Editorial independence refers to the freedom of journalists and media organizations to make content decisions (including what to report, who to report, and how to report it) without pressure and/or censorship from the government. 

Examples of State-Controlled Media Organizations are People’s Television (Philippines), China Central Television Network, and Russia Today.

Unknown to the civilian population is the demon realm. This realm supplies demons, who are actually the source and origin of all international conflict and human rights violations.

You are Rumi, a "demon-hunter". As the only demon-hunter, you are the only person who knows of the existence of the demon realm and the real reason behind the existence of international conflict. However, Gwi-Ma, the king of the demon realm, approached you to propose an agreement that if you cease from stopping their operations and refrain from killing demons for a period of 20 years, they will grant eternal peace and the world will experience no more global conflict. This agreement and promise is guaranteed.

You are now PRESENTED with a decision to either continue your operations and try to kill demons with no guaranteed chance of success, or agree to the negotiation.

A justifying circumstance in criminal law refers to instances where a person's actions, though may technically constitute a crime, are deemed lawful due to the specific circumstances surrounding them, thus negating both civil and criminal liability. For the purpose of this debate, this justifying circumstance means that crimes or violations done in furtherance or in the process of humanitarian aid should be absolved if the end-goal for which is humanitarian justice.

For the purposes of this debate, "ecocide" is the deliberate or incidental destruction of natural resources (dams, water reservoirs, and mountains, etc.) as a result of armed conflict.

Under International Humanitarian Law, mercenaries are not granted full legal protection compared to combatants, Which includes prisoner-of-war status, combatant privilege, and repatriation rights.