VCE Legal Studies Question Thread

[flash36]

Basically compare the types of rights protected, in what form they come eg a Charter or Constitution, how they are protected eg by the courts, referendum processes etc, how they can be changed if in fact they can be, and whether they are express rights or implied rights. By giving info on these things you will highlight the similarities and differences between each nation's approach.

My list of what to include is not exhaustive, but those are the main points I would include from memory.

[eeps]

What country are you doing, Zafaraaaa? Also to add to what flasha said, I would give corresponding similarities/differences if possible; makes for more of a cohesive answer.

[Zafaraaaa]

What country are you doing, Zafaraaaa? Also to add to what flasha said, I would give corresponding similarities/differences if possible; makes for more of a cohesive answer.

Sorrryy late reply loool but I'm doing New Zealand

[eeps]

Question...

Are we suppose to know all the legal maxims? Or is knowing ejusdem generis enough? It has few other maxims in my textbook. =T

Thanks if anyone can help!

[andy456]

I don't think you'd need all of them tbh. It's only needed for interpreting an act right??? So theres intrinsic and extrinsic materials. You wouldn't need to know them all... More importantly is why you need these things.
Are the maxims mentioned in the study design?

[eeps]

I don't think you'd need all of them tbh. It's only needed for interpreting an act right??? So theres intrinsic and extrinsic materials. You wouldn't need to know them all... More importantly is why you need these things.
Are the maxims mentioned in the study design?

Yeh, the maxims assist in interpreting an Act. It's not really clear/specific in the study design relating to what maxims students need to know. Did you just learn the one maxim last year?

[andy456]

I learnt a couple but its been a while...
there was one called the golden rule (maybe)
and ejusdem generis - is that the class rule eg. (... and other like items)

I never used them hansard is good to fall back on because the courts use that a fair bit

[werdna]

Will I need to know the strengths/weaknesses of the process of changing the Constitution? It's not in the study design so I'm not too sure if I should read up on it..

[onur369]

Its always good to expand our knowledge on the Legal system but if the study design doesnt have anything related then we do need to know about it.

[werdna]

OK thanks for that onur!

[Tobias Funke]

Could anyone provide me with questions for the first half of AOS2? This being either Chap.2 of KC or Chap.3 of J&O

Whether that means practice sacs, past sacs, finished sacs, A+, I don't really mind, I just want to do some more

cheers

[eeps]

See attached? I don't how useful the documents I've attached are to you, but they're worth doing as practice in any case. Do you have Checkpoints for Legal Studies? There are a lot of questions in there which are separated into each AOS.

[eeps]

Where's everyone up to? We're up to AOS 3; Role of the courts in law-making.

[Zafaraaaa]

Doing the AOS2 SAC first thing when we get back and then starting on AOS 3 as well

[gs]

We're having SAC 2B when we get back, then straight onto the 3rd topic like yourself EPL.