| An advanced workshop on "Crime and Punishment" was
organized by Qatar Debate on the 3rd of April 2023 via the web platform
Zoom. Debaters of DPS Modern Indian School Abhimanyu Gupta, Surya
Kauthik Basangi, Drishti Tibrewal, Leen Sameer, Vyusti Singh, Nandini
Devang Pathak, Ziya Fathima Rasik, Aaryan Sujith, Amir Nawaz Razvi Syed
and Mukunth Madhavan along with their mentor Ms. Jaya Majumder
participated in the workshop with zeal and enthusiasm. |
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| The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Mubarrat Wassey and
was divided into three segments.In the first segment, the debaters were
given an overview of the fundamental aspects of criminal justice and
introduced to key terminologies related to crime. The second segment
discussed the violent nature of law enforcement and the militarization
of police, illustrating instances of racial and caste discrimination and
highlighting the contrasts between civil and criminal law. In the third
and final segment, the debaters were informed about the aggravating and
mitigating factors of a criminal, along with key concepts such as the
role of a jury, the justice system, judges, and courts. |
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| It was an interactive session which kept the debaters
engaged with multiple activities and the debaters had to give their
views after each activity. The Workshop was a great learning experience
for all the debaters to acquire insight on jurisprudence. |
