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Scotus Embargo 1ACTournament: Westside | Round: 4 | Opponent: Sioux Falls Lincoln NB | Judge: Ross, Jony 1ACPlanPlan: The United States federal judiciary should strike down the economic sanctions on Cuba on the grounds that they violate Cuba’s right to development under customary international law.I-LawContention 1 is Customary International LawThe Cuban embargo violates Cuba’s right to develop – Supreme Court action is keyManchak ’10 (Benjamin Manchak, Staff Writer for the Boston College Third World Law Review, "NOTE: COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTITUTIONALLY IMPERMISSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW", Boston College Third World Law Review, Spring 2010, 30 B.C. Third World L.J. 417, lexis) Because the federal laws and regulations codifying the Cuban embargo conflict directly with U. Judicial incorporation of customary international law will be perceived and modeled—this leads to the bolstering of international lawSylvester ’94 (Douglas Sylvester, professor of law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Spring 1994, 42 Buffalo L. Rev. 555, Lexis) 3. Countervailing Arguments. The preceding sections have shown that historical and theoretical objections Applying CIL in direct contravention of existing federal statute sets the key precedent determining the future of CIL and judicial incorporationKundmueller ’2 (Michelle M. Kundmueller, University of Notre Dame, Candidate for J.D. and M.A. in Political Theory 2004, "THE APPLICATION OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW IN U.S. COURTS: CUSTOM, CONVENTION, OR PSEUDOLEGISLATION?", Journal of Legislation, 2002, 28 J. Legis. 359, lexis) This Note has attempted to demonstrate some of the difficulties of applying customary international law The Cuban embargo is key—resolving the tension of international law with the embargo is crucial to demonstrate US commitment to take international law seriouslyManchak ’10 (Benjamin Manchak, Staff Writer for the Boston College Third World Law Review, "NOTE: COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTITUTIONALLY IMPERMISSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW", Boston College Third World Law Review, Spring 2010, 30 B.C. Third World L.J. 417, lexis) As a matter of domestic law, it is clear the United States may disavow Int’l Law – Water ScarcityScenario 1 is Water ScarcityStrengthening International law is key to solve water shortagesKukk 26 Deese ’96 (Christopher L. Kukk, Ph.D. candidate Although the "difficulties" of severe water shortages may be alleviated by new technologies Water scarcity coming now - it’s a threat multiplier that enflames hotspots globally. Specifically, Egypt and Central Asia - their defense isn’t predictiveDinar et al ’12 (SHLOMI DINAR is associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and associate director of the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University. LUCIA DE STEFANO is associate professor at Complutense University of Madrid and researcher at the Water Observatory of the Botín Foundation. JAMES DUNCAN is consultant on natural resource governance and geography with the World Bank. KERSTIN STAHL is senior scientist at the Institute of Hydrology in the University of Freiburg. KENNETH M. STRZEPEK is research scientist with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. AARON T. WOLF is a professor of geography in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University, Foreign Affairs, 10/18/2012, "No Wars for Water", http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138208/shlomi-dinar-lucia-de-stefano-james-duncan-kerstin-stahl-kenneth/no-wars-for-water?page=show) In short, predictions of a Water World War are overwrought. However, tensions Those wars go globalReilly ’2 (Kristie Reilly, Editor for In These Times, a nonprofit, independent, national magazine published in Chicago, We’ve been around since 1976, fighting for corporate accountability and progressive government. In other words, a better world, "NOT A DROP TO DRINK," http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/26/25/culture1.shtml) The two books provide a chilling, in-depth examination of a rapidly emerging And nuclearWeiner ’90 (Jonathan Weiner, Visiting Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. The Next One Hundred Years: Shaping the Fate of Our Living Earth, p. 214) If we do not destroy ourselves with the A-bomb and the H- Int’l Law - ASATsScenario 2 is ASATsASAT wars are inevitable – that will result in space debris, escalatory wars, and blocks future space development. Only enhancing customary international law solvesKoplow ’9 (David Koplow, Georgetown University Law Center, "ASAT-isfaction: Customary International Law and the Regulation of Anti-Satellite Weapons", Michigan Journal of International Law, Summer 2009, 30 Mich. J. Int’l L. 