How to write a good resolution
A good resolution requires a straight forward objectives that tackle the problems in the topic of the debate. The main submitter will be the one that is mostly responsible for all of the errors and the strong points of the resolution. For this reason, the main submitter always need to collaborate with other co-submitters to add and fix every point in the resolution to make sure that the operative clauses are critical and holistic.
Operative clauses
These are the defining lines of the resolution that direct the resolution and determine the effectiveness of the whole resolution. Submitters and those who support a particular side of the debate will have to either find errors to oppose or good points to convince the house to vote for the resolution. Since you don’t have to vote for each operative clause like in the Security Council, you can cite many clauses at the same time to call on other delegates to vote in your favor.
An operative clause needs to be concise, critical, and holistic with specific outline of plans and objectives.
It starts with a command term. Here are some examples: Call Upon, Urge, Request, Suggest.
Pre-ambulatory clauses
Pre-ambulatory clauses are warm-up lines of the resolution that give insights and the background of the resolution in particular and the debate as a whole. These lines can influence the tide of the debate, so the submitters might want to chose information that favor their countries.
These lines will not be debated or voted, but delegates can still refer to these clauses to express their ideas and convince the house in the speech in the open debate. Remember: each delegate only have about 2 minutes to deliver their speech, so don’t waste so much time on making these clauses perfect.
Operative clauses
These are the defining lines of the resolution that direct the resolution and determine the effectiveness of the whole resolution. Submitters and those who support a particular side of the debate will have to either find errors to oppose or good points to convince the house to vote for the resolution. Since you don’t have to vote for each operative clause like in the Security Council, you can cite many clauses at the same time to call on other delegates to vote in your favor.
An operative clause needs to be concise, critical, and holistic with specific outline of plans and objectives.
It starts with a command term. Here are some examples: Call Upon, Urge, Request, Suggest.
Pre-ambulatory clauses
Pre-ambulatory clauses are warm-up lines of the resolution that give insights and the background of the resolution in particular and the debate as a whole. These lines can influence the tide of the debate, so the submitters might want to chose information that favor their countries.
These lines will not be debated or voted, but delegates can still refer to these clauses to express their ideas and convince the house in the speech in the open debate. Remember: each delegate only have about 2 minutes to deliver their speech, so don’t waste so much time on making these clauses perfect.