OIC InterVarsity 2015

Round 1: TH, as the West, would establish quotas in universities for students and faculty members
from rogue states.
Round 2: THBT leaders of liberation movement should not participate in elections after
democratisation.
Round 3: THBT the state should incentivize art that portrays and/or exaggerates the suffering of the
poor.
Round 4: THBT Western Feminists should not get involved in battles of women in Muslim countries.
Semi Final: THW revoke citizenship of individuals who travel abroad to join extremist
movements.Grand Final: THBT Political Islam has done more harm than good.

ESS Casuals BP 2015

R1: THW prevent any live coverage of ongoing rescue missions by news channels
R2: THW give less punishment to the poor
R3: THW abolish term limits in democracy
R4: THW not allow illiberal democracies/ autocracies to host any international sporting events
Final: THW allow corporations to hire hackers to retaliate against cyber attacks where the state is unwilling/ unable to
do so.

WUDC 2015
R1: THR the decline of tightly integrated families
R2: THBT environmental movements should support climate engineering that fundamentally alters the environment in
an attempt to combat global warming.
R3:THBT in areas of socio-economic deprivation, schools should train students in vocational skills to the exclusion of
the liberal arts.
R4: THW prohibit the media from reporting on the mental illness of those accused of crimes.
R5: THBT the international community should cut off internet access in Syria.
R6: THBT developing countries should adopt economic development policies that heavily disincentivise urbanisation
R7: THW ban the research and production of moral enhancement drugs.
R8: THBT the US and EU should seek to promote peace by heavily subsidising Israeli businesses who invest in the
Palestinian territories.
R9: TH, as a medical professional employed by the US military or security sevices, would, and would encourage
others, to refuse orders to provide medical treatment to individuals undergoing 'enhanced interrogation techniques'.
Masters:
R1: TH regrets the rise of art that celebrates gaining material wealth.
R2: THBT judges should deliberately misinterpret constitutions to protect important liberties.
EFL Semis:
THW ban its citizens from visiting illiberal states whose economies depend on tourism.
EFL Final: THBT progressive politicians in conservative societies should pander to bigots, racists, hardline
conservatives and others with regressive views in attempting to win elections.

ESL QF: THBT the African-American community should actively oppose 'broken windows policies'.
ESL Semis: THW strictly limit the replacement of workers with technology by companies.
ESL GF: THBT liberal democracies that overthrow the governments of other states should impose power-sharing,
even when this severely overrides or delays democratic representation.

Double Octos: THW allow corporations to use hackers to retaliate against cyberattacks where the state seems
unwilling or unable to do so.
Open Octos: THBT disadvantaged groups should emphasise their conformity with, rather than distinctiveness from,
dominant culture, as a strategy for improving their social position.
QF: TH regrets the decline of secular pan-Arab nationalism.
Semis: THBT all states should create special economic zones in cities, where all economic activities (except the
purchase of goods and services) are carried out by women.
GF: THBT humanitarian organisations should, and should be allowed to, give funding, resources or services to illegal
armed groups when this is made a condition for access to vulnerable civilians.

KLOC 2015
Round 1: This house believes that the ICC should prosecute George W. Bush and Barack Obama
for war crimes.
Round 2: This house, as the Malay people, would give up Bumiputera privileges in exchange for the
abolition of vernacular schools.
[Bumiputera is a Malaysian term used to describe the Malay race and natives of Sabah and
Sarawak. Bumiputera privileges include quotas for entry into public service positions, trade or
business licenses, public scholarships and public education. National schools have Malay as the
medium of instruction. Vernacular schools have Tamil or Chinese as the medium of instruction.]
Round 3: This house believes that the Feminist movement should oppose sex change operations.
Round 4: This house would actively discourage home ownership in the developed world.
Round 5: This house believes that courts should enforce Ulysses contracts.
[Ulysses contracts are contracts in which there is only one party to the contract. The contract
restricts the partys liberty in some way, usually by imposing a financial punishment if certain terms
are not met by the party in the future.

Example:
A smoker could sign a Ulysses contract stipulating that if he has not quit smoking after a
year, he will pay a large fine to the state.
A young person could sign a Ulysses contract stipulating that if at any future time her income
exceeds a certain threshold, the excess will be donated to charity.]
Pre Quarter Final: This house believes that companies in the sharing economy (Uber, Airbnb etc)
should be liable for offences committed by service providers against customers.
Quarter Final: This house believes that the US should cut ties with the ruling regime in Saudi
Arabia.
Semi Final: This house opposes the culture of outrage.

Grand Final: This house believes that development organisations should work closely with religious
institutions.

Pan Africans Debating Championship 2014

Round 1
THW not grant demands for hazard pay during times of epidemics in developing nations.
Round 2
THBT China should subsidise families for every daughter born.
Round 3
Given that you discover with 100% proof that God does not exist, THW not disclose the information.
Round 4
THS a unisex FIFA World Cup.
Round 5
THW grant the police unlimited access to data collected by private companies (e.g. telecommunications, GPS
services).
Round 6
INFO: You are a heterosexual male in his twenties living in an impoverished African state. You have been given the
chance to be smuggled on a ship to a country in the West.
Motion: THW choose to go to the West.
Round 7
Assuming the technology existed, THW allow for the cloning and growth of brain-dead human beings for the purpose
of organ harvest and scientific research.
Round 8
THW require victims of recurrent domestic violence to move to homes for abused women for a limited period of time.
Round 9
THBT previous colonial powers should pay reparations to former colonies for past atrocities (including but not limited
to slavery) in addition to development aid.
Octos
THW institute a Beauty Privilege Tax for individuals whose physical appearances are conventionally appealing.
Quarters
INFO: Corporate negligence occurs when a company is not able to fulfil the standard duty of care to a third party,
consumer or employee.
THW incarcerate the decision makers of companies that commit corporate negligence.
Semis
THW exclusively fund African NGOs instead of Western NGOs working in African countries.
Finals
GRAND FINAL
INFO: Saartjie Baartman, an African woman in colonial times, took the chance to leave the country and stay overseas
on display in Western museums, in which she would sing and perform for onlookers. She was often naked. After a
few years, she also resorted to prostitution to support herself. The people of the West were fascinated with her
culturally distinct physical features, which were embalmed and put on display after her death. However, she has also
been hailed as a courageous woman for taking the chance to go overseas and refusing genital examination up until
her death.
Recently, Kim Kardashian's set of photographed poses were likened to those of Saartjie Baartman.
THR Kim Kardashian's recent photoshoot.

NDDC 2014
Round 1: THBT all the public services should be provided by private providers.
Round 2: THBT western education system should never rationalize their colonial history.
Round 3: THBT West and Nigerian Government should arm Nigerian Citizens against Boko Haram,
Round 4: THBT the media should not report on street crimes.
Round 5: THW bar its citizens from tourism trips to countries with high rates of child prostitution.
Semi Finals: THW bar government agencies from taking personal information from tech giants.
GF: TH, as the People's Republic of Bangladesh, would allow transit facilities to India.

NSU IV 2014
R1: THW allow corporations to incorporate child labor in return for educational opportunities
R2: THW Shut down all state owned media (eg. BTV, BBC,RT, etc)
R3: TH Regrets Obama's Immigration Policy
R4: THW break up tech companies that get too big
R5: THW ban the killing of animals for commercial purposes (except for medical research).

BRAC Masters 2014

R1- THW financially incentivize men to take up jobs that are traditionally dominated by women or become house
husbands
R2- THW allow victims to chose the punishment for convicted sexual offenders
R3- THW Ban logos from luxury goods
R4- THBT political assassinations are a legitimate tool of Foreign policy
R5- THBT nations should hold the Catholic Church financially liable for of Catholic HIV/Aids patients in areas where
the church has strongly campaigned against condom use
Finals- THBT states should withhold democratic elections during economic crisis

Oxford IV 2014
R1: THBT laws should be passed by the legislature and then by a body selected at random from eligible voters.
R2: THBT the media should not publish or buy the work of freelance war journalists.
R3: THBT the EU should suspend Hungary's membership.
R4: TH, as the gay community, regrets the existence of Grindr
R5: THW deny public funding to parties with explicitly ethnic membership or platform.

QF: THS the legalization of child labor in developing countries

SF: THW ban sex selective abortions

GF: THW prefer a society in which people are content with their status to one in which they aspire to social mobility.

Durham IV 2014
Motions:
R1: THW ban religious organizations from providing rehabilitation services to drug and alcohol addicts.
R2: THBT democracies should extend voting rights to migrant workers.
R3: TH, as a feminist, would oppose products marketed to help women protect themselves from date rape.
[Info slide - Undercover Color are a company that are developing a nail-varnish that changes colour in the presence
of date-rape drugs such as GHB and Rohypnol. Many bars provide bottle toppers such as 'the Spikey Bottle Topper'
that encourage customers to protect their drinks.]
R4: THBT Arab-Israelis who successfully seek election to the Knesset should opt not to take up that seat.
[Info slide - The Knesset has 120 seats. 12 seats are taken up by Arab-Israelis, who are divided into six parties.]
R5: THBT the state should construct false historical narratives that promote social cohesion (e.g. racial and religious
tolerance)
Semi-Final: THBT true womens liberation is incompatible with the existence of organized religion.
Novice Final: There is a potion which can stop you falling in love. TH, as an 18 year old, would take the potion.
Open Final: THBT FB should manipulate users newsfeeds in order to promote progressive content.

Stamford 2014
R1. THW prosecute communities for complicity in honor killing.
R2. THW not have any retirement age.
R3. THW forcibly displace children (even without their parent's concern) from conflict prone areas.
Semis: THW make it mandatory for political parties to ban their student wings and instead replace it with limited
internship oppurtunites.
Final: THW ban RMG trade unions.

SAOS IV 2014
Round 1: THW require parents to vaccinate their children, except where doing so is not in the child's medical interest.
Round 2: THW ban the paying of ransom insurance in the case of kidnapping.
Round 3: THW impose very high taxes on the rich, even when doing so will not increase total tax revenues.
Round 4: THBT feminist campaigns directed specially at men are harmful to the femionist cause.
Quarter-Final: THBT the state has a duty to provide the long term unemployed with lasting employment which pays at
least the minimum wage.
Semis: TH regrets Lara Croft.
Finals: TH supports a federal UK.
ESL Finals: THW offer full ammensty to any European citizen currently fighting on behalf of the ISIL as long as they
immediatley return to Europe.

RAJUK 2014
R1: THW allow students to choose corporal punishment in place of detention at schools
R2: THW financially incentivize closeted LGBT individuals to come out and declare themselves.
R3: THW ban conspicuous consumption
R4: THW provide sexual amenities (porn, sex toys, prostitutes, etc.) at military bases.
R5: TH regrets the peace deal negotiated between the Nigerian Government and Boko Haram to secure the release
of the abducted school girls.
Quarters: THW forcibly separate couples who undergo domestic abuse regardless of consent/
Semi: THS the use of forced population transfers that create separate, ethnically homogeneous states as a solution
to prolonged ethnic conflict
Finals: THW remove all passages from religious texts (such as Quran, Bible, Geeta) that promote sexism and
homophobia

NSU Dailogue 2014

Round 1: THBT the feminist movement should support online dating websites which romantically link rich men and
attractive females.
Round 2: Assuming technology exists, THW erase memory of prisoners (of major offences) instead of sending them
to prison.
Round 3: THBT USA should use Iran as a key strategic ally to fight the IS.
Round 4: TH supports financial incentives given by corporations to their female workers for not getting pregnant.
Semis: THBT in the place of police repression, protestors should have the right to retailite back violently with
proportional but non lethal methods.
Grand Final: THBT public universities should only provide subjects which will ensure employment opportunities for
their graduates.

Asian BP 2014
Round 1 TH supports athletes making political and religious expressions at international sporting events
Round 2 THW abolish all systems that attempt to rank universities
Round 3 As feminists, TH celebrate sugar babies
Round 4 TH regrets the Occupy Central movement
Round 5 As friends of the US, THW grant asylum to whistleblowers who disclose sensitive security and military
information regarding the US

Round 6 THW allow corporations to vote

Pre-Quarters As Fatah, THW collaborate with the US & Israel to bring
down Hamas
Quarters/EFL Semis THW always require police officers to wear
surveillance cameras while on duty
Semis THBT the UN should establish a minimum quota for global refugee acceptance, allocated to and tradable
amongsignatory countries of The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (CRSR)
EFL Finals THW financially incentivize closeted homosexuals to come out
Finals THW compel religions to remove the concept of the afterlife from their religious doctrines (including, but not
limited to preaching,
discussing, publishing)

Edinburgh Cup 2014

R1: THBT govs should negotiate with terrorists when their citizens are taken hostage by terrorist groups
R 2:THW allow commercial surrogacy
R 3: INFO: NUS(National Union of Students) is a student union body. It supports a policy called "no platform" where it
does not allow or invite speakers who offend or may incite hatred through their speeches. It has been used to block
Nick Griffin in the past.
THS "no platform" policies
R 4: Info: All mining companies used to be nationally owned in UK. In 1984, Thatcher closed down most of the mining
companies. This caused protests and strikes. The workers were let go without compensation.
THW pay reparations to the former mining communities in the UK
R 5: THBT gov regulatory bodies should break up big banks such as RBS, Goldman Sachs, which are deemed "too
big to fail"
Semi: THBT govs should prioritise economically productive public spending over humanities, arts, etc when deciding
budget
Final: Info: David Cameron, the Tory party leader, has said that if the conservatives win elections in 2017, they would
repeal the European Declaration of Human Rights and replace it with a new Bill of Human Rights
Motion: THBT the Labour party should engage in cross party dialogue with the Tories about the content and thus help
create the Bill of Human Rights(not exact wording)

BRAC IV 2014
Round 1: THBT the OIC should raise an army and peacekeeping force to
invade Islamic State
Round 2: THBT literature centred around female sexually is good for women
in developing countries.
Round 3: THW implement blind voting.
Round 4: Thbt that developing nations should prioritize reducing inequality
over increasing economic growth.
Round 5: THW require all food and products whos development or production
caused killed or harmed animals to display images of animal suffering on
their packaging.
Pre semis : THBT colleges should offer collegiate athletes professional
contracts.Semis: THW significantly increase welfare payouts to low income
families who's children get good grades in school.
Final: TH supports the relocation of all Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza to
neighbouring Arab countries.

IUT IV 2014
R1: THW reallocate subsidies from tertiary to primary education in
developing countries.
R2: THW limit the number of expatriate hires in senior positions in MNCs.
R3: THW, as a part of awareness campaign about rape and sexual violence,
discourage women from risky lifestyle choices.
R4: THBT the International Community should recognize an independent Iraqi
Kurdistan, and arm it to ight against ISIS.
R5: TH regrets state's involvement in shaping cultural identity for its
citizens.
R6: TH, in the case of financial irregularities, will not allow any out of court
settlements.
R7: THBT secession should be decided by binding public referendum.
Semis: TH regrets the ubquity of images of human suffering on social media.
Final morion: THW outsource the entire operation of Bangladesh Cricket
Board to a foreign corporation.

WSDC 2014
R1: THW Ban Children From Becoming Professional Models.
R2: THBT only liberal democracies should host international sporting events
R3: THW Allow Prisoners To Volunteer for Drug Trials in Exchange for A lighter
Sentence.
R4: THBT Post-Revolution States Should Delegate trials of former rulers and
high-ranking officials to the ICC.
R5: THBT Slum Tourism Does More Harm Than Good
R6: THW Disallow Unvaccinated Children From Attending Public Schools
R7: THW Lift Tax Exemptions from Religious Institutions that Refuse to
Recognize Marriage Equality
R8: THW Remove All Patents on Green Technology
Octos: THW not prosecute defamation.
Quarters: THBT labor unions are becoming obsolete.
Semis: THBT drone strikes are a legitimate tool of foreign policy.

Finals: THBT an ASEAN political union is an impossible dream

Australs 2014
Round 1
That vegetarians and vegans have a moral obligation to aggressively lobby
their friends and community to not consume animal products
That the West should not import food from nations with chronic food
shortages
That we should ban all advertising and education which implies that
addictive or dangerous substances cannot be enjoyable
Round 2
That major transactions of professional sporting clubs should be subject to a
vote of paid club members
That there should be character tests for owning or participating in
professional sporting teams
That we should eject sporting teams from international competitions if their
fans are found to have committed racist/sexist/queerphobic etc acts during
matches
Round 3
That we regret the depiction of protagonists in children's books and media as
aesthetically superior
That children should learn history as a unifying national story rather than a
criticism of past generations
That we should promote the notion that the decision to have a child is a
selfish one

Round 4
That developed nations should pay developing nations to not extract their
fossil fuel resources (coal, gas, oil)
That governments should not preserve habitats purely for cultural or
aesthetic reasons
That rather than protecting endangered species the animal rights movement
should prioritise maximising the total welfare of the animal population
Round 5
That corporations should be allowed to vote
That we support an aggressively redistributive global income tax
That, once sufficient welfare services have been provided to every citizen,
the state should not care about relative inequality
Round 6
That couples should be able to enter relationship contracts which make any
future infidelity a state-enforced crime
That we should support online vigilantes to act against perpetrators of crime
and police departments/prosecutors who fail to effectively prosecute them
That we should grant overweight people the same protections from
discrimination and hate speech as other vulnerable groups
Round 7
That we should abolish NATO
That Modi's victory over the Congress Party should be celebrated
That ransoms should not be paid to Boko Haram
Round 8
That the feminist movement should exclude activists who argue that
transwomen are not women
That full equality between the sexes requires the complete abolition of
femininity and masculinity
That, as an attractive educated woman, we would choose to marry for
money rather than pursue a career
Open Octofinals
That the state should vet all advertisements intended for public spaces to
ensure they do not perpetuate racist or sexist stereotypes
That progressive public forums should actively recruit controversial, socially
regressive speakers in order to spark public outrage and discussion
That adoption organisations which preference, or facilitate biological parents'
preferences for, placing children in heterosexual homes should be closed

ESL Semifinals
That indigenous communities who have historically lived in the Amazon
should not be punished for acts of vigilantism against poaches and illegal
loggers
That historically oppressed indigenous minorities should embrace and
promote inaccurate but positive myths or beliefs about their culture
That indigenous citizens should be paid a salary for life as a form of
reparations
Open Quarterfinals
That the West should force the immediate resignation of Nouri al-Maliki
That reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah is bad for Palestine
That, in spite of the opposition of the Burmese Government, the international
community should set up a safehaven for the Rohingyas in Burma
Open Semifinals
That the rise of the Tea Party Movement is good for liberal citizens of the
United States of America
That we regret that Barack Obama has not made his racial background a
significant issue during his Presidency
That it would be better for the United States of America if the Southern
states were to secede
ESL Grand Final
That we should ban volunteer tourism
That First Ladies/Gentlemen should not publically advocate for policies or
political positions during their partner's term in office
That we regret the American withdrawal from Iraq
Open Grand Final
That Western Liberal Democratic States should take an ongoing public stance
against religion
That assuming a medicinal method of becoming heterosexual was
developed, it should be banned
In a post-genocide society, the state should aggressively pursue housing
policies which promote racial integration

BDC Pro Ams 2014

Round 1:
TH, as the African Union, would shut down all national parks and animal

reserves.
Round 2:
THW charge distribution and downloading of leaked sex tapes as sexual
assault
Round 3:
THW allow prisoners to volunteer for clinical trials in return for lighter
sentences.
Round 4:
THW levy increasing taxes every year on energy companies until they
develop and commercialise renewable energy solutions.
Round 5:
THW assemble a coalition of the willing to intervene (with or without
invitation) in countries where the local government is overwhelmed by
millitant groups.
Semi Final:
THW require European football leagues to aggressively redistribute wealth
from successful clubs to less successful clubs.
Grand Final:
THBT the infanticide of newborns should not be punished beyond the penalty
for unlawful abortion

ASDC 2014

Preliminary Round 1
Theme: EDUCATION
Song: American Authors - Best Day Of My Life

- This House would allocate school places solely on geographical proximity

and not other criteria such as intelligence, ability or talent.
- This House supports the creation of exclusive schools for students that
identify as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning).
- This House regrets the narrative in education that success in life is
contingent on ones level of academic achievement.

Preliminary Round 2
Theme: MEDIA
Song: Charles and Eddie - Would I Lie To You

- This House would ban all media reporting on suicides.

- This House would remove all songs with anti-minority lyrics from public
free-to-air radio.
- This House believes that peacekeeping forces should not be obligated to
protect war correspondents behind enemy lines.

Preliminary Round 3
Theme: RACE
Song: Michael Jackson - Black or White

- This House would prevent dating websites and apps from allowing users to
specify their racial preferences.
- This House believes that national police forces should implement quotas to
reflect the nations racial diversity.
- This House believes that liberal democracies should grant minority races
the ability to veto the implementation of nationwide policies.

Preliminary Round 4
Theme: USA
Song: Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA

- This House believes that the United States should not have engaged in a
prisoner swap with the Taliban.

- This House believes that the United States should publicly extend support
to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
- This House believes that the United States should, given a choice between
the two, focus on engaging India rather than China.

Preliminary Round 5
Theme: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Song: The Who - Who Are You (CSI Theme Song)

- In countries where prostitution is illegal, This House would charge the

customers of prostitutes with rape.
- In order to prevent illegal logging and poaching, This House supports
vigilante action.
- This House would allow victims or victims families to veto the use of capital
punishment when sentencing their aggressors, on grounds of religious
objection.

Preliminary Round 6
Theme: ENVIRONMENT
Song: Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi ft. Vanessa Carlton

- This House would pay less-developed countries to preserve their forests.

- This House would impose a sin tax on the consumption of meat.
- This House believes that developed countries, that were historically
pollutive, have a moral obligation to give up part of their land to nations that
will sink due to climate change (e.g. the Seychelles and the Maldives).

Preliminary Round 7

Theme: LGBTQ RIGHTS

Song: The New Radicals - You Get What You Give

- In states where gay marriage is not yet legal, This House believes that it is
better for the gay rights movement that openly gay people not enter into
civil unions, until gay marriage is legalised.
- This House believes that the asexual movement is better off engaging in
activism separately from, rather than together with the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) movement.
- This House regrets a closeted Dumbledore.

Open Octofinals
Theme: GOVERNMENT
Song: Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

- Assuming the technology exists, This House would allow soldiers to

permanently remove their ability to experience fear.
- In countries where voting is compulsory and people only get one vote each,
This House believes that people should be allowed to cast negative votes
against candidates in elections.
- This House believes that it is legitimate for progressive politicians in
conservative nations to lie about their political positions in order to get into
power.

Open Quarterfinals, Novice Quarterfinals

Theme: ECONOMICS
Song: Bruno Mars - Treasure

- This House would subject CEOs (chief executive officers) of privatised public
utilities and public transport companies, to regular national referenda on
their performance.
- This House would nationalise all pharmaceutical companies.
- This House believes that adopting a minimum wage for low-skilled workers
is a better strategy for alleviating poverty, than subsidising skills upgrading
courses.

Novice Semifinals
Theme: WOMEN
Song: Jessie J - Domino

- This House believes that First World feminists should not get involved in
Third World feminists' battles.
- This House believes that feminists should condemn female celebrities that
choose to stay in abusive relationships.
- This House regrets dude feminism.

