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Tournament: p | Round: 6 | Opponent: o | Judge: d sumayahorphelia@gmail.com + newarksciencedebate@gmail.com she/her Hii my name is Sumayah um I don't really have anything special to say I started Policy Debate in 7th grade and now I'm a freshman and this is gonna be my first year doing LD so please bare with me T-T um that's pretty much it just don't be rude or annoying emoticon_grin
9/19/21
MOON TREATY CP
Tournament: Lexington | Round: 2 | Opponent: Needham BV | Judge: Joleen Chen The value is justice. The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. Structural violence is based in moral exclusion, which is fundamentally unjust because exclusion is based on arbitrarily perceived differences – only action based off our theory of power can mitigate. Winter and Leighton 99 |Deborah DuNann Winter and Dana C. Leighton. Winter|Psychologist that specializes in Social Psych, Counseling Psych, Historical and Contemporary Issues, Peace Psychology. Leighton: PhD graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Arkansas. Knowledgeable in the fields of social psychology, peace psychology, and justice and intergroup responses to transgressions of justice “Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century.” Pg 4-5 ghsVA AND Thus the plan – The United States federal government should ratify the United Nations General Assembly 1979 Moon Agreement (a.k.a. Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies). The Moon agreement puts regulations on private entities - The Moon and other celestial bodies would be reserved for peaceful activities Martin 21 (James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents/”Moon Agreement”/ NTI/ Jan 29, 2021/ Accessed: Jan-11-2021/ https://www.nti.org/education-center/treaties-and-regimes/agreement-governing-activities-states-moon-and-other-celestial-bodies-moon-agreement/ )(SPHS,SO) AND being Air pollution as a result of non sustainable energy sources NYU 20 (NYU School of Law's State Energy and Environmental Impact Center and Institute for Policy Integrity co-hosted an online conference on September 22, 2020 to explore the serious threat that climate change poses to public health. Experts from around the country discussed climate-related health problems and some of the barriers working against the full consideration of health impacts in climate and environmental policy./“State energy and environmental impact center: Health effects of burning fossil fuels”/ Accessed jan 13 2022 /https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/state-impact/projects-reports/projects/climate-and-health/environmental-justice)(SPHS,SO) AND Asteroid mining could help our current climate crisis - The moon agreement would need to be ratified for this to happen Taylor 19 (Christ Taylor is a veteran journalist and the author of 'How Star Wars Conquered the Universe.' Hailing from the U.K., Chris got his start working as a sub editor on national newspapers in London and Glasgow. He moved to the U.S. in 1996, and became senior news writer for Time.com a year later. In 2000, he was named San Francisco bureau chief for Time magazine. He has served as senior editor for Business 2.0, West Coast editor for Fortune Small Business and West Coast web editor for Fast Company.Chris is a graduate of Merton College, Oxford and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a long-time volunteer at 826 Valencia, the nationwide after-school program co-founded by author Dave Eggers. His book on the history of Star Wars is an international bestseller and has been translated into 11 languages./“The Asteroid Boom” /December 20 2019/Accessed: January 12 2022/https://outline.com/AnBKs9)(SPHS,SO) AND Minorities deal with the brunt of climate change - solving climate change can significantly improve their conditions NYU 20 (NYU School of Law's State Energy and Environmental Impact Center and Institute for Policy Integrity co-hosted an online conference on September 22, 2020 to explore the serious threat that climate change poses to public health. Experts from around the country discussed climate-related health problems and some of the barriers working against the full consideration of health impacts in climate and environmental policy./“State energy and environmental impact center: Enviornmental justice”/Accessed jan 13 2022 /https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/state-impact/projects-reports/projects/climate-and-health/environmental-justice)(SPHS,SO)
1/16/22
MOON TREATY CP
Tournament: Lexington | Round: 4 | Opponent: Brookline AK | Judge: Elizabeth Murno same as the other one
1/16/22
NOVDEC - Racist unions cp with critical thinking framing
Tournament: Scarsdale | Round: 1 | Opponent: Prince PE | Judge: Daniel Zhang “Shall the labor unions use their influence to deprive the black man of his opportunity to labor… or unite with those who want to give every man, regardless of color, race or creed, what Colonel Roosevelt calls the ‘square deal’ in the matters of labor?”By Booker T. Washington NEXT
FWK: Debaters have the job to think critically not just do what’s easiest like defending the resolution!
