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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