Theme Letter

Swaying through the pillars of history and civilization, we face a profound dilemma. As we get closer to the present and everything it holds, the harsh realities of today highlight the pressing need for lawfulness and the integration of ethics into society’s perceptions more than ever. Courts, international law, boards, and legislation were ideally created and imagined based on sole decisions between good and bad. At its core, decision-making is a fundamental responsibility and an elementary trait of humanity that obliterates neglect and corruption when it’s based on ideas about the preservation and sacredness of human life.

Humans crave a sense of identity, belonging, and above all, freedom. However, as we battle with the concepts of sovereignty and autonomy, the violation of the rights of those we exclude from our identity and society cannot be easily ignored. Liberation, as a natural human response to oppression, suffers when people and their rights are reduced to mere aspects of identity, ethnicity, race, or religion, as this can only bring harm. Consequently, the core idea of "Human Rights" is to unite nations under the welcoming embrace of the international community, not to separate them.

Taking that into consideration, it becomes our obligation to uphold morality, united under the principle that conserves our core humanity: The ethical discourse on human rights and the political outlooks linked with international security. Neglecting cases where humanitarian law is gravely violated today is neglecting this very legacy that was left in our hands by our forefathers.

This conference, framed by the theme Aggression or Liberation: The Dilemma, seeks to ensure and regulate the rights of self-determination without infringing upon others’ basic human rights, with a special focus on integrity and unanimity.