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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2145 on: July 01, 2019, 08:08:23 pm »
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hey guyss
i have one more assignment before trials and i have to answer the following questions
Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in responding to problems in family relationships.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of international law in encouraging compliance and responding to non-compliance in relation to world order.
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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2146 on: July 12, 2019, 10:07:07 pm »
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hey guyss
i have one more assignment before trials and i have to answer the following questions
Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in responding to problems in family relationships.
anddd
Evaluate the effectiveness of international law in encouraging compliance and responding to non-compliance in relation to world order.
please helpp

Sorry that this is late but I hope this helps in some sort of way. For the first question, consider the legal responses such as the family court and how effectively these responses are in dealing with family relationships through effectiveness criteria and relevant lcmido.

Like the first question, you could consider the ways in which international measures have attempted to encourage compliance and respond to non-compliance in world order such as the UN peacekeeping missions, with adequate lcmido and remembering to incorporate the effectiveness criteria.
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« Reply #2147 on: July 15, 2019, 03:02:16 pm »
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Hey,

With the NESA workbook for legal studies it says Band 6 responses for the essays that are provided... with the options being 25 marks where would these standard of essays sit in the range of 21-25 mark section of the criteria?

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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2148 on: July 15, 2019, 05:15:59 pm »
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Hey,

With the NESA workbook for legal studies it says Band 6 responses for the essays that are provided... with the options being 25 marks where would these standard of essays sit in the range of 21-25 mark section of the criteria?

Thank you!
I think the NESA responses are around a low band 6 range, so probably 21-23ish.

Hope this helps :)
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« Reply #2149 on: July 17, 2019, 09:04:53 pm »
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hey, im really struggling with the question

"to what extent does criminal law balance the rights of offenders, victims and society when sentencing offenders".

I think i know the content surrounding it but am struggling to distinguish what my body paragraphs and structure would be.

Can anyone help?

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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2150 on: July 18, 2019, 10:13:36 am »
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hey, im really struggling with the question

"to what extent does criminal law balance the rights of offenders, victims and society when sentencing offenders".

I think i know the content surrounding it but am struggling to distinguish what my body paragraphs and structure would be.

Can anyone help?

Hi, welcome to the forums!

This is such a general question - you can cover so many things :-) Personally I would separate my body paragraphs like this:
1. criminal investigation process
2. criminal trial process
3. young offenders

and look at how the law balances (or doesn’t balance) the rights of offenders, victims and society.

I hope this helps!
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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2151 on: July 20, 2019, 06:45:34 pm »
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Heyy,
For the option topics, is there any chance that they can ask us a question about a specific contemporary issue?
Like for family "Assess the effectiveness of legal responses for surrogacy and birth technologies", or can it just be "Assess the effectiveness of legal responses for a contemporary issue".

Should I bother studying all 4 issues in depth?

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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2152 on: July 20, 2019, 08:53:30 pm »
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Heyy,
For the option topics, is there any chance that they can ask us a question about a specific contemporary issue?
Like for family "Assess the effectiveness of legal responses for surrogacy and birth technologies", or can it just be "Assess the effectiveness of legal responses for a contemporary issue".

Should I bother studying all 4 issues in depth?

Hi!

Yep, there’s a possibility of both occurring. You should definitely study all 4 issues because they’re not only applicable to a contemporary issue-specific essay question as you can use them for other essay questions :-) Also, there’s no knowing if the other question you get is going to be really bad so it’s worth studying all contemporary issues so you have more flexibility when writing your essay!

Hope this helps :-)
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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2153 on: July 26, 2019, 01:33:23 pm »
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Hi,

Could a media outlet be a “NGO”?

Could a sports team be considered an NGO?

Basically I am asking if any organisation that is not run by the govt. can be considered an NGO?
My teacher is saying to stay away from considering media outlets and sports organisations as NGOs, however I have seen some 25mk questions on solely NGOs on a particular aspect of the option syllabus, leaving me with little
to talk about.

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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2154 on: July 26, 2019, 06:08:53 pm »
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Hi,

Could a media outlet be a “NGO”?

Could a sports team be considered an NGO?

Basically I am asking if any organisation that is not run by the govt. can be considered an NGO?
My teacher is saying to stay away from considering media outlets and sports organisations as NGOs, however I have seen some 25mk questions on solely NGOs on a particular aspect of the option syllabus, leaving me with little
to talk about.

Thank you !!!!

Technically a media outlet is a NGO. Not sure how your teacher might view this, but I personally do not categorise media as a NGO in my essay even for options in the case that your marker(s) might not agree.

