DDO Olympic Team Debate: ThinkBig/Fire_Wings vs. MrVindication/Midnight1131

This debate is for the DDO Olympics Team Debate.Team Pro:-ThinkBig-Fire_WingsTeam Con:-MrVindication-Midnight1131Full Resolution The United States should fully submit to the jurisdiction of one or more of these: the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, or the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.Terms The International Court of Justice: "the primary judicial branch of the United Nations (UN). Seated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, the court settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international branches, agencies, and the UN General Assembly." (https://en.wikipedia.org...) International Criminal Court: "an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague in the Netherlands. The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes." (https://en.wikipedia.org...) Permanent Court of Arbitration: "an intergovernmental organization located at The Hague in the Netherlands. The PCA is not a court "in the traditional sense", but provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes between member states, international organizations, or private parties arising out of international agreements."Inter-American Court of Human Rights: "an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it makes up the human rights protection system of the Organization of American States (OAS), which serves to uphold and promote basic rights and freedoms in the Americas." (https://en.wikipedia.org...) Debate Rules DR 1. All arguments must be made in the debate. Evidence may be cited or linked from the debate, but only in support of arguments made in the debate. Arguments made in Comments are to be ignored. DR 2. Source links or references must be included within the character limit of the debate (in this case, the charcter count is 8,000). No links or sources are permitted in comments. If necessary, a URL shortener such as bit.ly or TinyURL is permitted (and also recommended). DR 3 Any term not specifically defined before use is to be taken with the ordinary dictionary definition of the term that best fits the context of the debate. The definitions given in the challenge stand as a condition of acceptance.DR 4. No new arguments shall be made after the initial round for opening statements. DR 5. DDO site rules always apply. Neither side may add or modify rules for the debate once the challenge is accepted.DR 6. If special circumstances arise, one side may ask the other to wait out his or her remaining timeDR 7. Since this is a team debate, fire_wings and Midnight1131 are strictly prohibited from voting on this debate. Structure1. Rules from Pro/ Acceptance from Con2. Arguments from Pro/ Arguments from Con3. Rebuttals from Pro/ Rebuttals from Con4. Defense from Pro/ Defense from Con Voting StandardsThis debate will be using the community opt-in standards. (https://docs.google.com...)