This unit examines Australia's democratic and common law systems in Australia; Justice in the Western Australian adversarial system and a non-common law system.
It includes learning material such as:
Operating principles of a liberal democracy
The structure of the political and legal system in Australia
The structure of the political and legal system in Saudi Arabia
Types of laws made by parliaments, courts, and subordinate authorities
The legislative processes
The Court heirarchy, methods of statutory interpretation and the doctrine of precedent
Key processes of civil and criminal trials in WA
Key processes of a non-common law system