Barroso Tristan’13 (Jose Maria Barroso Tristan,PhD in Education from the University of Seville and in Dissemination of Knowledge from the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil). Editorial manager of the journal- network of social studies "Iberoamérica Social”) “INTERVIEW Henry Giroux: The Necessity of Critical Pedagogy in Dark Times” Truthout 2/6/2013 https://truthout.org/articles/a-critical-interview-with-henry-giroux/ (GDS,LF)
Since the 1980s, right wing and conservative educational theorists have both attacked colleges of education and called for alternative routes to teacher certification. AND Unlike perhaps any other institutions in the world, they embrace the long view and nurture the kind of critical perspectives that look far beyond the present.
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CP Plan text: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike for all unions but racist ones.
There is an inherent history of racism within trade unions in the construction trade! Watson’21 | Travis (creator of ADOSConstruction.org and chair of the Boston Employment Commission (BEC). Appointed by former Boston mayor and current US Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh, the BEC oversees the Boston Residents Jobs Policy, which sets employment standards on city-assisted construction projects. Travis also is a board member of YouthBuild Boston and NEI General Contracting’s Workforce Opportunity Resource Center.). “Union Construction’s Racial Equity and Inclusion Charade (SSIR).” Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14 June 2021, Accessed: 11/11/21 https://ssir.org/articles/entry/union_constructions_racial_equity_and_inclusion_charade# (SPHS,LF)
Union construction jobs are not just good jobs, they are great jobs. AND For example, when Robert Lucas, the president of the refrigeration contractor Lewis Refrigeration, who is a white man, called Local Union 32 and specifically asked for a Black plumber to be dispatched to his job, the dispatcher reportedly laughed and dismissed his request.
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Condition - Trade Unions ought to take a stand against white nationalist extremism in order to be allowed to Strike.
Stöss’ 17 | Dr. Richard Stöss is a retired political science professor who taught at the Freie Universität Berlin. His main areas of interest in terms of both research and teaching were the political parties, trade unions and right-wing extremism in Germany and Europe, and he is widely published in this area./ “TRADE UNIONS AND RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN EUROPE” Published 2017/ Accessed 11/11/21/ https://euagenda.eu/upload/publications/untitled-108082-ea.pdf (SPHS,LF)
Globalisation has effects similar to those of the emergent industrialisation in the 19th century: namely, almost revolutionary changes to the socio-economic and political-cultural circumstances in all the states of the EU. AND It is incumbent on trade unions at both the national and international levels to take suitable measures to disarm the forces on the right fringe.
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Racist Labor Unions have used their influence to be discriminatory against Blk workers Washington’ 1913 ( Booker T. was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. In addition to that,was an African Community leader)“Booker T. Washington on African Americans and Unions.” The Atlantic, June 1913 , https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1913/06/the-negro-and-the-labor-unions/52924/ (SPHS,LF)
When the Negro boy from the Southern states leaves the plantation or the farm and goes up to the city, it is not work, in many cases, that he is looking for. AND to lessen rather than to magnify the prejudices which make it difficult for white men and black men to unite for their common good?
11/14/21
Racist Unions CP 30 Glenbrooks
Tournament: Glenbrooks | Round: 2 | Opponent: Ardsley KK | Judge: Will Clark The value is justice. The resolution asks us what a just society would do. This means that according to the words of the resolution, the highest value is justice. The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. The way society is structured, who it includes and excludes determines whether or not justice is possible. A pre-requisite to having a just society is the mitigation of structural violence. The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. Structural violence is based in moral exclusion, which is fundamentally flawed because exclusion is not based on dessert but rather on arbitrarily perceived differences — the only way to mitigate structural violence is through knowledge of how it works. Winter and Leighton 99 |Deborah DuNann Winter and Dana C. Leighton. Winter|Psychologist that specializes in Social Psych, Counseling Psych, Historical and Contemporary Issues, Peace Psychology. Leighton: PhD graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Arkansas. Knowledgeable in the fields of social psychology, peace psychology, and justice and intergroup responses to transgressions of justice “Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century.” Pg 4-5 ghsVA
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“Shall the labor unions use their influence to deprive the black man of his opportunity to labor... or unite with those who want to give every man, regardless of color, race or creed, what Colonel Roosevelt calls the ‘square deal’ in the matters of labor?”By Booker T. Washington CP Plan text: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike for all unions but racist ones. Racist Labor Unions have used their influence to be discriminatory against Blk workers Washington’ 1913 ( Booker T. was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. In addition to that,was an African Community leader)“Booker T. Washington on African Americans and Unions.” The Atlantic, June 1913 , https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1913/06/the-negro-and-the-labor-unions/52924/ (SPHS,LF)
