Sharia refers to Islamic religious law. Many countries have dual-legal systems, with Sharia courts existing alongside secular courts.

Marxist feminism analyzes the ways in which women are exploited through capitalism. According to this concept, women can only achieve rights by dismantling the systems in which women's labour is left undercompensated. Currently feminists follow liberal feminism (equal access to rights, celebrating achievements in various fields, etc)

Currently, international organisations and country unions follow passive assisstance where they lend funds and offer logistical aid in situations of crisis without interfering in their local politics. The principle of active assisstance instructs that under similar circumstances, these entities should and must interfere in local politics with an aim of supervising and improving the conditions, temporarily suspending national sovereighnity.

Supermax prisons provide segregated housing for inmates classified as highest security risk for both at national and international levels. They are designed to minimize inmate movement and increase the scope of observation by officers. Inmates are locked alone and receive only 1-2 hours of recreation a day.

Lèse-majesté refers to the crime of offending or showing disrespect (actions considered defamatory or insulting) towards a reigning monarch or head of state. Punishments vary by country, but they often include severe penalties such as imprisonment, fines, or both. In some cases, individuals may face long jail terms reflecting the gravity of these offenses. Countries impose these measures to protect the honor and image of their ruling authorities.

Reforming the police means increase in the quality of enforcement authorities (eg: more police stations in that area, increasing the frequency of inspections, etc). Defunding means diverting the funds to non-policing forms of public safety like drug rehabilitation centres, youth services.

The politics of outrage refers to a norm of embracing anger in public discourse and using public anger as one of many responses to a social issue. This is as opposed to a norm where participants in the discourse are generally calm.

Google worked on 'Project Maven' with Pentagon for 2 years, starting in 2017. Google cooperated with Pentagon to study on the military use of AI to enhance drone strikes and make it more civilian friendly in future. This project, if successful, projected a rise in profit for google from $15 million per year to $250 million per year. After severe employee backlash, google pulled out of the deal and it ended in 2019.

For the purposes of this debate, 'right to defect military' is defined for instances when individuals want to opt out of compulsory military service on the grounds of religion or moral consciousness. Military service in South Korea of 18-21 months is mandatory for physically fit men aged between 18-35 years.

The politics of outrage refers to a norm of embracing anger in public discourse and using public anger as one of many responses to a social issue. This is as opposed to a norm where participants in the discourse are generally calm.

Embedded journalism is a concept in which military troops are constantly accompanied by journalists in highly violent areas in order to cover a war conflict, accompanying them in their actions, including combat, and living with them for several days or weeks.

For the purposes of this debate, 'right to defect military' is defined for instances when individuals want to opt out of compulsory military service on the grounds of religion or moral consciousness. Military service in South Korea of 18-21 months is mandatory for physically fit men aged between 18-35 years.