Cambridge Legal Studies Stage 6 Sixth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of the syllabus, including all seven options in the Year 12 course. The most widely covered HSC options are included in the student print text, while the extended digital version includes additional topics and chapters.
Updated and highly topical case studies, media articles, legislation and statistics reflecting recent changes in the law, ensure students are engaging with the most up-to-date material available and can apply their knowledge to real-world situations.
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Series Features
Two new chapters in Year 11 Law in Practice: a study of Sean Turnell, a previously detained economic policy advisor in Myanmar, and a research-based chapter on Drugs and the Law.
New topics in Year 11 Individual and Technology, including data breaches, surveillance capitalism and artificial Intelligence.
A new subsection on the invasion of Ukraine in Year 12 World Order.
New 'Analysis' activities and Updated 'Review' and 'Research' activities to provide Assessment for Learning* opportunities to help students understand their progress.
Comprehensive exam and assessment preparation support, including dot-point summaries of themes and challenges, chapter summaries, additional exam-style multiple-choice and extended-response questions and more.
Updated Interactive Textbooks that support students visually through rich media, rollover glossary definitions, interactive activities, extended material, and additional digital-only topics.
* As advised by NESA in their "Assessment for Reporting in Legal Studies Stage 6" report.
Contents
Note: Contents subject to change prior to publication.
PART I – THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Basic legal concepts
Sources of contemporary Australian law
Classification of law
Law reform
Law reform in action
Topic 1 – Law reform and native title
Topic 2 – Law reform and sport
Topic 3 – Law reform and sexual assault
Topic 4 – Young drivers and the law
PART II – THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE LAW
Your rights and responsibilities
Resolving disputes
Contemporary issue: The individual and technology
PART III – LAW IN PRACTICE
Issue 1: Groups or individuals suffering disadvantage
Children and young people
Women
Migrants (digital only)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (digital only)
People who have a mental illness (digital only)
Issue 2: Events that highlight legal issues
The Bali Nine
The Port Arthur massacre
Issue 3: Individuals or groups in conflict with the state
Sean Turnell
Julian Assange
Outlaw motorcycle gangs (digital only)
Behrouz Boochani
Issue 4: Criminal or civil cases that raise issues of interest to students