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A selection of resources to support Year 11 Legal Studies students to complete their assessment task.

Legal Studies : Year 11 : The Individual and the Law

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Virtual Library

Research databases

Key

Resource Key

When accessing content use the numbers below to guide you:


brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)


provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.


lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)

The Law Handbook

The Law Handbook : Your Practical Guide to the Law in NSW, (15th edition) 

  • Find information on all areas of the law relevant to NSW
  • Includes a chapter on Copyright 

Websites

General Legal Sources

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)

  • AustLII is a joint facility of the UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law. They offer an online free-access resource for Australian legal information

State Library of NSW - HSC Legal Studies guide

  • Use the resources on this website to find information to support your Preliminary and HSC Legal Studies research

Law Reform

Australian Law Reform Commission

  • Learn about the ALRC and the law reform process

NSW Law Reform Commission

  • Reviews the​ law in NSW and makes recommendations for change to the Attorney General. Prepares reports which analyse the law un​der review and​ make recommendations to Government for reform.​ ​​

NSW Parliamentary Research Papers

  • Research papers which provide an excellent source of information about NSW law and may be useful for researching law reform in action. They cover new legislation being considered by Parliament as well as a broad range of subject areas, including law, politics and government, the environment, economics and social issues

Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library Research Publications

  • Research papers which provide an excellent source of information about Commonwealth law

Cases

NSW Case Law

Publishes judgements and decisions of all NSW courts and tribunals administered by  the Department of Justice

LawCite

Provides access to thousands of cases, law reform documents and journal articles

Issues in Society publications

The following Issues in Society publications are available as digital copies. Click to access:

* Bullying and Young People

* Dealing with Bullying

* Online Safety

* Social Media and Young People

* Social Impacts of Digital Media

Books in the College Library

References & Cover image credits

References

Alderson, P. (2006). Legal Dictionary for Australians. McGraw-Hill Education Australia Pty Ltd.

Australiasian Legal Information Institute. (n.d.). [Legal Resources]. http://www.austlii.edu.au/

Australian Government: Australian Law Reform Commission. (2021). [Legal Resources]. https://www.alrc.gov.au/

Australian Government: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. (n.d.). Surveillance and Monitoring. https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/surveillance-and-monitoring/

Costello, C. (2021, April 21). Cyberbullying. Virtual Library. https://www.virtuallibrary.info/cyberbullying.html

Hanaoka, P. (2018). [Woman holding phone] [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/HbyYFFokvm0

Healey, J. (Ed.). (2018). Bullying and Young People. The Spinney Press.

Hermant, B. (2018). [Security camera] [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/IhcSHrZXFs4

Lawcite. (2021, June 16). [indexed cases, law reform documents and journal articles]. http://www.austlii.edu.au/lawcite/

NSW Caselaw. (2021, February 26). Recent decisions for all courts and tribunals. https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Government: Communities & Justice. (2020, June 22). Law Reform Commission. https://www.lawreform.justice.nsw.gov.au/

Parliament of NSW. (2021). Research Papers Index Page. https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp

Parliament of NSW. (n.d.) Research Papers (All by Publication Date). https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/researchpapers/Pages/research-papers.aspx

Popek, E. (2011). Copyright and Digital Ethics. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.

Redfern Legal Centre. 2019). The law handbook: your practical guide to the law in NSW. Thomson Reuters.

Sincerely Media. (2018). Pinky and the Laptop [Photograph]. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/HL3EOgFiy0k

Smith, M. & Mann, M. (2015, November 16). Recent developments in DNA evidence. Australian Government: Australian Institute of Crimonology. https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi506

Solov. D. J. (2007). The Future of reputation: gossip, rumor, and privacy on the internet. Yale University Press.

State Library NSW. (2021, May 3). Legal Studies-HSC. https://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/c.php?g=671868&p=4728930