LESSON NUMBER TWO:
GREEK DEMOCRATIC COURTS

Croddy, Marshall and Coral Suter. Of Codes and Crowns: The Development of Law. Constitutional Rights Foundation. Copyright, Revised Edition, 1992. (pp.47-50)

Procedures:

Ask students to summarize the main details of the reading "A Modern Feud." These details include a conflict between two high school students, Nina and Melissa, that culminated in a physical fight between Nina and Melissa. The students ask that the conflict be resolved through a student tribunal.
1. Students should complete the "Wrongs and Reasons Worksheet" which asks them to decide three wrongs done by each side and the possible reasons behind the wrongs.

2. All students read the "General Instructions for the Tribunal."

3. Three groups are created:

   1. A tribunal of seven students that will promote the interests of Nina in accordance with given instructions.
   2. A tribunal of seven students that will promote the interest of Melissa in accordance with given instructions.
   3. The remaining students will act as members of the Tribunal and read "General Instructions for the Tribunal."

4. Clique members will present arguments before the class.

5. Tribunal members will make a decision on the question without discussing the case. Place a box, clearly marked with the team name, next to each group. Students vote by placing wads of paper in the respective box.

6. Following the simulation students should write a short, informal essay on the following question: Is the Greek Trial System an improvement over the Trial by Ordeal?

7. Class discussion should be centered around the topic under consideration. The instructor might make a list of the following categories on the chalkboard, or overhead projector, to organize topics of discussion:

   ORDER

   JUSTICE

   PROBLEMS