June 19, 2013

History

of the Ateneo Law Forensic Association Atty. Vincent C. Juan, former Prime

Testimonial:

Minister of the Ateneo Law Forensic Association

Overview

of the CVC Law Debates for the screening

Instructions

 Annual

gathering of the top law schools in the Philippines where pertinent legal issues in the country are discussed The Ateneo Law Forensic Association has been participating in the competition since its debut in 2006 The organization has won the competition in 2008.

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are two sides (called Affirmative and Negative) and three debaters per side. The teams agree on the definition of terms and the parameters of the debate on the same date the sides are chosen and the motion is given.

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are three (3) arguments on both sides Necessity, Beneficiality, Practicability. Each debater has four (4) minutes to deliver a constructive speech, rebut the speaker before him (except the First speaker of the Affirmative) and discuss his assigned argument.

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first speakers argue on the necessity (affirmative) or non-necessity (negative) of the motion. The second speakers on beneficiality and the third speakers on practicability (feasibility) of the motion.

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first affirmative speaker must make the affirmatives case crystal clear. He must discuss the status quo (whether they seek to defend it or change it) and why their proposal is necessary.

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first negative speaker will be given two minutes to interpellate the first affirmative. He must only ask categorical questions (answerable by yes or no) and arrange these questions in a cross-examination style to establish the weakness of the affirmatives case and/or establish the negatives case. He then has four minutes to clash with the points just made by the first affirmative and to advance his argument that the affirmatives proposal is not necessary.

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first affirmative will then have two minutes to interpellate the first negative speaker (also asking only categorical questions). He may use this opportunity to rebuild his case and/or destroy the negatives case.

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second affirmative has four minutes to clash with the opposition case and to deliver his constructive speech on the benefits of adopting their proposal. He will then be interpellated by the second negative speaker for two minutes.

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second negative speaker then has four minutes of his time to divide between clashing with the affirmative case and delivering his constructive speech on the repercussions or harmful effects of adopting the affirmatives proposal. He will then be interpellated by the second affirmative speaker for two minutes.

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third affirmative has four minutes to clash with the opposition case and to deliver his constructive speech on the feasibility of adopting their proposal. He will then be interpellated by the third negative speaker for two minutes.

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third negative speaker will then have two minutes of his time to clash with the affirmative case and to deliver his constructive speech on the impracticability of adopting the affirmatives proposal. He will then be interpellated by the third affirmative speaker for two minutes.

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will be as many groups of three based on the number of attendees tonight. Team members will be selected randomly. Two teams will debate on a single motion. A team is assigned a side by tossing the coin.

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3 performers on Monday will represent the school in Season 7 of the CVC Law Debates The next best three performers will comprise Team B, the next team to represent the school in Season 8; in charge of research for season 7

1. TH regrets the states monopoly over historical narratives. 2. THW ban all types of inheritance. 3. THW require all public servants to send their children to public school. 4. THW abolish the party-list system 5. THW allow government employees to hold a strike.

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regarding:

Membership CVC Law Debates Screening Proper

Other Activities Other Competitions we are engaged into

IHL Moot Court Debate Competition

Conflicts of Law Moot Court Debates Seminar-Workshops in Pleading Writing and Public Speaking