ALSA ASIAN FORUM 2006

 

 

ALSA ASIAN FORUM 2006 Ð An Invitation

 

Greetings,

 

In accordance with the agenda of ALSA International Board, ALSA Indonesia is to host the 3rd ALSA Asian Forum, with the following details:

 

            Date                 7- 14 August 2006

Century Park Hotel (www.atletcentury.com)

Jl. Pintu Satu Senayan

Jakarta 10270

Indonesia

                                    Tel       +62 21 571 20 41

                                    Fax      +62 21 571 21 91                               

 

Therefore, we would like to invite you as a participant in this annual event. To take part in this event your delegates are required to:

 

-       Fill the Application Form and submit to alsaasianforum2006@yahoo.co.id, the 30th of June at the latest.

The Application Form will be available on ALSA-GC Mailing List.

-       Each delegation should consist of 15 delegates maximum.

For Indonesian Local Committees, each delegation should consist of 5 delegates maximum.

-       The Participation Fee is Rp 2.700.000 (two million and seven hundred thousand Rupiahs), paid upon arrival.

The rate for US$1 is equal to Rp. 9.200 (as per 11^th of June, 2006)

For Indonesian delegates, the Participation Fee is Rp. 800.000 (eight hundred thousand Rupiahs), paid upon arrival.

 

If any inquiry should arise, do not hesitate to contact the Organizing Committee at alsaasianforum2006@yahoo.co.id or tuningsoebagjo@yahoo.com; we will be much delighted to provide assistance.

 

 

 

 

Yours truly,

 

 

Tuning D. H. Soebagjo

President of The Organizing Committee

 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

President of Organizing Committee

Tuning D. H. Soebagjo

tuningsoebagjo@yahoo.com

+62-812-990-9418

 

Commissions

Commission A

Davina Nindita

davinanindita@yahoo.com

+62-818-087-62784

 

Commission B

Windri Marieta

windri.marieta@yahoo.com

+62-817-808-347

 

Commission C

Putri Dewina

putri_dewina@yahoo.com

+62-815-892-8820

 

Commission D

Sofia A. Manalu

sofia@manalu.com

+62-818-082-62986

 

Commission E

Anggi Yusari

anggi_yusari@yahoo.com

+62-856-810-4874

 

Debate

Deska Nadia

deskanadia@yahoo.com

+62-816-167-3065

 

Caretaker

Hertyaning Vikadelina (Vika) AND Jessica Adya Astari (Adya)

caretakeraaf2006@yahoo.co.id

+62-811-953005

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

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Administrative Program

Academic Program

Friendship Program

Tentative Schedule

 

 

Administrative Program

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There are two activities in this program, Governing Council and General Assembly.

 

- General Assembly

The decision of a General Assembly of ALSA shall posses the highest authority in all matters affecting ALSA as a whole. The General Assembly shall be composed of the member countries present, and each member country shall be entitled for one vote. It has the mission to affirm or reversed all decisions made by the Governing Council, and to elect International Board members.

 

- Governing Council

Governing Council of ALSA shall be the highest decision making body of ALSA after the General Assembly. The duly authorized representatives of the member countries shall compose it. The Governing Council shall have the following functions:       

- to formulate plans of action

- to devise activities for the achievement of ALSA objectives

- to promulgate rules of conduct of the ALSA

- to call a Special Assembly when extraordinary matters would arise

 

 

Academic Program

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-  Commissions

In this program, the participants will be divided into 5 commissions; on one of the session there will be a professional speaker to give his/her opinion on the matter. The professional speaker will conclude ideas from the commissions, then the train of thoughts from each commission will be put together into a proceeding.    

The topics for each commission are as follow:

 

Commission A: Foreign Investment and transfer of technology: The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Right

 

Transfer of technology is only one of the many advantages of foreign investment, but it is very important for both investor and also the hosting country.

Host Country, Usually a developing country, need help in order to develop their knowledge and ability about recent technology. That, they can get from foreign companies that are investing in their country. Indonesia for example, has its own regulation on how foreign investors, trough their joint venture company should transfer the technology they use to the local party.

The investors, on the other hand, gain their own advantage transferring their technology by the royalty paid to them periodically. But then, how about the piracy problem? Off course, the hosting country has to establish a strong regulation that can convince investors that there will be no violations towards their intellectual property rights. Otherwise, the investors would probably go away and find for some other country to invest their money.

As we all know that the multilateral trading system is a rules-based system. The procedure underscores the rules of law, and it makes the trading system more secure and predictable. However, it is possible that there will be violations of these rules between any country, and that is when dispute settlement needed. The point here is not to pass judgment, but to settle dispute. Take example the WTO dispute settlement system.

