Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Motions: ICRC International Humanitarian Law Debate 2008

Round 1: Intervention
THBT the UN's responsibility to protect is more important than itsrespect to national sovereignity
THBT constructive engagement works better than military intervention
THBT invasion into other sovereign countries is justified only in thename of counter-terrorism

Round 2: Nukes
THBT all nations have the right to possess nuclear weapons
THBT only democratic states have the right to civilian nuclear energy
THBT South Korea should provide unconditional aid to North Korea

Round 3: Negotiating with terrorists
THBT Israel should include Hamas in its dealing with Palestine.
THW not recognize Hezbollah as the rulers of Lebanon.
THW not negotioate with violent separatist movements.

Round : Food Security
THBT the World Bank and other bilateral donors should tiedevelopmental aid to investment in agriculture.
THW curb the production of biofuels to address the growing food crisis.
THBT the EU should not bow to the pressures of WTO in reducingagricuktural subsidies.

Quarter Finals: Cluster Munitions Treaty
THBT the greatest impact of the ban on cluster munitions is not inprotecting civilians but in hampering the military capability.
THBT the "Big Players" persistence on the option of using clustermunitions is a threat to collective security.
THW criminalize countries that cooperate with other nations usingcluster munitions.

Semi Finals: Responsibility
THW force countries to make contributions to relief funds proportionalto their GDPs
THW hold states responsible for collateral damage
THW allow America soldiers to not respond to the call of war

Third Placing: Justice - 3rd
THBT perpetrators of crimes against humanity should only be tried ininternational courts or tribunals, not local courts
THBT the ICC is ineffective in delivering justice to victims of crimesagainst humanity
THBT TRCs are a sufficient form of recourse afforded to victims ofcrimes against humanity

Grand Finals: The Geneva Conventions
THBT the Geneva Conventions have no place in modern warfare
THW include terrorists as combatants under the Geneva Conventions
THBT rendition has no place in a democratic world.

Source: Prasad (IMU)

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