1. Mdm. / Mr. President, Your Excellencies, [good ___ and] may it please this [Honorable] Court.

2. My name is [ ], respectfully appearing in behalf of the United States of America.

3. WE extend our gratitude to this Court for giving us this opportunity to submit our positions on the
matter concerning the rights of present and future generations to the protection of natural resources
potentially threatened by geoengineering projects.
4. For the first question, I will be speaking for 10 minutes. For the second question, I will be speaking
for 5 minutes.
5. If this Court has no preliminary questions/concerns, I will now proceed with OUR submissions.
6. Thank you and may it please this [Honorable] Court.
START OF 15 MINUTES. (Say “Your Excellencies” every once in a while)
INTRO ABOUT THE REGION RELATED TO THE ISSUES
SUBMISSIONS

WRAP UP:
1. If dili mahuman, “I see that my time is up. May I finish my thought, Your Excellencies?” “If I may
conclude/wrap up, Your Excellencies?]
2. If nay final question unya time’s up na [If Y.E. will allow me to answer that question]
3. If mahuman na, “If this Court is no longer in need of my assistance [wait for approval or nod], I
thank this Court for its time and indulgence. Thank you and may it please this [Honorable] Court.”

Template when you agree with the judge:

1. Precisely/Exactly, Your Excellencies
2. Thank you for pointing that out, Y.E., in fact/incidentally that is one of our submissions
3. That is correct
When not sure what to answer:
1. The answer escapes me as of the moment but interestingly, Y.E., in our research we
2. That we failed to include in our research, Y.E. but if I remember correctly/ if my memory serves me
right