SDGsの目標16「平和と公正をすべての人に」は世界規模の大きな問題への取り組みです。戦争、難民、人身売買などというキーワードも、日本で生まれ育った多くの人々には自分達には関係のない、他国の問題に見えるかもしれません。しかしながら、子ども、女性、高齢者など、社会的弱者への暴力や搾取の問題は、日本でも多く存在します。組織的な腐敗、汚職などによって、これらの問題が前景化されないケースもあります。目標16は実は多くのSDGsの取り組みの土台となるような目標であると言えます。

ルース・ベイダー・ギンズバーグは、自らも差別を受けながら、27年間、連邦最高裁判事として公正な世界のために戦った女性です。彼女の功績と影響力は大きく、カリスマ判事として有名で、2018年には、彼女の伝記映画『ビリーブ 未来への大逆転』も作られました。

次の語句に最も適切な定義や同義語を選んで記号で答えましょう。

1. serve (a)  (something that) is expected or scheduled to happen

2. trailblazer (b)  be unsuccessful in an endeavor 

3. tribute (c)  to make something illegal or unacceptable 

4. be due to (d)  an unoccupied position or job

5. vacancy (e)  the head of a university faculty or department

6. immigrant (f)  a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

7. dean (g)  a person who is the first to do something 

8. justify (h)  to show or prove to be right or reasonable  

9. struck out (i)  to perform duties or services for another person or an organization 

10. argument (j)  an act, statement, or gift to show gratitude, respect, or admiration

11. strategic (k)  a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action, or theory

12. outlaw (l)  (approaches) taken as part of a plan to gain an advantage or achieve a particular purpose 

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/54235799

註：　out of a class of about 500 （学校の入学年度、あるいは、卒業年度が同じ）同期

1. Which is true about what RBG’s academic journey?

  (a) The dean at Harvard Law asked the same questions to all applicants. 

  (b) She was the top student to be admitted to Harvard.

  (c) All Harvard Law School graduated received job offers after graduation.

  (d) She graduated from a law school with the best grades.

2. Which is NOT one of the reasons she wasn’t offered a job after graduation?

  (a) She was a child of a Jewish immigrant.

  (b) There were not enough female rivals at Harvard.

  (c) She was someone who had to justify taking the place of a man.

  (d) She was already married and had a child.

3. Which is true about RBG’s life?

  (a) Her parents were born in Poland.

  (b) She herself has not experienced discriminations as a student.

  (c) She had a hard time getting a job at a law firm.

  (d) She wanted to become a university professor.

4. Which is true about RBG’s legal career?

  (a) She was the first person to outlaw a discriminatory law.

  (b) She was the sole founder of the Women’s Rights Project at ACLU.

  (c) She was invincible as an attorney for ACLU.

  (d) She launched many gender-discrimination cases one after another.

For Further Study: How is the 16th goal related to technology?  

SDG Communities 絆 | SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (FUJITSU)

https://youtu.be/SyjrtYRMqUM 

SDG 16: "We need strong institutions to introduce new technologies" 

https://youtu.be/O-5ZgY_TlrY 

How Technology Can Help with the SDGs 

https://youtu.be/79Uq65AA0GM 

※ Discussion Skill: Discussing the pros and cons of something / Discussing both sides of an argument

平和でだれもが受け入れられ、すべての人が法や制度で守られる社会をつくろう」というターゲットの実現には、現在どのような問題や障害があるか。実現のためには具体的にどのようなアプローチが考えられるか。市民権運動、BLACK LIVES MATTER運動、フェミニズムなどについて、今までどういう意識を持っていたか。クラスメイトと意見を交わしてみよう。

（１）　日本語で自分の意見を言ってみましょう。その際、自分と反対の立場ならば、どういう意見が考えられるかについても考えて話してみましょう。

（２）　英語でなにかに対する賛成意見と反対意見について聞いてみましょう。

• What are the pros and cons of separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)?

• What are the advantages of having a female judge?

• What are the disadvantages / drawbacks of digital forensics? 

（３）　英語で賛成意見や反対意見を言ってみましょう。

• The advantages / benefits / pros are . . . . 

• One advantage / benefit / pro is . . . .  Another advantage / benefit / pro is . . . . 

• The disadvantages / drawbacks / cons are . . . . 

• One disadvantage / drawback / con is . . . .  Another disadvantage / drawback / con is . . . .  

（４）　英語で、相対する意見や、自分と異なる意見についても話してみましょう。

　　💡反対側の意見を認めていることを示すことで、自分の意見に説得力が出ます。

• On the one hand, . . . , but on the other hand, . . . . 

• Some people think that . . . , whereas others think that . . . .　

• Some people may say that . . . .  But others would say . . . . 

For Further Study: How is the 16th goal related to technology?  

SDG Communities 絆 | SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (FUJITSU)

https://youtu.be/SyjrtYRMqUM 

SDG 16: "We need strong institutions to introduce new technologies" 

https://youtu.be/O-5ZgY_TlrY 

How Technology Can Help with the SDGs 

https://youtu.be/79Uq65AA0GM