Open Semifinals, Novice Grand Finals

Theme: GEOPOLITICS
Song: Naruto OST - Strong and Strike

- This House regrets the reconciliation of Fatah and Hamas.

- This House believes that it is in Chinas interest to take a hardline stance
against North Korea rather than continue to support it.
- As the Thai military, This House would not have taken over Thailands
government through a coup d'tat.

Open Grand Finals

Theme: RELIGION
Song: REM - Losing My Religion

- This House regrets the emphasis on miracles in the spread of religion.

- This House believes that the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
queer/questioning) movement should fund the creation of genderqueer
interpretations of existing religious doctrine.
- This House believes that megachurches do more harm than good.

IUB IV 2014
Round 1 - THW Abolish The Sex Offenders Registry
Round 2- Assuming Military Capability, Bangladesh should annex the Rakhine
region of MyanmarRound 3- TH Supports Google control, storage & sale of
user data.Round 4 - THB organizations such as FIFA, IOA & ICC should auction
the right to host major sporting eventsPre-Semis: THW Allow People to opt
out of social welfare in exchange for the right to use all kinds of illegal &
recreational drugs
Semis : THW Replace IMF/World Bank with the BRICS Development Bank
Final: TH Supports a standing army for minorities

UADC 2014
Round 1:
THBT the trend of placing trigger warnings(sexual content, violence, suicide) for students in singing up for class
courses is regressive for education.

THW ban gender based initiatory organizations (Fraternies and sororities)

THBT companies should be disallowed from attaching conditions to the scholarships they give out that
lock individuals to specific industries.

Round 2:
THW break up megacities
THW regrets the resignation of top officials over national scandals and/or tragedies
THW remove citizen-first hiring policies.

Round 3:
In nations with high crime rate against women, THBT the international community should saction the poltical elite in
the country.
THBT the feminist movement should actively support groups like the Gulabi Gang.
THBT self indentified pro-choice activists who have had an abortion should not publicly discuss their
regret or grief about their experiences.

Round 4:
THW prohibit the media from disclosing the political motivation of terrorist groups.
THW only allow nudity in the media that plays a role in the story or furthers the narrative.
THW require judicial approval prior to the release of classified information by journalist.

Round 5:
THW discontinue the practice of victim testimonies during sentencing hearings.
THW prohibit the release of previously unpublished artistic works, after the death of the creator, author
or musician.
THW reduce a prisoner's sentence for every state-approved book that they read.

Round 6:
THBT the Philippines should allow other countries to set up military bases in parts of its territory in the exchange for
money.
THBT Singapore and Malaysia shoul place a moratorium on importing labour from Indonesia until they
reform their environmental practices.
THBT pulbic figures serving in the Japanese government have a moral obligation not ot visit the
Yasunki Shrine.

Round 7:
THW, as Dalai Lama, choose to be reincarnated outside of China and Tibet.
THW, as Pope Francis, expose the gay network in the Vatican.
In impoverished nations, when members of the Church have a child beyond their finiancial means,
THBT the Church should be responsible for the expenses of rearing the Child.

Pre-Octos:
TH regrets the dominant narrative in children's education that good always wins.
THBT parents who actively try to suppress a child's sexuality should charged fro abuse.
THBT professional sports clubs should not be allowed to contract underage players to their teams.

Octos and EFL Quarters:

TH Supports an African Union led intiative into Nigeria to combat Boko Haram
THBT India should institute an automatic right to refuge for persecuted Hindus.
THBT the Pheu Thai party cede one term of governance to the Democratic Party.

Green Herald Inter School 2014

Round 1 - THW put a CAP on the amount of money one can spend behind ones' pets.

Round 2 - THW limit the number of cases that can be filed by the police against well known opposition politicians.
Round 3 - THW with-hold the scientific discoveries that have the potential to be used as Biological weapons.
Round 4 - THBT it's better to rule in hell than to serve in heaven.
Round 5 - THBT public servants should prioritize their conscience over their designated duty. Quarter Final - THBT
the composition of the national sporting teams should reflect the economic and racial demographics of society.
Semi Final - THW impose "gender imbalance" tax on Corporations.
Grand Final - THBT the WTO should ban nations from placing bans on the export of food.

Corporate Open 2014

R1: THBT schools should reserve a quota for gay teachers.
R2: THW prohibit financial settlements in lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies.
R3: THBT natural resources should belong to the world and not an individual country.
R4: THW give corporate tax breaks during times of recession.
R5: In exchange for absolute freedom of Ukraine from Russia, THBT the EU and US should accept the
annexation of Crimea.

PEDs Expedition Ctg 2014

Round 1 This house (TH) will deny physicians right to strike.
Round 2 TH will give more votes to minorities
Round 3 TH will impose gender imbalance tax on corporations.
Round 4 THW freeze memberships of sporting federations of nations that boycott
international
Round 5 TH will create provisions for income tax benefits, to high performing
individuals who
volunteer, for their contributions to the civil service of Bangladesh.
Semi Finals: TH will re-engineer the politicization of Bangladeshi patriotism (through

propaganda
and/or law) to completely exclude existing personality cults (Mujib, Zia, etc.)

IUB Warm Up Open 2014

Round 1: THBT The LGBT Movement has lost its momentumRound 2: THB That Mainstrem Media in
developing countries should be banned from participating in election politics
Round 3: THW Tax Physical Attractiveness
Roun 4: THBT The US Should Withdraw Support from Israel
Semis: TH acknowledges the end of the European Union
Final: THBT Iran should take a leading role in Peace Negotiations in Syria

Scholastica Inter School 2014

Theme: #family
1.TH Supports The Use of Tiger Parenting Techniques
Theme: #dress
2. THBT Arabic Nations should stop selling oil to countries that restrict Islamic dresses until the restrictions are
removed.
Theme: #art
3. TH Regrets The Commercial Use & Mainstream Popularity of Graffiti
Theme: #health
4. THBT That in Countries with social health care systems, the government has no responsibility to cover the costs of
medical procedures for individuals who do not take preventive measures to maintain their own health.
Theme: #heroes
5. THW Modify Human Genetics to create super-soldiers for military purposes i.e. Captain America & Wolverine
Theme: #soccernomics
6. THBT That European Football Leagues should redistribute income from successful to less successful domestic
clubs.
Pre-Quarters:
THW Forcibly Displace Tribes from forests that are home to endangered species.
Quarters:
THBT The LGBT Movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice.
Semis:
THBT Leaders of Abrahomic Faiths should actively promote interpretations of scripture which allow atheists to enter
heaven.
Final:
THBT Foreign Countries should extradite alleged war criminals back to Bangladesh

BUET InterSchool 2014

[Themes were chosen by the best speaker/s of every round]
Theme: Classic
R1- THW ban plastic surgeries. (non-essentials)
Theme: Valentine's

R2: THBT when we log into social networking websites, love logs out.
Theme: Religion
R3- THW elect imams as part of local govt.
Theme: IR
R4- THBT developing nations should outsource their national elections.
Theme: Women
R5- THBT the feminist movement should denounce the nude pop culture.
Post Break [Theme by A-Core]
Theme: Education
Quarters: THBT developing countries should re-allocate education funds from arts/social sciences to fueling career
paths that are beneficial to the state.
Theme: Environment:
Semis: THBT policies that may have a significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a
"Supreme Court" of independent scientific experts.
Finals:
Theme: Bangladesh
Assuming they are guilty, THBT the execution of the war criminals without due process is the right move for
Bangladesh.

Malaysian Debate Open 2014

Round 1 - Prison
THW offer reduced sentences to prisoners who help convict prison inmates and/or prison officials in abuse cases
THW make house arrest the default punishment for crimes
Upon release, THBT prisoners have a right to compel the state to employ them in government offices
Round 2 - Women
THBT votes of the members of a household should be counted only if women in that household vote
THW ban all commercials that promote stereotypical norms of beauty and femininity
THW impose a "gender imbalance" tax on corporations
Round 3 - Education
THBT developing nations should divert tertiary education funding to improving primary and secondary education
THBT a student's performance should be evaluated relative to his/her innate capacity
THW cut subsidy of schools that have high rates of bullying incidents
Round 4 - Economics
THBT countries with high unemployment rates should ban offshoring
THBT free trade agreements should include free labor movement
THW put a moratorium on mergers and acquisitions in the social media industry
Round 5 - Russia
THBT the international community should declare the Sochi Olympics void
THBT Ukraine should accept the result of a Crimean referendum to join Russia
THBT the West should fund LGBT reformation initiatives in Russia
Round 6 - Post-Conflict Societies
In post-conflict societies, THBT the government should mandate diversity in community living (i.e. housing, schools,
workplace, etc.)
In post-conflict societies, THBT the military and police powers should be commanded by an international body and
not the country's government
In post-conflict societies, THBT historical narratives should be owned by the government
Open Octo Finals - Health Care
THBT the state, not parents, should make all medical decisions for children until they reach the age of consent
THW deprioritize the elderly in allocating scarce medical resources
Where a scientifically proven treatment has been approved for a condition, THW ban any alternative medication that

aims to treat the same

Open Quarter Finals / EFL Semi Finals - Development
THW make development aid contingent on recipient countries having aggressive socially redistributive policies
THBT government contracts involving natural resources should be subjected to a referendum
THBT governments should prioritize investing in populated areas where there's the least private and/or foreign capital
investment
Open Semi Finals / EFL Grand Finals - Rights
THW limit the amount of land people can own
THW ban corrective treatment for the mentally ill
THW abolish the constitutional privilege against self-incrimination
Grand Finals - State
THBT the state has no right to demand/request citizens to surrender their lives
THBT the state should never pardon the crimes of individuals
THBT there is no state duty to protect individuals from themselve.

NUJS 2014
PRELIM ROUND 1: Old dog new wine
THW Legalise all recreational substances for the elderly
THW give persons convicted of petty crimes the option of choosing public lashing in lieu of a prison sentence
THW pay parents to abort foeti that suffer from genetic disability (Over and above the cost of the procedure)
PRELIM ROUND 2: DISPLACEMENT
THBT emigrants should pay an exit tax upon changing residency
THW allow individuals to sell their citizenship
THW permit communities to establish residential colonies to the exclusion of other communities
PRELIM ROUND 3: EDUCATION
THW reduce subsidies to tertiary education and reallocate the money to primary education in developing countries
THW ban religious teaching in all schools
THBT students should elect the Vice Chancellors of their universities.
PRELIM ROUND 4: CHILDREN
THW give Parents the right to be restituted by their children for money invested in their upbringing
THBT Children should have the right to retrospectively sue their parents for physical and mental trauma, upon
attaining the age of majority.
THW aggressively promote 'Modern Family' on primetime Indian television
PRELIM ROUND 5: ART
THW not permit the de-racialisation of art & literature
THW decriminalize and encourage graffiti in public spaces
THW mandate radio stations to play the music of local artists
PRELIM ROUND 6: POLITICS
THW ban members of legislatures from engaging in any other profession / business

 THBT Public officials involved in sex scandals (not amounting to crimes) should not resign from office
THW allow parliamentarians to vote on conscience in defiance of the official party position
OCTO FINALS: BIO ETHICS
THW Mandate the compulsory donation of blood by eligible candidates
THBT Medical decisions regarding the life threatening conditions of children should be taken by Medical
professionals instead of the Parents
THW not use unethically obtained data in scientific research
QUARTER FINALS: GEO POL
THBT former colonizers should be obligated to accept migrants from their colonies.
THW waive diplomatic immunity in instances of alleged Human Rights violations
THW condition aid to developing countries on the repeal of anti-sodomy laws
SEMI FINALS: LABOUR
THW mandate labour union representation on the Board of Directors of companies
THW ban unpaid internships
THW ban transport and trade unions from having political affiliations
FINALS
TH regrets the decline of communism

WUDC Chennai 2014

Round 1: THBT the United States of America should fund moderate Madrassas (schools of Islamic study) throughout
the Islamic world
Round 2: THW allow first-time offenders to, with the consent of the victims, pay compensation to them in place of a
prison sentence
Round 3: TH regrets the rise of a 'hookup culture' (one which accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters
focused on physical pleasure, without necessarily including emotional bonding)
Round 4: THBT developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for elected office
Round 5: THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries
[info slide: http://goo.gl/qTTLth]
Round 6: THW make the receipt of welfare payments to raise children conditional on the use of long-term, but
reversible, contraception
Round 7: THBT government agencies that regulate drugs should only test whether a drug is safe, not whether it is
effective, before approving it for public use [info slide: http://goo.gl/gomgDI]
Round 8: THBT NATO should unconditionally offer membership to the states of the former Soviet Union, excluding
Russia
Round 9: TH regrets the commodification of indigenous cultures
EFL Semi-Finals: THBT the gay rights movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
EFL Final: THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their
supply chain
ESL Quarter-Finals: THW remove all copyright protection for material deemed to be morally objectionable
ESL Semi-Finals: THBT Pope Francis should publicly encourage Catholics to support radically redistributive

government policies
ESL Grand Final: THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle asylum-seekers who reach their borders
Open Partial Double Octo-Finals: THW abolish gated communities in the developing world
Open Octo-Finals: THBT Japan should shame its soldiers who participated in WWII, including those who did not
commit war crimes themselves
Open Quarter-Finals: THW auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit
Open Semi-Finals: THBT women should reject practices that alter the appearance of their genitalia, such as waxing
and labiaplasty
Open Grand Final: THBT India should pursue aggressive economic policies
Masters' Round 1: THB that the feminist movement should actively fight to liberate men from their prescribed gender
roles
Masters' Round 2: THW redraw the borders of Africa
Masters' Grand Final: THW never categorize people by their race.

SMU IV 2014
Round 1: THBT all news organizations should be non profit.
Round 2: THBT the feminist movement should actively deny that there exists the oppression of men in society.
Round 3: Assuming it were possible, THW set up a supranational body to govern all quantitative easing measures
enacted by individual countries.
Round 4: THBT Kazai should refuse to the security agreement, which will keep US Forces in Afganistan after 2014,
unless the US ceases all drone strikes on targets within the country.
Round 5: THBT the infanticide of newborns should not be punished beyond the penalty for unlawful abortion
Quarter Finals: THBT the determination of the 'average and reasonable person' in criminal cases should never be
informed by prejudicial (racist, religious, sexist, classist or homophobic assumptions)
Semis: As the Israeli Knesset, THW abandon the Prawer Plan
Novice Finals: THBT the criminal justice system should only rely on secular rehabilitation programs.
Grand Final: Assume you are a state that is about to lose a war. You have in your arsenal, prohibited weapons that
will ensure that the war ends in stalemate and that you avert that loss of countless lives. THW allow the use of these
prohibited weapons as the last resort.

IMUDO 2013
R1: THW Allow Adults to Retrospectively Sue Their Parents for Bad Parenting (non-criminal)
R2: THBT States Should Set Up Permanent Inhumanity Exhibitions
R3: THW Allow Prisoners Sentenced For More Than 1 Year Nett (3 years gross) to have sex in prisons
R4: THW Always Attach Micro Recording Devices On Police Officers While They Are On Duty.
Quarters: THW Implement Good Samaritan Laws
Semis: THW Set Up Hypermarkets To Eliminate The Middlemen
Finals : THW Allow A Deceased Man's Sperm to Be Extracted For Artificial Insemination By His Partner Without Prior
Consent.

Great Gender Debate 2013

1. THW give incentives to women to participate in the military forces
2.THBT we should stop gender affirmative action in refugees admission
3. THS cohabitation as the new marriage

4.THW grant fathers paternity leave

5.THW only give brith to women
6. THBT the government should pay women to become housewives
7. THBT Islamic countries that allow women to drive should openly condemn countries who dont
8. THW create a quota and provide subsidies for women home ownership
9.THW censor movies that objectify women
10. THW abolish single sex schools
11.THW prioritize the posting of female diplomats to countries with bad human rights record
12. THW ban arranged marriages
13.THW elect the womens minister through a national elections where only women can vote
14. THBT the state should compel employers to pay half of husbands salary directly into the wifes account

PEDs Composite Open 2013

R1. THBT shit happens.
R2. THBT Marvel should be made to promote lead protagonist being LGBT
R3. THW require all war based video games to adhere to the geneva convetion in their depictions
R4. THBT Biological Weapons Use Is Legitimate Against Those Nations/Entities That Have Condoned Ethnic
Cleansing
R5. THBT Allowing your child to become obese is tantamount to child abuse and should be prosecuted as such.
Grand Final: THBT citizens can opt out of taxes in return for agreeing to give up any claims on social security benefits
offered by the state.

Cambridge IV 2013
R1: This house would give primates (e.g. monkeys) and cetaceans (e.g. dolphins) the same rights to life, freedom
from physical harm, and freedom of movement as humans.
R2: This house believes that developed countries should set maximum rents for residential properties in large urban
centres.
R3: This house believes that, despite the expressed wishes of the Pakistani government, the United States should
continue to target the leaders of Tehrik-i-Talibani (Pakistani Taliban).
R4: This house would break up banks, like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and HSBC, that are deemed too big
to fail.
R5: This house would ban religious charities from engaging in proselytisation
Open Quarter's- TBT the Republican and Democratic Parties should select its candidates (for
congress/senate/presidential post) through a vote by the party leaders rather than through primaries.
ESL Semi's- THW prevent those who deny climate change from seeking political office.
Open Semi's- Instead of creating a Jewish state in the British Mandate of Palestine, with the benefit of hindsight This
House would have created a Jewish State in Germany.
ESL Grand Final- It should be the policy of the US to conduct all of its military interventions unilaterally.
Open Grand Final- THBT it is in the west's interest for Assad to decisively win the Syrian Civil War.

Oxford IV 2013
Round 1: THW provide mobile teachers for the compulsory education of the children of travelling communities (e.g.
Roma and Irish Traveller)
Round 2: THBT developed economies should collectively agree to impose radically redistributive tax codes
Round 3: THW ban the gender testing of athletes in sports
Round 4: THW require major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees

Round 5: THBT national war memorials should commemorate the casualties on all sides of the conflict
Novice Final: THBT when courts sentence offenders, they should give considerable weigh to the views of the victims
ESL Semi: THBT political parties should adopt non-hierarchical organizational structures
ESL Final: THBT liberal democracies should cut all economic and military ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Open Quarter: THW, as a liberal democracy, restrict coverage of small-scale terrorist attacks
Open Semi: THBT identity-based social movements should not include in their movements allies who are not part of
the identity group in question
Open Final: THBT the United States should dissolve its offensive military capabilities

PEDs Open 2013

R1: THBT the desecration of religious site is a legitimate tactic in mordern day warfare.
R2: THBT deception about gender negates sexual consent
R3: TH(Brazil)W regret the bid to host FIFA 2014 World Cup.
R4: THW ban private investment by MNCs in the areas struck by natural and man-made disasters or a certain
number of years.
Final: THS have a public armed militia to counter hartals.

Durham IV 2013
Round 1: THBT that the jury should be entirely made up of the people from the same racial and socioeconomic
background as the defendant
Round 2: THBT that the public should be allowed to pardon whistleblowers through a referendum.
Round 3: THBT that the ICC should not indict people for war crimes when the conflict is ongoing.
Round 4: THW not allow for people to sign up for a one-way mission MarsOne programme.
Round 5: THBT energy security is a legitimate reason for military action
Main Semi Finals: THW pay drug addicts to be permanently sterilized.
Novice Finals: THW hold parents criminally liable for repeated offenses committed by their children.
Main Finals: TH regrets the creation of a moral and legal distinction between chemical weapons and conventional
weapons

HUBER Debates 2013

R1. THW not pay subjects of clinical research trials.
R2. THBT US aid to South America should not be conditional to coca extraction.
R3. THW abolish all welfare benefits for an unconditional livable annual income.
R4. THW prefer a state without a written constitution.
R5. THW subsidize feminist pornography.
R6. THW include a morality clause for all public officials (incl but not limited to teachers, cops and firefighters).
Quarter Finals: THBT Palestinian Organizations should actively campaign for Israeli citizenship over independent
Palestinian statehood.
Semi Finals: TH supports the unionization of prisoners.
Novice Finals: THW permit inmates to raise their young children in prison.
Finals: THBT Pope Francis I should publicly endorse Socialist political parties and candidates.

BUET IV 2013 WUPID Bangladesh

Round 1 : TH does not believe in the concept of joint family
Round 2 : THBT a significant part of funding for the war on drugs should be redirected as development aid to
countries where drugs are produced
Round 3: THBT UN should an standing army, under the mandate of ICC
Round 4 :THBT countries which have been recipients of US foreign aid should help the US repay its national debt.
Round 5: THBT all countries should nationalize primary resource extraction
Round 6 :TBHT the LGBT community should be allocated representation in the parliament through a fixed quota
system filled by election within their own community. Pre-semis : THBT the modern nobel peace prize has protected
the institution of democracy.
Semis: THBT all weapon technology should be open-sourced.
Final: THBT Bangladesh should suspend all trades with India until and unless border and water issues are resolved.

UT MARA Women's Open Debating Championship

2013
Round 1: THBT prisoners who remain unemployed should be allowed to sue the government.
Round 2: Presuming the technology existed to allow the fetus to be painlessly removed and transferred to another
womb, THW criminalize abortion.
Round 3: THBT post-conflict societies should abolish their militarized in exchange for security guarantees from
Western nations.
Round 4: THBT responsible LGBT advocacy should condemn the hook-up culture.
Quarterfinals: THW impose a universal extradition treaty.
Semifinals: TH regrets the decolonization of Africa.
Grand finals: TH regrets the female narrative that dominates the discourse on rape.

