Legal Studies - Unit 4

Part 1 - Courts and hierarchy, magistrates, county, supreme, appeal, high, children’s and family courts, tribunals and operation of courts.

Part 2 - Effective legal systems, police powers. Bail, remand, committal and discretionary hearings, criminal trials. Sanctions, types and purposes. Civil trials, procedures and remedies.

Part 3 - Adversary system, strengths and weaknesses, inquisitorial system. Jury system, operation of, advantages and disadvantages, possible changes.

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