QCE Legal StudiesPractice Examination 9

This paper covers

• Children's rights in the juvenile justice system
• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Australian implementation
• Queensland youth detention practices and the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld)
• Nature and origins of human rights — international framework (UDHR, ICCPR, CRC)
• Three generations of rights
• Justiciability of international obligations in Australian domestic law
• Effectiveness of international law — treaty bodies, Special Rapporteurs, enforcement limitations
• Human rights in criminal contexts — fair trial, presumption of innocence, right to silence
• Australian Human Rights Commission
• Law reform criteria — justice, equity, consistency, accessibility
• Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
• Federal anti-discrimination legislation
• Constitutional protections — express and implied rights
• Access to justice issues for young people

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.