PROBLEM: Claim: The ICC is a force for good, and the all states should be seen to be standing fully behind it.
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE: 1. It should also act as a deterrent to future violations ; it may not reduce conflict but will encourage states to keep a tighter rein on their militaries .
2. Only for the very worst atrocities were special courts and tribunals set up .
3. In the past there was no permanent framework for dealing with grave breaches of human rights protection , often allowing states to perform evil acts with impunity .
4. The International Criminal Court is a major breakthrough in providing a permanent and durable system that can effectively prosecute and independently try war criminals .
5. An attempt at a solution to the problem of enforcement of international criminal law is something to be applauded , for the same reason the criminal law on the domestic sphere is it saves lives , protects human rights and provides civilization to what would otherwise be anarchy .


PROBLEM: Claim: Conscription is the most effective means of raising and bolstering an army in wartime.
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE: 1. States with conscription-based armed services are able to prepare for combat without the expense of housing a large volunteer force .
2. Conscription permits the state to raise , both cheaply and quickly , a large , able-bodied force ready for combat .
3. A volunteer force faced with a sudden and extreme threat would not be able to raise , equip and prepare a sufficiently-powerful force within a similar time .
4. Furthermore , in the context of surprise attacks , conscription permits the instantaneous raising of a large , competent army .
5. A volunteer force would likely have been slower to respond , less able to deter and incapable of repelling .
6. In 1967 , when faced with the threat of an Arab alliance led by General Nasser , Israel was reliant on the swift mobilization of its conscripts in order to first deter and then repel the Arab forces .
7. Without conscription , a state leaves itself at the mercy of an enemy able to conceal its intentions and strike rapidly .


PROBLEM: Claim: Through a union the differences between the Mediterranean countries and the EU countries will fade away.
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE: 1. A Union for the Mediterranean will eventually lead to a shared sense of community and respect , as has happened with Turkey .
2. A Union for the Mediterranean is a necessary foreign policy tool for the EU : it 's the best way of dispelling the notion of a ` clash of civilizations ' .
3. By drawing the Islamic countries around the Mediterranean into a permanent dialogue on specific policy issues and increasing contacts and cooperation , policy makers and opinion leaders will get to know each other better , and learn how to see each other as partners , not enemies .


PROBLEM: Claim: the minimum wage provides a baseline minimum allowing people to embark freely in the pursuit of happiness
What evidence supports this claim?

EVIDENCE:
1. People want to be happy , and find that only way to obtain the resources necessary to attain comfort and security is through employment .
2. Fundamentally , the minimum wage grants the freedom not to be exploited , giving individuals the freedom to control their own destinies .
3. Without resources there can be no true choice , as all choices would be coerced by necessity .
4. Because peoples choices are intrinsically interconnected , and wages tend to reflect the prevailing pressures of demand and supply , when an individual makes the choice to work for less than anyone else , he necessarily lowers the wage that others can ask , leading to a downward spiral of wages as workers undercut one another , each competing to prove he is worth the least .
5. A minimum wage ensures workers do not harm each other through self-destructive wage competition .
6. What the minimum wage does to alleviate these problems is that it gives individuals the ability to pursue the good life , something that has become a global ideal .
7. Without a minimum wage , the lowest paid members of society are relegated to effective serfdom , and their decisions of these members often force others to follow suit , accepting similarly low wages .
8. There is no real freedom of choice for people at this lowest level of the social structure , since they must accept whatever wage is offered in order to feed themselves and their families .
9. Their poverty and desperation for work makes it much more difficult for them to act collectively to bargain for better wages .
10. The minimum wage frees people from this bondage and guarantees them resources with which to make meaningful choices .