Human Rights Legal Panel Organiser

Name:

Date:

🎯 Part 1: Research Planning & Position Statement

1. Choose your debate topic and circle your position:

Mental health laws protect vulnerable individuals

Mental health laws violate personal freedoms

The Sex Discrimination Act adequately addressed women's rights

The Sex Discrimination Act was insufficient for women's rights

Australia's employment policies protect human rights

Australia's employment policies violate human rights

2. Write your main position statement using this sentence starter:

Sentence starter: "I believe that _________________ because _________________"

3. List three key sources you will research (include Australian legal cases, government reports, or credible news articles):

4. CLAIM: State your main argument clearly

Sentence starter: "My main argument is that..."

5. EVIDENCE: Record three pieces of evidence that support your claim

Evidence 1 (Legal case or legislation):

Evidence 2 (Statistics or expert opinion):

Evidence 3 (Real-world example):

6. REASONING: Explain how your evidence supports your claim

Sentence starters: "This evidence supports my argument because..." / "This shows that..." / "Therefore..."

7. REBUTTAL: Anticipate opposing arguments and prepare your response

Opposing argument: "Critics might argue that..."

Your counter-response: "However, this argument fails to consider..." / "While this may be true, evidence shows..."

8. Write three key questions you could ask:

9. Identify potential weaknesses in your argument and how you'll address them:

Potential weakness:

How I'll address it:

10. Final reflection: Rate your confidence level and explain what you need to research further:

Very confident - ready to debate

Somewhat confident - need minor improvements

Not confident - need significant preparation

What I still need to research: