extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards.” As societies morals and ethics constantly change the law must adapt to meet the needs and standards that society holds valuable. To ensure that the wider community is content with the legal system it is important for individuals to investigate how the law deals with certain categories of crime‚ as well as how well the law is dealing with the prominent issue. Societies changing values influence the process of law making and the implementation
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Animals die in shelters every day. There are approximately 7.5 million animals added to shelters each year and of those‚ 2.5 million are euthanized. Society needs to be aware that fostering is a vital part of animal rescue. Each time an animal is featured on social media‚ people respond from all over the country to adopt it. For that one animal‚ the outlook is fantastic; however‚ for those left behind the outlook is much bleaker. If all of the potential adopters for that one animal fostered or adopted
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Speluncean a. Truepenny CJ i) Does the law exhaust the requirements of ’justice’? Depends on one’s view of Justice. Justice in Truepenny’s eyes is to extend clemency to the defendants and that if this is done then in his eyes‚ ’ justice will be accomplished without offering any encouragement for the disregard of law’. ii) Mercy may not be part of the law if it is followed to the letter of the law. iii)
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regarding legal processes‚ concepts and outcomes. One reason law is essential to the efficient operation of a society is that it provides a consistent‚ fair and just way of governing a community. It is extremely important that every member of the community has a fair trial and course of justice‚ as well as the idea that no one is above the law‚ and no person is allowed to take justice into their own hands‚ as outlined in Dicey’s rule of law. This is demonstrated through the case study of Simon Gittany
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VCE Legal Studies Unit 2 Exam Chapters (7‚8‚9‚10‚11&15) AREA OF STUDY 2: CIVIL LAW AND AREA OF STUDY 2: THE CIVIL LAW IN ACTION. 1. The difference between civil law and criminal law. Civil law applies to people in the community who had the wrong things such as civil against each other. Criminal law is someone who commits murder‚ sexual assault and theft etc. It is the law enforced by police. 2. The need for a hierarchy of courts‚ i.e reasons In a court hierarchy‚ different courts have different
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Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes YEAR 12 LEGAL STUDIES NOTES UNITS 3 AND 4 Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 3 LAW-MAKING Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 1 PARLIAMENT AND THE CITIZEN Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes The Principle of Responsible Government • Our government is answerable and accountable to parliament‚ therefore to the people • It must act fairly and responsibly • If it doesn’t it will lose the support of the parliament/people and
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Human Trafficking and Slavery * Legal responses: * International: UN introduced a binding a protocol regarding trafficking and slavery in 2003. As of 2010‚ 137 countries have agreed and ratified the protocol. India has signed it‚ but has not ratified it into their nation‚ which means that the protocol has not affected them‚ as they are one of the nations that are the most common place of human trafficking and slavery (Pearson’s Legal Studies HSC). * Domestic: Australia ratified
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< Homeless Shelters Almost everyone can relate to seeing them standing on the median when stopped at a red light or when walking down a street in an urban area tucked away in the corner of an alley. What I am referring to is the homeless‚ not just those chronically homeless either: families – especially in the economy we are in right now –are being foreclosed on and among other people may find themselves temporarily displaced. Homelessness has been a major issue in the United States that has
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Assess the effectiveness of the legal system in dealing with asylum seeks and refugees? Introduction * Legal system: purpose to bring justice and civilization to a community Enforced by police and other figures of authority applied equally basis and fundamentals of having a cooperative society and country made up of institutions e.g. Australian Human Rights Commissions or UNHCR ( United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). (Legal Studies workbook) Ultimately the goal of the law
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Eight Skills of the effective legal EIGHT Skills of the effective legal studies student | Interview Final Project | Final Interview and Reflection | | Ashley Walters | 4/1/2011 | Pages 1 and 2 are the original Interview questions submitted. Pages 3‚ 4‚ and 5 are the summary of my interview‚ and my reflection on this career choice. Page 6 is the notes that were taken during the interview process. There is no cited work because I used no outside sources. | Ashley Walters Professor
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