Legal - 6th Committee ★

Delegates,

 In order to encourage active use of this blog, several chairs of this conference are offering extra credit for active participation within the committee blog.

I will give you several ways in which you can earn these extra points:

1) Soon, news updates with regards to the topics will be loaded under the category, “Relevant Articles.” All delegates are required to check up on these documents before attending the conference. Should anyone choose to leave an intellectual comment with regards to these articles, you will receive an extra credit point.  Factors that qualify as an “intellectual comment” includes, but are not limited to, fishing out key points/issues, addressing follow-up issues relevant to the article already posted, suggesting a connection between the article and how it may affect your country, dissent against the author, and so forth. Post them as “comments” under the articles in which you want to speak for. Remember, only those comments with substance will be awarded extra credit. If all of you leave great comments, all of you will receive credit. If none of you do so, then unfortunatley, no comments will be awarded.

2) There will also be a category labeled “Discussion Forum.” This is a space in which delegates may argue with one another with regards to the issues before the conference.  A very important, yet special, aspect of this forum will be that you will be required not to argue as a representative of a country, but from your own personal point of view. I will create separate forums for the topics on Japan and Cyprus. You may post your opinions as “comments” to the relevant forums. I will be serving, only as a moderator.

 At this point in time, I have not decided on the limits of the extra credit points you may earn. Most likely this will not be decided until a few days before the Conference. I will make an annoucement later on as to when the extra credit opportunity ends, and a few days before the conference, I will post a list here with all those delegations that have received extra credit (along with how many points you earned).

With that said, I highly encourage all of you to take part in this opportunity to earn points even before the conference. Because there are two opportunities which include several news articles + two topic forums, you obviously have at least 5-6 different options to earn your points from. This also means that you are not limited to one extra credit point. Do as much as you can, and I will award the points based on generating a minor curb.

Another key aspect of this opportunity is that this is your chance to let me know who you are. In such a large committee as this, it is almost impossible for the chairs to personalize which each delegation. Voicing your presence through the blogs before it gets hectic in March (with over 100 students in the room), is indeed a way for you to make an impression on the chairs beforehand. It will work to your advantage if we are already familiar with you when we see you up on the podium.

Again, those who have taken active participation in the blog will be noticed: by your chairs and by your fellow delegates.

I trust that you will use your best judgment to take advantage of this opportunity.

Best,

Hyo Jeong Kwon
Head Chair, 6th  Legal Committee
University of California, Berkeley