Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Legal Studies (Overview of, and reasons for, Victorian court hierarchy…
Legal Studies
Principles of Justice
Access
Equality
Fairness
Sources of Law
Statue Law
Lower House
Upper House
The Legislative Process
How laws are made by parliament
Deligated Legislation
Common Law
Types of precedent
Flexibility of precedents
overruling
disapproving
reversing
distinguishing
Doctrine of precedent
Statutory
Parliament structures in Australia
The constitution
Commonwealth parliament
House of Representatives
Governor-General
Senate
Victorian Parliament
Legislative Council
Governor
Legislative Assembly
Structural protections
Representative government
Responsible government
Separation of powers
Characteristics of an effective law
Known
Clear and Understood
Enforceable
Stable
Reflect society's values
Overview of, and reasons for, Victorian court hierarchy
Precedent
Appeals
Specialisation
Administrative convenience
Time and Money
Minor matters determined locally
Expertise and experience
Overview of the relationship between parliament and courts
Courts interpret legislation
Abrogate
Parliament is the supreme lawmaker
Codify
Ultra vires
Types of Law and their distinction
Criminal Law
State (DDP/police) versus individual
Breaks Law
Protecting community as a whole
Guilty/ Innocent
Beyond reasonable doubt
Sanctions
Civil law
Individual versus individual
Protecting private rights of individual
Infringes rights of another
Liable/ not liable
Balance of probabilities
Remedies