NZQA registered unit standard
27838 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate understanding of foundational concepts of justice
Level
1
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
understanding of foundational concepts of justice.
Classification
Social Science Studies > Legal Studies
Available grade
Achieved, Merit, and Excellence
Criteria for Merit
The description of foundational concepts demonstrates detailed
understanding by including relevant supporting detail such as:
 particular facts and/or events;
 particular legislation;
 case law, media reports.
Criteria for Excellence
The description demonstrates insightful understanding of the
foundational concepts of justice by making links between each
concept and its specific example.
Explanatory notes
1
Range
Specific examples within foundational concepts may include:
 for the foundational concept of coercive power: the death penalty; contempt of
court.
 for the foundational concept of balancing competing claims: name suppression;
law of defamation.
 for the foundational concept of impartiality: judge and jury system; inadmissibility
of evidence of prior convictions.
 for the foundational concept of equity: judicial discretion at sentencing;
relationship property division.
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This unit standard can be awarded with an Achieved, Merit, or Excellence grade. For
the Achieved grade to be awarded, all outcomes must be achieved as specified in
the outcome statement(s). For Merit or Excellence grades to be awarded, the
candidate must meet the Merit or Excellence criteria specified above.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
3
27838 version 1
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Teaching and learning guidelines that inform legal studies as it is taught in New
Zealand can be found at http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz/Social-sciences/Legalstudies. Assessment support material for these standards can be found at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/legalstudies.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate understanding of foundational concepts of justice.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Foundational concepts of justice are described, with supporting detail, in
relation to their application.
foundational concepts include two of – coercive power, balancing
competing claims, impartiality, equity;
supporting detail includes – identifying specific examples of real or
fictionalised events from New Zealand or overseas, past or
present.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
14 December 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27838 version 1
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016