In terms of sports teams being a NGO, it depends on what you mean by this - is it an organisation/initiative run by a sports team in order to tackle a particular issue or does it raise awareness of that same issue. If the sports team runs an organisation, it would be considered a non-governmental organisation as it focuses on creating programmes in order to tackle that issue. An example of an NGO is Amnesty International which tackles human rights issues through exposing countries who violate human rights etc.
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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2155 on: July 31, 2019, 02:05:40 pm »
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Hi all,

What type of defense does battered woman syndrome fall under?

self defence, duress or necessity? ... multie

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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2156 on: August 03, 2019, 11:56:58 pm »
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Hi all,

What type of defense does battered woman syndrome fall under?

self defence, duress or necessity? ... multie

Battered Spouse Syndrome doesn't fall under specific type of defence as it can be used for multiple types of defences such as self defence, duress and provocation :) Here's my source if you are interested: https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/battered-woman-syndrome-a-help-or-hindrance/
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Re: HSC Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #2157 on: August 05, 2019, 03:56:46 pm »
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Hey Guys,
My teacher gave us some questions that might be similar to the exam in regards to our core topics, but I am actually so clueless on how to answer them, any help would be appreciated:

Family:
"to what extent does the role of law reform achieve justice for family members and society"

World Order:
"Evaluate the impact of changing values and ethical standards on world order. To what extent does the law encourage co-operation and resolve conflict in relation to world order?"

I have no idea how to structure the paragraphs as well as what they are asking me to answer especially the World Order one."

Thanks in Advance

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« Reply #2158 on: August 09, 2019, 07:25:08 pm »
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Hi there, I am currently studying the law in practice for women and was just wondering if i could have some advice from anyone regarding how to approach these three legal studies questions, i have started a bit of the third question and the first one but im a bit lost on how many issues/responses to focus on for each question and how much detail and facts do i need to maximise marks, and the structure, like for the first question, im not sure if it mean a brief sketch or how i should approach it or im doing it right?

Question One: Examine the issues for women in the Australian workplace (5 marks)

In contemporary Australia, although it is a basic right for women to feel safe in their workplace, many women continue to experience discrimination, sexual harassment and social security as an everyday reality. While poverty can be an experience for both men and women, women continue to be disproportionately affected by financial disadvantage as they struggle to become financially independent particularly after a separation or divorce.  Studies have shown that over the long term, women fare far worse financially than men after a divorce. In addition, approximately 90% of lone parent families are headed by women. Furthermore, the responsibilities of child care, disabled family members or grandparents present significant barriers to entering the workforce. While financial support from the government is therefore vital, most people are dependent on welfare as their main source of income nevertheless live on or below the poverty line. Discrimination has also resulted from this as employers have the tendency to discriminate those who are pregnant or otherwise because of gender differences, which led to explaining the glass ceiling that is an impediment for women towards career progress. As women are viewed as family bearers and inferior, they are promoted to less opportunities of equal pay. Due to discrimination and social media as an increasing platform for employers or employees to tamper with, women have also been the subject of sexual jokes and sending of pornographic or spamming messages, which leads to the issue of sexual assault.


Question Two: Describe the legal and non-legal responses to women in the workplace (10 marks)


Question Three: Evaluate the effectiveness of the legal and non-legal responses in achieving justice for women in the Australian workforce (15 marks)
In the Australian workplace, issues of discrimination, sexual assault and equal opportunities are prevalent for women. Traditionally, however, in the past, the law had mainly recognised men and been slow to recognise women’s rights. As a consequence, not all women had received equal recognition under the law due to perceived gender differences. To improve justice for all women in the workplace, there have been legal and non-legal mechanisms to address these issues through anti-discrimination legislation, lobby groups and media agenda settings. These measures have been to a certain extent effective as sex discrimination, pay equity and social security; childcare is still prevalent today.