Asian BP 2013
R1: THW ban all arranged marriages.
R2: In sports/teams w/ a culture of pressure to dope, THW only prosecute the management, not the athlete, for the
use of PED.
R3: THW stop teaching classic literary works in favor of recently written texts when teaching literature in schools.
R4: THBT Iran should take a leading role in peace negotiations in Syria.
R5: THW ban Google from retaining user data
R6: THBT the media should never report on crimes intended to attract public attention.
R7: THW prohibit financial settlements in lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies.
R8: THBT indigenous groups who live in geographically separate areas should be given their own autonomous
government.
R9: THW allow individuals to contract out of all basic employment provisions (i.e.: Health Care, Safety) in return for
inc. wage.
EFL Quarter: You are a doctor at an IVF clinic. A prominent conservative politician is at your clinic seeking IVF
treatment. A "gay gene" has been identified, and one of the politician's embryos carries it. THW implant the gay
embryo
EFL Semi: THBT the US should reform its political system to encourage the creation of smaller parties (for e.g. a
Labour Party, a Tea Party, a Green Party, etc.)
EFL Final: THW ban all donations to religious organizations
Open Pre-Quarter: THBT Free Trade Agreements should be subject to approval by referendum in the respective

signatory countries
Open Quarter: Michael murdered his wife and 2 children. In his bid to escape the police, he fell and hit his head. As
a result of the fall, he lost all his memories after age 5. THW not convict michael of any crime
Open Semi: THBT Southeast Asian Nations should not help to stop the flow of asylum seekers to Australia
Open Final: THBT military conscription should be regarded as a war crime

Hart House 2013

Round 1: THW require all criminal defendants to use a government-provided lawyer.
Round 2: THW withhold Government funding from Indigenous Bands and Tribal Councils that do not have democratic
forms of government
Round 3: THW aggressively prioritize the posting of female diplomats to countries with poor women's rights records
Round 4: THBT Pakistan should sincerely pursue peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban
Round 5: THW not grant developing countries the right to host major international sporting events
QF: THBT white entertainers should refrain from utilizing modes of expression (dances, etc.) that are primarily
associated with minority cultures.
SF:
Info Slide: In the Agreement Accompanying the British Broadcasting Corporation's Charter, there is a requirement for
all news or political programming to "do all it can to ensure that controversial subjects are treated with due accuracy
and impartiality. This effectively results in a ban of editorialising.
Motion: THBT Major Daily Newspapers and TV News Channels should be required to treat controversial issues with
due accuracy and impartiality
Novice Final: THW extend the right to vote in Israeli elections to all Jews everywhere - including those who live
outside of Israel and who are not Israeli citizens
Final: THBT Religious Leaders should not endorse Political Candidates

NSU IV 2013
R1) THW ban all video games
R2) THBT the West should support conservative political parties over secular autocratic regimes in MENA
R3) THBT that a significant portion of foreign aid should be sourced through local contractors rather than
organizations based in the donor countries
R4) THBT secular nations should not permit any separate family laws for minorities.
R5) THW not allow religions to preach using genocidal literature
Pre Semis : THBT the feminist movement should support norms of monogamous relationships
Semis: THBT British colonization has had more benefits than harms for the Indian subcontinent
Finals: THW allocate votes to voters based on performance in a current affairs test.

Nalsar IV 2013
R1. THW impose a tax on meat consumption.

R2. THW not disclose the identity of suspects of crimes until proven guilty.
R3. This house, as Barack Obama, who personally believes in protecting whistleblowers, would secretly help Edward
Snowden using his own resources and not as the President of the United States.
R4. THW allow the purchase of private property in outer space and on various celestial bodies. (Infoslide: There
already exists a company selling property on the moon; UN Conventions are ambiguously worded in not prohibiting
such acts; there have been disputes over recognizing the legitimacy of such purchases)
R5. THW censor films that objectify women.
Novice Semis: THW teach gender neutral pronouns in primary school.
Novice finals: THBT India should adopt nuclear power as its primary source of energy.
Quarter Finals: THBT academic journals should accept and publish 50% of its articles from women.
Semifinals: THW not recognize any more religions than it already has.
Finals: TH celebrates the rise of China as a hegemon.

NUDC 2013
R1. THW abolish single-sex schools.
R2. THW compel media companies to sell majority of shares exclusively to journalists.
R3. THBT companies should have the right to conduct aggressive cracking and hacking in response to cyber-attacks.
R4. As long as the anti-LGBT laws are in place, THBT Western liberal democracies should not send their athletes to
the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
R5. THBT the feminist movement should support the use of hijab.
R6. THW exempt artists and their work from blasphemy, defamation, and hate speech laws.
R7. TH believes in the Chinese model of economic development.
Novice QF. THBT Indonesia should significantly increase its military budget.
Novice SF. THW force individuals who actively do self-harm acts to go to a mental health counselor provided by the
state.
Novice GF. THBT Indonesia would be better off without the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Main OF: As newly democratized states, THW provide reserved seats in the parliament to every group that actively
supports the revolution process.
Main QF: TH supports states without army.
Main SF: TH opposes social media.
Main GF: THW only allow individuals who have held a position in the governmental structure to run as presidential
candidate.

Taylor's Open 2013

R1: TH regrets the rise of mega rich football clubs (PSG, Manchester City, Anzhi Machakala)
R2: In countries that legalize designer babies, thw allow parents to design disabled babies.
R3: There is a pill which prevents you from falling in love. This house would allow you to take the pill
R4: THBT convicted rapists should be denied custody and visitation rights to children they have fathered out of rape.
QF: Thw extend liability to heads of states of countries that provide military support to belligerent states
SF: In times of recession, THW reduce corporate tax for corporations that agree not to lay off workers
GF: Assuming its existence, TH rejects heaven and hell.

EUDC 2013
R1: THW ban video games in which the player engages in brutal and inmoral violence in a realistic setting.
R2: THW require international development aid budgets to be approved by popular referenda
R3:TH as the Muslim Brotherhood would sincerely offer to cease resistance, participate in elections and respect a

liberal constitution
R4: THW allow goverment agencies to conduct automated surveillance without court authorisation
R5: THB that Israel should allow members of the Jewish Diaspora to vote in its election
R6: TH applauds the rise of songs by female pop artists that glorify assertive female sexuality.
R7: THBT it is in China's strat. int. to cease all non-humanitarian assistance to North Korea until it ends its nuclear
programme.
R8: THB that Barack Obama should not have granted legal immunity to officials who ordered the use of torture.
R9: THW provide welfare in the form of basic goods and services rather than cash payments. #eudc
ESL
QF: THBT men should consistently call out and correct chauvinistic claims by colleagues and co-workers.
SF: THB that environmentalists should launch a campaign of sabotage and property destruction aimed at major
polluting companies.
Finals: THB the state should not fund any work of art or perfomance that the average cititzens would not recognise as
having artistic merit #educ
Open
QF: THBT African countries should adopt English as the principal language of instruction in schools.
SF: TH Regrets that Western Media has Demonised Islamic Terrorists Rather than Portraying Them as Criminals with
Legitimate Political Grievances.
Final: THW give more votes to citizens according to their performance on a current affairs test.

Philippines Debate Open 2013

R1: TH regrets the emphasis on college education
R2: THW financially incentivize the transfer of land to women and the purchase of land by women
R3: THBT parents and educators should actively encourage children to invest in their physical appearance and
attractiveness
R4: THBT states should impose a moratorium on natural resource extraction until their economies are diversified
R5: TH regrets civil societys support for the current military takeover in Egypt
Octos: THBT a greater portion of foreign aid contracts and grants should go to locally-based organizations instead of
companies from the donor country
Quarters: THW pay teenage girls to not get pregnant
Semis: THW impose a cap on the number of prisoners incarcerated at any given time
Finals: THBT secular states should not allow minority groups to implement their own family law systems

UKM IV 2013
R1) THW not try minors in juvenile courts
R2) THW compel Indonesia to pay its neighbouring nations for the costs incurred as a result of the haze
R3) THBT LGBT athletes should not participate in the Winter Olympics in Russia
R4) THBT the Arab League should push for the recognition/reinstatement(forgot the exact wording) of Morsi as
Egypt's democratically elected leader
R5) TH celebrates sadomasochism
Quarters: THW allow states to pre-determine the career paths of children
Semis:TH supports the autonomous control of federal governments over the interest rates of financial institutions
during times of recession
Final: TH regrets the establishment and existence of cultural feminism.

SIDEO 2013
R1: THW allow individuals in Malaysia to possess handguns for self-defence.
R2: THW offer male scholarships to tertiary education institutions to pursue traditionally female-dominated
professions.
R3: THW encourage the eating of insects as an alternative to eating meat.
R4: THBT it is never immoral for parents to lie to their children.
R5: THW tax physical attractiveness.
QF: THW abolish prisons.
SF: THW not employ smokers.
Final: THBT victims consent is a legitimate defense for all crimes.

BDC Pre-Worlds 2013

Prelims:
Round 1: THBT racial profiling is a legitimate tactic to fight crime.
Round 2: This house would prioritize geo-engineering over traditional means of environment control.
Round 4: THB That We Should Ban Bitcoin.
Round 5: THW require all prospective parents to obtain a licence before having children.
Round 6: THBT local communities should be allowed to regulate entertainment media according to their culture &
beliefs.
Octos- THW Ban Violent Rituals(Religious or Cultural)
Quarters- THW Allow Workers To Exchange Health & Safety Rights in return for an increased salary
Semis - THBT that soldiers have the right to refusal of participation in military action based on their conscience
Grand Finale-This House Would Permanently Deny Migration To Students who have gone through the public
university system

Australs 2013
ROUND 1:
M1. That universities should not have patents.
M2. THW abolish tenure for university professors.
M3. That states that don't provide free tertiary education should subsidize career paths for students that is useful for
the state.
ROUND 2:
M1: That the English Premier League should significantly limit the number of foreign players per team .
M2: That professional sporting clubs should only b owned by the local authority of the area they represent.
M3: That we should ban players' unions in major sporting leagues
ROUND 3:
M1: We should require criminal judges to be employed in a prison for 6 months prior to appointment to the bench.
M2: That illegally gathered evidence and information should be admissible in criminal trials

M3: That individuals who commit minor crimes should be allowed 2 convert their sentences into corporal punishment
ROUND 4
M1: That we should require all free-to-air TV stations to have and adequately fund 60min of ad-free news in prime
time.
M2: That journalists should be required to lodge their sources with a press council for verification.
M3: That CEOs of major news companies should be democratically elected in open public elections.
ROUND 5
M1: That countries should not seek to regulate digital currencies like the Bitcoin
M2: TWS prohibit credit rating agencies from disclaiming legal liability for the inaccuracy of their ratings
M3: TWS make lenders liable for the losses of low-income customers who are not given independent legal advice
ROUND 6
M1: That we should make legislative deliberations & decisions on retirement age and superannuation private,
anonymous, confidential and by the secret ballot.
M2: That we should support granting private administrative control of cities on the basis of charters
M3: That gay rights group should disavow the "Gay is the New Black" campaign.
ROUND 7
M1: That the US should pay Chinese activists to combat the efforts of China's '50 Cent Party'
M2: That Detroit should sell the Detroit Institute of Art's 1 billion USD collection to service it's debts
M3: That Obama should grant Edward Snowden amnesty from all charges
Round 8
M1: TWS refuse classification to films and TV shows that fail the Bechdel Test.
M2: TWS pay parental leave as equal and non-transferable portions of leave for each parent
M3: That progressive women's groups should refrain from attacking female politicians regardless of their policies
Adj Test: That individuals should be allowed to sell their right to sue to one/more 3rd parties.
OPEN OCTO-FINALS
M1: That we should abolish Green Belt regulations.
M2: TWS rewrite animal welfare standards to be uniform for each species of animal, regardless the animal's
use/context.
M3: That Obama should use the Environmental Protection Agency and other executive powers to aggressively
combat climate change
ESL QUARTER-FINAL:
M1: That minimum standards of living should be legally enforceable in developing countries
M2: That political parties should abolish their military wings
M3: That we should select only women as diplomats to countries with poor rights standards for women
OPEN QUARTER-FINAL
M1: TWS support aggressive Palestinian protests, like property destruction, in illegal Israeli settlements
M2: That the Muslim Brotherhood should cooperate with Adly admin and accept Cabinet positions for ending protests
against the interim gov
M3: That we regret the rise of the nation state in the Arab World
ESL SEMIS:
M1: That China should establish military bases overseas.
M2: That Palestinians should not accept citizenship from Arab Nations.

M3: That we should require UN approval for the giving of military aid or selling of (words missing).
ESL FINAL:
That the media should not have broadcast the footage of British soldier, Lee Rigby, being murdered in London.
OPEN SEMIS:
M1: That we should abolish the criminal law, expand tort law and provide extra funding for the litigants
M2: That the standard or 'responsibleness' in criminal cases should never be influenced by prejudicial assumptions,
even if held by the average person in that society.
M3: That the tax offices should be allowed to retrospectively declare acts of aggressive accounting, which expliot tax
loopholes, illegal.
GRAND FINAL TOPIC:
That women should be criminally liable for harm to foetuses in utero as a result of their lifestyle choices

AUW IV 2013
Round 1:
That Governments should abolish patent protection and instead establish a fund that guarantees payments for the
development of new medicines for Third World diseases.
That this house would take lifestyle choices into account in the allocation of scarce medical resources.
That all restriction on the advertising of prescription drugs should be removed.
Round 2:
That social disgust is legitimate grounds for the restriction of artistic freedom.
That this house would require independent professional accredation of all individuals who recienve compenstation for
providing political commentary
in the media.
That government should have the right to access all private communication on the internet.
Round 3:
That we should ban Bitcoin.
That this house would prioritize geo-engineering over traditional means of environment control.
Assuming technology is available, this house would do away with human referees in international sporting events.
Round 4:
That low income ethnic neighborhoods should be protected from gentrification.
That this house would teach in indigenous languages.
That the state should pay women who choose to become housewives.
Semis:
That this house supports work for food programs in public schools.
That corporations should be held legally responsible for abuses committed by their contracted service providers.
That this house would allow migrant labor to vote in the country where they work.

Finals:
That, in Bangladesh, constitutional changes and passing legislation must require a minimum proportion of votes from
the opposition MPs.
That this house will require all university students to serve as social workers for a year right after graduation.
That this house supports a constitutional role in government for the Bangladesh military.

UADC 2013
Round 1: EducationTHBT academic researchers should restrict public access to their research that has not
undergone peer review.
THW make public universities free.
THW require all public servants to send their children to public school.
Round 2: If I Were A Doctor
As far as they are able to, THBT doctors have an obligation to disclose to a patient's sexual partners that the patient
has HIV/AIDS.
THBT doctors should never administer life sustaining treatment to those pronounced brain dead.
THBT doctors should refuse to administer abortions on patients who insist on maintaining a pro-life stance.
Round 3: Mind Your Own Business
THW abolish all patents.
THW nationalize any company that is deemed to be too big to fail.
TH supports multinational corporations who outsource their production to countries that have loose labor laws.
Round 4: Social Networking
THBT social networking sites have done more harm than good for interpersonal interaction.
THBT social networks like Grindr should not allow users to prevent their profiles from being searched by members of
a specific race.
TH condemns dating sites like Ashley Madison that are targeted at people in relationships looking to have an affair.
Round 5: Gender
THW require all employees to take the same amount of leave and work the same number of hours that their average
female colleague with a child does.
Regardless of parental consent, THW fund gender reassignment surgery for minors.
THBT homosexual movement should out homosexuals they know to be in the closet.
Round 6: Crime and Punishment
TH supports the indefinite detention of individuals in the interest of public safety.
THBT justice should involve no consideration for retribution and focus on rehabilitation instead.
THW ban proselytizing (to induce someone to convert to one's faith) in prisons.
Round 7: Environment
THW not cut funding to research that seeks to deal with climate change, even in the wake of austerity.
THW stop searching for new sources of oil.
THW stop preventing the worsening of climate change and focus on adapting to its consequences instead.
Round 8: Democracy
TH prefers a system of proportional representation to first-past-the-post voting.
TH supports parties who choose their policy positions on bills being voted on in the legislature through an online vote
by their constituents.
THBT majority of the members of the legislature should be chosen from a socially representative random draw from

the general population.

Octo Final: Geopolitics and Conflict
In post-conflict societies, THW stop collecting and destroy all information regarding the ethnic and religious identities
of its citizens.
For as long as Israel occupies Palestinian territories, TH supports an academic boycott of Israel.
THBT journalists should not use deception to gain access to rogue states or conflict zones.
Open Quarter Final and EFL Pre-mi Final: Economics
THW not tax investment income.
THBT governments should balance their budgets unless they secure consent to the contrary from young voters via
referenda.
TH supports the wider use of alternative, non-centralized currencies such as BitCoin.
Open Semi Final and EFL Semi Final: Discourse
TH regrets individualism as the dominant conception of morality in contemporary liberal discourse.
THBT political correctness gain is discourses loss.
TH regrets the states monopoly over historical narratives.
EFL Grand Final: Socio Legal
THW abolish welfare services for the poor and give them the equivalent in cash instead.
THBT spouses with no employment income should be entitled to a significant portion of their partners wages/salary.
THW have affirmative action for the ugly.
Open Grand Final: Social Justice
THBT all children should be surrendered to the states care upon birth.
THW cap the number of years a person can own land.
THW ban inheritance.
Courtesy: Shafiq Bazari.

ASDC 2013
Round 1: Politics and governance
THW make the salary of politicians equal to the per capita income of the country
THBT believes that corporations should not be allowed to contribute to campaigns
THW prefer a technocratic autocracy over a populist democracy

Round 2: Religion
THW compel religious adoption agencies to accept capable LGBT parents
THBT Free Speech should include the right to offend religions
THW remove all legal and economic privileges granted to religious organizations

Round 3: Finance and Economics

THW break up the big banks
THBT home countries should not penalize is citizens/corporations for bribery in foreign states
THBT multinational corporations have a duty to maintain a strong presence (majority of their industry) in their home
countries

Round 4: parents and children

THBT parents should be given access to all password of their children's social networking accounts
THW pay teenagers/young individuals who do not get pregnant/impregnate before they graduate
THW prevent parents from religiously indoctrinating their children

Round 5: Rights
THW force feed prisoners who go on Hunger strikes
THBT welfare benefits should be contingent upon a drug test
THW allow workers to sell their rights

Round 6: What ifs

In the face of Armageddon, THW fill the last boat (the last boat will survive) with seriously ill people instead of
criminals
Assuming we had the technology to detect homosexual genes, THW allow individuals to abort their gay fetuses
THBT the government should actively invest in human beings to attain "Marvel Comic" powers

Round 7: IR
TH supports the disbandment of the EU
THBT it's high time for Palestine to absolutely lay down its arms in its quest for independence
THBT the ICC should prosecute crimes against democracy (i.e. Massive electoral fraud and vote rigging, vote buying,
suppression of the opposition, etc.)

Open Octo Final: Education

THW abolish affirmative action criteria based on gender/ethnicity in university admissions

THW stream (put them in one class) students based on their academic performance
TH actively supports the move towards online degrees

Open Quarter Final and Novice Semi Final: Environment

THBT environmentalists should exaggerate the effects of global warming
THW subject the conviction or acquittal of environmental terrorists to a referendum
THW prohibit developed nations from dumping toxic waste in developing nations

Open Semi Final: War

THBT it should be the legal obligation of invading countries to pay for the reconstruction of occupied nations
THW launch a full military invasion against North Korea
THW try its citizens who commit acts of terrorism as enemy combatants

Novice Grand Final: Media and the arts

THW rewrite Disney stories to account for political correctness
THR the Hollywoodization of independent films (Hollywoodization: when Hollywood buys the rights over these films
and when Hollywood actors star in them)
THW prevent journalists from covering mass shootings in detail

Grand Final: Meta-debates

THBT there is no such thing as animal cruelty
THBT humanity is better off without sexual desires
THBT God is nothing but a social construct

AIUB National Debate Fest 2013

Round 1
Theme: Education

1.THW make it mandatory to teach the principles of every major religion practiced in Bangladesh in all primary and
secondary schools
2. THBT public universities should have higher tuition brackets for students from wealthy families.
3. THW make it mandatory for all school students to volunteer for at least one government approved list of community
services
Round 2
Theme: Politics
1. THW ban any mass movements that attempt to interfere with the justice system
2. THW allow individuals to run for office in their home country even if they are on political asylum
3. THW allow corporations to run for parliamentary seats.
Round 3
Theme: Economics
1. THBT govt. should set a minimum price on RMG exports which covers the cost of maintaining safety standards.
2. THW not allow foreign firms to operate inside developing countries without a domestic partner
3. THBT state should subconsciously manipulate citizen towards good lifestyle choices.
SF: This house will close all diplomatic ties with Pakistan till it apologizes for the genocide in 1971.
GF: THW would no longer automatically extend the benefits afforded to freedom fighters to their family members.

KDO 2013
Round 1:
THBT Encouraging Private Ownership Is Putting A Break On Public Transport.
THBT Adding 10 New Public Universities Is Completely Mad.
THW Compel Murderers To Attend The Funeral Of The People They Killed.
Round 2:

THBT Social Networks Are A Real Stinker To Cross-Ideological Exposure.

THBT Airline Passengers Should Stand To Save Up Save.
TH Disagrees With Restriction On Employees Use Of Social Media During Working Hours.
Round 3:

THW Impose A Fat-Tax On Confectionery.

THBT The More You Consume, The More Taxes You Should Pay.
THW Impose A Higher Levy On The In-Take Of Low-Skilled Foreign Workers.
Round 4:
THW Say Goodbye To The Party And Play On Their Own.
THW Go To The Ballot Box, But Not Bother To Vote.

THW Allow Permanent Residents To Vote, Instead Of Citizens Outside Of The Country.

Quarterfinal:
THBT FIFA Should Not Apply Video Technology In Their Refereeing.
THW Make Clubs Liable For The Indecencies Of Their Fans.
THBT Monkey Chants Are Justifiable Reason For Players To Walk-Off The Pitch.
Semi-Finals:
THBT The Cost Of Funerals For Ex-Leaders Should Not Be Borne By The People.
THBT Israel Should Not Be Blamed For Their Insecurities.
THW Separate Muslim Prisoners From The Rest.

Final:
THBT Politicians Should Be Seen And Not Heard.
THW Revoke The Citizenship Of People Who Do Not Vote.
THBT Civil Disobedience Is A Legitimate Expression Of A Citizen's Democratic Rights.

Uniten Open 2013

R1: THBT individuals who fail to appear in court for crimes against humanity should be assassinated
R2: THB in the absolute right to secede.
R3: THBT journalism should abandon its stance of being non-interventionist when covering atrocities.
R4: THBT people who have been denied the right of statehood by the international community should be given the
right to abode in any nation of their choice.
R5: Assuming the duplication/replication of pain was possible, THW administer pain to convicts in proportion to the
crimes they have committed.
Octos: In this modern era, THBT states should recognize the consent of minors.
Quarters: THBT the United States should extend its antisemitism laws to islamophobia
Semis: THBT moral relativism is an obstruction to peace
Finals: THBT post mortem, your body belongs to science.

Moscow Open 2013

Round 1: THW legally bind children to take care of their parents once the parents reach old age.
Round 2: THW erect a memorial statue for President Ronald Reagan in the red Square.
Round 3: This house, as a feminist, would marry a closeted homosexual in order to help him keep his sexual identity
secret.
Round 4: THW, as Russia, offer all Western European millionaires a low tax asylum and full Citizenship in the
Russian federation.
Round 5: THW abolish NATO

Semi: THBT the state should never ever fund the arts or cultural activities.
Final: You are a member of the Pussy Riots. You are presented with a fail safe plan to runaway from prison and start
a relatively comfortable life in the west. This house would stay in prison.
Courtesy: Michael Shapira

HWS/IDEA Round Robin 2013

Round 1: THW allow legislation through voter initiated referenda.
Round 2: THW establish a US federal court with the authority to approve targeted killings of unlawful combatants.
Round 3: THW prohibit provincial and local governments from offering tax incentives to lure corporations to open
business in their domain.
Round 4: THBT the discovery of a means to stop the human aging process would be a curse to humanity.
Round 5: THBT governments should use corporal punishment instead of incarceration for a significant number of
crimes.
Final: THW use diversity quotas for university admissions.

