Legal Political: The Issue of Terrorism
In the Legal Political committee, many delegates are reaching conclusions and beginning to write their resolution papers. The delegate from Macedonia is one such delegation. “The Macedonian delegation believes that terrorism and freedom fighters are the same and are both an equal part of the crisis,”he said, “Terrorism, we believe, is a global issue.”
“The delegation of Ghana believes that the working paper of Macedonia needs a distinction between freedom fighters and terrorists. Does the delegation of Macedonia plan to add these?” the delegate from Ghana questioned.
In response, the delegates from the United Arab Emirates and Peru supported the working paper by the Macedonian delegation, stating, “[We] believe that the working paper of Macedonia is the only current working paper, with the exception of our working paper 1.1, that is different enough from others.”
The discussion drifted and was moved towards working paper 1.1, written by the delegations of Peru, UAE, Poland, and the Ivory Coast, by the Peruvian delegation. He stated, “The Peruvian delegation believes that fellow delegates should move on to more pressing issues”. He requested a motion to read his working paper.
Working paper 1.1, sponsored by Peru, UAE, Poland, and the Ivory Coast featured what they considered to be all of the necessary components, including definitions of terrorism and freedom fighters. “[We] resolve to define freedom fighters as individuals with constructive goals that may include, but are not limited to political freedom [or] liberation of an oppressed group of people and [we believe] that violence may be used as a medium of achieving these goals,” said the delegate from Poland.
Although these delegations have begun to draw their conclusions, the issue of freedom fighters, terrorists, and what to do, continues to spark tense and compelling discussions.
“The delegation of Ghana believes that the working paper of Macedonia needs a distinction between freedom fighters and terrorists. Does the delegation of Macedonia plan to add these?” the delegate from Ghana questioned.
In response, the delegates from the United Arab Emirates and Peru supported the working paper by the Macedonian delegation, stating, “[We] believe that the working paper of Macedonia is the only current working paper, with the exception of our working paper 1.1, that is different enough from others.”
The discussion drifted and was moved towards working paper 1.1, written by the delegations of Peru, UAE, Poland, and the Ivory Coast, by the Peruvian delegation. He stated, “The Peruvian delegation believes that fellow delegates should move on to more pressing issues”. He requested a motion to read his working paper.
Working paper 1.1, sponsored by Peru, UAE, Poland, and the Ivory Coast featured what they considered to be all of the necessary components, including definitions of terrorism and freedom fighters. “[We] resolve to define freedom fighters as individuals with constructive goals that may include, but are not limited to political freedom [or] liberation of an oppressed group of people and [we believe] that violence may be used as a medium of achieving these goals,” said the delegate from Poland.
Although these delegations have begun to draw their conclusions, the issue of freedom fighters, terrorists, and what to do, continues to spark tense and compelling discussions.