Yr 11 LEGAL STUDIES
Legal Studies is designed to foster intellectual, social and moral development by empowering students to think critically on the role of law and legal institutions in society. This is achieved through a review of selected legal rules, institutions and processes at the domestic and international level, a demystification of terminology and a focus on change, effectiveness, dispute resolution and justice.
Themes

The six themes that are incorporated across topic areas and reflected in the outcomes of the Preliminary and HSC courses are:

Justice, law and society
� the interrelationship between the concepts of justice, law and society

Continuity and change
� the evolution of legal rules and institutions
� the importance of precedent in establishing rules
� the effects of social, political, economic and ideological factors and of community attitudes
� the means and processes by which the law changes

Culture, values and ethics
� the extent to which law reflects the culture and values of different societies and groups within society
� the importance of ethics in the functioning of society

Legal process and institutions
� how laws are made
� the nature of legal institutions such as parliaments, courts, the United Nations
� the adjudication and settlement of disputes and enforcement of legal rules

Conflict and cooperation
� the nature and extent of conflict in society
� the place of law in resolving conflict and encouraging cooperation

Effectiveness of the legal system
Effectiveness within the legal system has a number of meanings. They include:
� the extent to which an issue can be dealt with by the law
� if an issue is dealt with by the law, how well it is dealt with in terms of ease of access, simplicity, consistency, predictability and delivery of just outcomes
� the capacity of a law to stop or change human behaviour.
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