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1AC Districts NEW ADVANTAGESTournament: Districts | Round: 1 | Opponent: Millard West VK | Judge: PlanPlan: 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 IL – ASATsScenario 1 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 IL – HegemonyScenario 2 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 Our impact isn’t based on myopic security discourse- multiple independent fields support our hegemony argument, prefer our impact because it is interdisciplinaryWohlforth ’9 (William Wohlforth, professor of government at Dartmouth College, 2009 "Unipolarity, Status Competition, and Great Power War", proj. muse) Mainstream theories generally posit that states come to blows over an international status quo only IL – Drones====Scenario 3 is Drones==== ====Use of drones has increased==== The Obama Administration has continued to use drones in Pakistan, as well as in Drone attacks violate CIL stipulation of self defenseSikander Ahmed Shah, Assistant Professor of Law and Policy, LUMS University, Lahore, Pakistan, 7-21-10, Washington University Global Studies Law Review "War on Terrorism: Self Defense, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Legality of U.S. Drone Attacks in Pakistan" Lexis Continued reliance on UAVs to achieve military goals forces global airpower autonomization~Robert Sparrow, senior lecturer of philosophy and bioethics for Monash University, Spring 2009 "Predators or Plowshares" IEEE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MAGAZINE~ Autonomous airpower results in full-scale war~Robert Sparrow, senior lecturer of philosophy and bioethics for Monash University, Spring 2009 "Predators or Plowshares" IEEE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MAGAZINE~ Even short of further development, the current, futuristic nature of UAVs lowers the threshold for war and targeted killings~Robert Sparrow, senior lecturer of philosophy and bioethics for Monash University, Spring 2009 "Predators or Plowshares" IEEE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MAGAZINE~ War in 2020 will be entirely automated, Terminator-like developments are not outside the realm of possibilityTom Engelhardt, American journalist and author April 7, 2009, "Terminator Planet: Launching the Drone Wars" http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175056 In other words, our drone wars are being fought with the airborne equivalent of Robot warfare causes extinctionCampbell IT Consultant 09 (H+ Magazine covers technological, scientific, and cultural trends, 5/19/9, Greg, Campbell "Robots in War: Is Terminator Salvation an Oxymoron?" http://www.hplusmagazine.com/articles/ai/robots-war-terminator-salvation-oxymoron The beastly Terminator T-600 model is an eight-foot-tall brute Only banning UAV’s under Customary International law can prevent the atrocities of post-human warJutta Weber, Guest Professor at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen, 2009 "Robotic Warfare, Human Rights 26 the Rhetorics of Ethical Machines" pcms_311_Weber_Robotic_Warfare.pdf As I already mentioned, one of the most pressing concerns about autonomous combat systems CCP CollapseContention 2 is CCP CollapseChina influence is up and US engagement is down – recent trips pale in comparison to policy.Martinez ’13 (Guillermo I., Columnist, "America losing influence throughout Latin America" May 23, 2013, The Sun Sentinel, http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-23/news/fl-gmcol-oped0523-20130523_1_drug-cartels-latin-america-pri)-mikee Once upon a time, as many fairy tales start, the United States was Engagement is zero-sum – China’s power depends on America’s neglect.Kreps ’13 (Sarah E. Kreps 26 Gustavo A. Flores-Macías are Assistant Professors of Government at Cornell University, "No Strings Attached? Evaluating China’s Trade Relations Abroad," May 17, 2013, http://thediplomat.com/china-power/no-strings-attached-evaluating-chinas-trade-relations-abroad/)-mikee To be sure, China may not have a purposeful plan to bring their trade Continued engagement key to growth 26 CCP stability.Farnsworth ’12 (Eric Farnsworth is vice-president of the Council of the Americas in Washington DC and from 1995 to 1998 was senior adviser to the White House special envoy for the Americas. "Memo to Washington: China’s Growing Presence in Latin America," Americas Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter, 2012, http://www.americasquarterly.org/Farnsworth)-mikee What is China doing in the Americas? It’s a good question—and an CCP collapse / instability is good – spurs a peaceful and stable elite-led transition to democracyLiu ’8 (Alan P. Liu, University of California Santa Barbara political science professor emeritus specializing in contemporary Chinese political culture and development, "China’s Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead", China Review International 15.1, 2008, proj.muse) At the same time, Chinese society has been undergoing rapid changes because of increasing No lashout- CCP would fear retaliation AND even if the order was issued the PLA would not obeyGilley ’5 (Bruce, Professor of International Affairs @ New School University and Former Contributing Editor @ the Far Eastern Economic Review, "China’s Democratic Future") More ominous as a piece of "last ditchism" would be an attack on Chinese democracy transforms global politics- consolidating global democracy and fulfilling global democratic peaceGilley ’5 (Bruce Gilley, New School University international affairs professor, former contributing editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review, China’s Democratic Future, 2005, p.248) To return to a quotation cited earlier, China’s democratization will probably transform global politics Democracy solves extinctionDiamond ’95—prof of political science and sociology, Stanford. Senior research fellow at Hoover. (Larry, Promoting Democracy in the 1990s, http://wwwics.si.edu/subsites/ccpdc/pubs/di/1.html) Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons continue to proliferate. The very source of | 3/11/14 |
Indefinite Detention CitesTournament: State | Round: 2 | Opponent: Millard West CW | Judge: Jamie Saker IL - Indefinite DetentionPlan solves indefinite detentionAlfred de Zayas ’5 (New York bar, former secretary of the Human Rights Committee and Head of the Petitions Unit, International Review of the Red Cross, "Human Rights and Indefinite Detention," Volume 87 Number 857 March 2005) Indefinite detention creates recruitment propaganda and causes a resource trade off which shatters the ability to fight terrorismPowell 8 (Catherine, Georgetown Law Visiting Professor for the 2012-13 academic year and teaches international law, constitutional law, and constitutional rights in comparative perspective. She has recently served in government on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Policy Planning Staff and on the White House National Security Staff, where she was Director for Human Rights. "Scholars’ Statement of Principles for the New President on U.S. Detention Policy: An Agenda for Change*" http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/Alumni_Affairs/Scholars_Statement.pdf) Across the political spectrum, there is a growing consensus that the existing system of Terrorism goes nuclear—-high risk of theft and attacks escalateDvorkin 12 (Vladimir Z., Major General (retired), doctor of technical sciences, professor, and senior fellow at the Center for International Security of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Center participates in the working group of the U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism, 9/21/12, "What Can Destroy Strategic Stability: Nuclear Terrorism is a Real Threat," belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/22333/what_can_destroy_strategic_stability.html) Hundreds of scientific papers and reports have been published on nuclear terrorism. International conferences Nuclear terrorism causes global nuclear conflictAyson 10 (Robert, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand – Victoria University of Wellington, "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects", Studies in Conflict 26 Terrorism, 33(7), July) A Catalytic Response: Dragging in the Major Nuclear Powers | 3/31/14 |
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