Legal Foundations (Queensland Course)

Legal Foundations (Queensland Course

This unit “Legal Foundations” is a resource book which is suitable for students in the senior years of QLD high schools.

It follows the 2025 Legal Studies General Senior Syllabus for Queensland Schools. 

It contains syllabus content in dot-point format, word finds, glossary lists, vocabulary, crosswords, word jumbles, cloze passages, true/false activities and extended writing and research tasks.

 

There is a strong focus on general and subject specific literacy.

 

It is a supplementary educational resource for high school courses in Legal Studies which is relevant to high school teachers or students studying alone.

 

This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process, or any other exclusive right exercised, without the permission of Devine Educational Consultancy Services.

 

 

Pages: 196

 

CONTENTS

Laws, Rules, Ethics & Values
The Rule of Law
Why Do We have Laws?
Anarchy & Tyranny
What are Effective Laws?
What is Justice?
What are Just & Equitable Outcomes in Criminal Law?
Sources of Law
Overview of Australian Parliament
Statutory Law-Making Process
The Arms of Australian Government
The Doctrine of Precedent
The Onus & Standard of Proof
Appeals
Federal Court Hierarchy
Queensland Court Hierarchy
Customary Law Integration

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