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11/12/2020

MYP 2 Court

MYP 2 Court

On December 7th during the Croatian LL, the MYP 2 classroom turned into a real courtroom. The task was to prepare a real lawsuit process which in this case was the construction of a hospital in the forest.

It takes two for a lawsuit – pro and contra side, as well as a fair judge. The task was taken very seriously by everybody – the prosecutor, the defence, the witnesses, and the judge were ready for their roles. Everybody prepared very well, starting from appearance, the vocabulary which was strictly legal, arguments and counterarguments were carefully researched and prepared.

The Prosecutor was prepared perfectly. She studied the case, but she even studied the opposite's side arguments. Well prepared and confident she has beaten defence’s witnesses with arguments. The defence was very persuasive and very passionate trying to prove their point. And witnesses as witnesses, sometimes do damage by following their own logic instead of following the lawyer's instructions.

Personally, I may confirm that judge took his role very seriously as well. He was instructed and prepared following the logic of a real trial. It seemed complicated but after a few examples the logic was more than clear – the judge should ensure a fair trial by listening both sides and bring the fair decision, based on arguments.

Sometimes he had to raise his voice to remind all others to respect the court, otherwise, they will be punished and removed from the courtroom.

 

As the trial progressed the excitement and desire to win grew on both sides. It was a great experience; useful knowledge and I may really say it opened a new point of view in an adult's world. 

We would like to thank to teacher Mirjana for initiating such a wonderful learning experience.

 

Fran K. (MYP 2)

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