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Blk workers are excluded in major areas of the economy due to the anti-Blk practices practiced in Labor Unions. Hill ‘1959 / Herbert ( the labor director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for decades and was a frequent contributor to New Politics as well as the author of several books. He was later Evjue-Bascom Professor of Afro-American Studies and Industrial Relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and eventually emeritus professor. ). Labor Unions and the Negro:The Record of Discrimination - Herbert Hill,. Commentary Magazine. Accessed November 20, 2021, https://www.commentary.org/articles/herbert-hill/labor-unions-and-the-negrothe-record-of- discrimination/ (SPHS,LF)
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Racist Unions have used striking to stop Blk workers from having equal opportunities. Hill ‘1959 / Herbert ( the labor director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for decades and was a frequent contributor to New Politics as well as the author of several books. He was later Evjue-Bascom Professor of Afro-American Studies and Industrial Relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and eventually emeritus professor. ). Labor Unions and the Negro:The Record of Discrimination - Herbert Hill,. Commentary Magazine. Accessed November 20, 2021, https://www.commentary.org/articles/herbert-hill/labor-unions-and-the-negrothe-record-of- discrimination/ (SPHS,LF)
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Over a century has passed, and Labor unions still use discriminatory strategies to keep Blk workers from entering the Industry. Watson’21 | Travis (creator of ADOSConstruction.org and chair of the Boston Employment Commission (BEC). Appointed by former Boston mayor and current US Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh, the BEC oversees the Boston Residents Jobs Policy, which sets employment standards on city-assisted construction projects. Travis also is a board member of YouthBuild Boston and NEI General Contracting’s Workforce Opportunity Resource Center.). “Union Construction’s Racial Equity and Inclusion Charade (SSIR).” Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14 June 2021, Accessed: 11/11/21 https://ssir.org/articles/entry/union_constructions_racial_equity_and_inclusion_charade# (SPHS,LF)
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Condition - Trade Unions ought to take a stand against white nationalist extremism in order to be allowed to Strike. Stöss’ 17 | Dr. Richard Stöss is a retired political science professor who taught at the Freie Universität Berlin. His main areas of interest in terms of both research and teaching were the political parties, trade unions and right-wing extremism in Germany and Europe, and he is widely published in this area./ “TRADE UNIONS AND RIGHT- WING EXTREMISM IN EUROPE” Published 2017/ Accessed 11/11/21/ https://euagenda.eu/upload/publications/untitled-108082-ea.pdf (SPHS,LF)
11/20/21
Racist Unions Cp Justice framing
Tournament: Scarsdale | Round: 4 | Opponent: Harris TB | Judge: Austin Broussard The value is justice. The resolution asks us what a just society would do. This means that according to the words of the resolution, the highest value is justice.
The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. The way society is structured, who it includes and excludes determines whether or not justice is possible. A pre-requisite to having a just society is the mitigation of structural violence.
The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. Structural violence is based in moral exclusion, which is fundamentally flawed because exclusion is not based on dessert but rather on arbitrarily perceived differences — the only way to mitigate structural violence is through knowledge of how it works. Winter and Leighton 99 |Deborah DuNann Winter and Dana C. Leighton. Winter|Psychologist that specializes in Social Psych, Counseling Psych, Historical and Contemporary Issues, Peace Psychology. Leighton: PhD graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Arkansas. Knowledgeable in the fields of social psychology, peace psychology, and justice and intergroup responses to transgressions of justice “Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century.” Pg 4-5 ghsVA Finally, to recognize the operation of structural violence forces us to ask questions about how and why we tolerate it, questions which often have painful answers for the privileged elite AND In the long run, reducing structural violence by reclaiming neighborhoods, demanding social justice and living wages, providing prenatal care, alleviating sexism, and celebrating local cultures, will be our most surefooted path to building lasting peace.
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“Shall the labor unions use their influence to deprive the black man of his opportunity to labor… or unite with those who want to give every man, regardless of color, race or creed, what Colonel Roosevelt calls the ‘square deal’ in the matters of labor?”By Booker T. Washington CP Plan text: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike for all unions but racist ones.
There is an inherent history of racism within trade unions in the construction trade! Watson’21 | Travis (creator of ADOSConstruction.org and chair of the Boston Employment Commission (BEC). Appointed by former Boston mayor and current US Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh, the BEC oversees the Boston Residents Jobs Policy, which sets employment standards on city-assisted construction projects. Travis also is a board member of YouthBuild Boston and NEI General Contracting’s Workforce Opportunity Resource Center.). “Union Construction’s Racial Equity and Inclusion Charade (SSIR).” Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14 June 2021, Accessed: 11/11/21 https://ssir.org/articles/entry/union_constructions_racial_equity_and_inclusion_charade# (SPHS,LF)
Union construction jobs are not just good jobs, they are great jobs. AND For example, when Robert Lucas, the president of the refrigeration contractor Lewis Refrigeration, who is a white man, called Local Union 32 and specifically asked for a Black plumber to be dispatched to his job, the dispatcher reportedly laughed and dismissed his request.
