Law & Society - Commerce Assess T1

• Anarchy


  Disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws
• Appeal


  An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
• Adversarial


  A system in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
• Bail


  The temporary or permanent release of a prisoner before the expiry of a sentence, on the promise of good behaviour
• Committal hearing


  A hearing in a local court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable (serious) offence
• Common law


  System of law based on the previous decision of judges, or precedents
• Constitution


  A document which sets out how an organisation or a country will be governed
• Court


  A place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
• Defendant


  The party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
• Indictable offence


  A serious criminal offence
• Judge


  A court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
• Jury


  A group of people (12) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
• Plaintiff


  A party that commences a civil action
• Magistrate


  A court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
• Precedent


  A previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
• Private law


  Deals with disputes between private citizens
• Public law


  Deals with disputes that affect the community
• Statute law


  Laws made by parliament
• Parole


  To release an accused person who is awaiting trial
• Anarchy is disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws
• An appeal is an application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
• An adversarial system is one in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
• Bail is the temporary or permanent release of a prisoner before the expiry of a sentence, on the promise of good behaviour
• A committal hearing is a hearing in a local court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable (serious) offence
• Common law is a system of law based on the previous decision of judges, or precedents
• A constitution is a document which sets out how an organisation or a country will be governed
• A court is a place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
• The defendant is the party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
• An indictable offence is a serious criminal offence
• A judge is a court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
• A jury is a group of people (12) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
• The plaintiff is a party that commences a civil action
• A magistrate is a court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
• Precedent is a previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
• Private law deals with disputes between private citizens
• Public law deals with disputes that affect the community
• Statute law refers to laws made by parliament
• Parole is to release an accused person who is awaiting trial
• Describe the THREE reasons why we have laws

  1. Protection

  2. Freedom

  3. Resolving disputes
• Explain what is meant by a hierarchical system of courts

  The power to make laws is divided between state and territory governments