What does the rule of law have to do with me? — Transcript

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1. 0:00good morning class please have a seat I
2. 0:02have some good news and some bad news
3. 0:05for you today the bad news is that only
4. 0:07one in five people feel that the legal
5. 0:10system is just people don't feel treated
6. 0:13fairly and this is bad for our society
7. 0:15the good news is that we can do
8. 0:18something about this we will actively
9. 0:20work with you at school to restore trust
10. 0:23in the legal systems you can make
11. 0:26society more inclusive just and peaceful
12. 0:31don't worry we won't be going through
13. 0:33hours and hours of dry lectures in a few
14. 0:37minutes we will start some fun games and
15. 0:39role-playing to showcase the different
16. 0:41elements of the law how it is applied
17. 0:43and how various stakeholders play
18. 0:46important roles however let's look at
19. 0:49some important concepts together the
20. 0:51rule of law relies on four principles
21. 0:54one accountability to just laws three
22. 1:00transparency and four equality before
23. 1:03the law these are the building blocks
24. 1:06for a fair and functioning society the
25. 1:11first principle accountability means
26. 1:14that nobody is above the law Jack can
27. 1:17you try and explain what this means for
28. 1:19example in the context of our school yes
29. 1:22I think this means that both students
30. 1:25and teachers have to follow the same
31. 1:26rules for example no parent can buy
32. 1:30their kid better grades that's right
33. 1:33everyone has to follow the rules
34. 1:34including the principal of our school
35. 1:39can everyone express their opinion
36. 1:41without fear of censorship what about
37. 1:44the journalist who was jailed last week
38. 1:46did he write something illegal good
39. 1:49point
40. 1:50all journalists should be free to
41. 1:52express their opinions that's why now
42. 1:54there are talks of protests on the
43. 1:56street all of you are free to express
44. 1:59what you think as long as you respect
45. 2:01the views of others this exemplifies the
46. 2:04second principle of the rule of law just
47. 2:08laws which protect the fundamental
48. 2:10rights of the individual thirdly the law
49. 2:15must be transparent predictable and non
50. 2:18arbitrary everyone has the right to a
51. 2:21fair trial and to the presumption of
52. 2:23innocence
53. 2:24unfortunately however millions of people
54. 2:27around the world are still jailed
55. 2:28without a trial for example just because
56. 2:32we might think that one student might
57. 2:34have behaved violently we cannot punish
58. 2:36them without an investigation and
59. 2:38evidence lastly there must be equality
60. 2:44before the law no individual or group
61. 2:47should be discriminated against by the
62. 2:49law can you give an example of how this
63. 2:52applies at our school Jenny
64. 2:53I guess discrimination could be based on
65. 2:56religion so at our school we shouldn't
66. 2:59make fun of kids just because they have
67. 3:00different beliefs yes a very good
68. 3:03example Aisha here for instance had to
69. 3:06change schools as her previous one
70. 3:08didn't protect her against senior
71. 3:10students making fun of her faith at our
72. 3:13school we don't accept such behavior
73. 3:15all right everyone enough theory for now
74. 3:18let's move the tables and chairs to get
75. 3:21the room ready for some role-playing
76. 3:25UNESCO and UNODC work together on a
77. 3:29pioneering project called global
78. 3:31citizenship education for the rule of
79. 3:34law we've produced two teachers
80. 3:36handbooks with interactive lessons
81. 3:38bringing complex concepts to life in the
82. 3:41classroom school is the first interface
83. 3:43children have with the government and is
84. 3:45a perfect microcosm and catalyst for
85. 3:48change and reform
86. 3:50we want schools everywhere to enlist the
87. 3:52next generation support for the rule of
88. 3:54law UNESCO and UNODC work together to
89. 4:00address sustainable development goals 16
90. 4:02and 4 goal sixteen promotes peaceful and
91. 4:06inclusive societies for sustainable
92. 4:08development provides access to justice
93. 4:10for all and builds effective accountable
94. 4:13and inclusive institutions at all levels
95. 4:16goal for target seven for 2030 aims to
96. 4:20ensure all learners acquire the
97. 4:22knowledge and skills needed to promote
98. 4:24sustainable development education for
99. 4:26sustainable development covers Human
100. 4:28Rights gender equality the promotion of
101. 4:31a culture of peace and non-violence
102. 4:33global citizenship and an appreciation
103. 4:36of cultural diversity and of cultures
104. 4:38contribution to sustainable development
105. 4:41[Music]
106. 4:46[Music]