A multitude of complex and controversial legal issues confront individuals and groups in Australia on a daily basis. By definition, legal studies are therefore understood as an opportunity for students in their final years of school to develop tangible knowledge and skills, as well as to shape the values, attitudes and beliefs necessary to enhance their awareness and ability to actively participate in an informed and proactive manner. and critical members of society (Queensland Studies Authority, 2007). To effectively navigate the legal and moral mind field it attracts, it is critical that students are informed about their rights and responsibilities within the law (Eekelaark, 1992). Essential to students' progression through the program is the concept of Values ​​Education, which when taught alongside Productive Pedagogy models in the classroom describes explicit or implicit classroom activities that promote the student's knowledge and understanding of values, which develops students' skills and dispositions so that they can implement particular values ​​in their daily lives as individuals and community members (Queensland Government Department of Education and Training, 2004). In Queensland, legal studies consist of six prescribed sections of study during Years 11 and 12: “The Legal System”; “Crime and society”; “Civil obligations”; “You, law and society” (rent and purchase; family; work; sport; environment; consumers; technology; rights and responsibilities – at least two units of your choice); “Independent Study” and “Law in a Changing Society” where students collect, organise, analyze and synthesize relevant information and evaluate its quality and validity across a variety of sources (Queensland Studies Aut...... half of the document ... ...Queensland Government Department of Education and Training (2004) Extracted from the Queensland Government Department of Education and Training website http://education.qld.gov.au/public_media/reports/curriculum-framework/productive-pedagogies. /pdfs/prodped.pdfSchultz, J. (2004). theme of reconciliation, December 2004, 15-23. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (. 1998). harmony: values ​​education for peace, human rights, democracy and sustainable development for the Asia-Pacific region Bangkok, TH: UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Woodgate, R., Black, A., Owens, B., Biggs, J. (2011). Legal Studies for Queensland Volume 1 (6th ed.). Brisbane, AU: Legal Eagle Publications.