In conjunction with the 2014 Human Rights Week Celebrations organized by UN, SUHAKAM, GMM, Bar Council and Proham, it gives us immense pleasure to inform you that PROHAM (Society for the Promotion of Human Rights) in collaboration with Brickfields Asia College is organizing a Human Rights Speech Competition to commemorate the World Human Rights Day on 10th December 2014.
The theme of the Human Rights Speech competition is “Can Law Safeguard Harmony in Diversity?” and is open to all law students in public and private colleges. The competition will be held at Brickfields Asia College, PJ Campus on Wednesday 10th December, 2014.
Please refer to the attached guidelines for details on the rules and guidelines. The closing date for registration is November 20th, 2014 We look forward to your active participation to make the event a memorable one.
Yours sincerely,
Raja Singham
Brickfields Asia College Proham
Brickfields Asia College Proham
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (PROHAM)
& BRICKFIELDS ASIA COLLEGE (BAC)
OPEN
LAW UNDERGRADUATES SPEECH COMPETITION
“CAN LAW SAFEGUARD HARMONY IN DIVERSITY?”
Rules & Guidelines
Introduction
1.
The United Nations office in
Malaysia, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), the Global
Movement of Moderates (GMM), the Bar Council and the Society for the Promotion
of Human Rights (PROHAM) are jointly hosting the 2014 Human Rights Day
Celebrations (HRDC) in Malaysia.
2.
In conjunction therefore,
PROHAM in partnership with the Brickfields Asia College (BAC) are jointly
hosting a Public Forum, an online Human Rights Quiz for secondary school
student and a Speech Competition for law students on the topic “Can law
safeguard harmony in diversity?” on 10 December 2014 from 3 pm to 6 pm at the
BAC Campus at Petaling Jaya.
3.
The Speech Competition is to
promote awareness of Human Rights amongst undergraduate law students enrolled
at public or private Universities and Colleges.
4.
Each Speech for the Competition
shall be in the English Language on the topic “Can Law Safeguard Harmony in Diversity?” which :-
4.1 shall
be original and contain legal arguments; and
4.2 may
focus on Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), International Convention
on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) process in Malaysia; or
4.3 may
refer to the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and Court judgments both foreign
and local; or
4.4 may
refer to anti discrimination legislation (if any) amongst Commonwealth
countries any others; or
4.5 may
refer to the Equal Opportunities Commission in the United Kingdom or the
Community Conflict Resolution Mechanism in Singapore.
Please read the following carefully and ensure
compliance thereto.
Rules
5.
All Speakers must be law
undergraduates enrolled at any public or private university or College in
Malaysia.
6.
All Speakers shall register
online by 20 November 2014 on or before 28 November 2014 and pay the sum of
RM10.00 to;
“Brickfields Asia College Sdn Bhd”
Hong
Leong Bank Account
A/C
: 04800213048
Please
email a copy of the receipt to mithila@bac.edu.my
7.
There shall be chosen from
all Speakers taking part in this Speech Competition, a Champion and two
runner-ups who shall then present their speech at the Public Forum to be held
on 10 December 2014 at 7.30 pm at BAC - PJ Campus.
8.
All Speakers will be awarded
a Certificate of Participation or such other certificate or award as deemed fit
by the Organizers.
9.
Subject to the number of
Speakers who have registered, there may be qualifying rounds held from 3 pm to
6 pm on 10 December 2014.
10.
All Speakers shall orally
present in the English language an original speech (defined as having done own
research and scripting).
11.
Speeches shall be for 10
minutes and will be timed from the first word spoken.
12.
It is the duty of the
timekeeper or the Judge to time each Speech. Time signals will be given in the
following manner :-
12.1 end
of the 6th minute - single ring of the bell;
12.2 end of the 9th minute -
double ring of the bell;
12.3 end of the 10th minute -
triple ring of the bell.
13. All
facts and figures used in the Speeches shall be accurate and all sources of
quotes and references must be acknowledged by the Speaker.
14. Plagiarism
shall not be tolerated under any circumstances and will result in immediate disqualification.
Even if subsequently discovered that a Speech or part or parts thereof was plagiarized,
the Speaker shall forfeit and return any award or awards presented. The
Organizers shall have the right to publicly announce the said forfeiture
and demand the return of such award or awards.
15. No
abusive words or gestures shall be allowed and shall not be tolerated under any
circumstances.
16. All
complaints regarding Rule violations may be made either orally or in writing to
any of the Judges for the Competition.
17. Speeches
will be adjudicated by a minimum single Judge or an odd number of Judges at any
level of the Speech Competition.
18. Adjudication
of Speeches will be based on the awards of 50 marks in two categories i.e. Content
(60%) (as stated at Rule 4 herein above) and Manner which includes style,
language, fluency and clarity (40%).
19. All
decision of the Judges shall be final and are not appealable.
20. All
speakers shall be personally responsible for the content of their speeches of
the Organizers including PROHAM and BAC shall not be responsible or held liable
for the content or conduct of the Speakers.
Guidelines
21.
There is no maximum or
minimum age requirement for Speakers.
22.
Speakers may modify their
Speech and present a completely different one for each level of competition
should there be different levels of competition.
23.
Speakers will be attired in
Court Chambers’ attire, please refer to http://www.selangorbar.org/content_dtl.php?id=25593.
24.
Speakers will not use visual
aids or other electronic media.
25.
Speakers will not use
gimmicks (defined as any device or stunt used to distract or solicit
participation from the audience, such as clothing, costumes, props, singing,
use of background music or musical instruments, or leading a cheer or chant).
26.
Gestures (defined as subtle
physical action that is meant to highlight or support a point and which shall
not distract the audience and shall not require any participation from the
audience) are allowed.
27.
Each Judge may orally state
the strengths and weakness of each Speaker and the score given for that Speaker
at the end of each level of competition, subject to the discretion of the
Judges.
28.
If there is a tie on the
marks given, then the Judges shall decide to either declare two joint champions
or reevaluate or review the scores given.
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