Commission A will discuss about the dispute settlement systems in their countries and trying to learn and compare each country differences and find their specialties.

 

Commission B: Fighting Human Trafficking in Asia

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell says that an estimation of 800.000 to 900.000 people are trafficked every year and according to Kul Gautum a deputy executive director for UNICEF, South East Asia has the worst record of human trafficking in the world. From the above remarks it is evident that the problem of human trafficking is severe and important.

Then, commission B will discuss what is the current status of law relating to human trafficking in Asian countries and how does national law and international conventions address the issue on human trafficking.

 

Commission C: The Decrease of Oil supplies and Should We Turn to Other  Sources of Energy

Our world today is an addict. It has been addicted to one powerful and influential substance called ÔoilÕ. It is powerful because it plays a very crucial role in maintaining the sustainability of the modern life we have and it is influential because its condition would bring major effect to the world is economy. Oil is one of the sources that generate electricity. For the past century, electricity has been such a major energy source that has been supporting the development of technology and activities in people is daily lives as well. Most countries around the world use oil-powered turbines to provide electricity. This choice has brought oil to the highlight of international trading because not every country can provide its own oil. As the world is population rise and as the need of electricity goes up, oil is needed more than ever while the fact is that it is a non-renewable natural source. Its scarcity is the one thing that people fear the most. In the past three years, the rising price of oil in the world has been a major concern for many governments. They are afraid that this condition would also influence the life of their people who might not able to afford the high price of electricity. Following those measures, many governments have been trying to find a new source of energy that can generate electricity. Those alternatives source include nuclear power, hydropower, geothermal power, wind power, and biomass. Countries like the U.S. and India have been concentrating on nuclear power plants. The hope is that those alternatives will eventually cure the addiction to oil so that people can enjoy generated electricity in a cheaper way and far from the condition of scarcity. 

 

Commission D: The Role of OPEC and Its Discretionary Power

Oil is a crucial need for peopleÕs lives. Every country in this world needs oil, but not all country in this world could produce and supply their needs of oil. Not just the fact that the world needs oil, but oil is also an unsustainable source of energy.  The demand of oil is increasing due to the effect of modern technology and high integrated living nowadays. This could make oil soon deprive.

Commission D will discuss how far the role of OPEC is and its discretionary power due to oil, what regulations justifies obedience to OPEC, what strategy and moves should OPEC take due to distribution, price, etc. This is essential in order to cope with the problems of oil.

 

Commission E: Legal Problems in Child Labor

The child labor issue has been on the surface for quite a long time, but indeed, the problem itself has not been really solved. An estimated 246 million children are engaged in child labor. Of those, almost three quarters (171 million) work in hazardous situations and conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere, but invisible, working as domestic servants in homes, laboring behind the walls of workshops, hidden from view in plantation.

Therefore, commission E is going to discuss about this issue from the human rights point of view, since it occurs in almost every Asian countries. Each of the participant will present their current condition about the issue of child labor, also holding a debate about why child labor exist and what they think is the best solution for this problem.

 

 

- Symposium

As we all know oil is one of the most important natural resources that canÕt be renewed. Therefore, it is important for law students to know regulations that govern them and issues occurring in the oil and mining industry. In symposium we will invite several renowned speakers to give lectures on Oil and Mining regulation and their law related issues, in hopes that the participants will have a better understanding about the importance of oil and mining in Asian counties. The symposium will be held at the Faculty of Law University of Indonesia on the 9^th of august 2006 starting from 11.00 am till 02.00 pm. 

 

Theme       : Oil and Mining in Asia

Title            : Oil and Mining Regulation in Asia

 

This symposium will be divided into two sessions:

1.     The first session will discuss the history of oil and mining regulation (land and off-shore); starting with the very first regulation until the present day.

2.     The second session will discuss issues related to oil and mining industry, such as environmental issues, profit sharing between corporation and miner in the mining country, etc. The session will also discuss jurisdiction problems such as; in off shore mining, who has the right to mine on open sea, Exclusive Economic Zone etc. At the end of the session the participants is required to make a memorial, which will be presented. 

 

 

- Workshop

It is a tried and true saying that you canÕt live by theory alone, on that note, we as the organizing committee feels that it is our obligation to equipped the participants with practical knowledge that they can use on the field as a lawyer and other related professions.

With AsiaÕs emerging economic power, the traffic of economic trade increases very significantly. The problems that appear is these trade agreements required contracts to be drafted complying with the demands of each party in that agreement. The purpose of this program is to equip the participants with knowledge on how to draft a contract, so they could make one thatÕll satisfy both parties and act in accordance with the international law. The symposium will be held on the 8^th of august 2006 starting from 02.30 pm till 04.30 pm.

