Internet2 Debate: the International Criminal Court

29 January 2003

The University of Vermont and Marist College hosted two champion debate teams in a live, real-time event using Internet2 high-performance networks. The subject of the debate, which took place simultaneously in Burlington, Vermont and Poughkeepsie, New York, was the International Criminal Court.

Both the University of Vermont, an Internet2 member, and Marist College, part of the NYSERNet State Educational Network, have been pioneers in the use of the Internet for debates. Marist has streamed public debates live for audiences around the world to view, and help to coordinate a distance learning debate league in Dutchess County. The University of Vermont has used the Internet to debate against colleagues in the United Kingdom and has streamed several public debates.

The subject of this debate was the International Criminal Court. The International Criminal Court is the first permanent international court ever created. Existing in the legacy of the Nuremberg trials, the International Criminal Court's mandate is to punish crimes against humanity. The Marist College team advocated that the United States become a full member of the International Criminal Court while the University of Vermont team argued that the United States should not become a member of the court.

For more information you can contact Maxwell Schnurer (director of forensics at Marist) at 845-575-3000 extension 2075 or email at: maxwell.Schnurer@marist.edu.

Press Clips for this Event

Valley Views: Debate Showcases New Technology, Solid Content, by Maxwell Schnurer, Poughkeepsie Journal (9 February 2003)

Colleges Spar Over War Crimes Court, Poughkeepsie Journal (9 February 2003)