Legal issues Law Assignment

Investigate one of the following contemporary legal issues:

• Treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the criminal justice system (adult OR young offenders)
• Domestic violence
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• Another topic discussed and approved by your teacher.

Part A: Annotated Source File (5 marks each)

Locate three sources related to the selected issue you must have at least ONE case and ONE media source. Provide a synopsis of each source (150-200 words). Each synopsis must:

• Briefly summarise the source (2 marks)
• Explain the relevance of the source to your selected issue How is it used in the response and how does it support your judgement (3 marks)

(Do not include a copy of the source reference only)

Part B: Essay

. Legal institutions and processes are integral in the achievement of justice for various groups in the community. However, one cannot undervalue the influence of the many groups, processes and policies that also contribute to justice for society at large.

Dr E. Jane

Inaugural Gleeson Law Lecture 2020

Evaluate the effectiveness of the legal and non-legal responses to your selected contemporary issue.In your response refer to the above statement and the information from your media sourcesRespond to the above question, incorporating information you attained from your media sources.

Criteria to evaluate effectiveness could include:

1. resource efficiencyaccessibility
2. enforceability
3. responsiveness
4. protection of individual rights
5. meeting societys needs
6. application of the rule of lawhas justice been achieved?