In an era of declining voter turnout and waning youth participation in politics, some countries have embraced citizens’ assemblies as a way to revitalise participatory democracy. Notable examples include France’s Citizens’ Convention for Climate (2019-2020), where 150 citizens developed climate policy recommendations, and Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly, which proposed transformative reforms to national abortion policy. Should States use citizens’ assemblies to guide law reform in contentious areas like environmental policy, criminal justice and abortion? Let’s argue the pros and cons with the UCL Debating Society.
Proposition:
1st Speaker: Rick Tan
2nd Speaker: Judah Purwanto
3rd Speaker: Stella Stenou
Summary: Rick Tan
Opposition:
1st Speaker: Rohan Campion
2nd Speaker: Maya Huang
3rd Speaker: Nav Dhaliwal
Summary: Rohan Campion
Moderator: Hope Arpa
The video “Love, today”, by Caden Elsesser, student at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, will be shown by way of an introduction.
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