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Law + Society (Court Personnel (Judge, Jury, Crown Prosecutor, Defendant,…
Law + Society
Court Personnel
Judge
Jury
Crown Prosecutor
Defendant
Witnessess
Court Officer
Sherrif
Members of the public
Media (sometimes)
Judges associate
What makes up our legal system?
Courts
Legal Rep's
Police
Politician/parliament
Prisons
Areas of law (public vs private) (criminal vs civil)
Private
Tort
Property
Contract
Family
Public
Administrative
Criminal
Constitutional
Industrial
Criminal
Serious e.g. murder, armed robbery etc.
Civil
Negligence
Defamation
Nuisance
Trespassing
How laws are made
Common Law
Judges create precedent
Statute Law
Parliament
rules over common law
Juries
Positives
Multiple opinions
Generally unbiasesd
Usually unbribable
Negatives
Costs money
May be corrupt
Media influences
Time consuming
Origins of Australia's Laws
British (Westminister)
Aboriginal customary laws
Court Structure
Local
District
Supreme
High
How a bill becomes law
Politicians propose a bill
Laws/Values/Morals/Ethics
Laws should reflect the moral and ethical standards of society
How Laws are changed
Accessing the Law
Issues of fairness in using the law