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Condition - Trade Unions ought to take a stand against white nationalist extremism in order to be allowed to Strike.
Stöss’ 17 | Dr. Richard Stöss is a retired political science professor who taught at the Freie Universität Berlin. His main areas of interest in terms of both research and teaching were the political parties, trade unions and right-wing extremism in Germany and Europe, and he is widely published in this area./ “TRADE UNIONS AND RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN EUROPE” Published 2017/ Accessed 11/11/21/ https://euagenda.eu/upload/publications/untitled-108082-ea.pdf (SPHS,LF)
Globalisation has effects similar to those of the emergent industrialisation in the 19th century: namely, almost revolutionary changes to the socio-economic and political-cultural circumstances in all the states of the EU. AND It is incumbent on trade unions at both the national and international levels to take suitable measures to disarm the forces on the right fringe.
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Racist Labor Unions have used their influence to be discriminatory against Blk workers Washington’ 1913 ( Booker T. was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. In addition to that,was an African Community leader)“Booker T. Washington on African Americans and Unions.” The Atlantic, June 1913 , https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1913/06/the-negro-and-the-labor-unions/52924/ (SPHS,LF)
When the Negro boy from the Southern states leaves the plantation or the farm and goes up to the city, it is not work, in many cases, that he is looking for. AND to lessen rather than to magnify the prejudices which make it difficult for white men and black men to unite for their common good?
11/14/21
Racist Unions Cp Justice framing Rnd 5
Tournament: Scarsdale | Round: 5 | Opponent: NDSJ AG | Judge: Tarun Ratnasabapathy The value is justice. The resolution asks us what a just society would do. This means that according to the words of the resolution, the highest value is justice.
The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. The way society is structured, who it includes and excludes determines whether or not justice is possible. A pre-requisite to having a just society is the mitigation of structural violence.
The value criterion is mitigating structural violence. Structural violence is based in moral exclusion, which is fundamentally flawed because exclusion is not based on dessert but rather on arbitrarily perceived differences — the only way to mitigate structural violence is through knowledge of how it works. Winter and Leighton 99 |Deborah DuNann Winter and Dana C. Leighton. Winter|Psychologist that specializes in Social Psych, Counseling Psych, Historical and Contemporary Issues, Peace Psychology. Leighton: PhD graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Arkansas. Knowledgeable in the fields of social psychology, peace psychology, and justice and intergroup responses to transgressions of justice “Peace, conflict, and violence: Peace psychology in the 21st century.” Pg 4-5 ghsVA Finally, to recognize the operation of structural violence forces us to ask questions about how and why we tolerate it, questions which often have painful answers for the privileged elite AND In the long run, reducing structural violence by reclaiming neighborhoods, demanding social justice and living wages, providing prenatal care, alleviating sexism, and celebrating local cultures, will be our most surefooted path to building lasting peace.
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“Shall the labor unions use their influence to deprive the black man of his opportunity to labor… or unite with those who want to give every man, regardless of color, race or creed, what Colonel Roosevelt calls the ‘square deal’ in the matters of labor?”By Booker T. Washington CP Plan text: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike for all unions but racist ones.
There is an inherent history of racism within trade unions in the construction trade! Watson’21 | Travis (creator of ADOSConstruction.org and chair of the Boston Employment Commission (BEC). Appointed by former Boston mayor and current US Department of Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh, the BEC oversees the Boston Residents Jobs Policy, which sets employment standards on city-assisted construction projects. Travis also is a board member of YouthBuild Boston and NEI General Contracting’s Workforce Opportunity Resource Center.). “Union Construction’s Racial Equity and Inclusion Charade (SSIR).” Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14 June 2021, Accessed: 11/11/21 https://ssir.org/articles/entry/union_constructions_racial_equity_and_inclusion_charade# (SPHS,LF)
Union construction jobs are not just good jobs, they are great jobs. AND For example, when Robert Lucas, the president of the refrigeration contractor Lewis Refrigeration, who is a white man, called Local Union 32 and specifically asked for a Black plumber to be dispatched to his job, the dispatcher reportedly laughed and dismissed his request.
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Condition - Trade Unions ought to take a stand against white nationalist extremism in order to be allowed to Strike.
