The Small Claims Court Is in Session!

Description

Students stage a mock civil trial between a consumer and a business. They discover the various players involved and experience what a trial is like in this court.

Pedagogical objectives

• Learn about the rights of consumers.
• Learn about the resolution of disputes through the legal system.
• Understand how Small Claims Court works.

Subjects and subject-specific competencies

Culture and Citizenship in Québec

Secondary IV

Cultural realities and compulsory main concepts: Justice and the law - Legal and judicial institutions.

Compulsory specific concepts, and related topics and examples: Mediation, Process of a court case.

• Competency 2: Reflects on ethical questions:
  • Engages in dialogue:
    • Uses methods to support own ideas.
    • Creates conditions conducive to interaction.

Broad areas of learning

• Citizenship and Community Life:
  • Promotion of the rules of social conduct and democratic institutions
  • Adoption of a culture of peace
• Career Planning and Entrepreneurship:
  • Familiarity with the world of work, social roles and occupations and trades.

Cross-curicular competencies

• Using information:
  • Gathering information and putting it to use
• Solving problems:
  • Analyzing the components of a problem
  • Testing possible solutions
• Exercising critical judgment:
  • Forming his/her opinion and comparing it to other opinions
  • Managing his/her communication process
• Using the appropriate mode of communication

Related content

• Éducaloi’s video on evidence in the Small Claims Court
• Éducaloi’s article on the legal warranty
• Éducaloi’s article on the Small Claims Court

External pedagogical ressources

• Part of an episode from the series Le droit de savoir on Small Claims Court (French only)
• Video by the Court of Quebec on the role of the judge in the Small Claims Court

Note

Requires 30 minutes preparation by students.