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Legal Notes is now available for the new 2006-2010 Legal Study Design.
Legal notes contains:
Comprehensive summary notes
Graduated exam-style questions
Glossaries
Revision checklists
Solutions
Examination advice
Legal Notes has been designed to be the most comprehensive and easy to use study guide for students of VCE Legal Studies, Units 3 & 4.
1 Introduction
2 Advice for answering questions
3 The principles of the Australian parliamentary system
4 The legislative process
5 Changing the law
6 Evaluation of parliament as a law-maker
7 The constitutional division of powers
8 Changing the constitutional powers
9 Protection of democratic and human rights
10 The courts as law-makers: The doctrine of precedent
11 The courts as law-makers: statutory interpretation
12 Evaluation of courts as law-makers
13 The relationship between parliament and courts
14 Introduction to dispute resolution
15 Dispute resolution through the courts
16 Alternative methods of dispute resolution
17 Tribunals
18 Criminal procedure
19 Civil procedure
20 The adversary system
21 The jury system
22 Evaluating the operation of the legal system
23 Examination preparation
24 Solutions
25 Useful websites
Humphreys, Michelle
Michelle is an experienced teacher of VCE Legal Studies, and currently teaches at ELTHAM College of Education, where she also holds the position of VCE Coordinator. She has extensive experience as a Legal Studies examination assessor, and was a member of the VCAA Legal Studies Review Committee for the current Study Design.
In addition to writing Legal Notes VCE Units 3 & 4, Michelle is co-author of the Unit 3/4 textbook Justice and Outcomes. She is active in assisting and promoting the teaching and learning of VCE Legal Studies through her involvement with the Victorian Commercial Teachers’ Association, where she has presented at conferences, and is currently the editor of the Legal Studies section of ComNET – the VCTA’s on-line journal and resource.
