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Legal Studies
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Contents
Area of Study 1: Parliament and the Citizen
Area of Study 2: The Constitution and the protection of rights
Area of Study 3: Role of the courts in law-making
Unit 3
Area of Study 1: Parliament and the Citizen
Representative and Responsible Government
Separation of Powers
Structure and role of Commonwealth and Victorian parliaments
The Legislative Process
Reasons for change in the law
Victorian Law Reform Commission
Petitions
Demonstrations
Media
Strengths and weaknesses of parliament as a law-making body
Area of Study 2: The Constitution and the protection of rights
Constitution of Australia
Division of Law-Making Powers
Restrictions on the law-making powers of the state and Commonwealth parliaments
Referendum Process
Factors affecting the success of a referendum
Referenda affecting the division of law-making powers
High Court of Australia
High Court interpretation of the Constitution
High Court cases affecting the division of law-making powers
Referral of power
Constitutional protection of rights
Express rights
Implied rights
Structural protections
Separation of Powers (structural protection)
Representative Government (structural protection)
Responsible Government (structural protection)
Roach v Electoral Commissioner
Effectiveness of rights protection in Australia
Comparison of rights protection in Australia to other countries
Area of Study 3: Role of the courts in law-making
The ability of judges and courts to make law
Doctrine of precedent
Rules of precedent
Flexibility of precedent
Difficulties in applying past decisions
Statutory Interpretation
Reasons for statutory interpretation
Effects of statutory interpretation
Deing v Tarola (1993) 2 VR 163
Strengths and weaknesses of law-making through the courts
Relationships between courts and parliament in law-making
More Resources
VCAA Pages
VCAA page for Legal Studies
Study design
Past exams and assessment reports for Legal Studies
Useful Sites
Parliament of Australia
Revision Resources
Engage VCE Revision Lectures