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Students must complete TWO options in the HSC Legal Studies syllabus. Each option is examined in the HSC through essay writing that link the syllabus content with the themes and challenges.
World Order is Option 7. Through the use of contemporary examples, students investigate the effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures in promoting peace and resolving conflict between nation states. It includes examination of a range of international responses to world order issues, including the role of the Australian government. Students MUST investigate the four contemporary issues set out in the syllabus but can use a range of real life examples.
This website has split the World Order topic across two pages:
World Order Content (content that covers syllabus dot points)
World Order Case Studies (real life examples to use in the World Order topic)
Themes and Challenges
Themes and Challenges
The role of law in encouraging cooperation and resolving conflict in regard to world order
Issues of compliance and non-compliance
The impact of changing values and ethical standards on world order.
The role of law reform in promoting and maintaining world order
The effectiveness of legal and non-legal responses in promoting and maintaining world order
HSC Exam
HSC Exam
The HSC exam includes the following type of questions on World Order:
Two essay questions will be provided - students choose ONE question to write a 25 mark response (spend about 45 minutes on the essay)
Past HSC Questions
Past HSC Questions
2024
(a) Analyse the role of Australia’s federal government in promoting and maintaining world order. OR
(b) To what extent are legal responses effective in ensuring the principle of ‘responsibility to protect’ and rules regarding the conduct of hostilities?
2023
(a) How effectively do legal measures respond to regional and global situations that threaten peace and security? OR
(b) Assess the role of the United Nations in promoting peace and resolving conflict.
2022
(a) 'Legal responses are more effective than non-legal responses in achieving justice.' To what extent is this statement true in relation to world order? OR
(b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in encouraging cooperation to resolve issues concerning world order. Support your response with reference to at least ONE issue.
2021
(a) To what extent do courts and tribunals promote and maintain world order? OR
(b) ‘Legal measures often fail to respond to change.’ Assess this statement with reference to resolving conflict between nation states.
2020
(a) Evaluate the effectiveness of legal measures in addressing issues relating to rules regarding the conduct of hostilities. OR
(b) Cooperation with the law can be difficult to achieve. To what extent is this statement true in relation to world order?
2019
(a) Evaluate the effectiveness of international responses in promoting peace and resolving conflicts to achieve world order. OR
(b) Assess the role of law reform in promoting and maintaining world order. In your response, refer to at least ONE contemporary issue.
2018
(a) Evaluate the influence of changing values and ethical standards in promoting peace and resolving conflict between nation states. OR
(b) Analyse issues of compliance and non-compliance in achieving world order.
2017
(a) ‘The legal system is constantly changing as it seeks to achieve justice.’ Evaluate this statement with respect to at least one contemporary issue concerning world order. OR
(b) Assess the effectiveness of both legal and non-legal measures in promoting and maintaining world order.
2016
(a) To what extent does the law encourage cooperation to achieve world order? OR
(b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in balancing state sovereignty and the ‘responsibility to protect’.
2015
(a) To what extent has the use of political negotiation and force been effective in achieving world order? OR
(b) Assess the effectiveness of the United Nations in promoting and maintaining world order.
2014
(a) Evaluate the effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures in encouraging cooperation between nation states to achieve world order. OR
(b) Discuss how state sovereignty can assist or impede the resolution of world order issues.
2013
(a) To what extent have legal and nonlegal measures responded to the evolving nature of world order? OR
(b) Explain how Australia has responded to world order issues.
2012
(a) Discuss how the nature of conflict provides challenges for achieving world order. OR
(b) To what extent does international law promote and maintain world order?
2011
(a) Explain the role of nation states in achieving world order. OR
(b) How effective is global cooperation in responding to challenges to world order?
Sample Essays
Sample Essays
2014 HSC Exam World Order 31a.pdf2014 (a) - Evaluate the effectiveness of legal and non-legal measures in encouraging cooperation between nation states to achieve world order.
2014 HSC Exam World Order 31b.pdf2014 (b) - Discuss how state sovereignty can assist or impede the resolution of world order issues.
2015 HSC World Order Part B Sample.pdf2015 (b) - Assess the effectiveness of the United Nations in promoting and maintaining world order.
2015 HSC World Order Part A Sample.pdf2015 (a) - To what extent has the use of political negotiation and force been effective in achieving world order?
2016 HSC World Order Option A.pdf2016 (a) - To what extent does the law encourage cooperation to achieve world order?
2016 HSC World Order Option B.pdf2016 (b) - Evaluate the effectiveness of the law in balancing state sovereignty and the ‘responsibility to protect’.
2018a World Order.pdf2018 (a) - Evaluate the influence of changing values and ethical standards in promoting peace and resolving conflict between nation states.
2018 b World Order.pdf2018 (b) - Analyse issues of compliance and non-compliance in achieving world order.
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