Canton IV 2013
Rd 1 EDUCATION
THBT in public universities, tuition fees should be directly proportional to wealth
THW make arts and literature classes optional in all levels
THW establish exclusive schools for the LGBTQ

Rd 2 POLITICS
TH rejects the resignation of politicians over sex scandals
THW outlaw negative advertisements during election campaign period
THW no longer reserve seats in parliament for minority groups

Rd 3 ENVIRONMENT
TH rejects Earth Hour
THBT witnessing the slaughter of an animal must be a prerequisite to eating meat
THW allow governments to sell parts of their land to other countries for waste dumping

Rd 4 WOMEN
THBT self-identified feminists have an obligation not to make any cosmetic changes to themselves (ex. Makeup,
surgery, etc)
THW allow pro-life organisations to pay a woman to deliver the pregnancy to term
THBT feminism should reject monogamous relationships

Rd 5 IR
THBT its high time for Latin America to democratise
THBT African countries should reject increasing Chinese involvement in their development
THBT non-government entities should not be allowed to meet leaders of rogue states
Rd 6 SEX
THBT victims of sexual abuse by priests of the Catholic Church have a moral obligation to reject financial settlements
TH celebrates the rise of virginity sales online
TH regrets the rise of divorce insurance
Quarters: ECONOMICS
THBT tax evasion must be punished with the loss of citizenship
THBT it is in the ASEANs interest to restore tariffs on Chinese products
THW withdraw all state benefits from the voluntarily unemployed

Semis: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

In liberal democracies, THW allow criminals to financially compensate families of victims for a lesser sentence
THW keep a criminal record of juvenile delinquents
THW pardon illegal immigrants who agree to become material witnesses to a crime

Finals: MEDIA AND ADVOCACY

Debated: TH regrets the use of explicit and graphic imagery of suffering to promote altruistic causes
THW ban reporting on suicides
THW allow individuals to run for office in their home country even if they are on political asylum

Griffith Easters 2013

Round 1:
M1: That access to state schools should be means tested
M2: That we should, in the context of a limited budget, halve the number of teachers and their pay should be doubled
M3: That we should ban children from participating in reality television shows
Round 2:
M1: That left-leaning Australians should vote for the Greens
M2: That Australians should be able to call a by-election for their local electorate if a significant number of
constituents sign a petition
M3: That the Australian Labor Party should immediately replace Julia Gillard with Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister
Round 3:
M1: That we should not give development aid to countries without population controls
M2: That South Korea should pre-emptively strike North Korea
M3: That we should support Obama's use of drones in the war on terror
Round 4:
M1: That Australia should cut taxes on income and profits in remote communities
M2: That severely indebted nations should take money from the bank accounts of their citizens to pay for the nations'
debt
M3: That employees should be able to permanently opt-out of union membership in return for higher wages
Round 5:
M1: That people who go on killing sprees should be given the death penalty
M2: That the state should financially compensate all people found not guilty at trial
M3: That early guilty pleas should not result in sentence reductions
Round 6:
M1: That transgender people should form a new movement separate to the gay and lesbian movement
M2:That individuals should be able to opt-in to legally enforceable, permanent bans from vice activities (e.g. smoking,
drinking, gambling, soliciting prostitution, viewing pornography)
M3: That local communities should be allowed to censor media consumed in their area on the basis of their moral or
political beliefs
Octo finals:
M1: That home births should be banned
M2: That custody of children born to mothers under 16 should go to the baby's grandparents
M3: That we should abolish foster care
Quarter-Finals:
M1: That we should cut military aid to Saudi Arabia until they liberalise policies towards women
M2: That the invasion of Afghanistan has done more harm than good
M3: That it would be better for Palestinians to be absorbed into neighbouring Arab states than to continue to fight for
a homeland
Semi-Finals:
M1: That feminists Christians should leave their church if it is sexist
M2: That we should ban religions from advocating self harm as a form of penance
M3: That the Catholic church should choose to elect its pope by a popular vote of all church going Catholics
GF: That we would grant the Northern Territory to Indigenous people as an independent nation.

Leiden Open 2013

R1: THW criminalise gang membership
R2: THBT adoption agenices should seek to place children in families with similar culture to that of their biological
parents.
R3: THW require re-ratification of all international treaties, including the EU, by popular referenda every decade.
R4: THBT the international community should treat espionage as a justification for military retaliation.
R5: THBT the news media should also represent the criminal's point of view when reporting on the criminal
convictions.
Semis-Novice Final:
Infoslide: SOme people believe that they are born LGBT, some LGBt people believe that it is a choice that they made.
Currently, the LGBT movement uses being "born this way" as a legitimizing equal rights.
Motion: THBT the LGBT rights movement should abondon the ""born this way" campaign.
Final: In the times of war, THBT the relatives of civilians killed by military occupation, should be able to sue the
soldiers responsible for their relative's death in civilian court.
Courtesy: https://twitter.com/dkwien/status/316582683780202496/photo/1

22nd ICU Tournament 2013

Round 1
Theme: Criminal Justice
THBT bosses should be held criminally liable if their subordinates commit suicide due to overwork
THBT states should fund the identity change of prisoners when they are released
THBT states that have abolished the death penalty should never extradite criminals to states where they face the
death penalty
Round 2
Theme: Minorities
THBT there should be a quota to ensure that the majority of supreme court judges would be composed of ethnic,
religious or sexual minorities
THW ban all research that attempts to find a 'cure' for autism
If the technology exists, THW allow parents to alter the sexual preference of their unborn children
Round 3
Theme: All is just in WAR.
THBT state-run media entities should be legitimate targets in times of war
THBT terrorists who are also citizens of a country should be punished more severely than foreign-born terrorists
THBT assassination should never be a legitimate tool of foreign policy
Round 4
Theme: The perfect motions for a Sunday morning :)
THW not enforce patents of large tech companies
THBT the government should not support development of new fossil fuels
THBT welfare to the poor should be in cash rather than through services
Round 5
Theme: Politics & Democracy

THBT self-professed progressive politicians whose children also seek to be elected have a moral obligation to
officially back other candidates
THW ban corporations from influencing their employees during elections
TH regrets the rise of caste-based parties in India
Round 6
Theme: Where the Sun Rises
THBT Japanese history textbooks should be submitted for approval by an international panel of experts from nations
who experienced Japanese occupation
THBT monarchies should have no place in democracies
THBT teachers in public schools should have the right not to sing the national anthem
Pre-Quarter Finals
Theme: Immigration
THW pay youths to not move to cities
THBT multi-ethnic states should base immigration policies on maintaining the ethnic balance of that state
THBT citizens should be made to pay an exit tax once they change citizenship
Quarter Finals
Theme: Whats missing from the ICUT Adjcore?
THW make all decisions related to abortion rights by holding referenda in which only women can participate
THW allow only women to establish companies that reject or discriminate against men in employment
THBT feminists should oppose the practice of "Lady's Night" in nightclubs ('Lady's Night": Where nightclubs allow
women in for free or on a discount so as to attract paying male customers)
Semi-Finals
Theme: Nostalgia
TH regrets the Arab Spring in Egypt
THBT the world was better off during the Cold War
THBT figureheads of national liberation movements (Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama) should not become politicians
after their movements succeed
Grand Final
Theme: Adjcores Favorites
THBT states should be allowed to openly fund political parties in other states in order to further their own agendas
THBT developing countries should prefer the Chinese model of development over the Western model (Chinese
model: the sacrifice of civil-political rights for economic development)
THBT, if the end of the world is coming without hope of survival, governments should keep it secret from society

East Asian IV 2013

R1: THBT Movie and music awards do more harm than good for the industry
R2: THBT states should impose higher consumption taxes
R3: THBT democracies shld ban the election of close family members of current or recent office-holders
R4: THW force treatment on the mentally ill
R5: THBT religious institutions and organizations should be denied access to television broadcast licenses.
R6: THBT casinos should be required to pay for the treatment of gambling addicts
R7: THW financially reward people who post vids of serious crimes/police brutality on popular sites
(FB,YouTube,RenRen)
Semis: Assuming feasibility, THW allow people to voluntarily erase their memories

GF: THBT Israel should exempt from military duty its citizens who morally oppose the occupation of Palestine

MDO 2013
Round 1: Education and Love
THW abolish all private schools
THW ban school uniforms
TH rejects the stigma on student-professor relationships in universities
Round 2: Somebody gonna get a hurt real bad
THW punish top-level corruption with the most severe punishment in the countrys judicial system (ie, death penalty
or life imprisonment)
THW abolish executive pardons
THW allow prisoners to serve in the military for a reduced sentence
Round 3: War and Revolution
In the event that organized crime of a nation affects its neighbors, THB in the right to breach that nation's sovereignity
THW pre-emptively attack North Korea
TH celebrates Hugo Chavez's impact of South America
Round 4: Human Nature
If the technology exists, THW allow people to stop the aging process and choose the time of their demise
Assuming that extraterrestial life exists, THW treat all forms of alien life with aggression
Assuming another species is developing intelligence comparable to humans, THW actively surpress their evolution
Round 5: Media and Culture
THBT Hollywood should never cooperate with the Pentagon or the CIA in making movies
THBT black entertainers should not use the N word
THBT DC comics should re-boot Superman as homosexual
Round 6: Robin: Should we do econs for round 6? Val/Arinah/Hyewon: No... SEX!
THW ban pedophile rights groups (e.g. the North American Man-Boy Love Association)
THBT consent should be the only standard for any sexual relationship (not age, not genetic relationships, not number,
etc)
THBT sex education in schools should move from teaching safe sex to teaching good sex
Round 7: Your very friendly Adjcore :):):)
THBT the Philippine government should not abandon the Sultanate of Sulu
THBT Singapore should continue importing high numbers of immigrants to combat the population deficit problem
THBT South Korean government should actively reduce the influence of chaebols (multinational business
conglomerates like Samsung and Hyundai)
Octos: The Dismal Science
TH supports Chinas right to manipulate the Yuan for economic advantage
THBT government contracts in developing countries should only be given to domestic firms
THW impose a supertax on the rich even if it does not lead to more revenues for the state
Quarters: Geopol 2.0
THW, as Fatah, abandon the two-state solution to push for a one-state solution
THBT the international community should never support non-united opposition to dictatiorships

THBT the African Union should suspend the membership of countries with individuals in government who have
been/are being indicted for war crimes
Semi: Dedicated to the Glasgow University Union
THBT self-declared feminists must never take on the names of their husbands
THW financially incentivise men to either enter professions that are traditionally female dominated (eg pre-school
teaching, nursing, nannies, etc) or become house-husbands
In a world with unwanted children, THBT fertility therapy should be condemned
Finals: Religion
THBT the Catholic Church is a force for good in the world
THBT it is justified to present only the positive narrative of popular religious figures
THBT fear should not be used in proselytising or instilling religious beliefs (Debated)

VUDC 2013
Round 1: Elections
THBT elections for public officials should be solely funded by the state
THW elect the members of the Supreme Court
THW ban relatives and spouses of incumbent officials from running in public elections
Round 2: Entertainment
THR the popularity of award-giving bodies for the arts
THR the system of popular voting in talent shows
THBT artists should not set out to sympathetically portray characters who hold morally repugnant world views
Round 3: Gender
TH supports rape porn
THBT feminists should celebrate portrayals of women in the media as sexually aggressive beings (i.e.
nymphomaniac women, porn stars, sado-masochists, etc.)
THBT the state should pay women who choose to become housewives
Round 4: Environment
THBT the first world must pay the third world for the effects of climate change
THW forcibly displace tribes from forests that are home to endangered species
THW arm the indigenous in fighting illegal loggers
Round 5: Socio-legal
THW decriminalize looting in times of calamities
THW remove the plea for insanity in heinous crimes
THBT states should not compensate calamity victims who choose to live in disaster-prone areas
Octofinals: Development
THBT ultraluxury brands have no place in underdeveloped countries.
THW force large companies who leave an area to pay the costs of any resulting structural unemployment.
THBT developing countries should limit rural to urban migration.
Quarterfinals: Geopolitics/International Relations
In cases where in a military intervention has been prevented by a veto of a member-state of the UNSC, THW make
that country liable
THBT the United States should withdraw its support from Israel

TH prefers a strong dictatorship to a weak democracy

Semifinals: Philosophy
THR the public reverence towards violent sports.
Assuming the technology exists, THW allow the state to forcibly enter the subconscious of alleged criminals and
terrorists in their custody.
Assuming the technology exists, THW allow individuals to block or erase any of their own memories.
Grand Finals: Philippines
THW abolish the parliamentary immunity of public officials
THW increase the punishment received by public officials who break the law (GF Motion)
THR the phenomenon of "Pinoy Pride"

MOHEC 2013
Round 1 (Arts):
THBT the Academy Awards has outlived its appeal
THBT there should be no censorship of music
THBT pop music is making our culture less creative.
Round 2 (Health):
THBT marijuana should be legalized
THBT doctor should be allowed to refuse treatment
THBT addiction should be treated as a disease.
Round 3 (Sports):
THBT the politicization of sports is an illegtimate strategy
TH would give academic credit for sport
THBT wrestling should not be banned from the Olympics
Round 4 (Legal):
THBT prosecutors should face consequences when innocent people go to jail
THBT the Battered Women's Syndrome should be treated in courts as actual scientific diagnosis
THBT the Violence against Women act is unfair to men.
Quarters (Economics):
THBT tax reforms should include a consumption tax
THBT the EU should have an agricultural protectionist policy
THBT welfare programs should be eliminated.
Semis (Technology):
THBT companies should be allowed to collect and sell the personal data of their clients/users
THBT Google cannot be trusted
THBT parents should enforce age restrictions on social media
Finals:
THW make financial records of political candidates public
THW impose a retirement age for politicians
THW remove political parties.

Academia Debate Fest 2013

R1: TH regrets the choice of selection national anthem for Bangladesh.
R2: THBT politicization of sports is a legitimate strategy .
R3: THBT Shahbagh protest is a farce.
R4: THW reveal some existing superheroes as homosexuals.
R5: TH celebrates slut pride.
R6: THBT Corruption/Dictatorship Should never be an excuse to deny Development aid.
R7: THW allow employers to discriminate on personal lifestyle (such as smoking, obesity) while hiring.
Pre-Quarters: THBT developed countries shld automatically accept env refugees.
Quarters: THBT military intervention should be subject to referendum, and the outcome shld be binding.
Semis: THW ban religions from actively seeking conversions.
Finals: THBT a 'Truth and Reconciliation commission' is preferable to a 'War Crime Tribunal'

VNC 2013 Inter Club

Round 1:
M1: THW RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO MARRY LIFELESS OBJECTS
M2: THW ALLOW
INDIVIDUAL TO OWN A PET ONLY WITH THE CONDITION OF GIVING IT ADEQUATE SCOPE TO SOCIALIZE
AND MATE
M3: GIVEN THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE, THW ALLOW PARENTS TO CHOOSE THE GENDER OF THEIR
CHILDREN
Round 2:
M1: THBT US GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAX THE RICH MORE IN ORDER TO TACKLE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
M2: THW BUILD THE PADMA BRIDGE WITH ITS OWN MONEY
M3: THW GO FOR OPEN PIT COAL EXTRACTION IN NORTHERN BANGLADESH
Round 3:
M1: THW GIVE TWO VOTES TO THE TAX PAYING CITIZENS IN NATIONAL ELECTION
M2: THW GIVE FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
M3: THW LEGALIZE BLOOD MONEY

Round 4:
M1: THW FORGIVE THE 71 WAR CRIMINALS GIVEN THAT THEY CONFESS THEIR CRIMES INFRONT OF A
NEUTRAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (ASSUMING THAT TRC EXISTS)
M2: THBT NATIONAL CRICKET BOARDS SHOULDNT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT PARTICIPATION OF
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS IN THE DOMESTIC LEAGES ON THE BASIS Of NATIONALITY
M3: THW ALLOW/EXPOSE FEMALES IN CONFRONTATIONAL MILITARY WARFARE

VIT 2013

Round 1:THW abolish maternity leave.

Round 2:THW issue sex coupons to the poor. (Assuming that prostitution is already legal)
Round 3:THBT Military should not reveal non-wartime incidents of sensitive nature to public.
Round 4:THW cap rent in the Indian metropolises
Round 5: TH regrets the fall of Hosni Mubarak.
Quarters:THW conceal history and rewrite it in public interest.
Semis:THBT armed struggle is the only way for Kashmir to achieve its freedom.
Finals:This House Believes That India Should Federate Itself Along The Lines of the EU.
Novice Finals:THW castrate rapists.

VNC 2013 (Inter School)

Round 1
Theme: Kid's way
M1: THBT Viqarunnisa should be a co-educational institution.
M2: THW ban agencies that recruit and train young children to be the "next big celebrity".
M3: THBT children should have legal obligation towards their parents when they reach adulthood.
Round 2:
Theme: Rights
M1: THBT internet is basic human right.
M2: THBT any and all sorts of vocational education should be state funded.
M3: THW deny politicians medical visa.
Round 3:
Theme: Country we love.
M1: THW ban any rendition of National Anthem.
M2: THBT Bangladesh should deny help from International organisations regarding infrastructure development of
national significance.
M3: THBT Bangla should be the medium of education in tertiary education.
Round 4:
Theme: La La Land.
M1: THBT Superheroes should not get married.
M2: THBT Justice Leauge/Avengers should elect a team leader.
M3: THBT Batman should give gov the access to Wayne Enterprise Applied Science Division.

Round 5: Justice we believe in...

M1: THW televise the war crime trail.
M2: TH supports the criminalization of the political leaders for the actions of their party members.
M3: THBT Shahbagh sit in should now demand apology from Pakistan for 1971 genocide through ICC.
Quarters: Sports
M1: THW have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for PEDs. PEDs - Performance Enhancing Drugs
M2: THBT money has ruined the sports
M3: THBT female cheerleaders in sporting events actively hamper the process of empowering women.
Semis: Environment:
M1: THBT the state should refuse to assist in rebuilding areas prone to extreme weather events.
M2: THBT home countries should deter multinational corporations those operate and damage environment offshore.
M3: THW allow LDCs to ignore environmental pollution in the course of achieving economic prosperity.
Final motion (Prepared): THW ban the RMG Labor Union in Bangladesh.

Inner Temple IV 2013

R1: THW Abolish Trial by Jury
R2: THBT, When and Where Gay Marriage is Legal, Religious Institutions Should Be Compelled to Conduct Gay
Wedding Ceremonies
R3: THBT All Policy on Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Controlled Substances Should Be Made by Expert
Scientific Panels and not Elected Officials
R4: THBT The Arab Spring Has Been Bad for Egypt
R5: THW Punish Illegal Tax Avoidance by the Deprivation of Citizenship (NOTE FROM CA TEAM: It has been
pointed out to us that we confused avoidance and evasion. We are sorry, and a tad embarrassed)
SF: THBT It Is Impossible to Be A Pro-Life Feminist
GF: TH Regrets that Lance Armstrong Got Caught.
Source: http://paullau.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/inner-temple-iv-2013-motions-results/

WSDC 2013
Round 1: THBT important decisions about childrens health should be made by medical professionals and not by their
parents.
Round 2: THBT the media should be prevented by law from intruding the lives of public figures.
Round 3: THS greater US military presence in East Asia.
Round 4: THW allow prisoners to choose death over life sentence.
Round 5: THW cease the exploitation of resources in the Arctic Region
Round 6: THW require government schools to teach religious studies.
Round 7: THS sovereign debt default as a legitimate economic strategy for countries.
Round 8: THW require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation.
Octo-Final: THW cut welfare support on compulsive gamblers.
Quarter: THBT social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through the courts rather than
the legislature.

Semi-Final: THBT the government should pay house wives and house husbands for their work.
Final: THBT Turkey is better off outside the EU.

NUJS Parliamentary Debate 2013

Round 1: Kids & Education
1. TH supports the establishment of politically affiliated student unions in ALL universities (public/ private).
2. (Assuming that the technology is available) THBT parents have the right to install location chips in their children
up to the age of 16.
3. TH mandates that all schools, including minority schools, expose their kids to atheism as part of the curriculum.
Round 2: Jobs
1. THBT all candidates contesting elections for public office should publish their personal health records prior to the
election.
2. THW allow the Indian Administrative Service to recruit from the private sector for mid and high level positions.
3. THBT employers should have the right to impose random drug test on their employees.
Clarification: The Indian Administrative Service recruits through an entrance examination for entry into the cadre.
Promotions for mid and senior level positions are made from within the cadre in the IAS
Round 3: #DelhiGangRape
1. THW allow the identity of rape victims to be revealed publicly, even without the consent of the victim.
2. THW abolish all extra-judicial religious/caste authorities that regulate social and legal conduct (khaps, Imams
issuing fatwas).
3. THBT juveniles accused of rape should be tried and punished using the same standard as adults.
Round 4: Sports
1. THW let the public elect the Indian national cricket squad from a shortlisted pool of cricketers.
2. THW punish sporting teams for the misdemeanour of their fans.
3. (Assuming technology is available) THW do away with human referees in international sporting contests.
Round 5: Maa, Maati and Manush
1. THBT all companies mining natural resources should allocate a portion of annual profits from the region to the
affected local population.
2. THW limit the ownership of multiple properties by citizens in land-strapped countries.
3. THW restrict urban-rural migration in developing countries.
Round 6: Doctors & Medicine
1. THBT medical professionals should be held criminally liable for abandoning their responsibility during an
epidemic of contagious nature
2. THW compulsorily license all life-saving drugs in India
3. THBT hospitals must compensate patients participating in "medical trials" for incurable diseases/conditions.
Clarification:
1. Under compulsory license, an individual or company seeking to use a patent can do so without seeking the
patent holder's consent, and pays the patent holder a set fee for the license.
2. A compulsory license is granted by the government.
Octo-finals: First-world-problems
1. THBT companies should not be allowed to place contractual restrictions on employee conduct on social
networks.

2.
3.

THW force luxury designer clothing houses to include plus-sizes for ALL their collections.
THBT there should be no retirement age for employees (public and private).

Quarter-finals: International Relations

1. This house believes that the West should provide preferential economic and political incentives to Arab
democracies that adopt secular constitutions.
2. THBT countries should stop penalizing their nationals (citizens and companies) for bribing foreign public officials
outside their territory.
3. THBT Israel should pre-emptively attack Syria
.
Semi-finals: Rights
1. TH supports the unregulated trade of human organs between consenting adults.
2. THBT the Boy Scout movement should be allowed to discriminate on the basis of homosexuality.
3. THBT historically oppressed ethnic minorities in democratic countries should be allowed to take pre-emptive
measures of violence to protect themselves from the State.
Finals
THBT Civil Disobedience has lost its value in India.

