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Conditions That Give Rise To Law Reform Case Study

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1. Conditions that give rise to law reform
Social values are the moral attitudes and principles that a society (or the majority of a society) hold collectively. They evolve over generations, with each generation able to express, become informed and pass down their values in new ways into a gradually more open minded social environment. These changes are largely due to technological developments, such as social media platforms. These changes are still happening in todays society, for example same sex marriage being legalised and different abortion laws, and will continue to develop forever as we as a society try to achieve the ultimate goal of equality.
New concepts of justice are also heavily influential on law reform. …show more content…

It can include deliberate harm or harm by neglect. The elderly victim is often defenseless due to deteriorated mental and physical health and relies on the law to keep them safe and provide justice. Laws seeking to protect older people are under the Commonwealth while the criminal laws and frameworks addressing elder abuse are Australian state and territory law. Elderly Abuse is increasingly common in Australia and is largely unpunished due to these laws not meeting requirements. The ALRC aims to investigate these incidents and report on the requirement of the reform of these …show more content…

They aim to regulate relationships between countries and their citizens. These laws may influence Australian laws to be reformed on the basis of contradicting an international law. International laws can overpower Australian law and are still applicable to Australian citizens when overseas. The United Nations
The United Nations fights for humanitarian issues through the use of peaceful dialogue between countries and leaders. The UN's powers of authorising peacekeeping, sanctions and force when absolutely necessary is given to it by the UN charter, an international treaty. They are limited by the fact that they cannot make their resolutions and policies the law, however the important conversations they start and ideas that are shared are influential upon the many powerful leaders who choose to listen.
The Fourth World Conference on Women is an example of the UN and international law impacting Australian law. One of the major changes made was in the area of reducing domestic violence. The Australian Government developed a Nation Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children, as well as receiving a copy of the UN council's action plan which was further developed into the

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