To begin with, and federal legislation have provided far-reaching protection to women in the workplace who experience any form of discrimination and sexual harassment. Young women in early employment are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment and new technologies, such as mobile phones with email and social networking websites, are adding another dimension to sexual harassment. This is supported by the Poniatowska v Hickinbotham [2009] FCA case, which involved a building consultant who experienced a number of sexual harassment incidents such as sexual jokes from the Chairman who said she had “two good assets”, receiving a spam of pornographic MMM messages and telephone invitations for sex until she was unfairly dismissed. This case was an important milestone as it showed that women ought to have their complaints of harassment taken seriously and have the right to appropriately investigate and handle such complaints. Employers need to have policies in place which specify workplace conduct and must discipline employees that engage in any inappropriate conduct that makes the victim of abuse uncomfortable. Due to the case, for women to have procedural fairness and be acknowledged according to the rule of law especially if they make a complaint has raised awareness of gender vulnerability and so the Sex Discrimination Act 1974 (Cth) has now addressed it more explicitly and makes sex discrimination based on attributes such as their sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family responsibilities unlawful. The provisions of the Act regarding sexual harassment have been effective in that the only requirement is to show that the unacceptable behaviour took place. Complaints of sexual harassment remain high but this is attributed to greater awareness of women's rights. However, the effectiveness of this anti-discrimination legislation is limited by the reluctance to exercise those rights especially for those who fear dismissal, fail to recognise the rights or who lack any knowledge at all.







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« Reply #2159 on: August 12, 2019, 01:12:44 pm »
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Hi, I was wondering, is anyone able to read what I have so far for my legal studies assessment and suggest tips on how to structure each question because I am lost with it and don’t know how much to write for each question and don’t know if I’m approaching it right. Here are the questions and what I’ve done so far:

Question One: Examine the issues for women in the Australian workplace (5 marks)

In contemporary Australia, although it is a basic right for women to feel safe in their workplace, many women continue to experience discrimination, sexual harassment and social security as an everyday reality. While poverty can be an experience for both men and women, women continue to be disproportionately affected by financial disadvantage as they struggle to become financially independent particularly after a separation or divorce.  Studies have shown that over the long term, women fare far worse financially than men after a divorce. In addition, approximately 90% of lone parent families are headed by women. Furthermore, the responsibilities of child care, disabled family members or grandparents present significant barriers to entering the workforce. While financial support from the government is therefore vital, most people are dependent on welfare as their main source of income nevertheless live on or below the poverty line. Discrimination has also resulted from this as employers have the tendency to discriminate those who are pregnant or otherwise because of gender differences, which led to explaining the glass ceiling that is an impediment for women towards career progress. As women are viewed as family bearers and inferior, they are promoted to less opportunities of equal pay. Due to discrimination and social media as an increasing platform for employers or employees to tamper with, women have also been the subject of sexual jokes and sending of pornographic or spamming messages, which leads to the issue of sexual assault.


Question Two: Describe the legal and non-legal responses to women in the workplace (10 marks)


Question Three: Evaluate the effectiveness of the legal and non-legal responses in achieving justice for women in the Australian workforce (15 marks)
In the Australian workplace, issues of discrimination, sexual assault and equal opportunities are prevalent for women. Traditionally, however, in the past, the law had mainly recognised men and been slow to recognise women’s rights. As a consequence, not all women had received equal recognition under the law due to perceived gender differences. To improve justice for all women in the workplace, there have been legal and non-legal mechanisms to address these issues through anti-discrimination legislation, lobby groups and media agenda settings. These measures have been to a certain extent effective as sex discrimination, pay equity and social security; childcare is still prevalent today.

To begin with, and federal legislation have provided far-reaching protection to women in the workplace who experience any form of discrimination and sexual harassment. Young women in early employment are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment and new technologies, such as mobile phones with email and social networking websites, are adding another dimension to sexual harassment. This is supported by the Poniatowska v Hickinbotham [2009] FCA case, which involved a building consultant who experienced a number of sexual harassment incidents such as sexual jokes from the Chairman who said she had “two good assets”, receiving a spam of pornographic MMM messages and telephone invitations for sex until she was unfairly dismissed. This case was an important milestone as it showed that women ought to have their complaints of harassment taken seriously and have the right to appropriately investigate and handle such complaints. Employers need to have policies in place which specify workplace conduct and must discipline employees that engage in any inappropriate conduct that makes the victim of abuse uncomfortable. Due to the case, for women to have procedural fairness and be acknowledged according to the rule of law especially if they make a complaint has raised awareness of gender vulnerability and so the Sex Discrimination Act 1974 (Cth) has now addressed it more explicitly and makes sex discrimination based on attributes such as their sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding or family responsibilities unlawful. The provisions of the Act regarding sexual harassment have been effective in that the only requirement is to show that the unacceptable behaviour took place. Complaints of sexual harassment remain high but this is attributed to greater awareness of women's rights. However, the effectiveness of this anti-discrimination legislation is limited by the reluctance to exercise those rights especially for those who fear dismissal, fail to recognise the rights or who lack any knowledge at all.