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1. We Meets:

2. Counter Interp: Oceans includes EEZ Robert Scher, former-eput! "ssistant #ecretar! of efense, "sian and $acific #ecurit! "ffairs,

Office of t%e #ecretar! of efense, stated t%at#eptember 2&, 2014 Maritime 'erritorial and E(clusi)e Economic Zone *EEZ+ isputes In)ol)in C%ina: Issues for Conress

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e reect an! nation3s attempt to place limits on t%e e(ercise of %i% seas freedoms it%in an e(clusi)e economic 4ones 5sic6 *EEZ+. Customar! to international la, as reflected in articles 7 and0 of t%e 182 9nited ations Con)ention on t%e ;a of t%e #ea, uarantees to all nations t%e ri%t to e(ercise it%in t%e EEZ, %i% seas freedoms of na)iation and o)erfli%t, as ell as t%etraditional uses of t%e ocean related to t%ose freedoms. It %as been t%e position of t%e 9nited #tates since 182 %en t%e Con)ention as establis%ed, t%at t%e na)iational ri%ts and freedoms

applicable it%in t%e EEZ are <ualitati)el! and <uantitati)el! t%e same as t%ose ri%ts and freedoms applicable on t%e %i% seas. We note that almost 40% of

the world’s oceans lie within the 200 nautical miles EEZs, and it is essential to the global

economy and international eace and security that na!igational rights and freedoms within

the EEZ be !igorously asserted and reser!ed"

Counter #tandards:

=. Conte(tual definition: Robert #c%er as t%e former deput! assistant director for "sia and t%e

$acific and is reportin to conress in a report about EEZ and maritime territor!.

/. ;eal efinition: #c%er <uotes international la to describe %o EEZ3s are part of t%e ocean

and t%erefore is t%e best definition to use for t%is round

"ttac> t%eir standards:

7. O)er limitin: '%e nes definition means t%at e cannot e(plore or de)elop /?@ of t%e ocean

t%at is almost %alf t%e ocean. Most cases are also based on t%e EEZ and ould >ill o)er 8?@ of

aff cases includin *list most popular cases+

&. Ari%t line: A! )otin for t%e neati)e, !ou destro! t%e bri%t line for affirmati)e cases. Botin

don our case on topicalit! ould destro! t%e topicalit! of an! a<uaculture case, t%e mostcommon case used in C debate o)er t%e current resolution.

0. Education: Our case actuall! increases t%e education )alue of toda!3s debate. A! debatin

cases t%at deal it%in t%e EEZ, e are actuall! debatin cases t%at deal it% t%e most rele)ant part of t%e ocean, t%at %ic% is closest to our on countr!.

"ttac> t%eir )oters:

. Dairness: '%e ne team %as %ad all summer and a semester to prepare for affirmati)e debate

cases. '%at includes t%e most popular cases t%at ill be dealin it%in t%e EEZ. If t%e ne %as

failed to come up it% t%e e)idence to refute suc% a case, do not punis% t%e affirmati)e team fort%eir la4iness.