THE INDIVIDUAL AND TECHNOLOGY AND LAW IN PRACTICE COMMUNICATION TASK Part A: MEDIA FILE ARTICLE 1 Kids could be charged over ’sexting’ on mobiles CHILDREN engaged in "sexting" could be charged with child sex offences under laws set to pass federal parliament. However‚ the attorney-general will have discretion as to whether people under 18 are charged with child sex offences for sending sexually explicit material via their mobile phone. The Government has accepted the recommendation
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Consumer Case Law Consumer Case Law Component B – Consumer Case Law Report (10%) Case Law One 1. Legal citation Smythe v. Thomas (2007) NSWSC 884 2. Elements of the offence In the 2007 case of Peter Smythe v Vincent Thomas‚ the Defendant Thomas listed a Wirraway Australian Warbird aircraft for sale‚ with a starting bid of $150‚000‚ even though Thomas thought the aircraft was probably worth around $200K to $250K. With 20 seconds remaining‚ Smythe made a bid on the aircraft‚ in accordance
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I‚ PHILIP ANTHROPE‚ a resident of Hattiesburg‚ Lamar County‚ Mississippi‚ being over the age of eighteen (18) years and of sound and disposing mind and memory‚ do hereby make‚ publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament‚ hereby revoking all Wills and Codicil heretofore made by me. ARTICLE I DEBTS I direct that all of my debts duly probated against my estate which I owe at the time of my death‚ all expenses of my last illness‚ all funeral and burial expenses (including the cost of
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International Crime -Crimes against Humanity • Using the case study of Srebrenica‚ evaluate the effectiveness of international and domestic legal systems in dealing with crimes against the international community International laws and mechanisms to deal with international crime are vast in number. They aid in promoting common moral and ethical standards to be administered worldwide. Tribunals such as the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal
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holistic outcome for all parties involved. The issues that explore and reflect the role of discretion within our criminal justice system are police discretion‚ charge negotiation and judicial discretion in sentencing. The first aspect of the legal system in which discretion is used is in the powers given to police in the criminal investigative process. The responsibility of enforcing criminal always and ensuring they are adhered to lies with the police in the prevention and detection of crime
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Legal Studies Meaning of Law Law can be defined as a set of enforceable rules of conduct which set down guidelines for relationships between people and organisations of society. Australia has a type of legal system known as ‘common law’. This system allows for laws to be made by judges when there is a lack of statute law (laws made by parliament). Parliament can also give authority to make laws to other bodies. Laws made by these bodies are known as ‘delegated legislation’ the most important feature
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LEGAL STUDIES- WEBQUEST 1. Conditions that give rise to law reform * Changing social values- The Law will reflect these changing social values i.e. Decriminalisation of homosexuality and prostitution. * New concepts of justice- Changing views of punishments and the concepts and truths of being sentenced for a crime. * New technology- New areas of crime e.g. Computer crime along with new ways of criminal investigation and interrogation i.e. through DNA samples or evidence‚ blood sample
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Theory The highest rung on Abraham Maslow’s ladder of human motives is the need for self-actualization. Maslow said that human beings strive for self-actualization‚ or realization of their full potential‚ once they have satisfied their more basic needs. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is described on page 247. Maslow also provided his own account of the healthy human personality. Psychodynamic theories tend to be based on clinical case studies and therefore lack accounts of healthy personalities
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1.1 1. Explain the difference between a legal and non-legal rule A legal rule is a rule created by the government of Australia and applies to the entire population‚ while a non-legal rule is created by an individual or organisation and only applies to a specific group. 2. Rules are applied in each of the circumstances listed below. Sort them into legal and non-legal Legal rules Non-legal rules Having to wait until you are 18 years old before you can vote at a federal election Wearing school uniform
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Assess the effectiveness of the legal system in dealing with asylum seeks and refugees? Introduction * Legal system: purpose to bring justice and civilization to a community Enforced by police and other figures of authority applied equally basis and fundamentals of having a cooperative society and country made up of institutions e.g. Australian Human Rights Commissions or UNHCR ( United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). (Legal Studies workbook) Ultimately the goal of the law
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