檀香山夏威夷最高法院走进普纳荷学校 450名学生旁听大象案口头辩论
夏威夷州最高法院11月9日在檀香山普纳荷学校迪林厄姆礼堂开庭审理“非人类权利项目诉檀香山市县案”，约450名来自欧胡岛11所学校的学生到场旁听。这是夏威夷州司法系统“法院进社区”项目的活动之一，该项目自2012年启动，旨在加强公民教育、增进公众对司法制度的理解。本案涉及生活在檀香山动物园的两头亚洲象玛丽与瓦伊盖，原告方主张为其争取法律权益，被告方由檀香山市县副公司法律顾问出庭辩护。参与学校包括圣达米安学校、夏威夷聋盲学校、拉彼得拉夏威夷女子学校、卡拉尼高中、卡美哈梅哈学校卡帕拉玛校区、玛丽诺学校、麦金利高中、中太平洋学院、汤普森学院、普纳荷学校与大学实验学校。法院方面表示，让学生近距离观看真实庭审，有助于他们理解司法程序如何运作。
Hawaii Supreme Court Hears Honolulu Zoo Elephant Case at Punahou School Before 450 Students
The Hawaii Supreme Court sat at Dillingham Hall of Punahou School in Honolulu on November 9 to hear oral arguments in Nonhuman Rights Project v. City and County of Honolulu, with about 450 students from 11 Oahu schools in attendance. The session was part of the Hawaii judiciary's "Courts in the Community" program, launched in 2012 to strengthen civic education and public understanding of the justice system.
The case concerns Mari and Vaigai, two Asian elephants living at the Honolulu Zoo. The plaintiff seeks to advance legal rights on the elephants' behalf; the City and County of Honolulu was represented by a deputy corporation counsel. Participating schools included St. Damian School, the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind, La Pietra Hawaii School for Girls, Kalani High School, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus, Maryknoll School, McKinley High School, Mid-Pacific Institute, Thompson Academy, Punahou School and the University Laboratory School.
The court said letting students watch a real court proceeding up close helps them understand how the judicial process works.
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图片来源：图：亚洲象（资料图）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA 摄，CC BY 2.0。 Image: An Asian elephant (file photo). Source: Wikimedia Commons, photo by Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0.
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