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June 19, 2013


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History of the Ateneo Law Forensic Association

Testimonial: Atty. Vincent C. Juan, former Prime

Minister of the Ateneo Law Forensic Association

Overview of the CVC Law Debates

Instructions for the screening


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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 competitionin 2008.


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There are two sides (called Affirmative and

Negative) and three debaters per side.

The teams agree on the definition of termsand the parameters of the debate on the

same date the sides are chosen and the

motion is given.


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There 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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The 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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The 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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The first negative speaker will be given twominutes to interpellate the first affirmative. Hemust only ask categorical questions(answerable by yes or no) and arrange thesequestions in a cross-examination style toestablish the weakness of the affirmativescase and/or establish the negatives case.

He then has four minutes to clash with the

points just made by the first affirmative and toadvance his argument that the affirmativesproposal is not necessary.


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The 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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The 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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The 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 secondaffirmative speaker for two minutes.


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The 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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The 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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There 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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Top 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


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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 tohold a strike.


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Questions 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

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