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« Reply #630 on: August 27, 2011, 07:54:41 pm »
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does unit four require cases as examples? all i can think of for examples are statistics really....

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« Reply #631 on: August 27, 2011, 08:32:39 pm »
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does unit four require cases as examples? all i can think of for examples are statistics really....

I don't think the question is whether "Unit 4 requires cases as examples?" - it's more-so "are there even any cases in Unit 4?!" I don't think you need to know any cases for Unit 4, seeing as it's not mentioned in the study design nor in any of the textbooks.

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« Reply #632 on: August 27, 2011, 08:33:28 pm »
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does unit four require cases as examples? all i can think of for examples are statistics really....

I don't think the question is whether "Unit 4 requires cases as examples?" - it's more-so "are there even any cases in Unit 4?!" I don't think you need to know any cases for Unit 4, seeing as it's not mentioned in the study design nor in any of the textbooks.

mmmmm. J&O has so many examples at the end of everything I just wasn't sure :)

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« Reply #633 on: August 28, 2011, 02:24:28 pm »
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No examples so far for us, just the few acts (sentencing act, bail act, road safety act...)
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« Reply #634 on: August 29, 2011, 04:40:29 pm »
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can someone please clear this up for me: who determines the remedy in a civil case? is it the jury or judge if theres a jury?

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« Reply #635 on: August 29, 2011, 04:49:18 pm »
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can someone please clear this up for me: who determines the remedy in a civil case? is it the jury or judge if theres a jury?

Depends on the remedy. The jury will award damages such as specific, general damages in a civil case. The judge will decide the other remedies such as order of specific performance and restitution.

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« Reply #636 on: August 29, 2011, 04:58:16 pm »
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i have a question in regards to sanctions.
study design says • an overview of three types of sanctions and their specific purpose
are these three sanctions 'imprisonment, fines and CBOs' or 'adjournment, fines and CBOs' or something else?
also, do we need to know about 'deferred sentencing', youth justice orders and suspended sentences? or is that all irrelevant?

edit: actually nevermind, according to A+ notes, it can be any three. ill stick to imprisonment, fines and CBOs since i already know them :)
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« Reply #637 on: August 29, 2011, 05:25:36 pm »
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i have a question in regards to sanctions.
study design says • an overview of three types of sanctions and their specific purpose
are these three sanctions 'imprisonment, fines and CBOs' or 'adjournment, fines and CBOs' or something else?
also, do we need to know about 'deferred sentencing', youth justice orders and suspended sentences? or is that all irrelevant?

edit: actually nevermind, according to A+ notes, it can be any three. ill stick to imprisonment, fines and CBOs since i already know them :)

Was abit worried today when adjournment wasn't in the 4 sanctions we could describe on our sac today!...luckily we only had to describe two of the four, so imprisonment and fines it was! PHEW>>>....
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Re: VCE Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #638 on: August 29, 2011, 06:08:37 pm »
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legal studies is so much less daunting when you stick to the study design. :D
course should be finished in 3 days :D
then revision :D
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Re: VCE Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #639 on: September 04, 2011, 10:50:51 pm »
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tear apart the constitution aos. the questions they can ask on that are by far the hardest possible (closely followed by effectiveness of the legal system when worded awkwardly). the reason is a lot of the questions have different answers depending who you ask. for example a critical evaluation of the constitution in protecting h&d rights is given a different answer in vcaa assessment reports than most textbooks explain.

i did the subject last year, and even though the course has been tweaked, the fundamentals are the same. the constitution is the hardest part, even though you might not have gotten that when actually studying it (that's why you need to tear it apart because theres a lot more they can ask than you might first think)

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Re: VCE Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #640 on: September 04, 2011, 11:11:16 pm »
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tear apart the constitution

 :o :o But I'll go to jail! :'(

lol sorry just felt like saying something stupid  :P
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« Reply #641 on: September 05, 2011, 06:27:13 pm »
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lol weird, i made that exact same joke when my teacher said it to me!

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Re: VCE Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #642 on: September 07, 2011, 03:12:29 pm »
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I've got a question for 10 marks that says "The adversary trial is faultless and cannot be improved, discuss this statement and indicate to to the extent to which your agree?" i assume im gonna be mentioning strnegths and weaknesses of all five features then on the same paper i have a question for 8 marks thats says "the adversary is not perfect and could be improved" discuss wheather you agree and list two possible improvements"? how would i tackle that , would that just be mentioning the weaknesses with 2 improvements? and also another question im having problems with is for 10 marks "The adversary trial been used for criminal cases provides for a effective legal ssytem discuss if you agree and include 2 elements of a effective legal system"? how would i tackle that? any help?

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Re: VCE Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #643 on: September 07, 2011, 04:11:09 pm »
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It's strange that you have both of these questions on the same paper.

I've got a question for 10 marks that says "The adversary trial is faultless and cannot be improved, discuss this statement and indicate to to the extent to which your agree?"
As you said, you will want to discuss strengths and weaknesses. I was going to say mention reforms, but your next question kinda covers it...

then on the same paper i have a question for 8 marks thats says "the adversary is not perfect and could be improved" discuss wheather you agree and list two possible improvements"?
Yep here you're agreeing by stating weaknesses and discussing several reforms that can enhance the effectiveness of the adversary system. The textbook Justice and Outcomes has a sub-chapter on reforms.

and also another question im having problems with is for 10 marks "The adversary trial been used for criminal cases provides for a effective legal ssytem discuss if you agree and include 2 elements of a effective legal system"?
Effective legal system =
1: Entitlement to a fair and unbiased hearing
2: Effective access to the legal system
3: Timely resolution of disputes

So here we are agreeing with the question and out of the three elements above, select two. The key words in this question are "criminal cases". I would be discussing committal hearings and how direct indictment speeds up cases (for a timely resolution). You can also say that the purpose of a committal hearing speeds things up (since the process determines if the case is a prima facie case, that is, whether the evidence is sufficient to support a conviction by jury at trial).
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Re: VCE Legal Studies Question Thread
« Reply #644 on: September 07, 2011, 06:40:14 pm »
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thanks MJRomeo81, back to the second question it tells me to mention two possible reforms, so would i assume a weakness and a reform to that would be 4 marks another weakness (in detail of course) plus its improvement could be another 4 (e.g weaknesses of role of the judge then the improvement to that is increasing the role of the judge) ?