This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of the nature and functions of law and legislation, the development of Australian and international legal systems, the Australian Constitution and law reform. Students explore key areas of law, justice, and human rights through a variety of focused studies that examine how changes in societies affect legal reform. Law students develop an understanding of legal concepts and how law works in our society. Being knowledgeable about legal issues, including rights and obligations that are essential to our society, is part of being an active and informed citizen. We are pleased to announce that the above-mentioned unnecessary program element has now been removed from the online version of the legal studies program (page 21): legal-studies-stage-6-syllabus-2009 (6).pdf Law students learn about the rule of law, justice and the rights and duties of citizens. Legal studies offer students the opportunity to: The issues discussed above can cause difficulties for a range of stakeholders, including lawyers (especially prospective teachers and teachers who teach outside the field), law students who use the program to organize their notes, law lecturers and tutors at our universities, students in training of law professors, and authors of law textbooks. EBE NSW believes that these important issues deserve to be addressed in order to ensure high quality teaching and learning in our NSW law study classrooms and overseas in Australian international schools. Students will develop an understanding of the impact that legal decisions can have on Australian society and the ways in which the legal system can affect the lives of Australian citizens. A critical understanding of the processes of reform and change will help students contribute to making our society more equitable for all. Use the following resources as stand-alone resources or to supplement your existing programs. They can also provide ideas on a variety of teaching strategies, commentary, integrating course topics and challenges, and ways to approach controversial topics. – Independent courts and tribunals – Statutory authorities HSC Legal Studies Review Resource (87.3KB) – use it to help students prepare for the HSC exam in their studies.
The included activities can be used as part of the lesson or set up for self-directed learning. The resource is designed to be partially or fully used to meet the contextual needs of your teaching. EBE NSW wrote to NESA about the unnecessary hyphen on human rights in the legal curriculum – 2. Promotion and enforcement of human rights – the roles of: **Note** The PDF program is no longer available directly on our website to comply with the NESA Copyright Directive. You will be redirected to the NESA website to view the program. NESA responded that the issue raised will be considered once the current cohort of students has completed the HSC course. Legal studies is a humanities subject that provides students with the critical thinking and communication skills needed to find employment in various fields such as law, journalism, and government. Therefore, we spend a lot of time in the course teaching students to write and giving them skills that they can apply in their other subjects. Pre- and HSC courses focus on how law is created, how it is structured and how it works in Australia and overseas. Students need to ask themselves if laws are effective and if they do justice.
