All the countries in the world cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free.

The proposition team has been defending the idea of a totally unfair trade during this debate. In this point we would like to make special emphasis into identifying the real issue which is not fair trade vs. unfair trade as many may think, but equality vs. justice. On a directly macroeconomical benefit, we can state that every country is to be free to activate one of the 4 values that increase GDP, this one being the trade balance, which in the faborable case (exports) can be majorly fostered by the activation of free trade itself. So, lets consider equality as the condition accomplished when the values of two or more independent elements consolidate an equalitarian relationship, and lets apply it into our topic by analyzing first the definition of equality that the proposition so kindly has implied in its respective speeches. We understand from the proposition’s posture that equality is the compensation of disadvantages or advantages between different products by effect of international regulatory means, in other words trading laws should provide protection and aid undeveloped countries in their onslaught against superdeveloped countries for a common market and thus assure the same possibilities of being sold for all of them. Our own definition of equality deals instead with ensuring leveled conditions in the international field so that the consumers may judge the product by its intrinsic characteristics and thus make a selection based on what really best suits to the situation. The opposition (us) team has also been defending justice which is based upon the principle of getting what is deserved [1]. Now we will speak of the importance of equality. No matter what definition of equality we choose we must agree that it guarantees the protection of national interests and companies, but in order for equality to carry out that vital function FTA must take into account what the parameters of equality are, of course no one can determine that and this is for one simple reason: “Countries in the world cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free”. By establishing a judgement in which one country is forced to trade within a default trading limit, not just we are violating its sovereignty, but also denying its right to be equal. This is why applying the first definition of equality included in this entry may lead us into a dangerous way of thinking, and this also proves that the essence of being equal is found in giving the right to each country of seeking equality by themselves. International laws must then offer leveled conditions in the international field. And because of this justice is the real issue to debate here, because the sense of equality in each country varies depending on what they consider is fair for them, what they think they deserve, and no nation (no mattering how poor it is) should have forbidden that right. Equality is quite much important, but in order for equality to be that much important a complete sense of justice is needed. It is by proving that the dependance of equality from justice is undeniable, that our point shows to have defended more noble ideals than the proposition’s one, and because of that we might have won this debate so far. [1] http://www.seop.leeds.ac.uk/entries/justice-virtue/