criminal disputes are handled, with particular focus on the Victorian Court hierarchy. Students will analyse the purpose of the court hierarchy and look at both the positive and negative impacts of court cases, sentencing and sanctions, on not only the accused, but the victims and broader community. The students will analyse many current and existing case studies that have occurred in Victoria, wider Australia and around the world.

The Victorian Curriculum Strands at Year 10:

This Humanities discipline is organised into one domain with its own strands:

The Humanities: Civics and Citizenship- Government and democracy-Laws and CitizenCitizenship, Diversity, and Identity

Assessment: A range of assessment methods will be used, including:

• Case studies

• Topic tests

• Research tasks

• Report on the Excursion to the Dandenong Magistrates Court

• Semester Examination