Year 10 Assessment Booklet 2020

IB MYP YEAR 10 – LEGAL STUDIES

SEMESTER

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPT

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

My Legal Rights: • Conflict resolution • The court system • Sentencing • Contracts

Australian law protects the rights and enforces the obligations of individuals within the fabric of society through judicial systems to achieve fairness and development for all stakeholders

Perspective

Fairness and Development

Term 1 Test (Knowing and Understanding, Thinking Critically, Communicating) Due: 10.03.20 Term 2 Assignment (Knowing and Understanding, Investigating, Thinking Critically, Communicating) Distributed: 12/3/20 Progress check WB29/4/20 Due: WB 13.05.20 Term 3 Multimodal (Knowing and Understanding, Investigating, Thinking Critically, Communicating) Distributed: 10/6/20 Progress check / draft: 28/7/20 Due: WB 11.08.20 Term 4 Test (Knowing and Understanding, Thinking Critically, Communicating) Due: November Exam Block.

ONE

Causality

Law in Australia is continuing to respond to the issues and legal trends in the community.

Fairness and Development

Legal Trends: • Case studies of legal issues and trends. • Independent Study: students select a legal topic to pursue.

TWO

Communities Perspectives Relationships

Customary Law: • Early Australian Law – European arrival • How the courts have grown to recognise customary law?

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

Fairness and Development

Systems Causality

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