Berlin WUDC 2013

Round 1: THW create public housing for the poor in wealthy areas.
Round 2: THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapon.
Round 3: THW only imprison individuals who pose a direct and continuing threat to society.
Round 4: THBT international development institutions (such as world bank) should not finance natural resource
projects in corrupt states.
Round 5: THBT self described progressive males of dominate ethnic minorities are morally obliged from taking
positions of responsibility where there is a qualified alternative candidate from a historically disadvantaged group who
would otherwise receive the post.
Round 6: THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of
conscience.
Round 7: THBT the European Union nations should forgive Greece's sovereign debt
Round 8: THBT Countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradeable permit to have
child.
Round 9 - THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national public office to seek election as
independents.
Open:

Partial Double Octo-Finals: THBT universities should never prohibit research or teaching on the ground of sexist,
racist or otherwise discriminatory implications
Open Octos: THBT the US should cut off all military aid to Egypt.
Quarters: THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services.
Semi-Final: THBT the WTO should never allow nations to place export restrictions on food, rare-earth metals, and
other non-oil commodities.
GF: THW not allow religious communities to expel members on the basis of vows or actions that contradict doctrinal
teachings.
ESL
Quarters: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrollment.
SF: THBT the feminist movement should actively promote norms of stable monogamous relationships.
Final: THBT representative democracies with large numbers of foreigners living in their territory (on temporary or
permanent basis) should create specific seats to represent them in parliament.
EFL
Quarters: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrollment.
SF: THBT policies that may have a significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a
"Supreme Court" of independent scientific experts.
Final: This House welcomes the decline of the United States of America as the sole global super power.

Masters' Cup:
Round 1: "Should parents raise their child/ren without gender?"
Round 2: "Should we ever imprison nonviolent offenders?
Final: "Should we support free-schooling?"

IBA Invitational Debate 2012

R1. THW give financial incentives to companies who hire ex-convicts
R2. THW introduce trade union in RMG sectors of Bangladesh
R3: THW ban mega stores (Walmart) to operate in developing countries.
R4: THW Ban pornography on account of promoting male chauvinism.
R5: THBT Palestine's observer state status impedes the peace process.
Semis: THBT it is time to turn China into a democracy/
Finals: THW audit and publish the cost of war on terror.

NDDC 2012
R1: THBT matrimonial agencies/match makers should be made legally liable/responsible in case their clients indulge
in future violence
R2: THBT UN should include 'Right to Knowledge & Innovation' as an absolute and fundamental right in its UDHR
R3: THBT Judaist movement and Jews should deny its support to Likud Party and Benjamin Netanyahu.

R4: THBT Criminal Justice System should have the right 2 detain convicts beyond their sentence if there is any
legitimate doubt about the completion of rehabilitation.
R5: THBT 3rd/4th generation immigrants, have a moral obligation to learn the language of their ethic origin
GF: THBT Citizens who choose to allow an act of extreme violence, should be considered/tried as the perpetrator of
that criminal act.

Singapore Debate Open 2012

R1: THBT nude protests regress feminist movements.
R2: Assuming that it is feasible, THW actively encourage private mining operations on the moon.
R3: TH rejects the universality of rights of foreign workers.
R4: In the event of Zombie apocalypse, strained of resources, THW abandon survivors in infested areas in the
attempt to save more people.
R5: THBT the future of the European Union lies in giving up the Euro currency.
R6: In developed countries with severe population replacement deficits, THW impose a sin tax on contraception
QF: THW allow repeat sex offenders d option of accepting permanent chemical castration in exchange for a lighter
sentence
Main SF & Junior GF: THBT social injustice is a legitimate excuse for political violence
Final: THW pay Myanmar to take in the Rohingyas.

Great Gender Debate 2012

Round 1: THBT gender test in sports is justified
Round 2: THW recognise civil partnership of same sex couples
Round 3: THBTnchildren's toys should be gender neutral
Round 4: THBT sex change operations are socially abhorrent
Quarters: THBT forced sterilization of hiv positive women is wrong
Semis: THBT Malaysia should set up an all women's university
Finals: THS 30% quota for women in Malaysian parliament.

WUPID 2012
R1: THW ban race-based parties.
R2: TH Supports A One Country, Two Systems Policy For China And Tibet.
R3: THBT any cyber attack that harms civilians or civilian infrastructure should be considered a war crime.
R4: THBT Encouraging women to withold sex to end conflicts is a good strategy.
R5:THW offer amnesty to assad in return of stepping down.
QF: THW allow minorities to design and teach their own history curriculum in schools .
SF: THW restrict banks from paying their executives in years in which their institutions make a loss.
Final: THBT the UN should grant full membership status to Palestine

Victoria IV 2012
Round 1: THBT artists should choose not to public art that insults Islam.
Round 2: THW ban prenuptial agreements.
Round 3: THBT the US should ban 3rd party campaigns in federal elections & lift limits on direct contributions to
candidates.
Round 4: THBT there should be a crime of corporate manslaughter.
Round 5: THBT technology companies with significant market share should not be eligible for patent protection.
Round 6: THBT important decisions about childrens health should be made by medical professionals and not by their
parents.
Semi: THBT the govt should use subconscious psychological manipulation on a massive scale to nudge us into
making better decisions.
Final: THBT that affluent citizens of first world nations are responsible for global poverty.

BRAC Masters Invitational 2012

R1: THBT pro-democratic movement in ME is counter-productive for Israel and it's allies.
R2: THBT it is mandatory for the First World countries to increase labour quota of the immigrants from target
countries instead of giving them development aid.
R3: THS the right to bear arms.
R4: TH regrets the existence of multiple national debating bodies in Bangladesh.
R5: THW have brothels in military camps.
Semis: THBT US Goverrnment should permanently remove the debt ceiling.

UiTM IV 2012
R1: THW Abolish Labor Union.
R2: THBT Massive Destruction of the environment is a crime against humanity.
R3: THBT in Western intervention in Mali.
R4: THW sterilize individuals with low IQ/harmful hereditary diseases without their consent.
R5: TH Regrets the decline of French Capitalism.
Quarters: THBT in Unified Feminist Movement.
Semis: THW Arm Hamas.
Grand Finals: THBT The State Should Not Regulate All Sexual Activities Which Are Consensual.

Cambridge IV 2012
R1:THBT The State Should Pay A Living Wage To Stay At Home Parents.
R2: THB All Donor Countries Should Freeze Aid to Rwanda..
R3: THW Hold the Senior Executives of Major Banks and Rating Agencies criminally liable for their companies'
actions during the Global Financial Crisis
R4: THBT Democratic Reform is More Important than Economic Growth for China
R5 THW Never Allow Prosecutors to Offer Reduced Sentences or Lesser Charges in Exchange for Testifying Against
Others.
Open Quarter Final: TH Regrets the Rise of the 24 Hour News Media
Open Semis: THBT All Companies Should Be At Least 75% Owned By Their Workforce, in Equal Shares
ESL Semis: ???

ESL Final: THBT that Japan Should Not Abandon Nuclear Power
Grand Final: THBT Egypt Should Provide a Military Security Guarantee Against The Invasion of Gaza.

MMU IV 2012
R1: THW ban reality tv shows that portrays womens as bimbo.
R2: THW ban the international recruitment/trade of sports people below the age of 18.
R3: HBT the gov of MY has no obligation to set better standards for domestic helper over and above what is already
SQ
R4: THBT willingness to participate in formal public election debates should be a pre-requisite for candidates running
for office.
Quarter Finals Motion: TH Celebrates sex blogging in conservative religious societies
Semis Motion: THW pay beggers to leave congested cities
Grand-Finals Motion: THW grant unlimited speech to religious and ideological extremist if they give up their right to
vote.

Oxford IV 2012
Round 1: THBT Google, YouTube & Social Media websites should remove content which it deems to insult religions.
Round 2: THBT South Africa's ANC should nationalize all mines
Round 3: THBT 'Western' Governments should buy the freedom of slaves
Round 4: THBT the Greek military should suspend democratic government until economic recovery
Round 5: THBT companies should not take public stances on gay rights issues
ESL SF: THBT Governments should actively discourage consumerist lifestyles
ESL Final: THW give extra votes to youths over the age of 18
Open Break QF: THBT EMILY's list should fund pro-choice male candidates
Open Break SF: THBT States should forcibly reverse the transmigration policies of their former dictators.
Open Break Final: THB in the right to bear arms.

JDC Debate Fest 2012

R1: THW adopt a vigilante justice as a part law enforcement plan.
R2: THBT WB should only lend to countries who follow certain environment standards.
R3: THW impose one child policy in Bangladesh.
R4: THBT women should get an equal position in war with men.
Semi-Finals: THBT states should not compensate people who live in disaster prone areas.
Finals: THBT children's shows which romanticize animal abuse should be discouraged.

Huber Debates 2012

R1. THW ban employers from accessing the criminal records of prospective employees.
R2. THBT politicians should not glorify military service.
R3. THW introduce a mandatory maximum working week of 40 hours.
R4. THBT juries should not convict criminals who act in the public interest
R5. THW defriend Facebook friends who post offensive political views.

R6. THBT newly emerged democracies should ban religious parties.

QF: THBT Hook-up culture has been good for women.
SF: THBT schools should aggressively screen students from a young age.
Novice F: THBT it is immoral to eat meat.
Final: THBT the USA federal govt should allow states to secede by popular referendum.
[From: http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/huber-debates-2012-university-of-vermont.html]

AIDF 2012
R1: THBT athletes cannot be stripped off their medals under any circumstances
R2: THBT Western Liberal Democracies should not sell arms to ME.
R3: THBT International Monetary Fund and World Bank do more harm than good.
R4: THW change the electoral college voting system in the US presidential election.
R5: THW ban all fairness products.
Semis: THW prosecute gov officials tht defect from authoritarian regimes during popular uprising
Finals: THW make all government schools teach atheism.

BDC Pre World 2012

R1: THW elect US Presidents internationally.
R2: THW create a United States of Europe to solve the Eurozone crisis.
R3: THW legitimize violence used by oppressed minority as a tool of protest.
R4: THW waive jail/punishment for corrupt politicians in exchange of donating his wealth / property for philantrophic
purposes
R5: THW ban BDSM sex.
Quarters: THBT Israel should unilaterally attack Iran.
Semis: THW impose a global excise tax to achieve the millennium development goals.
Finals: THBT now we should force Turkey to apologize in the form of ''direct compensation'' to Armenia for their
genocide.

ASIAN BP 2012
Demo debate: THW allow PEDs in sports.
R1: THW abandon diversity as a criterion for university admissions.
R2: THBT the state shldnt grant autonomy based upon religious lines.
R3: THS a quota for homosexuals athletes in sporting teams.
R4:THW ban corporations from making political finance contributions.
R5: THBT the state shld compensate convicts who been wrongfully convicted
R6: THBT EU shld bcm a political n economic federal super state
Pre QFl: THW make environmental policies of countries a standard in granting financial assistance
QF: Assuming that sex selection technology is perfected.
THW financially incentivize families that choose to have female children in patriarchal societies.

EFL SF: THBT a Victims forgiveness can be used to mitigate a wrongdoers prison sentence.
EFL GF Motion: THBT Nobel peace prize has lost its purpose
SF: THBT The state should prosecute alleged criminals even when they are dead.
GF: THBT Democratic states should hold a refendum before engaging in a military intervention

NSU IV 2012/WUPID Bangladesh

Round 1. THW ban alcohol companies from sponsoring sports.
Round 2. THW allow member of parliaments to cross the floor
Round 3. THW ban art that glorifies criminality.
Round 4. THBT Eurozone countries that are in danger of default should be forced to give up control
over taxation and budget spending to ECB in exchange of receiving a bailout.
Round 5. THW not vote for the politicians who are serially unfaithful to their partners.
Round 6. THW decide the extent of abortion rights through a referendum where women and only
women can participate.

Pre-Semis: THW no longer invest in the preservation of endangered species.

Semis: THBT "I was following orders" is a legitimate defence in International Criminal Tribunals.
Final: THW reserve a permanent seat in the UNSC for the muslim countries.

China BP 2012
Round 1: THBT the state should provide free, uncensored and unlimited internet access to everyone.
Round 2: THW forcefully remove women from situations of domestic violence.
Round 3: THBT all criminal records of individuals who have been punished by the state should be
permanently erased.
Round 4: THW ban companies that promote unhealthy lifestyles (fast food restaurants, alcoholic or
tobacco companies) from advertising in sporting events and sponsoring of sports teams.Round 5: THW
decriminalise statutory rape.
Round 6: THW not allow citizens in their 20s to emigrate.
Round 7: THBT Israel should bomb Iranian nuclear facilities before the 6 November 2012 elections in
the USA.
Round 8: THW legalise public nudity.
Round 9: THBT China should compensate its neighbours for causing environmental damage in their
territories.

Octo-Finals: THBT hate speech against religions should be an internationally recognised crime
prosecutable by the ICC.
Quarter-Finals: THW abolish political parties and elect individuals into political positions.
Semi-Finals: THBT Europe should recolonise Africa.
Grand Final: THBT the consumer technology industry should be patent-free.

BUET Inter-School Debate 2012

R1: THBT YouTube should abide by the rules and regulations set by the countries they operate in.
R2: THW make the directors of MNC personally liable for environmental abuses commited by their
companies in the developing countries.
R3: THW restrict the growth of cities for better quality of life.
R4: THBT police officers who commit crimes should receive harsher punishment.
R5: Assuming Harry Potter exists, THW grant unconditional amnesty to all the Death Eaters, after the
fall of Lord Voldemort.
Quarter: THW allow cabinet members to be from both govt and opposition parties.
Semis: THW make organ donation compulsory(after death), without any exception
Grand-Finals: THBT state should never lie with its people at times of war.

IIUM Debate Open 2012

R1: TH Supports the use of sex appeal to generate interest in female sports.
R2: THBT in areas that law enforcement has trouble policing, the police should turn a blind eye to
vigilantism.
R3: THW remove all scientifically incorrect passages from religious texts.
R4: THW allow the parents of children with severe mental growth retardation to medically stunt their
child's growth.
Quarters: THBT Google should lift the ban on the "innocence of muslims" video (i.e the movie depicting
Prophet Muhammad)
Semis : THBT developing countries should prefer the chinese model over western model .
Final: THB in a shariah state for muslim majority countries

ANU Spring 2012

R1: TTHB it is impossible to make a great holocaust film.
R2: TTH believes that Japan should formally apologise & pay reparations for atrocities committed
between 1937-1945.
R3: TTHB that reducing the relative poverty of citizens should NOT be a goal of government.
R4: TTH would storm the Ecuadorian embassy in London
R5: TTHB incarceration is a cruel and unnecessary punishment for non violent offenders.
QF: TTH would allow soldiers to sue their governments for negligence.
Semi Final: TTH would boycott Israel.

Courtesy: https://twitter.com/monash_debaters

2nd BDC Pro-Ams 2012

Round 1: THW force elected politicians and their family members to use only public education and
health services.
Round 2: THW ban aid organizations in developing countries from religious proselyting.
Round 3: THBT refuges fleeing the effect of climate change should be given unconditional citizenship
by countries which emit the most carbon dioxide.
Round 4: THW ban the telecast of the recordings produced by terrorist.
Final: THBT western liberal democracies should punish their communication companies (eg. Google,
Yahoo) which comply with oppressive government's censorship policies.

EWU Debate Spree 2012

R1: THBT state shld subsidize marriage in order to discourage the rising trend of singleton.
R2: THBT perpetrators of heinous crimes should be exempted from jail time in case they agree to
assist the legal system in stopping similar heinous crimes.
R3: THW always support regime change through external military interventions in countries where the
rulers are not democratically elected.

R4: THBT portrayal of religious preachers in print/digital media should no longer be criminalized.
R5: THBT countries that are facing severe economic disaster should suspend democratic election and
appoint a government of experts (foreign/national)
R6: THBT state funded adoption agencies should prioritize same sex and infertile couples.
Semis: THW ban the ownership of multiple properties in land strapped countries.
Finals: THBT the fate of the caretaker govt should be decided through public referendum.

KLOC 2012
R1: TH prefers civilian trials to military trials.
R2: TH regrets the Arab Spring.
R3: THBT religion has done more harm than good to the world.
R4: TH celebrates Ecuador's decision to grant Assange asylum.
QF: THBT Chinese aid to Africa does more harm than good.
SF: THW subject the funding of all major science projects to a public referendum.
Finals: THW vote Obama.

LCLS(S) III Debate 2012 [Inter-Club]

Round 1: THBT western liberal democracies/donars/UN must discontinue their support who refuse to
provide shelter to displaced refugees.
Round 2: THBT any incriminating information related to crime must be disclosed by the lawyer even if
it violates 'Lawyer-Client' confidentiality!
Round 3: THW disallow children below the age of 15 from cultural/ornamental piercing regardless of
parent's consent.
Round 4: THBT Greece would be better off leaving the Eurozone.
Round 5: THBT schools should no longer preach the traditional roles of male and female in the society.
SF: THBT it is not the court's job to write or verify history.
GF: THBT we are better off with public universities privatized.

LCLS(S) III Debate 2012 [School]

Round 1: THW require children to friend their parents on Facebook.

Round 2: THW allow residents of Dhaka city to keep fire-arms at home.
Round 3: THW bar countries from participating in Olympics who do not have minimum 30% female
athletes in their contingent.
Round 4: THW make the person who ditch a loyal lover pay monetary compensation
Round 5: THW bar political parties who continuously boycott parliamentary sessions
Quarters: THBT state granted benefits for freedom fighters should be limited to freedom fighters
themselves and not their immediate family members.ons, from taking part in national elections.
SF:TH supports free labor movement of citizens within SAARC region.
GF: THW remove the President's right to pardon convicted criminals.

BSDC 2012
R1: THW impose an animal adoption tax.
R2: This house believes that corrupt politicians, once publicly exposed of their misdoings, should be
barred from taking part in national elections.
R3: THBT citizens above 60 should not require a visa.
R4: This house believes that post conflict Middle Eastern nations should recruit rebel soldiers into state
armies.
R5: THW make Oscar awards gender neutral.
R6: This house believes that governments should block the foreign takeover of important domestic
companies.
R7: THW disallow prom nights in Bangladeshi schools.
R8: This house believes that constitutions should not be amended without direct citizen
participation.
SF: THBT home nation should charge their citizens when they migrate to other countries.
GF:This house would grant amnesty to RAB officials involved in cross fires once it is proven that the
victim had gross criminal records.

Intramuros International Intervarsity 2012

Round 1: THBT the homosexual movement is better off trying to reform religious institutions from
within than rejecting the institution altogether
Round 2: Where capacity and relationship/interest exist, THW allow more than two parents for a child
to be recognized by the state
Round 3: This house would punish medical workers who flee from their duties during epidemics
Round 4: THBT political parties have done more harm than good to the democratic process
Octo Finals: THBT the UK Government should forcibly take Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy
Quarter Finals: TH prefers an atheist world
Semi Finals: THBT debt needed to finance the recovery of the Eurozone from the crisis should be
collectively incurred by all member states (i.e. THW issue Eurobonds)
Grand Finals: THBT it is legitimate for states to purchase land from and sell land to other states.

TWSDC 2012 (Thailand)

1) THBT the Eurozone should harmonize debt through the use of Eurobonds.
2) THBT that states should not compensate people who choose to live in disaster prone areas.
3) THW the protection of human rights a condition for developmental aid.
4) THS rehabilitation over retribution for juveniles.
5) THW sign a treaty banning the use of cyber warfare.
6) THW require schools to stop teaching genders normative curriculums.
7) THW ban religions from actively seeking conversions.
Octo motion: TH Prefers a strong dictatorship to a weak democracy.
Quarters motion: THBT income equality should be prioritized over economic growth.
Semis motion: THBT military intervention is justified to protect civilians from the state.
Courtesy: SA Debating Team

IUT IV 2012
R1: THBT Bangladesh should accept Rohingya refugees.
R2: THW require state funded madrassas to employ teachers of both genders regardless of the gender
composition of the students.
R3: THBT the West should provide military support to the Free Syrian Army.
R4: THW make pre-martial sex undisclosed to a marriage partner a ground for divorce.
R5: THW allow victims or their family members to determine the punishment of the offenders.
R6: THBT Gov in conservative countries should provide financial incentives to homosexuals who
choose to go through rehabilitation.
Semis Motion: THW not allow parents to consent, on behalf of their children, to organ donation for
anyone including siblings.
Grand Final: THBT Bangladesh should abolish its armed forces.

KDU Pro-Ams 2012

R1: THW Resurrect The Dead. (Assuming we have the technology)
R2: TH Regrets The Malaysian Governments Decision To Restrict Freedom Of Expression Online.
R3: THBT The Wizardry World Owes A Duty To Tell The Muggles Everything!
(Muggles is the term given to non witch or wizards in the Harry Potter realm)
R4: TH Supports Germany's ban on infant circumcision.
R5: THW Grant Tax Exemptions On Remunerations and Medals Received By Olympic Medalist.
QF: THW still prosecute government officials that defect from authroritarian regimes facing popular
uprising.
Semis: THW Privatize The Police Force.
Finals: THBT prisoners have the right to sexual amenities.

Belgrade EUDC 2012

R1: THB parents should choose not to send their children to private school.
R2: THBT First Nations' Peoples (e.g. Native Americans) who live in geographically separate areas
should be given complete autonomous govt.

R3: THBT the music industry should not facilitate the comebacks of artists who committed violent
crimes.
R4: THBT the Mexican government should remove all limits on law enforcement and the military in the
fight against organised crime.
R5: THBT the ECB should unconditionally buy significant amounts of government debt from struggling
Eurozone countries
R6: THW limit the amount that can be spent by corporations in any one course of litigation
R7: THW require the military to recruit solders in direct proportion to the socioeconomic make up of
their country.
R8: THBT the Palestinians should accept complete demilitarisation in returned for a guaranteed
sovereign state.
R9: THW allow anyone to take up residence in any country, provided that they will not be an economic
burden on that country.
ESL Quarters: THS life sentence without parole for serial re-offenders
ESL Semis: TH believes that militaries in newly democratised arab states should act as guardians of
secularism
ESL Final: THW retrospectively remove all amnesty granted to those who committed crimes as part of
oppressive regimes.
Main QF: THBT Republika Srpska should secede from BIH.
Main Semis: THB schools should aggressively stream students according to their ability from a young
age.
Main Final: THW amend the US constitution to prohibit any involvement by religious organizations in
the electoral process.

2nd China National High School Debating

Championships 2012
Round 1 Women's Issues
This House would promote women higher and faster in employment situations as a matter of
government policy.
Round 2 Arts
This House would make public funding for the arts available for the production of video games.
Round 3 Education
This House would test teachers regularly.
Round 4 Rights
This House would encourage its citizens to break laws in other countries that violate human rights.
Round 5 Popular Culture
This House would teach the appreciation of popular culture in schools.
Round 6 Medical Ethics
This house would criminalize healthcare workers who flee from work during a contagious epidemic.
Round 7 Social Dilemmas
This House believes that, upon death, every persons body should revert to the State for scientific use,

or for organ donation, depending on necessity.

Round 8 Sexuality
This House would ban clinics that claim to cure homosexuality.
Octo-Finals: International Affairs
This House believes that the U.S. should stop the use of military drones in Pakistan.
Quarter-Finals: Criminal Justice
This House would ban the hiring of private criminal defence lawyers.
Semi-Finals: Religion
This House believes that States should no longer support, fund or operate religious schools.
Grand Final Politics
This House would ban corporations from donating to political campaigns.
Reserve Motions:
1. Media
This House would ban advertisements which affirm gender roles.
2. Good Governance
This House believes that it is acceptable for politicians to personally profit from their positions of
governmental power.
3. Environment
This House would subsidize eco-friendly consumer choices.
Source: http://idebate.org/news-articles/results-report-2nd-china-national-high-school-debatingchampionships-2012-july-2012

IDC Porto Open 2012

R1: THW end all govt funding of the arts
R2: THBT the media should out gay public figure
R3: THBT the state should not pay any university students tuition fee
R4: THBT if he is deemed to be fully rehabilated, Ander Brevik should ultimately be released.
R5: THBT people should not get married
Semi finals: TH supports the use of racial profiling in law enforcement
Finals: THBT capitalism has failed the worker.

