Cambridge Legal Studies for Queensland Book 2

Part I. Family: 1. What is family?; 2. Divorce; 3. Issues in family law; 4. Children; 5. Domestic violence; 6. Powers of attorney and wills; Part II. Jobs: 7. Trends and contemporary issues in the world of work; 8. Personnel in the workplace; 9. Employee and employer rights and responsibilities; 10. Protection of workers' health and safety; Part III. Renting and Buying: 11. Real property and titles to land; 12. Rights, obligations and procedures when buying and selling real property; 13. Renting property; Part IV. Consumers: 14. The legal issues involved with borrowing money; 15. Insurance; 16. The legal and social implications of banking; 17. Consumer protection available against unfair business practices; 18. Contemporary legal issues relating to consumers; Part V. Technology: 19. Technologies impact on crime; 20. Technologies influence on intellectual property rights; 21. The civil law response to changing technology; 22. Ethical issues of technology for society; Part VI. Sport: 23. Increasing legal regulation of sport; 24. Sport and criminal law; 25. Sport and negligence; 26. Contemporary legal issues in sport; Part VII. Environment: 27. Why are environmental laws necessary?; 28. Sources of environmental laws; 29. Current environmental issues; Part VIII. Rights and Responsibilities: 30. Rights of Australians; 31. Changes to society's values about the rights of individuals reflected in changes to the law; 32. Are all citizens equal before the law?; 33. Responsibilities of individuals and the political and legal processes; 33. Contemporary legal issues relating to rights and responsibilities; Part IX. Independent Study; Part X. Law in a Changing Society: 34. Balance of rights and responsibilities; 35. What factors influence the making and hanging of laws?