Year 11 (Unit 1 & 2)

Unit 1 - The presumption of innocence 

• Describe the main sources and types of law.

• Evaluate the effectiveness of laws.

• Explain the purposes and key concepts of criminal law, such as the presumption of innocence.

• Use legal reasoning to argue the criminal culpability of an accused based on actual and/or hypothetical scenarios.

• The elements of murder and one other crime.

• Explain key concepts in the determination of a criminal case, such as the role of Victorian courts and juries in criminal trials.

• Discuss the principles of justice (fairness, equality and access) in relation to experiences of the Victorian criminal justice system.

• Discuss the ability of sanctions to achieve their purposes.

Unit 2 - Wrongs and rights

• Explain the purposes and key concepts of civil law. 

• Apply legal reasoning to argue the liability of a party in civil law based on actual and/or hypothetical scenarios.

• Apply the elements of negligence and defamation.

• Explain key concepts in the resolution of a civil dispute, such as the institutions that resolve civil disputes.

• Discuss the principles of justice (fairness, equality and access) in relation to experiences of the civil justice system.

• Discuss the ability of remedies to achieve their purposes.

• Evaluate the ways in which rights are protected in Australia.  

• Explain one contemporary human rights issue in Australia.