RAJUK InterSchool 2012

R1: THW punish journalist who use entrapment to bring out news.
R2:THBT the US should withdraw from its military bases in Asia.
R3: THS should set up a special school the LGBT students.
R4: THW ban the telecast of Doreamon!
R5: THW pay the youth to stay behind in the rural area.
Quarters: THW remove obligatory military service.
Semis: THBT in times of emergencies doctors should prioritize treatment over police report.

Finals: THBT Bangladesh should recognize Israel.

Bawor Cup 2012

R1: THW shut down all web-based free sharing portals.
R2: THW exempt the right of a nation to participate in international sporting events as a form of
punishment for racism
R3: THW sell cannabis as cigarette.
R4: THW use gambling to rejuvenate Euro Zone.
R5: THBT classic children fairy tale should be rewritten with the aim of correcting gender stereotypes.
Main Quarters and Novice Semis: THBT Saudi Arabia should ban Afghans, Pakistanis, & anyone else
who have Al-Qaeda bases in their home country to attend Hajj.
Main Semis: THW block the Security Council as long as Veto Power remains available.
Novice Finals: THW convert protected forests into biotech crops.
Main GF: Given tech for full term pregnancy in incubators is possible, THBT humanity should seek to
abolish Natural Pregnancy.

BP Track Tourney (IDEA Youth Forum 2012)

Round 1: THBT states should actively promote atheism

R1: THBT English should be the language of education in developing

countries.
R2: THW criminalize littering.
R3: TH supports the commercialization of local culture.
R4: THBT essential state services (incl. but not limited to water &
electricity) should not be privatized.
R5: THBT Physical Education should not be a compulsory subject in
schools
Octos: THBT medical students in developing nations should be
required to undertake 5 years of practice in remote areas.
Quarters: THW no longer require victim's consent to prosecute
husbands committing domestic violence.
Semis: THBT indigenous people should be allowed to exclusively
apply their tribal law for crimes taking place on their land.
Grand Finals: THBT developed nations should automatically accept
environmental refugees.
Courtesy: https://twitter.com/bobyandika

2nd OIC IV Debate Championship 2012

Round 1
THW Replace Animals with Paid Consenting Humans for the Testing
of Pharmaceutical Drugs
THW impose an animal cruelty tax on animal products
THW subject owners who spend exorbitantly on pets to spend an
equal amount on social/development projects
Round 2
THW Put Imams on Government Payroll
THS a diploma in conventional disciplines, in addition to religious
education, as a minimum requirement for imams
THBT OIC Countries should have mandatory Arabic language studies
in primary and secondary education
Round 3
THW Ban households from hiring domestic help below the age of 18
in developing countries
THS the use of charity rather than state welfare systems
THBT Host countries of guest workers should pay a tax to source
countries
Round 4
THW Determine the extent of abortion rights by holding popular
referenda in which only women are entitled to participate
THBT Women will be better off after the Arab spring
THW Require a minimum quota for female athletes in sports
contingents competing at international events
Round 5
TH Recognizes the necessity of Tantawi
THBT Military intervention is the only solution for Syria
TH Regrets the Division of Sudan
Quarters:

THBT refugees who accept citizenship from their country of refuge

have betrayed their cause
Where surrogacy is illegal, THBT states should still grant citizenship
to children born through surrogate tourism
THBT Jordan should give full citizenship right to its Palestinian
refugee populations.
Semi Final:
Final: THBT OIC should have their own standing army

Borneo Debating Championship 2012

Round 1
M1) THBT the PTPTN loan dilutes the quality of tertiary education in Malaysia.
M2) THW give the Parents & Teachers Association (PIBG) the authority to sack teachers who they deem unfit.
M3) THW force students to take up a religious subject that is not of their own
Round 2
M1) THW give the the indigenous natives of Borneo two votes
M2) THW make Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak) a self autonomous state
M3) THW return all royalties from the natural resources of Sabah & Sarawak
Round 3
M1) THW place a salary cap on professional players
M2) THBT immigration on the lines of sports shouldn't be allowed
M3) THW ban international betting corporations from sponsoring sports clubs
Round 4
M1) In the context of cultural preferences, THBT the state should recognize polygamy & polyandry.
M2) THW set a limit on the number of times you can divorce your partner
M3) THBT laws against hate speech should also includes hate speeches against homosexual marriages.
Grand Finals Motions:
M1) THW ban race and/or religion based political parties
M2) THW hold and punish political parties liable for political hooliganism by supporters. religion based political
parties.
M3) THW revolve parliamentary privileges if its members r caught making seditious statements & claims towards
citizens

NUEDC 2012
R1: THBT countries suffering from severe economic crisis should not be allowed to participate in international sport
events
R2: THW compel tobacco companies to fund the rehabilitation cost for smokers wishing to quit
R3: THBT public schools should teach atheism

R4: THBT the world should stop the development of Artificial Intelligence
R5: THBT nations of the world should increase protection of the economic and social rights of migrants.
R6: THBT it is within the interest of religious institutions not to reject controversial arts
R7: THW stay out of Syria
Novice:
QF: THW give lower punishments for crimes motivated by economic reasons
SF: THBT China should end its One Child Policy.
GF: THBT American municipalities should be granted federal subsidies proportionate to the provision of LGBT rights.
Main:
Octo: THW no longer recognize wills.
QF: THBT China should implement a full-fledged democracy
SF: THW abandon the concept of gender.
GF: THBT the Indonesian Government should guarantee access to student loans for citizens pursuing tertiary
education.

STAR ASDC 2012

Round 1: Just to warm you up :)
M1: THW criminalize adultery.
M2: THW ban circumcisions for children.
M3: THW allow the denial of genocides.
Round 2: Education
M1: THW require politicians to send their children to public schools.
M2: TH supports the right of teachers and students (non- minors) to engage in romantic relationships.
M3: THW teach atheism as a subject in schools.
Round 3: Love, Sex, and Gender
M1: THW force Disney to feature a homosexual lead character in their next cartoon blockbuster
M2: THW make all awards at the Oscars gender neutral
M3: THW set an expiration date for marriages
Round 4: Culture
M1: TH regrets the way society has come to celebrate Christmas
M2: TH supports the right of States to disallow Lady Gaga from performing in their country, even though a majority of
the citizens in that country would welcome her
M3: THW lift the ban on all controversial books
Round 5: Law and Order
M1: THBT the media should not disclose the ethnicity and religious affiliation of individuals who commit violent crimes
M2: THW ban the hiring of private criminal defence lawyers
M3: THW ban ex-convicts from publishing books and making movies about the crimes they committed
Round 6: A Day At the Movies
M1: Assume that we have the necessary technology to trap people in their dreams. These individuals are able to
shape the world in these dreams. THW allow the miserable to trap themselves in their dreams until they die.
M2: Assume that mutants walk the earth. They are born with mutant superpowers. They are potentially dangerous to
national security. THBT the State should identify and subsequently place them under the sole custody of the State.
M3: Assume that Pokemon roamed the earth. A lot of these Pokemon have been captured by Pokemon trainers and
are imprisoned in Pokeballs. These Pokemon are regularly used in Pokemon battles. THW free them all.

Round 7: Politics
M1: THW ban religious lobby groups
M2: THW give sexual minorities two votes each
M3: THBT the state should compensate homeless people for their injuries and deaths
Pre-Octo: Women
M1: THBT the feminist movement should oppose affirmative action for women
M2: THWThis house would require women to seek the consent of the father of the child before she undergoes an
abortion
M3: THBT women should pay less income tax
Octo: International Relations
M1: THW establish an ASEAN court of human rights
M2: THBT Israel should unconditionally and permanently stop the construction of all Jewish settlements in the West
Bank
M3: THBT cyber attacks should be recognized as the use of military force
Quarters: Corporations
M1: THBT the workers should own a majority of the shares in the companies they work for
M2: THW abolish all labour unions in developing countries
M3: THBT companies should be liable for the violation of labour standards by companies they have outsourced their
operations to
Novice Semis: Kids....and Sex
M1: THW allow parents to implant a tracking device into their children
M2: THBT that police officers should should pose as children on Facebook to entrap paedophiles
M3: THW set up brothels in military camps
Semis: War
M1: THB in military conscription by lottery
M2: THBT the UN should hire private military contractors for its military operations
M3: THW allow targeted attacks at civilians if it can be proven to significantly reduce casualties in the long run
Novice Finals: Motions the Adj Core wants to see you debate in the Finals
M1: THW disobey immoral laws
M2: THW strive for immortality
M3: THBT the State should deliberately publish lies to its citizens during times of war
Finals: Motions the Adj Core wants to see you debate in the Finals
M1: THBT individuals should not exercise their right to vote if they believe that the political system is fundamentally
flawed
M2: TH opposes organized religion
M3: THBT capitalism is a just socio- economic

MMU

UADC

2012

Motions:
Round

(Eminem

&

Dr.

Dre

Need

Doctor)

THBT those on organ transplant waiting lists should be prioritised according to lifestyle choices

THW disallow individuals below a certain income level from participating in clinical trials
THBT, in the event of life-threatening illnesses, medical decisions should be made by their doctors and
not
their
parents

Round

(Survivor

Eye

of

the

Tiger)

THW
mandate
equal
primetime
coverage
for
men's
and
women's
sports
THW ban all sports that define winning as inflicting pain or glorifying its simulation
THBT companies that promote unhealthy lifestyles should be disallowed from sponsoring sporting
events
Round

(Jay-Z

&

Mr.

Hudson

Forever

Young)

THW forcefully reallocate talent and resources from all the top educational institutions (primary,
secondary
and
tertiary)
to
those
at
the
bottom
THW require universities to share the burden in repaying the loans of their graduates if they are unable
to
find
employment
THW
abolish
unpaid
internships

Round

(Neil

Young

This

Land

Is

My

Land)

THW exempt indigenous communities from laws relating to environmental protection

THW actively and forcefully reverse transmigration policies instituted by former dictators or colonial
masters
THBT tribal law should have jurisdiction over all crimes committed on tribal land, regardless of who the
perpetrator
is

Round

(Star

Wars

Imperial

March)

THBT the ASEAN should have a defense pact stipulating that any attempt by China to occupy the
South
China
Sea
islands
will
be
met
with
military
force
THW ban the use of unmanned combat vehicles (i.e. drones) in combat operations
THBT the United States should adopt a policy that in the event Israel launches any attack on Iran, the
U.S.
will
withdraw
all
military
support
to
it

Round

(Rihanna

&

Eminem

Love

the

Way

You

Lie)

THBT liberal states with sexually conservative communities should subsidise hymen reconstruction
surgery
THBT the feminist movement should condemn celebrities (like Rihanna) who choose to continue to
pursue
a
personal
relationship
with
abusive
partners
THBT
the
French
government
should
repeal
the
ban
on
the
burqa

Round
THW

(Sister

Sledge
legalise

We

Are

Family)
polygamy

THBT
state
welfare
should
only
subsidise
families
up
to
a
certain
size
THBT liberals have a moral duty to abstain from marriage until gay marriage is legalised

Round

(Diana

King

Say

Little

Prayer

for

You)

THBT religions should be held liable for making curative claims on illnesses if an individual refuses to
seek
life-saving
medical
treatment
THW
ban
proselytizing
in
prisons
THW
ban
gay
conversion
therapy

Open

Octofinals

THW
cap
the
number
of
patents
that
a
corporation
can
simultaneously
hold
THBT
corporations
only
have
a
duty
to
their
shareholders
THBT victims of environmental abuses by foreign companies should be allowed to hold them liable in
the
company's
country
of
origin

EFL
THW
THW
THW

Semifinals

make

disallow
sexual

plea-bargaining
harassment
a
criminal
elect

Open

in
offense

instead

criminal
of
a

civil

trials
suit
judges

Quarterfinals

Assuming that the technology to predict crime to a very high probability exists, THW use it to
preemptively
arrest
individuals
for
their
potential
involvement
Assuming it is possible to do so, THW identify and abort foetuses that will demonstrate sociopathic
tendencies
in
later
life
Assuming it is possible to do so, THW permanently alter the minds of violent criminals

Open
THW
THW
THW

EFL

Semifinals
ban
associates
of
deposed
dictators
from
contesting
elections
reserve
seats
in
legislatures
for
individuals
from
lower-income
groups
grant
non-transient
migrants
the
right
to
vote

Grand

Final

THBT contracts for projects funded by development aid or loans should be awarded exclusively to
domestic
companies
in
the
recipient
nation
THBT
non-democratic
regimes
are
better
at
achieving
economic
goals
THS
the
use
of
child
labour
developing
countries

Open

Grand

Final

THBT former colonial masters have a responsibility to restore stability in their former colonies that
descend
into
conflict
THBT the international community should form a coalition of the willing and intervene in Syria with or
without
United
Nations
approval
THBT
humanitarian
aid
does
more
harm
than
good
in
active
conflict
zones

ICRC

IHL

Debate

2012

R1:
THW
ban
the
use
of
tear
gas.
R2
THBT
ICRC
should
selectively
distribute
their
humanitarian
aid.
R3: THW hold nations criminally liable for supporting regimes who use force against peaceful uprisings
R4: THBT ICRC should discard neutrality & name-and-shame countries that breach IHL.
R5: THW impose an international legal covenant of post war reconstruction on nations that unilaterally
intervene
in
conflict
zones.
QF:
THW
provide
the
protection
of
armed
bodyguards
for
ICRC.
SF: THW allow the Free Syrian Army to breach IHL in their fight against Bashar Al-Assad.
GF: THBT the IHL doctrine reeks of western intellectual imperialism & can thus have no claim to its
universality.

TIB
Round
Session
Session
Quarters:
Semi
Final:

DMC

Debate

2012

1
:
1:
THBT
courts
should
break
up
consistently
dominant
political
parties.
2: THBT democratic states should have their own broadcasting corporations.
THBT
zero
tolerance
policing
is
a
good
tactic.
Final:
THW
ban
the
publication
of
political
opinion
polls.
THW
suspend
direct
delivery
of
foreign
development
aid.

Drishty

NDC

[English]

2012

Round
1:
This
House
Should
Ban
reality
shows
in
TV
channels.
Round 2: This House Believes That the European Union should only direct aids to nations that persue
environmentally
sustainable
development.
Round 3: This House Believes That people sentenced to life imprisonment should be allowed to choose
death
penalty
instead.
Final:
THBT
students
should
have
power
to
influence
university
curriculum

The

Durban

Open

2012

R1: THBT vigilantism is a legitimate means of achieving justice in rural communities.

R2:
THW
cap
corporate
funding
of
election
campaigning.
R3: THBT formerly oppressed nations, who commit acts of violence or oppression against other
nations,
do
not
deserve
sympathy
from
the
international
community.
R4: THW allow states to claim compensation from credit agencies where their ratings prove to be
financially
harmful

R5: THBT classical children fairy tales should be rewritten with the aim of correcting gender
stereotypes
Semis: THW grant immunity from prosecution to hacktivists who reveal their identities.
Finals:
THBT
the
trial
of
Charles
Taylor
is
illegitimate.

ANU

Easters

2012

Round
1:
1) That neighborhoods should be allowed to veto construction of religious buildings.
2) TWS remove tax exempt status of religions who refuse to have female or homosexual leaders.
3)
TWS
ban
circumcision

Round
2:
1)
That
Barack
Obama
deserves
a
2nd
term.
2) That juries that believe a conviction would be socially unjust should be allowed to return a verdict of
not
guilty.
3)
That
the
prison
system
should
be
privatised.

Round

3:

1) TWS ban forecloures where the occupants would become homeless or dependent on the state.
2) That government contracts in the developing world should only be given to locally owned
businesses.
3) That the government should set a national maximum on the hours that any person can work.
Round

4:

1) That Australia should require governments to achieve a parliamentary majority before they are
2) That governments should allow conscience votes on issues of moral controversy.
3) That the media should be banned from speculating about leadership challenges until a challenger
publicly
announces
intention.
Round

1) That America should not commit drone attacks in Pakistan without Pakistan's permission.
2)
That
Australia
should
pay
its
Asia-Pacific
neighbours
to
take
refugees.
3) That South-East Asian governments should establish government owned brothels for sex tourism.
Round

6:

1) That the state should pay compensation for injuries or deaths to homeless people caused by their
homelessness
2)
TWS
not
force
feed
anorexics.
3) TWS cap the amount of money payable by negligent medical practitioners to their patients.

Octo-Finals:
1) TWS ban corporations from targeting a specific gender in the marketing and promotion of children's

toys.
2)
TWS
regret
the
social
norm
towards
long-term
monogamous
relationships.
3) TWS not allow people alleging sexual harassment to settle their sicil law suits out of court.

Quarter-Finals:
1) That the West should stop supporting the Libyan Transition Council until it agrees to hand over
Gaddafi's
associates
for
trial
at
the
ICC
rather
than
trying
them
domestically.
2) That the Israeli government should refuse to protect settlements created by Jewish people without
the
authorization
of
the
Israeli
State.
3) That Western charities should engage in simple emotive, social media campaigns (modeled on the
Kony2012
campaign)
to
pursue
their
policy
goals.
Semi-Finals:
1) That we should actively prevent the contacting of the Amazon tribes that have not yet been
contacted.
2) That corporations should be allowed to pay a higher wage to employees who agree not to have
children
during
their
term
of
employment.
3) That the government should fund graphic and confronting advertising campaigns against the
production
and
consumption
of
meat.

Grand

Final:

That vigilantism should be a defence to criminal charges in jurisdictions with extremely high crime
rates.

Malaysian

Open

2012

[Thanks to Skanda Prasad for tweeting the results and the motions, some were from the FB
group]
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Round
1
M1
M2:
M3:

:
THW
stream
its
students
THW
not
prescribe
drugs
to
THBT indigenous people should have free

Round
M1
:
M2:
THW
M3
:

THW
punish
THW

abolish
passengers
pay
other

all
laws
against
in
the
car
if
the
countries
to
house

Round
THW
THS
THW
Round

according
to
academic
ability.
minors
diagnosed
with
ADHD
and unrestricted access to universities.
2
public
nudity.
driver
is
drunk.
their
prisoners.

3
abolish
abolish

the
the
vetos

IMF

:
and
the
Occupy
the
UN

at
4

World
security

Bank
Movement
council
:

M1:THW
M2: THW
M3:

not

abolish
politicians to switch
say

allow
THW

vernacular
parties after the
yes

results
to

schools
announced
Lynas

are

Round
M1:
M2:
M3:

5
THW
TH
THBT

stop
supporting
HIV
medication
and
focus
on
prevention,
in
prefers
chinese
investment
to
western
aid,
in
national
parks,
In
Africa
should
only
be
managed
by
the

Africa.
Africa.
state.

Round
6
:
M1: THBT Governments should ensure a significant portion of food sold is locally produced
M2: THBT food stamps should not be allowed to be used at fast food restaurants
M3:
THW
disallow
groups
that
glorify
obesity
Round

M1: THW give terrorist organizations full amnesty if they give up arms and form political parties.
M2:
THBT
online
hacktivists
should
be
treated
like
terrorists
M3:
THW
torture
terrorists.
Octos:
M1:
M2:
M3:

THBT
THW
THS

Quarters
M1:
THS
an
M2:
THW
M3:
THS
Semi
M1:
M2:
M3:
Grand
M1
THS
M2:
THW
M3:

States
should
support
allow
realistic
quotas
for

ASEAN
court
to
prosecute
create
a
common
free
movement
of

THS

one
arm

THW
TH

the
fund
THW

Colgate

prefers

welfare
State.
public
education
return

state
the
autocratic

struggling
animated
locally

major
newspapers.
pedophilic
porn
produced
media.

transgressions
ASEAN
labour

policy
to

for
Syrian

of
former
history
within

:
leaders
textbook
ASEAN

Final:
Palestine-Israel
Opposition
Islamic
govts

Final:
(It
was
chosen
by
the
finalists)
without
imposing
a
national
curriculum.
to
a
pre-partition
India

IV

2012

[From: http://globaldebate.posterous.com/colgate-iv-2012]
R1:
THW,
as
the
USA,
ban
negative
political
advertisements.
R2: THW allocate public housing in order to create racially diverse housing projects.
R3: THW, if it could be proven to have a substantial deterrent effect, use the death penalty to punish

serious
crimes.
R4:
THW
ban
all
depictions
of
the
prophet
Mohammed.
R5: THW establish state funded schools which exclusively admit LGBTQ students who choose to
attend.
QF: THW, even if it had no effect on the total amount of tax revenue raised, substantially increse txes
on
the
wealthy.
SF: THW determine the extent of abortion rights by holding popular referenda in which women and
only
women
and
entitled
to
participate.
GF: THBT countries that are approaching economic disaster should suspend democratic elections and
appoint
a
government
of
experts.

Vienna

IV

2012

[Courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/DKWien | https://www.facebook.com/achteminute]

R1: This House would introduce mandatory trips to Nazi concentration camps for Austrian elementary
school
students.
R2: This House supports the use of charity rather than state welfare systems.
R3: This House believes that Russia was justified in vetoing intervention in Syria.
R4: This House believes that Facebook is justified to censor any of its users' content for any reason it
sees
fit.
R5: This House supports the appointment of technocratic governments in Eurozone countries suffering
fiscal
crisis.
R6: This House believes the Israeli Army should adopt a policy of shooting to kill their own comrades
where
they
are
likely
to
be
captured.
Semifinal motion: This House believes that EU Countries should promote Christianity and not other
religions.
Final motion: Given the technology for a full-term pregnancy in an incubator, THB humanity should
seek
to
abolish
natural
pregnancy.

