YEAR 11 Preliminary Legal Studies The Law in Practice Response Due Date: Friday 18 th August 2017, Week 5 Assessment Name: The Law in Practice Response Mark: /25 Weighting: 30 % SYLLABUS OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED: P4 Discusses the effectiveness of legal system in addressing s. P6 Explains the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system. P7 Evaluates the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. P8 Locates, selects and organises legal information from a variety of sources including legislation, media, and documents. P10 Accounts for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s. DIRECTIVES TO BE ASSESSED: Evaluate: Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of Discuss: Identify s and provide points for and/or against Explain: Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how Account: Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions TASK DESCRIPTION: Students are to research and prepare a report on ONE contemporary that illustrates how the law operates. Choose a topic from the lists below: Groups or Individuals Suffering Disadvantage Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Peoples People who have a mental illness or an intellectual or physical disability Migrants People who are socio-economically disadvantaged Members of other groups covered by Human Rights Legislation (including anti-discrimination legislation) Women Events which Highlight legal Issues The Bali Bombings The Port Arthur Massacre Individuals or Groups in Conflict with the State Mohamed Haneef Outlawed Motorcycle Groups Criminal or Civil Cases that raise Issues of Interest to Students File Sharing and Digital Copyright Drug Testing 1
Your report should include each of the following headings: Introduction: Provide a brief outline of the topic chosen, including key groups/people, dates and places Explain how society has influenced the you have chosen, making clear what the fundamental legal problem is. Discuss the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing your. Ensure that you provide both the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system. Evaluate the effectiveness of the legal and non-legal responses to your chosen. Your evaluations should consider: - Resource efficiency - Accessibility - Enforceability - Responsiveness - Protection of individual rights - Meeting society s needs Account for the perspective of one key group related to your. Conclusion: Briefly state the current status of the /or key group. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA STUDENT CHECKLIST: - Remember that the directives are key to answering your question correctly - Make sure that you have written your response in report format, using all of the headings above. - Make sure you have chosen an from the list provided - Refer to the marking criteria on hints to maximise your results 2
MARKING GUIDELINES Guideline: P4 Discusses the effectiveness of legal system in addressing s. P7 Evaluates the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. P6 Explains the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system. P10 Accounts for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s P8 Locates, selects and organises legal information from a variety of sources including legislation, media, and documents Mark/Grade P4 Outstanding discussion of the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing your. Ensure that you provide both the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system. discussion of the, including comprehensive understanding of the points for and against the (minimum 3 for/3 against) illustrated a clear and comprehensive understanding of the P7 Outstanding evaluation the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. Evaluates how the law achieved justice, a comprehensive understanding and evaluation of positives and negative levels of achievement Demonstrates high level of understanding of justice and whether this was achieved in your P6 Outstanding explanation of the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system Comprehensive explanation of the relationship between society and your legal Illustrates a clear and comprehensive understanding P10 Outstanding account for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s. Comprehensive detail when explaining your chosen idea or interpretation within your Demonstrates a high level of understanding of perspectives and interpretations in your chosen P8 Outstanding Locating, selecting and organising legal information from a variety of sources Provides a high level of research throughout the report Provides a comprehensive example of the report format P4 High discussion of the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing your. Ensure that you provide both the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system. discussion of the, including very good understanding of the points for and against the (minimum 3 for/3 against) illustrated a clear and very good understanding of the P7 High evaluation the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. Evaluates how the law achieved justice, a very good understanding and evaluation of positives and negative levels of achievement 3
Demonstrates very good level of understanding of justice and whether this was achieved in your P6 High explanation of the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system Very good explanation of the relationship between society and your legal Illustrates a clear and very good understanding P10 High account for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s. Very good detail when explaining your chosen idea or interpretation within your Demonstrates a very good level of understanding of perspectives and interpretations in your chosen P8 High Locating, selecting and organising legal information from a variety of sources Provides a very good level of research throughout the report Provides a very good example of the report format 4
P4 Sound discussion of the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing your. Ensure that you provide both the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system. discussion of the, including sound understanding of the points for and against the (minimum 3 for/3 against) illustrated a clear and sound understanding of the P7 Sound evaluation the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. Evaluates how the law achieved justice, a sound understanding and evaluation of positives and negative levels of achievement Demonstrates sound of understanding of justice and whether this was achieved in your P6 Sound explanation of the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system Sound explanation of the relationship between society and your legal Illustrates a clear and sound understanding of society and its connection to the legal system P10 Sound account for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s. Sound level of detail when explaining your chosen idea or interpretation within your Demonstrates a sound level of understanding of perspectives and interpretations in your chosen P8 Sound Locating, selecting and organising legal information from a variety of sources Shows a sound level of research throughout the report Provides a sound example of the report format - P4 Basic discussion of the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing your. Ensure that you provide both the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system. discussion of the, including basic understanding of the points for and against the (minimum 3 for/3 against) illustrated a clear and basic understanding of the P7 Basic evaluation the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. Evaluates how the law achieved justice, a basic understanding and evaluation of positives and negative levels of achievement Demonstrates basic understanding of justice and whether this was achieved in your P6 Basic explanation of the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system Basic explanation of the relationship between society and your legal Illustrates a clear and sound understanding of society and its connection to the legal system P10 Basic account for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s. 5
Basic level of detail when explaining your chosen idea or interpretation within your Demonstrates a basic level of understanding of perspectives and interpretations in your chosen P8 Basic Locating, selecting and organising legal information from a variety of sources Provides a basic level of research throughout the report Provides a basic example of the report format - P4 Elementary discussion of the effectiveness of the legal system in addressing your. Ensure that you provide both the strengths and weaknesses of the legal system. discussion of the, including elementary understanding of the points for and against the (minimum 3 for/3 against) illustrated a clear and elementary understanding of the P7 Elementary evaluation the effectiveness of the law in achieving justice. Evaluates how the law achieved justice, an elementary understanding and evaluation of positives and negative levels of achievement Demonstrates a simple level of understanding of justice and whether this was achieved in your P6 Elementary explanation of the nature of the interrelationship between society and its legal system A simple explanation of the relationship between society and your legal Illustrates a clear and elementary understanding of society and its connection to the legal system P10 Elementary account for differing perspectives and interpretations of legal information and s. Simple level of detail when explaining your chosen idea or interpretation within your Demonstrates an elementary level of understanding of perspectives and interpretations in your chosen P8 Elementary level of Locating, selecting and organising legal information from a variety of sources Provides an elementary level of research throughout the report Provides a simple example of the report format - 6