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MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-2021
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-2021

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Unit content:1.Outline the historical and social issues contextualising the Australian legal system and explain how these issues impact on the Australian legal system; 2. Explain the role of the Australian court system and its proceedings; 3. Discuss contemporary issues in Australia challenging the Australian legal system, for example: indigenous issues; access to justice; asylum seekers & Australian immigration legislation; sentencing & restorative justice programmes; 4. Work effectively in small groups; 5. Engage in critical thinking to formulate your own personal assumptions & knowledge into academically defensible views.”