21st
International
Tournament

Christian

University

[Thanks to Suthen Thomas Tate for tweeting the motions]

Round
1
theme:
Religion
R1M1:
THW
remove
tax
exemptions
given
to
religious
organizations
R1M2: THW prohibit methods of animal slaughter prescribed by religions that cause prolonged pain to
animals
R1M3: THW abolish all education institutions established and run by religious organizations
Round
2:
Gender
and
Sexuality
R2M1:
THW
ban
international
marriage
agencies
R2M2: THBT liberal democracies should send female ambassadors to states that repress women
R2M3: THW include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sexual orientation in the teaching of sex
education
in
all
schools
Round

3:

Japan

R3M3: THW lift the obligation to label Japanese products with their geographic origin
R3M2:
THW
tear
down
the
Yasukuni
Shrine
R3M1: THBT the resignation of a Prime Minister should trigger an immediate general election.
Round

4:

R4M1:
THW
repeal
Three
Strikes
Laws
R4M3: THBT ex-cons should be allowed to erase past convictions from their criminal record after a
fixed
period
of
good
behaviour
Round
5:
Show
me
your
money
M1:
M2:

THW
THW

abolish
impose

Round

all
100%

6:

sin
inheritance

International

taxes
tax
relations

M1: THBT the Mexican state should tolerate drug cartels instead of waging an all-out war against them
on
the
US'
behalf
M2: THW make development aid conditional on the leaders of recipient nations denouncing dictators in
other
nations
M3: TH supports intervention by a coalition of willing nations in Syria without a United Nations
mandate
Round
7:
Science
and
Technology
M1: THBT scientific research that attributes negative traits to a particular ethnic group should not be
published
M2: THW use taxpayers' money to compensate creators of copyrighted content for losses due to
piracy
M3: THBT corporations should not be allowed own the results of university research that they have
sponsored
Octo-finals:

The

kids

are

not

alright

M1: THW punish parents who get divorced while they have children below the age of majority
M2:
THW
hold
teachers
accountable
in
cases
of
school
bullying
M3: THW require doctors to inform the parents of minors on whom they perform an abortion procedure
Quarters
M1:
M2:
M3:
Semis:

Theme:

Media

THW
subsidize
documentary
films
criticizing
government
policies
THW
exempt
journalists
from
civil
and
criminal
penalties
for
defamation
THW
force
journalists
to
reveal
their
sources
in
criminal
cases
Semis

theme:

Who

we

let

in

M1: THW grant legal status to undocumented migrants who have been employed in the host country
for
a
fixed
period
of
time
M2: THBT universities in liberal democracies should not accept the children of the ruling elite of
oppressive
regimes
M3: THW remove immigration restrictions that are based on an individuals HIV status
Grand

Finals

Theme:

This

good

Earth

M1:
THW
abolish
emissions
trading
M2: THBT countries that have starving or malnourished citizens should not export agricultural
products
M3: THBT questions on the validity of the science behind human-induced global warming should be
irrelevant

Intra

IBA

Round
Children
1.
This
2. This House will
3.
This
House

Debate

Championship

2012
1:

House
supports
not allow Parents to raise their children
does
not
support
the
idea

Round
Rights
1.
This
House
will
give
two
votes
2.
This
House
will
not
allow
teachers
the
3. This House will not give awards to celebrities who glorify

child
labor
in one particular faith
of
unisex
schools
2:
to
the
right
to
or openly use

Poor.
strike
Drugs.

Round
3
Sex
and
Relationship
1.
This
House
will
allow
group
marriages
2.
This
House
will
legalize
prostitution
3. This House will allow transsexual sex offenders to be publicly punished by transsexuals.
Round
4
Bangladesh
1.
This
House
will
shift
all
military
establishment
out
of
Dhaka
2. This House will close all diplomatic ties with Pakistan till it apologizes for the genocide in 1971
3. This House will require a minimum Bachelors degree to stand in general election.
Round
5
Love
and
Affection
1.
This
House
will
allow
public
display
of
affection
2. This House will allow the over the counter sale of sex enhancing drugs and sex toys.
3.
This
house
will
ban
all
free
pornography

Budapest

Open

R1: THW not imprison those convicted of non-violent crimes

R2: THW make development aid conditional upon the improvement of womens rights.
R3: THW lift the ban on Communist symbols in all post-communist EU member states
R4: THW only provide state pension to those mentally or physically unable to work.

2012

SF: THW ban medicine designed to erase human memories

F: THBT violent activities to achieve anti-capitalist aims in Western societies are justified

Northeast
2012

Universities

Debating

Championship

1. THW make proficiency in a country's official language a requirement for running for office
2.
THB
that
media
figures
should
no
comment
on
Jeremy
Lin's
race.
3.
THW
ban
companies
from
owning,
staffing,
or
servicing
prisons
4. TH regrets the stigma against speaking critically of recently deceased celebrity figures
5.
THW
ban
non-merit
based
Greek
letter
organizations
6.
THW
build
the
Keystone
XL
pipeline
Quarters
THW
return
the
Falklands
to
Argentina
Semis
THW
abandon
austerity.
Finals THBT supporters of a candidate should not criticize the candidate's policies during an election
season.

LSE

Open

2012

Round 1: THW grant the unqualified right to assisted suicide to all mentally sound adults.
Round 2: TH regrets the strong social norms in favour of lifelong monogamy
Round 3: THBT western countries should invest primarily in air power rather than ground troops for
future
military
interventions
Round 4: THBT the education system should promote equality of outcomes over equality of
opportunities.
Round 5: TH welcomes the advent of extreme genetic enhancements for human beings
Quarters: THBT the state should systematically use subconscious manipulation to nudge citizens
towards
good
choices
ESL final: THBT national governments should aim to depopulate rather than regenerate areas with few
viable
economic
activities
Open Break semi: THBT Western foreign policy should seek to prevent China's acquisition of Africa's
land
and
natural
resources.
Final:
TH
regrets
the
decline
of
Marxism
in
liberal
Western
democracies

Cambrian 2012
R1:THW punish law enforcers who fail to maintain a minimum level of physical attribute with which
they
got
into
the
force.
R2:Thw
impose
a
special
tax
on
high
earning
sports
personnel
R3: THBT community services should be a mandatory part of academic curriculum.
R4:
THW
denounce
the
Western
brokered
peace
deals
in
Middle
East.
Semis: THS set a minimum level of income for anyone to invest in the share market.

Final:

MAD
Round

THW

allow

the

use

of

Mini

only

Excalibur

in

warfare.

2012
1

1. That custody hearings should not take into account the biological origin of the child.
2. That we should make pre-nuptial agreements a pre-requisite for all marriages.
3. That we should use early childhood education to actively undermine traditional gender roles
Round

1. We shd lower the standard of proof in sexual assault trials to be on the balance of probability than
R1M3.
That
we
2.
That
we
should
repeal
the
statute
of
limitations.
3. That we should make complete and total rehabilitation the only determinant of prisoner release
dates.
Round

1.
That
the
West
should
adopt
a
one-child
policy.
2.
That
human
rights
should
be
considered
culturally
relative.
3. That we should allow all citizens, including the entirely healthy, to access assisted suicide.
Round

1. That countries should be able to prosecute foreign soldiers who commit crimes whilst serving in
their
jurisdiction.
2.
We
should
allow
soldiers
to
sue
the
government
for
negligence.
3. The ICC should consider the targeting of religious sites during conflict a crime against humanity.
Round

1.
That
Glee
is
good
for
the
gay
rights
movement.
2. That we would not allow those wrongly accused of being gay to sue for defamation.
3.
That
we
should
allow
the
creation
of
GLBTIQ
only
schools.
Quarter

Final:

1.
That
true
democracy
would
allow
its
citizens
to
vote
for
authoritarianism.
2.
That
we
should
abolish
term
limits
in
established
western
democracies.
3. Assuming intelligence could be perfectly measured: We should make the power of your vote
proportionate
to
your
intelligence.

Semi

Final:

1. That doctor shd be allowed to lie in order to create/augment placebo-effect fr their patient when no

cure
fr
their
illness
is
avail
2.
That
we
should
force
treatment
upon
the
mentally
ill
3. That we should allow religious organisations to pay women who are considering abortion to carry
their
child
to
term.
Grand

Final:

1.
That
dictators
should
NEVER
be
able
to
access
development
loans.
2. That the United Nations should tax the profits of all natural resource sales worldwide.
3. That postwar reconstruction contracts should be restricted to companies from countries which
actively
supported
the
war
effort

Viqarunnessa

2012

R1:
TH
condemns
the
hosting
of
Bangladesh
Premier
League
(BPL)
R2:
THW
ban
the
showing
of
Indian
films
in
local
cinema
halls
R3:
THW
try
child
celebrities
as
adults.
R4:
THW
not
have
Chinese
any
more.
R5:
THW
give
two
votes
to
the
poor.
Masters
Round:
THW
outsource
police
forces
to
private
companies.
Quarters: THW not make any further direct military intervention in any Middle Eastern Nations
Semis:
THW
give
capital
punishment
for
poaching
of
endangered
animals!
Final: THW allow military personnel to tweet, use facebook profile and blog during war times.

Royals

2012

Round
1.
THBT
we
should
2.
THBT
the
State
should
3. THW impose traffic fines based
Round
1.
THBT
2.
THW
3.
THBT

1:
not
impose
on a

give
money
to
a
strict
curfew
on
percentage of the offenders

2:
FLORA
AND
First
World
Countries
Must
Accept
recognize
animal
land
rights
in
climate
conferences
are
a

Round
3:
1.
THBT
it
2.
THW
forbid
3.
THBT
intellectual

SCIENCE
is
time
to
the
pursuit
of
property
laws
are

Round
4:
1.
THW
rather
support
2.
THW
disallow
3.
THW

THE
Environmental
development
waste
of

stop
self-learning
obsolete

ECONOMICS
12
Ramli
Burgers
stands
workers
in
essential
nationalise

AND
space
artificial
in
the

&
than
sectors
all

one

FAUNA
Refugees
project
time

TECH
exploration
intelligence
digital
age

LABOUR
Burger
King
from
striking
banks

Break
Junior
1.

SOCIETY
beggars
minors
income

Rounds:

THBT

the

Quarterfinals:
international

the
community

should

MIDDLE
leave

Syria

EAST
alone

2.
THW
demand
council
3.
THW
Senior
1.
THBT
2.
THS
3.
THBT

the
immediate
transfer
of
power
to
a
Enforce
a
nuclear
Quarterfinals:
been
Unions
community

Obama
has
the
European
the
international

from
Egypts
ruling
military
civilian
authority
free
Middle
East

too
embargo
should

soft
on
leave

on
Iranian
Iran

IRAN
Iran
oil
alone

Junior
Semifinals:
Point
and
laugh.
Or
maybe
not.
GENDER
&
SEXUALITY
1. THW no longer recognize being called a homosexual as a valid ground to
sue
for
defamation
2.
THW
recognise
a
3rd
gender
3.
THBT
in
conservative
societies,
special
schools
should
be
set
up
for
LGBT
students
Senior

Semifinals:

EVERYDAY

POLITICS

1.
THS
the
Obama
administrations
move
that
requires
insurance
companies
to
absorb
the
costs
of
contraceptive
healthcare
2.
THBT
the
Justice
and
Development
Party,
not
the
army,
are
the
biggest
threat
to
Turkish
democracy
3.
THW
not
allow
corporations
to
make
political
contributions
Junior
1. TH
office.

would

Senior
1.
THBT
awarded
2.
THW
public
3.
THW

limit

serving
replace
grant

Grand
terms of

all

Members

Grand
civil
servants
moral
the

classes
right

of

Finals:
Parliament

to

only

two

Malaysia
terms in

finals:
Malaysia
and
politicians-in-office
should
not
be
honorific
titles
with
religious
classes
for
non-Muslims
in
schools
to
vote
only
to
residing
Malaysians

Summerfield

2012

R1: THBT media corporations should show articles and videos made by terrorists
aimed
to
spread
their
ideological
beliefs.
R2: THBT scarce resources such as water should not be subsidized by
the government.
R3: THW ban households from hiring domestic help below the age of 18.
R4: THW force the porn industry to display the usage of condoms in all their movies.
R5: THW ban the use of enhanced post-production in cosmetics adverts.
Semis: THBT no international aid should be in the form of money.
Final: THW sever all diplomatic ties with India if they do not apologize for the actions
of
BSF
in
the
borders.
(not
sure
about
the
wordings)

NUJS

PD

2012

Judge
THBT

it

test
was a

bad

for
idea

to

internal
pool
invite Salman Rushdie

(January
to the Jaipur

19,
Literature

2012)
Festival

Judge
test
for
external
pool
(January
20,
2012)
THW hold social networking websites liable for offensive content posted by their users
Round
1

The
dismal
science
(20/1/2012)
TH is against private sector participation in the management of pension funds
THBT devaluation of national currencies is a justifiable tool to boost export earnings

THBT
central
monetary
institutions
should
be
insulated
from
executive
control
Round
2

The
faith
factor
(20/1/2012)

THW
no
longer
impose
the
requirement
of
celibacy
for
Catholic
Priests

THBT
the
state
should
offer
financial
assistance
to
interfaith
couples

THBT
there
is
nothing
wrong
with
conversion
through
inducement
Round
3

Sport
(20/1/2012)

THBT
violent
sports
involving
animals
should
be
prohibited
THBT players on national teams should not be contractually prevented from participating in profitdriven
professional
leagues
THW establish a special tax on high-earning sportspersons to fund the development of sports
Round
4

Beyond
Boundaries
(Foreign
Affairs)
[21/1/2012}

THBT
the
targeted
killings
of
Iranian
nuclear
scientists
is
justified
THBT national governments should not hire foreign lobbying firms to represent their interests
THBT there is an obligation to repatriate deposed tyrants back to their home countries
Round
5

THW

TH

THBT
women

Gender
and
endorse
the
supports
the
idea
in
developing
countries
should

Sexuality
(21/1/2012)
Slutwalk
campaign
of
paternity
leave
embrace
reproductive
tourism

Round
6
Why
this
Kolaveri
Di?
(The
frustration
round)
[21/1/2012]

THBT
school
libraries
should
not
stock
the
Harry
Potter
series
of
books

THW
tolerate
nudism
in
beaches
and
public
pools
in
India

THW
allow
all
communities
to
freely
use
the
n-word
Octa-finals

THW

THW

THBT

and Novice quarters Love thy neighbours, debate their motions (22/1/2012)
not
arrest
fishermen
who
cross
national
maritime
boundaries
prosecute
the
perpetrators
of
the
1971
conflict
in
Bangladesh
armies
should
not
be
allowed
to
operate
commercial
ventures

Quarter-finals
and
Novice
semis

People
Power
(22/1/2012)

THBT
constitutions
should
not
be
amended
without
direct
citizen
participation

THBT
corporations
should
not
be
allowed
to
make
political
contributions

THBT
democracies
should
give
full
voting
rights
to
their
diaspora
Semi-Finals
and
Novice
final

Blackboard
Jungle
(22/1/2012)
THW not include class participation as a component of evaluation for taught courses in colleges
THBT student feedback should be given weightage in decisions about promotions of faculty members

 THBT professional bodies should not be involved in the regulation of higher education in their
respective
fields
Final
THBT the Prime Minister of India should be an elected member of the Lok Sabha.

(22/12012)

Scholastica

2012

1.THW introduce plain packaging for cigarettes2. THW cancel all sanctions against Iran
3. THBT govt. has the right to control access to all sorts of information (internet)
4. THBT we should prohibit discrimination in the media on the basis of physical attractiveness
5. THW take lifestyle choices into account before the allocation of scarce medical resources

Quarters: THW introduce a mandatory course on current political circumstances and legislations in
high
school
curriculum
Semis: THBT manufacturers of technological products should be prohibited from creating upgrades
within
4
years
of
the
products
release
date.
GF: TH
support
constitutional
monarchy.

WSDC

2012

Round
1:
THW
Ban
Alcohol.
Round 2: This house believes that newly democratised Arab nations should not allow religious parties
to
participate
in
elections.
[Prep]
Round 3: THW allow single parents in prison to raise their children behind bars.
Round 4: This house believes that developing nations should place limits on internal rural-urban
migration.
[Prep]
Round 5: This house believes that the police should use racial profiling to fight crime.
Round 6: This house believes that the feminist movement should seek a ban on pornography. [Prep]
Round 8: This house believes that states should enshrine legally actionable socio-economic rights
Octo-Final: THBT governments should create schools which teach in endangered indigenous
languages.
Quarters:
THBT
Gay
rights
organizations
should
out
gay
public
figures.
Semi-Finals:
THS
a
100%
tax
on
inherited
wealth.
Grand Final: This house regrets South Africa's decision to use the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission rather than prosecuting perpetrators of crimes committed under Apartheid.

WUDC
Prelim

2012
Rounds:

Round
1:
THW
make
fathers
take
paternity
leave.
Round 2: THW prevent politicians from making fact claims,that, while not technically lies, are
substantially
misleading
voters.
Round 3: THW force large companies who leave an area to pay the costs of any resulting structural
unemployment.
Round 4: THW require individuals to use all their wealth beyond USD 5 millions for philanthropic
projects.
Round 5: THW require deaf parents to send their kids (whether deaf/hearing) to mainstream schools
for
their
primary
&
secondary
education.
Round 6: TH supports politicians who pass progressive legislation even when it is contrary to the
wishes
of
the
democratic
electorate.
Round
7:
TH
supports
the
free
movement
of
labour
worldwide.
Round
8:
THW
exempt
academic
disputes
from
defamation
law.
Round 9: THW ban all private healthcare in favour of a comprehensive public healthcare system.
Break
Main

Rounds:
:

Octo Finals: THW not allow a single media company to own multiple TV channels or newspapers
(whether
in
print
or
online)
Quarter Final: THBT "Western" consultants advising dictatorships have a moral duty to sabotage
them.
Semi Final: THBT images designed to even slightly sexually attract/aroused viewer should be
restricted
to
specialist
adult
site/xxx
domain.
Final:
TH
supports
nationalism.

ESL:
Quarter Final: THW limit Government ministers' standard of living to that of someone on the current
median
wage.
Semi Final: In countries with few female politicians, this house believes it is good to have a politically
active
'first
lady'
Grand Final: THS scientist who fabricate evidence exaggerating certainty of man-made climate
change
where
theres
low
likelihood
of
being
caught.
EFL:
Semi Final: THBT when doctors discover a patient has a STD, they should reveal that information to
the
patients
partner.
Grand
Final:
?
Master R1: THW stop public funding for the post secondary education and use the money to give
everyone an equal loathsome payment on their 18th Birthday to use how they see fit.
Adj
Test: THW
ban
all
reporting
of
individual
hostage
taking.
Public
Speaking:
Why
I
debate?
Women's
Night
Motion:
THW
only
sell
porn
for
women
made
by
women.

WUPID

2011

R1.
TH
would
abolish
permanent
membership
of
the
UN
Security
Council.
R2. With the benefit of hindsight, TH regrets awarding President Barrack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize.
R3.
THBT
Asia
should
welcome
Chinese
Military
Expansion.
R4.
THBT
Malaysia
should
embrace
the
right
to
peaceful
assembly.
R5. THBT The peaceful resolution of conflicts in South America must include the international
legalization
of
cocaine.
QF. THBT the UN should insist on focused assassination attempts prior to approving wider military
action
for
regime
change.
SF.
THBT
all
whistle
blowers
from
the
military
should
be
given
amnesty.
GF:
THBT
unfettered
capitalism
is
the
greatest
obstacle
to
world
peace.

Singapore

Debate

Open

2011

R1.
THW
cane
children
in
schools.
R2.
THW
protect
uncontacted
tribes
from
the
outside
world.
R3. THW compel religiously affiliated organizations to provide birth control coverage under the new US
health
care
laws.
R4.
TH
Regrets
Palestine's
full
membership
in
UNESCO
R5. THW completely privatize the public transport system in developing countries
R6.
THBT
states
should
provide
military
assistance
to
environmental
militants
QF. THW actively discredit Orientalism, specifically the western conception of an Asian Identity.
SF.
TH
should
only
appoint
female
generals
GF. THW allow citizens to sue their government for mismanagement of natural disasters.

NSU

Asian

BP

2011

R1:
THW
ban
violent
sports.
R2:
TH
regrets
Myanmar's
appointment
as
future
ASEAN
chair.
R3:
THW
abolish
gated
communities
with
extensive
private
security.
R4:
THW
require
all
media
outlets
to
be
organized
as
cooperatives,
owned
and
run
by
journalists
only.
R5:
THW
not
allow
countries
undertaking
military
intervention
abroad
to
harvest
natural
resources
while
they
are
there.
R6:
THBT
feminists
should
campaign
for
fathers'
right!
Pre
Quarter:
THW
criminalize
the
refusal
to
render
reasonable
assistance
to
people
in
distress.
Quarters:
THBT
states
should
punish
more
harshly
acts
of
terrorism
committed
by
own
citizens
than
those
committed
by
citizens
of
their
countries.
Semi
Finals:
THW
use
state
education
system
to
actively
promote
atheism.
Final
Motion:
THBT
micro-credit
program
should
stop
exclusively
targeting
women.

Melbourne

Mini

2011

R1:
THW
sell
uranium
to
India.
R2.
THBT
Facebook
should
remove
pages
that
joke
about
rape.
R3.
THW
take
drastic
action
against
Syria.
R4:
THW
break
up
companies
deemed
too
big
to
fail.
R5:
THBT
marriage
licenses
should
have
to
be
renewed
periodically.
Rd
6:
THW
ban
all
blood
sports
involving
animals.
SF: THW allow health care professionals to opt out of any stage of abortion, including before & after care.
Final:
THBT
the
US
should
support
Palestinian
statehood.

NEAO

2011

R1:
The
Middle
East
THBT
Israel
should
preemptively
strike
against
Iranian
Nuclear
facilities.
R2:
Politics
THW
allow
individuals
to
sell
their
votes
for
financial
compensation.
R3:
Economics
THW
end
all
fiscal
austerity
measures
and
increase
government
spending.
R4:
Taiwan
THBT
Taiwanese
government
should
abandon
all
efforts
towards
formal
independence.
R5:
Ethics
THW
legalize
polygamy.
Pre
QF:
Religion
THBT
equal
opportunity
legislation
should
extend
to
religious
institutions.
QF:
Justice
THW
try
the
Syrian
dictator,
Al-Assad.
SF:
International
Obligations
THBT all countries must ratify binding targets in any international agreement on climate change.
GF:
International
Law
THBT international law should recognize the right of each state to unilaterally undertake humanitarian intervention.
EFL
SF:
Development
THBT
all
government
contracts
should
buy
locally
manufactured
goods
and
services.
EFL
GF:
Environment
THW
impose
a
maximum
cap
on
the
usage
of
water.
[Source: http://project.wtuc.edu.tw/neao/index.php/the-news/116-neao2011-results]

New

Zealand IV

(Victoria

IV)

2011

R1:
This
House
would
ban
child
beauty
pageants
R2:
This
House
believes
Israel
should
unilaterally
preemptively
strike
Iran.
R3: This House believes that individuals should be required by governments to invest a defined portion of their salary
for
their
retirement
R4: This House would forcibly remove the homeless from the streets and place them in mental institutions or
rehabilitation
R5:
This
House
would
consign
the
European
Union
to
the
dustbin
of
history
R6:
This
house
supports
comprehensive
parental
leave
paid
for
by
employers

Semi:
This
House
would
camp
out
in
solidarity
with
the
"Occupy"
protestors
Final: This House believes newly democratised Arab nations should not allow religious parties to run for office.

Cambridge IV 2011
R1: THW allow family members to forcibly commit proven alcoholics and drug addicts to rehabilitation clinics.
R2: THBT all research organizations should institute codes of conduct that forbid the creation of Strong AI.
R3: THW provide financial assistance to inner city neighborhoods to prevent gentrification
R4: THBT China should make extracting a full apology for Japan's War Crimes a top strategic priority
R5: THBT feminists should not campaign against polygamy in poor countries.
Open QF: THBT the use of conscripted soldiers should be a war crime.
ESL SF: THW take the children of the Amish into care
Open SF: TH regrets the rise of a distinct African American Culture
ESL Final: THB that it is morally legitimate for Occupy Movement to use violence to undermine capitalist institutions
Open Final: THW break up Google's Search monopoly.