Stöss’ 17 | Dr. Richard Stöss is a retired political science professor who taught at the Freie Universität Berlin. His main areas of interest in terms of both research and teaching were the political parties, trade unions and right-wing extremism in Germany and Europe, and he is widely published in this area./ “TRADE UNIONS AND RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN EUROPE” Published 2017/ Accessed 11/11/21/ https://euagenda.eu/upload/publications/untitled-108082-ea.pdf (SPHS,LF)
Globalisation has effects similar to those of the emergent industrialisation in the 19th century: namely, almost revolutionary changes to the socio-economic and political-cultural circumstances in all the states of the EU. AND It is incumbent on trade unions at both the national and international levels to take suitable measures to disarm the forces on the right fringe.
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Racist Labor Unions have used their influence to be discriminatory against Blk workers Washington’ 1913 ( Booker T. was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. In addition to that,was an African Community leader)“Booker T. Washington on African Americans and Unions.” The Atlantic, June 1913 , https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1913/06/the-negro-and-the-labor-unions/52924/ (SPHS,LF)
When the Negro boy from the Southern states leaves the plantation or the farm and goes up to the city, it is not work, in many cases, that he is looking for. AND to lessen rather than to magnify the prejudices which make it difficult for white men and black men to unite for their common good?
11/14/21
SEPTOCT 1 - Counterfeit medicines DA
Tournament: Byram Hills | Round: 2 | Opponent: Sam Hadiono | Judge: Tracy Brown IPP reductions promote counterfeit medicines and access is meaningless without quality medicine Lybecker, Kristina. Associate Professor of Economics at Colorado College “Counterfeit Medicines and the Role of IP in Patient Safety.” IPWatchDog, 2016. https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/06/27/counterfeit-medicines-ip-patient-safety/id=70397/CS The threat of counterfeit goods took center stage on June 15th in a hearing convened by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). AND To truly address the access problem, we must move beyond blaming IPRs and begin the difficult work of grappling with structural deficiencies and poverty.
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Counterfeit medicines are a global public health issue and must be prevented by legal protection Brezovska, Katerina. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje “Counterfeiting of medicines as an infringement of the intellectual property rights.” Research Gate, 2016.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332638896_Counterfeiting_of_medicines_as_an_infringement_of_the_intellectual_property_rights//CS Counterfeiting and piracy are one of the biggest issues of the global economy AND The role of the pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in the fight against counterfeited medicines is essential for both securing the supply chain to provide quality, safety and efficacy of the medicines that reach the patients from one side and to protecting their brands and their profit from the other side.
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Only IPRs can check back against counterfeit production – key to solving crisis FIFARMA 4/28. “This Is How We Fight Counterfeit Medicines with Intellectual Property.” FIFARMA, 28 Apr. 2021, fifarma.org/en/this-is-how-we-fight-counterfeit-medicines-with-intellectual-property/. This is how we fight counterfeit medicines with Intellectual Property AND exist, the important
While the COVID-19 pandemic has placed unparalleled demands on modern healthcare systems, the industry’s response has vividly demonstrated its resilience and ability to bring innovations to market quickly AND Similarly, hospitals are caring for COVID-19 patients with evolving protocols while maintaining continuity of care for others, often against the backdrop of vulnerable staff, supply and equipment shortages, and, for some, accelerating financial headwinds.
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Waiving IPP would significantly hinder innovation Mercurio, B., 2021. Bryan Mercurio is the Simon F.S. Li Professor of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), having served as Associate Dean (Research) from 2010-14 and again from 2017-19. Professor Mercurio specialises in international economic law (IEL), with particular expertise in the intersection between trade law and intellectual property rights, free trade agreements, trade in services, dispute settlement and increasingly international investment law. WTO Waiver from Intellectual Property Protection for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments: A Critical Review. Available at SSRN 3789820. https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=5110221230090210951211210950030061000150850670470490060691160211210170160930010860100590330630050470620230060101221000871 06085038043041039017018067015029074117023058085018068098117003022120122101027083075101030105095090101088081023002003084097112094andEXT=pdfandINDEX=TRUE The IP system is designed to encourage and reward creativity and innovation while benefiting society as a whole. AND It would be unwise (if not reckless) to place the innovation system which has delivered results in record time in jeopardy only in exchange for what is at best short-term benefits.
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The alternative to a patent system is trade secrecy which chills innovation John Raidt 14, Vice President, Jones Group International Scholar, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, "Patents and Biotechnology", US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/patents-and-biotechnology What would our innovation system look like without patents? NEXT Thus, we are all stakeholders in the patent debate and, in particular, the life science patent debate.