 

Theme             : International Agreement

Title                  : Workshop on International Trade Agreement

 

This workshop will be divided into two sessions:

1.     The first session will be about the basics of international trade agreement, how to do it and things that should be considered.

2.     In the second session, the participants will undergo simulation on drafting trade agreement. The participants will be divided into groups and each group will represent a fictional country. Groups will then be paired and each pair is required to draft an agreement that benefits their respective countries. Groups are given a time limit for drafting the trade agreement. At the end of the session the participants will discuss all the drafts that were made during the workshop.

 

 

-  Debate Competition

Each delegation is allowed 2 teams. Please refer to attachment below for details.

 

 

- Legal Course

The legal course agenda in the Asian Forum has the purpose of introducing the Indonesian law both its practice and theory to the participants. In order to achieve the aforementioned purpose the participants will visit several Indonesian Government Law Institutions and reputable law firms.

In the government institutions, the participants will take a short tour and then followed by a short lecture from a prominent figure in that institution explaining the duties of the institution and its role in the Indonesian law system.

In the law firms, after a short tour of the firm then by means of discussion participants will have the chance to learn how lawyers do their job in Indonesia, the roles that lawyers play in the current Indonesian legal system and moreover they will catch a glimpse of the Indonesian legal system from the lawyer point of view.

 

                       

Friendship Program

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-  Cultural trip

In this program the participants will visit cultural sites in Jakarta & Bogor such as, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Indonesian Miniature Park), National Museum of Indonesia, Fatahillah Museum, Museum of Bank Indonesia, Kebun Raya Bogor (National Botanical Park), Bogor Presidential Residence and many more.

 

- Culture Night

This program seeks to give each country a chance to display its culture in the form of public performance. Participants are free to choose any form of performances, such as music, dance, handicraft, martial arts, and drama. The organizing committee will also deliver such performance and at the end of the program all participants will dance Indonesian Folk Dance ÒPoco-PocoÓ together.

 

- Language Class

Language class is a program to learn Bahasa Indonesia. In this class, participants can learn phrases and expressions used by Indonesian in their daily life. Each participant will be accompanied by one Indonesian instructor.

 

- Learning Indonesian Culture

This program will give participants a chance to know more about Indonesia and experience Indonesian culture itself.

This program will be divided into five parts; singing Indonesian song, cooking Indonesian traditional food, playing Indonesian games, wearing kain Batik, and learning Indonesian dance. Participants will be divided into groups and each group will be accompanied by Indonesian Instructor. However, before going into groups, participants will get a brief explanation about Indonesia.

 

Singing Indonesian song

In this program, participants will be taught simple Indonesian song.

Cooking Indonesian Traditional Food

Indonesia is a multicultural nation, which consists of more than 300 ethnic groups. Each ethnic has their own culture, including their own traditional food. In this program, participants will make common Indonesian traditional food which has been widely known.

Indonesian Games

Indonesia has various kinds of games. Most of them are outdoor games. In this program, participants will have so much fun playing Indonesian games.

Wearing Batik

Batik is Indonesian traditional garment. It is used in national and traditional events. It is also Indonesian national costume. Therefore, in this program, participants will learn various kinds of Batik motifs and they will also learn how to wear it in various ways, not only in traditional way, but also in modern way.

Learning Indonesian Dance

In this program, participants will learn to dance Indonesian folk dance ÒPoco-pocoÓ. This dance is commonly danced in many events in order to bind closer friendship. In cultural night, this dance will also be danced after the performances from participants and  committee as the closing of the night.

 

- Welcome and Farewell Dinner

In this program, the participants will be greeted and have their first meal together. In the welcome dinner the participants are expected to socialize and to know each other by means of informal conversation during dinner. At the end of farewell dinner the participants will have their last moment together in an informal ambience where they can share their stories during Asian Forum with one another.

 

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

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	07/Aug	08/Aug	09/Aug	10/Aug	11/Aug	12/Aug	13/Aug	14/Aug
Morning	Lodging	1)Opening Ceremony 2)Workshop	1)UI Tour 2)Symposium	1)Visit to People's Consultative Assembly 2)Legal Course	Cultural Trip	Cultural Trip	Debate	Departure
Afternoon	Lodging, Briefing	Governing Council-Commission	Governing Council-Commission	1)Legal Course (Ctnd)	Cultural Trip	Cultural Trip	Debate (Ctnd), General Assembly
Evening	Welcome Party	Governing Council-Commission	1)Governing Council-Commission 2)Learning Indonesian Culture	Cultural Night	Free time	Cultural Trip	Farewell dinner

 

Dressing Guide

-       Opening Ceremony, Workshop, Governing Council and Commission (on the 8th of August), People's Consultative Assembly visit, Legal Course and General Assembly require formal attire.

