Year 10 Assessment Booklet 2019

IB MYP YEAR 10 – LEGAL STUDIES

SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPT

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Perspective

The law deals with a variety of rights and responsibilities in an attempt to keep people safe

Fairness and Development

Term 1 Test Criteria: A, B, C, D

• My Legal Rights • Why do people commit crimes? • Conflict resolution and the Law • How the court system operates

Semester 1 Assignment Criteria: A, B, C, D

Australian courts provide a complex system in addressing the legal needs of the Australian people.

Fairness and Development

ONE

Communities Systems Causality

Trial process

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How the trial proceeds Investigation of deaths Witness protection

Defences

Sentencing options

Causality

Law in Australia is continuing to respond to the issues in the community.

Fairness and Development

Term 3 Multimodal Criteria: A, B, C, D

• Contracts – What do I need to know? • Case studies of legal issues and trends. • Other types of law – Traditional / Customary law. Independent Study: students select a legal topic to pursue.

TWO

Term 4 Test Criteria: A, C, D

Communities Perspectives Relationships Systems Causality

Australian Customary Law provides opportunities for the indigenous population to seek an alternative, yet as valid, justice process.

Fairness and Development

Early Australian Law – European arrival

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How the courts have grown to recognise customary law?

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