legal sac unti 1 AOS 1 Flashcards
what is social cohesion?
a term used to describe the willingness of members of a society to cooperate with each other in order to survive and prosper
what is the role of laws?
the role of law helps to create order and ensure fairness in society, that is fundamental to a social cohesion
what is the role of individuals?
the role of individuals are to abdie and be aware of laws as well as individuals being expected to respect human rights
5 core areas of social cohesion are?
- a sense of belonging
- a sense of worth
- social justice and equality
- political participation
- accpetance or rejection
what is parliment?
a formally assembled group made up of representatives of the people who are elected by the people
what is common wealth parliment?
relates to the whole of australia, examples including: defence, currency and immigration
what is fairness?
all people can participate in the justice system and its processes should be important and open
what is equality?
all people engaging with the justice system and its processes should be treated in the same way;
what is access?
all people should be able to engage with the justice system and its processes on and informed bias
what are the two different concepts of equality?
same treatment ( formal equality) refers to the ‘one size fits all’ and how everyone in treated the same with no acceptions
different treatment ( substantive equality) refers to how sometimes the ‘one size fits all’ approach does not work and others may need more attention dependent on their state
reflecting societys values ( Recks)
must be able to change when metting changing demands of soceity values. citezens are more incline to obey
must be Enforcable (rEcks)
less enforcable = less followed, if someone breaches law it is possible to bring them to justice
must be Clear and understood ( reCks)
cant be followed if not understood
must be Known by the public ( recKs)
if the public doesn’t know the law it cant be followed. keep public informed
must be Stable ( reckS )
cannot change to the point of confusion. stability allows for certainty