-       Casual attire for other programs.

-       Party attire for scheduled functions.

 

 

DEBATE ATTACHMENT

 

FORMAT OF THE COMPETITION

 

The ALSA Asian Forum Debate Competition will be conducted in the Mace debating format. All teams will compete in 3 preliminary rounds, and will be ranked based on their victory points, margins of win/lose, and total team score. The top 2 teams will advance to the Grand Final round and compete for the title of ALSA Asian Forum Debate Champion.

 

A debate will consist of two teams, one to propose the motion and one to oppose it. The team proposing may be known as ÒThe PropositionÓ, ÒThe AffirmativeÓ or ÒThe GovernmentÓ, and the team opposing may be known as ÒThe OppositionÓ or ÒThe NegativeÓ. Each team is comprised of 2 speakers.

 

A debate shall be adjudicated by a panel comprising an odd number of adjudicators, or, where this is not possible, by a single, experienced adjudicator. A debate will be timed by a timekeeper and moderated by a chairperson.

 

Each speaker is allowed 7 minutes for his/her substantive speech. During each substantive speech, the timekeeper will give a signal after 1 minute has elapsed, and give another signal after 6 minutes has elapsed. Between these signals, Points of Information (POI) can be offered. A double signal is given after 7 minutes of each substantive speech, which indicates the end of the allocated speaking time. A 30 second grace period is then allowed for each speaker to conclude their speech. At the end of the grace period, a triple signal will be given to indicate that the speaker must stop speaking immediately.

 

After both speakers from both teams delivered their substantive speeches, a further 5 minutes will be allowed for the first speaker of each team to deliver a summary speech. A summary speech shall contain a concise rebuttal/counter-argument, as well as a summary of the major issues in the debate and the way in which both teams approach that Òpoint of clashÓ. No POI may be offered during the summary speech. The first summary speech shall be delivered by the opposition.

 

A debate will be conducted in the following order:

 

Chairperson's introduction                                                                                          2 minutes

 

1^st proposition substantive speech                                                                             7 minutes

 

1^st opposition substantive speech                                                                              7 minutes

 

2^nd proposition substantive speech                                                                            7 minutes

 

2^nd opposition substantive speech                                                                             7 minutes

 

Opposition summary speech                                                                                      5 minutes

 

Proposition summary speech                                                                                      5 minutes

 

Adjudicators retire to decide on the winning team                                                     10 minutes

 

Adjudicators return to announce decision and deliver constructive criticism            5 minutes

 

MOTIONS

 

Motions, also known as topics, are full propositional statements that determine what a debate shall be about.

The affirmative team must argue to defend the propositional statement of the motion, and the negative must argue to oppose it.

 

The motion to be debated in a particular round between the teams matched therein is to be chosen in the following manner:

1.     The teams discuss preferred choices separately (less than 3 minutes). Prioritize the motion in order of preference.

2.     The teams give their motion preference to their LO.

3.     LOs compare preferences:

(a)  The least prioritized motion of each team is automatic vetoed;

(b)  If both teamsÕ most prioritized motion is the same, they debate upon that motion;

(c)  If teamsÕ most prioritized motions are different, but their least prioritized motion is the same, the motion to be debated is determined by a coin toss. Affirmative representative calls and if calling correctly, teams debate upon affirmativeÕs most prioritized motion; if calling incorrectly, teams debate upon negativeÕs most prioritized motion.

 

The motions for ALSA Asian Forum Debate Competition are:

 

International

1.     This House Would Give Japan A Permanent Seat in the United NationÕs Security Council

2.     This House Believes in the Right of Each State to Unilaterally Undertake Armed Humanitarian Intervention

3.     This House Believes That the Use of Torture in the Fight Against Terrorism is Justifiable

 

 

Inside Asia

1.     This House Would Force the Democratization of Myanmar

2.     This House Believes That ChinaÕs Economy is Growing Too Fast

3.     This House Would Put Aside NIP For the Sake of Regional Security

 

Freedom and the Society

1.     This House Would Prohibit Arts and Literature That Provokes Hatred

2.     This House Would Prioritize National Security Above Individual Rights to Privacy

3.     This House Regrets GoogleÕs Self-Censorship For China

 

­Law

1.     This House Believes That the International Criminal Court Is A Toothless Tiger

2.     This House Believes That the Indonesian Government Should Legislate Morality

3.    This House Regrets Death Penalty For Drug Dealers

 

 

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