1187-1272, http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=145226context=facpub) As countries increasingly exploit and prosper from outer space for military and civilian purposes, Space debris results in accidental nuclear war with RussiaLewis ’4 (Jeffrey Lewis, space policy component of the Arms Control project, "What if space were weaponized?", 2004, Center for Defense Information, p. 18-21) As we have noted in an earlier section, the United States canceled its own I-Law – HegemonyScenario 3 is HegemonyIncorporation of CIL enhances American credibility and legitimacy – makes primacy sustainableSadat ’5 (Leila Nadya Sadat, Professor of Law, Washington University Global Studies Law Review, Volume 4 Issue 2, "An American Vision for Global Justice: Taking the Rule of (International) Law Seriously") At Washington University School of Law, we have taken cognizance of the globalization revolution Legitimacy’s the fundamental internal link to effective hegemony—-power distributions perceived as illegitimate are the most likely causes of great power warFinnemore ’9 (Martha Finnemore, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, January 2009, "Legitimacy, Hypocrisy, and the Social Structure of Unipolarity: Why Being a Unipole Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be," World Politics, Volume 61, Number 1) Legitimacy is, by its nature, a social and relational phenomenon. One’s position Decline of US leadership causes global conflictZhang and Shi ’11 (Yuhan Zhang is a researcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.; Lin Shi is from Columbia University. She also serves as an independent consultant for the Eurasia Group and a consultant for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., 1/22, "America’s decline: A harbinger of conflict and rivalry", http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/22/americas-decline-a-harbinger-of-conflict-and-rivalry/) This does not necessarily mean that the US is in systemic decline, but it No risk of heg bad—-US engagement and reintervention are inevitable—-it’s only a question of making it effectiveKagan ’11 (Robert Kagan, contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, "The Price of Power", 1/24/2011, Vol 16 No18 www.weeklystandard.com/articles/price-power_533696.html?page=3) In theory, the United States could refrain from intervening abroad. But, in US benevolent hegemony is critical to global peace—the alternative causes massive warsKromah ’9 (February 2009, Lamii Moivi Kromah, at the Department of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand, Masters Student in IR, "The Institutional Nature of U.S. Hegemony: Post 9/11", http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/7301/MARR2009.pdf?sequence=1) A final major gain to the United States from the benevolent hegemony has perhaps been OASContention 2 is OASCurrent US policy toward Cuba delegitimizes the Organization of American States and undermines regional influenceSuver ’12 (Roman Suver, research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Looking back on the Cuba distraction at Cartagena and the Failure of the US Latin America Policy", 4/24/2012, www.coha.org/looking-back-on-the-cuba-distraction-at-cartagena-and-the-failure-of-the-u-s-latin-america-policy/) This pronouncement and the U.S.’ opposition to Cuba’s future involvement in Border disputes are coming and escalate—the OAS solves hemispheric confidence-buildingHerz ’8 (Monica Herz, Director, Institute of International Relations, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Author of Ecuador vs. Peru, Development Studies Institute, "DOES THE ORGANISATION OF AMERICAN STATES MATTER?", April 2008, https://www.google.com/url?sa=t26rct=j26q=26esrc=s26source=web26cd=126cad=rja26ved=0CC4QFjAA26url=http3A2F2Fmercury.ethz.ch2Fserviceengine2FFiles2FISN2F574132Fipublicationdocument_singledocument2Fdf9c52a2-2dc9-4ca6-9a4e-05fa2a399a312Fen2FWP34.2.pdf26ei=q1IaUujIAavy2gX5yYCQAQ26usg=AFQjCNHJfVZsoHNpbVFXZrs_-_5MVpD-kA26sig2=QzMXH1oWhtsczkMOq4OosA) Nevertheless, one must remember that boundary disputes exist today and were sources of conflict That causes nuclear war and extinctionManwaring ’5 (Max G. Manwaring, adjunct professor of international politics at Dickinson, Retired U.S. Army colonel, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, Bolivarian Socialism, and Asymmetric Warfare, October 2005, pg. PUB628.pdf) President Chávez also understands that the process leading to state failure is the most dangerous More on I-LawCourt has unique symbolic effect —- key to foreign perception of the planFontana ’8 (David Fontana, Associate Professor of Law – George Washington University Law School, "The Supreme Court: Missing in Action", Dissent Magazine, Spring, http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=1165) The Results of Inaction | 1/14/14 |
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