MBB 197.
You have the choice of ASIAN PARLIAMENTARY or MOCK TRIAL.
ASIAN PARLIAMENTARY
1. Government: Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Government Whip
2. Opposition: Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Opposition Whip
3. Government opens, then alternates with Opposition. Each of the three speakers gets 7 min max. They may be interrupted by the opposite side AND by the audience.
4. When all 6 have spoken, there will be an open forum with the audience.
5. Then Opposition Reply makes a 4 min speech, followed by Government Reply. The Reply speakers are chosen from one of the first two (e.g., Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister).
MOCK TRIAL
1. Plaintiff: One Lawyer, 2 witnesses
2. Defense: One Lawyer, 2 witnesses
3. Audience is the "Jury".
4. Plaintiff Lawyer opens with 5 min speech, followed by Defense Lawyer
5. Plaintiff presents first witnesses and does direct exam (5 min). If Defense wishes, it may cross examine (3 min). If Plaintiff wishes, it may re-direct; Defense may re-cross. Time: 15 min max. Then go to the next Plaintiff witness. Then the first Defense witness, in which case Defense does direct and Plaintiff does cross; then the second Defense witness, and so on.
6. Then Plaintiff does a closing speech (4 min), followed by Defense (4 min). Plaintiff may rebut, but strictly based on the Defense closing speech (2 min or whatever remains).
7. Then everybody leaves the room, including judge. Jury (audience) deliberates, then hands the verdict. Since these are civil cases, the jury will award or not award a monetary amount to the plaintiff.
CONVERSION
Government equivalent to Plaintiff.
Opposition equivalent to Defense.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Debate topics and debaters, in sequence
Castillo-Cayabyab-Cruz versus Valbuena-Villamil-Yao
In 2015 government scientists illegally produce a chimp/human chimera with a human IQ of 85, a TOEFL score of 510/677, and a human age equivalent of 21 years. It kills a human guard while escaping, is captured, and is held in a government facility. Government wants chimera "executed", but human and animal rights groups, who got to know of the case through the extensive media coverage, don't, and they go to court to stop the "execution". Will they succeed in saving "its" life?
Laqui-Lim-Lim versus Pamintuan-Pandy-Panlilio
In 1990 a Florida dentist was accused of malpractice by 8 of his patients who claimed he infected them with HIV. Evidence based on gp120 sequence data were presented to "prove" he was the source of the infection.
Reference: http://www.righto.com/theories/dentist.html
Recto-Roa-Salud Bautista versus Aquino-Babaran-Bejarin
During a paternity test, an additional screen was made on the child's DNA (child is 1 month old) without the knowledge of either parent (the father, is of course, in doubt). Doctor reveals to Mom, verbally, that child is at risk for a serious disease, and shows her the results on paper. Mom gets mad and accuses Doctor of breach of privacy. She sues.
Emralino-Espigar-Faustino versus Fortuno-Jamerlan-Juntila
Mom and Dad go for IVF and produce 6 viable embryos. One is implanted, and 9 months later a baby girl is born; the others are frozen. Three years late Mom and Dad file for annullment. Dad wants the frozen embryos discarded; Mom doesn't. They go to court.
Lorenzo-Marayag-Orpilla versus Zaulda-Bejarin-Recto
In a celebrated and oft-cited case, Moore goes to court against the Regents of the University of California, accusing them of patenting and getting royalties out of a cultured cell line that they established without his knowledge.
Reference: http://www.lawnix.com/cases/moore-regents-california.html
In 2015 government scientists illegally produce a chimp/human chimera with a human IQ of 85, a TOEFL score of 510/677, and a human age equivalent of 21 years. It kills a human guard while escaping, is captured, and is held in a government facility. Government wants chimera "executed", but human and animal rights groups, who got to know of the case through the extensive media coverage, don't, and they go to court to stop the "execution". Will they succeed in saving "its" life?
Laqui-Lim-Lim versus Pamintuan-Pandy-Panlilio
In 1990 a Florida dentist was accused of malpractice by 8 of his patients who claimed he infected them with HIV. Evidence based on gp120 sequence data were presented to "prove" he was the source of the infection.
Reference: http://www.righto.com/theories/dentist.html
Recto-Roa-Salud Bautista versus Aquino-Babaran-Bejarin
During a paternity test, an additional screen was made on the child's DNA (child is 1 month old) without the knowledge of either parent (the father, is of course, in doubt). Doctor reveals to Mom, verbally, that child is at risk for a serious disease, and shows her the results on paper. Mom gets mad and accuses Doctor of breach of privacy. She sues.
Emralino-Espigar-Faustino versus Fortuno-Jamerlan-Juntila
Mom and Dad go for IVF and produce 6 viable embryos. One is implanted, and 9 months later a baby girl is born; the others are frozen. Three years late Mom and Dad file for annullment. Dad wants the frozen embryos discarded; Mom doesn't. They go to court.
Lorenzo-Marayag-Orpilla versus Zaulda-Bejarin-Recto
In a celebrated and oft-cited case, Moore goes to court against the Regents of the University of California, accusing them of patenting and getting royalties out of a cultured cell line that they established without his knowledge.
Reference: http://www.lawnix.com/cases/moore-regents-california.html
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