Cambridge Legal Studies - Stage 6 (Year 11) 5th Edition (Print & Digital)

Cambridge Legal Studies Fifth Edition addresses the Stage 6 Legal studies syllabus in NSW. Cambridge Legal Studies Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the changing processes of the legal system, while meeting the requirements of the current Stage 6 Legal studies syllabus in NSW. It continues to combine the latest information, legislation, cases and statistics on all aspects of the law in an accessible, student-friendly resource package, and provides full coverage of the syllabus – Core topics of Crime and Human Rights, plus all seven Options (two available digital-only). Additional content is available in the Offline and Interactive Textbook, which also includes rich media and interactive activities.

Table of Contents

• About the authors
• Introduction
• How to use this resource
• Components of Cambridge Legal Studies Year 11
• Glossary of key words
• Part I The legal system
• Chapter 1 Basic legal concepts
• Chapter 2 Sources of contemporary Australian law
• Chapter 3 Classification of law
• Chapter 4 Law reform
• Chapter 5 Law reform in action
• Part II The individual and the law
• Chapter 6 Your rights and responsibilities
• Chapter 7 Resolving disputes
• Chapter 8 Contemporary issue: The individual and technology
• Part III Law in practice
• Issue 1: Groups or individuals suffering disadvantage
• Chapter 9 Children and young people
• Chapter 10 Women
• Chapter 11 Migrants (Digital only chapter) Chapter 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (Digital only chapter)
• Chapter 13 People who have a mental illness (Digital only chapter)
• Issue 2: Events that highlight legal issues
• Chapter 14 The Bali Nine
• Chapter 15 Alcohol and violence (Digital only chapter)
• Chapter 16 The Port Arthur massacre
• Issue 3: Individuals or groups in conflict with the state
• Chapter 17 Julian Assange
• Chapter 18 Outlaw motorcycle gangs (Digital only chapter)
• Chapter 19 Behrouz Boochani
• Chapter 20 Mohamed Haneef (Digital only chapter)
• Chapter 21 The Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Digital only chapter)
• Issue 4: Criminal or civil cases that raise issues of interest to students
• Chapter 22 The Christchurch Massacre
• Chapter 23 Facebook and social media privacy issues
• Answers to multiple-choice questions
• Glossary
• Acknowledgements
• Index