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Resolved: When forced to choose, a just government ought to prioritize universal human rights over its national interest.

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Table of Contents

META DEBATE

• DEFINITION: UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
• WHAT ARE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS?
• DEBATE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS
• DEBATE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD AVOID OLD SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
• DOCUMENT: THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

AFFIRMATIVE

• UDHR: UDHR IS THE CORE DECLARATION OF UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
• UDHR: UDHR WAS CRAFTED BY THE WORLD COMMUNITY
• UDHR: CONTAINS ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT WORLD PHILOSOPHIES
• UDHR: UDHR HAS ACHIEVED MORAL STATUS
• UDHR: APPLES WELL TO MODERN PROBLEMS
• UDHR: UDHR IS THE CORE OF THE UNITED NATIONS
• UDHR: UDHR IS THE CORE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: HUMAN RIGHTS HURT WITH ADHERENCE TO SOVEREIGNTY
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL STATES ON EARTH
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: MUST HAVE ALL RIGHTS AND NOT SELECTED
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: MUST NOT HAVE A DIVERGENT STANDARD
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: NOT JUST A WESTERN CONSTRUCT
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS EVERYWHERE TO BE UNIVERSAL
• A/T: CULTURAL RELATIVISM
• A/T: HUMAN RIGHTS ARE A WESTERN CONSTRUCT
• A/T: ASIAN VALUE SYSTEMS SEE HUMAN RIGHTS DIFFERENTLY
• A/T: ISLAM/SHARIA LAW REJECTS WESTERN HUMAN RIGHTS CONSTRUCTS

NEGATIVE

• BALANCE NEGATIVE: MUST BALANCE SEVERAL INTERESTS CONCERNING UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
• STATE SOVEREIGNTY KEY TO RIGHTS
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: DON’T EXIST
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: OVER APPLIED AS A PANACEA
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS NOT DEFINABLE: EVEN THE US DISAGREES UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS NOT DEFINABLE: STATES WANT HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE LOOSE
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGULARLY VIOLATED
• UDHR: LARGELY A WESTERN CONSTRUCT
• UDHR: DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH
• UDHR: UDHR IS ASPIRATIONAL, NOT A BASE STANDARD
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT ABSOLUTE: CAN BE TAKEN AWAY WITH DUE PROCESS
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: NO UNIVERSAL CULTURE EXISTS
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: ISLAMIC NATIONS REJECT HUMAN RIGHTS
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARE A WESTERN CONSTRUCT
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: HUMAN RIGHTS CONSTRUCTS ARE TOO SOFT ON WESTERN DEMOCRACIES
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: STANDARDS CHANGE OVER TIME
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: HUMAN RIGHTS LIKE HEALTH CARE AREN’T UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED
• HUMAN RIGHTS NOT UNIVERSAL: UNIVERSAL RIGHTS CONCEPTIONS HAVE NO LOCAL CONTEXT
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS BAD: “UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS” TOO BROAD OF A STANDARD
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS BAD: ENDORSING THE CONCEPT LEADS TO QUESTIONABLE POLITICAL AGENDAS
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS BAD: PREVENT STATES FROM CRAFTING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS BAD: DON’T DO ENOUGH TO REALLY PROTECT THE POWERLESS
• UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS BAD: TOO PRO-CAPITALISM AND FREE MARKET