Training activity 4.3

Scenarios: What would you do?

1. Goals
   

   • To direct participants into thinking about how their position as magistrates may affect the decisions they make in their personal lives
   • To give them an opportunity to begin thinking about the types of extra-judicial activities and behaviour that may or may not be appropriate for them
   • To provide them with an opportunity to begin considering the types of ethical issues that affect their decisions

2. Group size
   Individual
   Groups of 4
   Plenary
   

3. Time required    90 minutes

4. Materials
   

   Documents in Appendix 1:	Code of Conduct for Magistrates
   	Judicial Ethics in South Africa
   Handout 2:	Scenarios: What would you do?

5. Process
   

   1. Tell participants that on Handout 2 there are 20 scenarios in the 4 categories discussed in the lecture, with category 1 having 2 sub-categories.

   2. Give each participant a handout and let them fill in their answers to all 20 questions individually in silence.
      (15 minutes)

   3. Divide participants into groups of 4 or 5, and give each group a different number from each category i.e. 5 scenarios in total for each group.

   4. There should be a spokesperson in each group who records what the group decides.
      (25 minutes)

   5. In plenary, move category by category, through each scenario. Ask the spokesperson in each group to report on the group’s decisions with their reasons.
      (50 minutes)