STRENGTHENINGCAPACITYFORENVIRONMENTALLAWINTHEASIA-PACIFIC:DEVELOPINGENVIRONMENTALLAW

CHAMPIONSPutrajaya,9th – 13th May,2016

Role-play(Part1)Presentedby,AssociateProfessorKarenBubna-Litic

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Part1Thenatureofrole-playexerciseswillbedescribed

Participantswillbeallocatedto6groups–Smallgroupswillworkontheircontributiontotherole-play(withatrainerineachgroup)

Twomediatorswillbechosen

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Roleplaymethodology• Roleplayingallowsparticipantstopracticerepresentationofdifferentinterestgroupsconcerningthesamefacts.

• Roleplayscanbedesignedfordisputeresolutionwithinformalsettingssuchascourtsandtribunals,aswellassituationswherealternativedisputeresolutionmechanismsareemployed

• Alternativedisputeresolution,mechanismsinclude:directnegotiation,arbitration,conciliationandmediation

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Roleplaymethodology• Roleplayscanbebasedonafictitiousscenario,withrolesallocatedaccordingtoassumedinterestgroups.

• Theycanalsobebasedonactualcases• Ortheycanbebasedonamixtureoffactcombinedwithfiction.Professorscanchoosebetweenthesetypes,dependingonwhattheyaretryingtoachieve,andwhateverismostappropriateinthecircumstances.

• Ourroleplayisahypotheticalsituation

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Roleplaymethodology• Inaroleplayexercise,eachgroupshouldbeaskedtorepresenta

differentsetofinterestswithinafactsituation.

• Ifitisamediationexercise,thesamegroupscanbeusedtorepresentthedifferentinterests,butwiththeadditionoftheuseofamediator.

• Ifitisanegotiationexercise,eachgroupcanbeaskedtonegotiatewiththeothergroupstoreacharesolution.

• Dependingonthelevelofexpertiseofstudents,thebasiclegalandpolicyissuesintheroleplayshouldbesetoutinwritingoronaPowerPointslide.

• Itcanbeusefultohaveamaporphotostohelpdescribethefact

situation

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Roleplayinstructions• Thisroleplayexercisewillbeconductedintwoparts.Thefirstpartistoday.

• ThesecondpartwillbeonDay3inSession12

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Roleplayinstructions– thehypothetical• Theparticipantswillbedividedinto6groups+mediators.• Today,readanddiscussthefactsituation.Begintoprepareyourpositions• Eachgroupshouldchooseareporterwhowilltakenotesonbehalfofthe

group,andbepreparedtosummarizediscussionsonawhiteboardoronacomputer.

• Eachgroupshouldchoosetwopeopletoleadthediscussionsandrepresenttheminthemediation.

• Eachparticipantisexpectedtotakesomepartinthediscussionsandnegotiations.

• Twoparticipantswillbechosenasmediatorstomediatetheprocess• Therole-playleaderswillbeavailableforclarificationsandinputduring

preparationofthearguments

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Thesixgroups• Theresidentsandownersofthehousing• Therealestatedevelopers• TheDepartmentofEnvironment(DOE)• TheLandandHousingauthority,responsibleforlandplanningandwhichsoldthelandtothedeveloper

• TheCityCouncil• Theoriginalownersofthechemicalplant

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Whattheresidentswant1. Fixthewatersupply2. Remediationofthelandunderneathandaroundtheapartment

buildingtoremovealltracesofantinomyaswellasanyotherdeleteriouschemicalsonsite.

3. Financialcompensation,includinghealthexpensesandpainandsufferingfortheresidentswhohavesufferedhealthproblems.

4. Financialcompensationforfamilieswhohavelostrelativesinduetothechemicalcontamination.

5. Regularmonitoringofthesitetoensurethatnofurtherchemicalcontaminationoccursduetomaterialsleachinguptothesurfaceofthegroundunderneathandaroundthehousingdevelopment.

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Themediator’srole1. Introducethefactsituationinanobjectiveway2. Askthepartiestointroducethemselvesandstatetheirposition3. Ensurethateachgrouphasequalopportunitytoparticipateinthe

mediation4. Makenotesofallcontroversialissues5. Questionpartiesconcerningtheirarguments,ifthereare

inconsistencies6. Findcommongroundifpossible7. Summarizetheissues8. Encouragepartiestosuggestsolutions9. Suggestsolutionspartiescannotagree- advocateforthe

environment?

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Secondpartoftheroleplay• Thesecondpartoftheroleplaywillbeconductedduring

session12onDay3,3.45-4.45pm.

• Pleasecontinuetoprepareforthesecondpartoftheroleplayoutsidethesessions

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