This debate is whether Antartica’s resources should be exploited (as is currently with fishing and tourism) or should not even these be exploited. The Proposition model is to disregard the Antartic Treaty (and its claims) and instead establish Antartica as a common heritage of mankind (as is the position of the African Union) and to … Read more
After the decision of updating the Commission of Human Rights and establishing the UN Human Rights Council as an intergovermental body within the United Nations, the main objectives and principles set from the UNHRC itself were to make an improvement in the field of human rights violation and to prevent the same mistakes that the … Read more
When the term minority group is mentioned most people tend to picture a group of people who are disadvantaged because of their small numerical number in relation to a larger group but this is not always the case as the term minority group describes a category of people who have unequal access to positions of … Read more
Wealth gap is a problem at the core of our society. The government, as the moderator of society must step in to account for the gap between the two boundaries. All the Yes points: Introduction Reducing the wealth gap is practical and efficient. Wealth gap undermines equality of opportunity; reducing it makes society fairer. [Response … Read more
No introduction at present. Why not write one? All the Yes points: Definitions Multiculturalism greatly facilitates advancement and progress by advancing cultural exchange in both products and ideas. Multiculturalism promotes more tolerant societies Multiculturalism is morally justified Multiculturalism promotes healthier new generations Summary All the No points: Multiculturalism is antithetical to liberal democracy. Multiculturalism doesn’t … Read more
War is always evil, but some thinkers have maintained that under limited circumstances it may be the lesser evil. From Cicero to St Augustine, Thomas Aquinas to Hugo Grotius, philosophers and theologians have proposed numerous criteria for determining if a war is just. According to contemporary Just War Theory, a war is just only if … Read more