Oxford IV 2011
R1: This House Believes That Sex Education Classes in Schools Should Teach Techniques For Pure Sexual
Gratification (including, but not limited to, anal sex, oral sex, mutual gratification and masturbation)
R2: This House Believes That in developing countries aid organizations should be banned from religious
proselytizing.
R3: This House Believes That Trade unions and labour protection laws should be suspended during times of
economic crisis.
R4: This House Believes That Israel Should Materially Support Arab Pro-Democratic Movements.
R5: This House Believes That a tax should be placed on successful artists in order to fund new and developing
artists(Note: Artists defined by the CA team to be the arts and the entertainment industry).
Open Quarter Final: This House Believes That International Law should allow states which accept refugees to sue
the states they come from for compensation.
ESL Semi Final: This House Believes That the LGBT Movement Should Not Support Pride Marches.
Open Semi: This House would Establish Brothels on Military Bases.
ESL Final: This House believes That the CEOs of the largest corporations should be chosen by the national
democratic elections
Open Final: This House Would establish geographical zones where the selling and consuming of any and all drugs
are legal.

UVM 2011 Huber Debates Tournament

Rd 1: THBT inmates who hold prison jobs should be paid at least the minimum wage.
Rd 2: THBT Spain should end bullfighting.
Rd 3: THBT Saudi Arabia should prohibit Afghans, Pakistanis, and all countries with Al Quaeda bases to go to Mecca
to perform Their hajj and/or Umrah.
Rd 4: THW only issue transfer payments to individuals who vote.
Rd 5: THW pay drug addicts to be sterilized.
Rd 6: In countries with high AIDS rates, THW impose mandatory male circumcision.
QF: THBT major fiscal policy decisions should be subject to a referendum.
Novice Final: THW spoil the ballots.
Semifinal: THBT ordinary police officers should not carry lethal weapons.
Final: THBT black comedians, musicians, and other public figures should not use the n-word.

Hong Kong Debate Open 2011

R1: THW ban the participation of children in clinical drug trials.

R2. THW abolish the minimum wage.
R3: THW ban religious organizations from establishing schools.
R4: TH supports the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
R5: THW ban all approaches that seek to cure homosexuality.
R6: THBT the U.S. should not veto the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations.
QF: THW hold companies liable for the enviromental damage caused overseas.
SF: THW ban agencies that broker international marriages.
GF: TH regrets the policy of assassinating terrorist leaders instead of trying them.
[Thanks to Sharmila Parmanand for tweeting the motions]

1st Jesselton Debate Open 2011

Final: THBT Malaysia should adopt full-scale military national service.
Semis: THBT war criminals should be tried in their home country instead of the ICC
R5: THB in a global ban for online gambling #
R4: THBT denial of global warming as a fact should be made a crime #JDO2011
R3: THBT Borneo would be better of as an independent nation #JDO2011
R2: The involvement of minors in social networking sites bring more harm than good
R1: THBT Malaysia should abolish the death penalty

Source: http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23JDO2011

Yale IV 2011
Final: THBT the end of US hegemony is good for the world
SF: Thw allow and enforce pre-nuptial agreements that punish adultery with jail time. Semi
QF: THBT scientific journals shouldnt publish research on the subject of racial disparities in intelligence
RD 5: Where someone's mental health renders them unfit to stand trial, THW forcibly treat them to
allow them to stand trial
RD4: THB universities should disclose to admitted students, upon their request, if aff action affected
their admission
RD3: THW prohibit folks who've been full time employees of political parties or the government from
lobbying
RD 2: THB courts should be able to issue assassination warrants.
RD 1: THW punish financial professionals who fail to report others' insider trading as if they had
committed the insider trading themselves. [Thanks to Tahmeed Adnan for the last motion, as he
debated at Yale IV]

Source:
http://twitter.com/#!/simulatethis

http://twitter.com/#!/DebateTourney

Macau IV 2011
GF: THBT developed countries should punish companies whose sub-contractors use abusive labor
practices in the third world
Semis: THW give foreign workers the right to vote in general elections
R5: THBT Marriage should come with an expiry date
R4: THW not allow patients to refuse life-saving medical treatment
R3 motion: THBT all governments should provide low-cost public housing to all their citizens
R2 motion: THW require all social networking sites to have user-elected board members
universities
R1: THW privatise all public universitites
Demo Debate 1: THBT financial assistance for the poor is the responsibility of charities, not
government.
Demo Debate 2: THBT schools should actively undermine traditional gender stereotypes.|
[Thanks to Sharmila Parmanand for all the updates]

13th Philippines National Debate

Championship
[Facebook Group, Twitter Hashtag]

Finals: THBT in the interest of economic and geopolitical stability, the ASEAN should cede Spratlys to
China.
SF: THBT war criminals should be tried in their home countries instead of
the ICC.
R8.TH regrets the implementation of development models that place conditions on transfers of
financial assistance for the
poor.
R7 motion: THBT social institutions should recognize and support the nature of children and sexual
beings.
R6.THBT financial institutions should not divulge info that may risk market stability in times of
economic crisis.
R5.THW abandon Zion.
R4.THW abolish the double jeopardy rule for the previously acquitted.
R3. THBT the US govt should not have the power to execute citizens who are alleged terrorists without
due process.
R2.THW prohibit universities from preferentially admitting the sons and daughters of their alumni.
R1.THBT it is legitimate for governments to require their people to take vaccines for common diseases.

KDU ProAms 2011

[The motions were tweeted by Debate Tourney]

SF.THBT god should end the world now.

QF.THBT In order to challenge gender roles, children should remain genderless till
puberty.
R5.THB in the creation of super soldiers.
R4.THBT celebrating christmas as a national holiday is in US's state endorsed
discrimination to other religions.
R3.THBT it is against intergalactic civil liberties for the Jedi to use mind tricks in the
course of justice.
R2.THBT people who visit other countries should still be bound to the laws of their
county of origin
R1.THW decriminalise dangerous activities and substances for the terminally ill.

Hart House IV 2011

[Thanks to Steve Llano for tweeting the motions!]

Round 5: thw cut foreign aid to countries that persecute sexual minorities.
Round 4: this house supports immigration systems that prefer cultural similarity.
Round 3: this house supports the targeted assasination of US cirizens who
participate in terrorist activities against the US abroad.
Rd 2: this house would legalize all drugs.
Rd 1: THW let Greece default.

BDC Pre-Worlds 2011

R1: THBT Israel should support Palestine's independence to end its own economic problems.(Prep
Motion)
R2: TH condemns the government of Japan for its failure to mitigate Fukushima's post nuclear disaster.
R3: THBT transit is a fair trade for rights to international waters. (Prep Motion)
R4: THBT the leadership anarchy of the Libyan Transitional Government will cause the downfall of
ongoing democratic movement.
Rd 5: THBT developed countries should allow their companies to bribe officials in developing nations
where it is a proven practice. (Prep Motion)
R6: THW cancel Obama's Nobel Peace Prize
Quarters: THW prosecute communities for complicity in honor killings.
Semi Final: THW force priest to break their confessional seals of heinous crimes of individuals to law
enforcement authorities.
Final: THW allow human cloning for military purposes. (Prep Motion)

Claremont Mckenna College Open 2011

[Thanks to Steve Llano for tweeting the motions!]

Finals: THS a weak dollar.

Semifinal: This House supports drone strikes.
Round 8: Elected officials should take a polygraph test before taking office.
Round 7: This house would end the use of nuclear power.
Round 6: In the case of cyber attack, this house prefers military retaliation.
Round 5: Individuals should be able to sue their government for inaction on climate change.
Round 4: Wikileaks should be granted status as a digital world treasure on UNESCO's World Heritage
List.
Round 3: Governments in violation of UN treaties should forfeit their right to vote or veto UN matters.
Round 2: TH supports computer hacktivism.
Round 1: Barack Obama should return the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mahidol University Mixer 2011

[The motions were tweeted by Debate Tourney]
GF.THBT thai government should grant thaksin a pardon.
SF. THW televise court trials.
R5. THBT Marriage licenses should have an expiration date.
R4. THBT it is high time for the united states to abandon its assumed role as the worlds international
police.
R3. THBT LGBT movements should support the creation of 'gay-borhoods'.
R2. THBT it is legitimate to use human shields in war.
R1. THBT admission to university should be made easier for applicants born into poverty.

Keiv Open 2011

[Thanks to Steve Llano for tweeting the motions!]

R1: THBT there should be no limit on self-defense against violent crimes

R2: THW ban parades and demonstrations that could incite a violent reaction.
R3: THB that the UN should offer large bounties for the capture of pirates and the
destruction of pirate ships.

Brad Smith Debate Tournament 2011

[Thanks to Steve Llano for tweeting the motions and we guyz can alos check out #bsdt]

Grand Final round: thw put university curriculum in the hands of the students.
Novice final: thw make voting in national elections mandatory.
Semifinal: thw not march in the slutwalks.
QF: thw abolish lifetime tenure for supreme court justices.
Round d 6: THW abolish the death penalty.
Round 5: THW forgive student debt.

Round 4:
Round 3:
Round 2:
growth.
Round 1:

THBT affirmative action does more harm than good.

this house opposes Western influence in the Arab revolutions.
THB that environmental protection should take precedence over economic
TH supports the right to physician assisted suicide.

AWDC 2011
Final: That the house believes feminism should embrace the word slut.
Semi Final: : This house would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate sexual
abuse within the Catholic Church.
R6: This house would refuse to uphold confidential out-of-court settlements.
R5: That this house would oust the Karzai administration.
R4: This house supports democratic education.
R3: This House would redistribute, aggressively and without compensation, all land taken from black
South Africans during apartheid.
R2: This house believes that, in times if economic crisis, economic bodies should withhold information
that may damage market confidence.
R1: That this House would never prosecute child soldiers for crimes committed during war.

RVDT 2011
From: Skanda Prasad:
Round1
1: THBT universities should encourage and promote sexual activity.
2: THW hold criminal only the possession to peddle and not possession to consume
marijuana in India.
3: THW disallow mosh pits.
Round 2
1: THBT competitive examination coaching classes are antithetical to the greater
cause of education.
2: THBT all primary and secondary schools should not make any subject mandatory.
3: THW allow corporal punishment in schools
Round 3:
1: THBT FIFA must use female officials in the world cup.
2: THW always prefer heterosexual couples to homosexual couples for adoption.
3: THBT zoos are immoral
Round 4:
1. THBT cricketers shouldn't walk.
2. THBT the highest governing body for a sporting club should be constituted by its fans.
3. THW lift the ban on team orders instructing drivers to deliberately lose a race in motorsport racing.

Round 5:

1. THBT all patents must be accessible (in exchange) for a reasonable remunaration to the patent
owner.
2. THW peg the price of fuel to the fuel efficiency of the vehicle.
3. TH regrets the Tata Nano.

Round 6:
1. THW conduct pharmaceutical trials on death row convicts
2. THW forcibly abort foetuses that are infected with HIV/AIDS.
3. THW make blood donation compulsory for all

Binghamton IV 2011
[Thanks to Steve Llano for tweeting the motions!]
Round 1: THBT the state should not fund art.
Round 2: THBT governments should be allowed to disable social networks during civil disorder.
Round 3: THBT Obama will not me re-elected.
Round 4: THW make the behavior modifying drugs available without a prescription.
Round 5: THW give women equal position in war with men.
Round 6: THBT the UN should recognize Palestine as a state.
QF: THW allow the creation of donor siblings.
Novice Semi Final: THW increase the number of permanent members on the UN Security councils
Main Semi Final: THBT it is time for all the EU members to issue only debt bonds that are backed by all
members, i.e. Euro bonds.
Final: THBT nationalism is a virtue.

IIUM Debate Open 2011

Prelims
Round 1 :THBT the billions spent by Sheikh Mansur in Manchester should instead be
used for the Ummah
Round 2: THW extend Child Abuse Laws to include punishing parents who force
homosexual children to become straight
Round 3: THBT it is time to induct India as the 6th member of the United Nations
Security Council
Round 4: THBT Libya's assets should only be totally unfrozen post-elections
Round 5: THW Ban any Audio Visual depiction and/or staging of interspecies
intercourse
Break Rounds
Quarter Finals: THBT the west should support and not condemn the unilateral
declaration of an independent Palestine

Semi Finals: THBT raising the US national debt ceiling was a big mistake
Grand Final: THBT Saudi Arabia should prohibit Afghans, Pakistanis and all citizens of
countries with Al Qaeda bases to go to Mecca to perform their Hajj and/or Umrah as
part of the war on terror.

BIND 2011
R1: THW impose the one car/one house policy in greater Jakarta.
R2: THW abandon the EURO.
R3: THW ban political parties formed along racial or religious lines.
R4: THB women should pay less income taxes than men.
R5: THBT NATO should provide air support to Syrian Rebels in their struggle against
Bashar Al- Assad.
QF: THBT the Indonesian Gov. Should pay reparations to victims of Suherto regime.
SF: THBT Obama Admin. should prosecute members of Bush Admin. for the crimes
comitted during war on terror.
Final: THW Create a United States of South East Asia.

Auckland IV 2011
[Thanks to Christopher Bishop for the tweets]
Final:THBT we should abolish political parties
R6: THBT the war on terror has been a mistake?
R5: THBT condoms should be manadatory in porn
R4: THBT feminists should rejuect slutwalks
R3: THBT NZ and Australia should normalize relationship with Fiji.
R2: TH suports a maximum wage
R1: THW ban male circumcision.

ANU Spring 2011

[From twitter]
Round 1: THW charge dictators with crimes against humanity when through
corruption or mismanagement they impoverished their countryRound 2: THW ban
websites which encourage or glorify eating disorders
Round 3: TH Supports the Austerity measures
Round 4: THBT the UN should hire private military contractors to undertake
humanitarin intervention.
Round 5. THW involuntarily admit the severely mentally ill.
SF: TH supports tiger parenting.
Final: THBT the age of the American Superpower is over.

WSDC Dundee 2011

R1. THW offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power.
R2: THW allow free distribution of music on the internet.
R3. THBT Universal Primary Education is a misallocation of resources for the
developing world.
R4: THW make voting in National Elections compulsory
R5. THW legalise the sale of human organs.
R6: THW stop sending humans into Space
R7. THBT women can only achieve equality under a secular system of government.
Round 8: THW penalize sporting teams for the behavior of their fans.
Octos: THW Abandon Nuclear Energy
Quarters: TH supports free immigration.
Semi Final:THBT Any State Should Have The Right to Secede if The Majority of The
Population Wish.
Final: THBT autocracy is doomed in the age of Facebook.

UNSW IV 2011
Motions
R1 This house regrets the extrajudicial killing of Voldemort
R2 This house believes the world would be better without any states
R3 This house believes that politics is broken
R4 This house would not allow sentient exterrestrial aliens to be citizens of any
state on the Earth
R5 This house believes that it should never be illegal to publish an intention to
commit a crime
Semi-Finals This house believes that the world will lose the fight against climate
change
Final This house would spend baby spend

Intramuros IV 2011
(Courtesy: Tariq Maketab)

RD 1: THW grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who have made great and/or unique
contributions

RD 2: THW legalise commercial surrogacy

RD 3: THBT, save for isolation, prisons should simulate everyday life
RD 4: THBT ban commercial breeding of animals
RD 5: THBT the European Union is a failing project
Octofinals: THW demolish US debt ceiling permanently
Quarterfinals: THBT it is legitimate for individuals to publish derivative works that
alter the original message
Semifinals: THBT courts should strike down constitutional amendments that remove
or diminish fundamental rights.
Grand Finals: THBT in dealing with blasphemous art, a secular democratic state
should still err on the side of the religious majority.

Galway EUDC 2011

(For full results visit www. worlddebating.blogspot.com)
Round 1: TH would bring back the death penalty.
Round 2: TH would prohibit the media from using software to alter an individuals
appearance.
Round 3: TH believes that Germany should ban the publication of Mein kamph
indefinately.
Round 4: THBT Barack Obama should have vetoed any debt deal that did not
increase taxation.
Round 5: THW allow the creation of donor siblings
Round 6: THBT hacking is an acceptable form of protest against large corporations.
Round 7: THBT early childhood education in schools should undermine traditional
gender roles.
Round 8: THBT America and the EU should cease all financial political and military
support to both Israel and the Palestinian authority until they reach a peace
agreement.
Round 9: THW Legally Require Priests to Report All Serious Crimes that They Hear in
Confession. ESL Quarters: THW ban all EU arms companies from selling arms
outside the EU. ESL Semifinal: TH would require persons working in the media to
wait four years before running for public office or working for the government.
ESL Final: THB that God exists.
Quarters: THW Never Fight for King and Country
Semifinal: THBT the West should promise preferential economic and political
cooperation to Arab democracies that adopt secular constitutions
Final: final: THBT the state should pay reperations to women.

1st National High School English Debating

Championship
(go to www.worlddebating.blogspot.com for the complete results)
Round 1: This house would ban advertisements that use gender stereotypes.

Round 2: This House believes that university students should pay the full costs of
their education.
Round 3: This House believes that environmental protection should come second to
economic growth in developing countries.
Round 4: This House believes that animals should not be used as objects of sport
and entertainment.
Round 5: This House would allow citizens to sell their organs.
Round 6: This House would require that students in all high schools (secular,
religious, public, private, etc.) learn the beliefs of people of all major faiths,
including those of no faith at all (atheists/agnostics).
Round 7 (Silent): This House would require users of online social networks to
disclose their real identity.
Round 8 (Silent): This house believes that prisoners should have the right to vote in
general elections held to form a national parliament.
Pre-Quarter Finals: This House believes that all countries should give up the use of
nuclear energy.
Quarter-Finals: This House believes that the Arab World should stop selling oil to
France until it removes its ban on the wearing of the Islamic Female Head Dress
(Burqa) in Public.
Semi-Finals: THW allow school boards to fire teachers whose class consistently
underperforms in standardized tests.
Grand Final: This House believes Western Governments should assassinate
dictatorial leaders who use violence against their own people to stay in power.

ASDC 2011
The motions were uploaded by Kip Oebanda in the ASDC 2011 FB Group.
Test Debate Non-human animals
THW disallow people from leaving inheritances to pets
THW abolish all animal cruelty laws
THW not allow people to keep wild animals as pets
Round 1 Lets get Physical
THW ban sports that aim to inflict physical violence on competitors
THW not allow minors to become professional gamers
THW have a minimum quota for local players in domestic leagues
Round 2 Equality
THBT the right to offend religion/s is an essential element to freedom of speech
THBT the feminist should embrace women who choose to disempower themselves.
THBT anorexia is a legitimate lifestyle choice.

Round 3 Dorks
THW stop the public funding of NASA
THBT governments should fund research to clone extinct species
THBT humanity would be better off knowing that intelligent life exists somewhere
else in the universe
Round 4 Asia
THBT South Korea should stop seeking reunification
THBT China should abandon its one child policy
THBT the ASEAN should suspend Myanmars membership pending democratic
reforms
Round 5 Kings and Queens
THW abolish laws that protect royal families from being insulted
THBT monarchies have no place in modern democracies
THBT the LGBT (Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Movement) should stop
celebrating gay parades
Round 6 Environment
THBT Japan should abandon civil nuclear energy
THBT it is justified to break the law to protect the environment
THBT governments should include environmental impact in measuring economic
success
Round 7 Youve been a bad boy/girl/etc.
THW televise executions of criminals
THW legalize all drugs in the USA
THW not grant tourist visas to states with high incidence of human trafficking
Octos - Knowledge
THBT US government should establish primary schools that teach immigrant
children in their native tongue
THW force religious schools to teach sex education including contraception
THW stop all research towards the cure for autism
Quarters - War
THBT the ICC should try Bashar Al Assad.

THBT aid should be protected by force without the permission of the sovereign state
This house would allow objection to military service on the grounds of personal
beliefs
Semis - Economics
THBT the Greeks should default
THBT all water consumption beyond basic needs should come from private sources
TH regrets the rise of microfinance
Novice Finals Media
THBT tabloids are essential to a vibrant democracy
THW allocate airtime for racist political parties in public TV networks
THBT celebrity felons should have harsher penalties (finals motion)
Finals Arts and culture
THBT post-conflict societies should destroy all artwork created in support of a fallen
dictator
THBT award ceremonies should not recognize music artists with misogynistic or
discriminatory lyrics (changed when we realized it was too similar to Semis)
THBT mainstream governments should not contact isolated tribes (finals motion).
TH celebrates the co-optation of political and artistic counter-cultures into the
mainstream

South African NUDC 2011

(Click here for the full results posted in Colm's site)
Motions:
1. TH supports Walmart's expansion into Africa
2. THW create a regulated market for rhino horn
3. TH regrets the partition of Sudan
4. THW expropriate land without compensation
5. THW prevent parents whose children have been taken into protective care from
raising future children
6. THBT the AU should support NATO's stance on Libya
7. THW force abortions for foetuses at risk of terminal conditions
8. THW frack the Karoo
9. THW pay Afghani citizens NOT to fight for the Taliban
ESL Octo: THW give Constitutional Court judges life terms
QF: THW allow rate payers to opt out of any public service and form private
alternatives
SF: THW join the SlutWalk

ESL Final: THW regard state sponsored cyber attacks as acts of war
Final: THBT "I was only following orders" is a legitimate defence in an International
Criminal Tribunal

NDDC 2011
R1: THW rebuild the Berlin Wall.
R2: THW allow military officials to critisice their goverment.
R3: THW assassinate Gaddafi.
Semi Final: THBT unipolar world is better off than bipolar world for world peace.
Final: THW not allow states to intervene in the political problems of other countries
under any circumstances.

Korea Australs 2011

Round 1:
That sporting teams should not tour nations of match-fixers
TWS legalise all performance engancing drugs in sport
That we should restrict access to international competitions for nations which abuse
their athletes
Round 2
That a fixed amount of development aid should be allocated to microcredit schemes
That developing nations should embrace medical tourism
That the World Bank and IMF chairs should selected on a rotational regional basis
Round 3:
That military officers should be allowed to criticize government
That we should abolish parliamentary privelege as a defense of defamation
That the US would directly elect supreme court judges.
Round 4: (I am still searching)
Round 5:
That Greece should return to t Drachma
THW prohibit price gouging after natural disasters.
THW recognise the necessity of sweatshops.
Round 6:
That the state should not fund medical care for those injured as a result of
committing a crime.
That employers should not have access to job applicants' criminal record
That juries should return not guilty verdicts if they believe laws are unjust.

Round 7 and Round 8 Motions..still no clue.

Octo Motions:
1. That we should recognise the independence of Somaliland.
2.That China should remove all restrictions on internal migration.
3.THBT colonial states have a duty to intervene in failed postcolonial states!
Semi Final: ???
Final: Nations should use bounty hunters to capture or kill enemies.

JDC Debate Fest 2011

R1: THBT international aid agencies are crippling developing nations.
R2: THW limit the corporate financing of political campaigns.
R3:THW encourage the paparazzi
R4: THBT the minimum punishment for teachers who molest school children should
be life sentence.
Quarters: THBT increasing the prices of necessities during the time of a natural
disaster should be treated as a criminal offense.
Semis: THBT gov should fund sex change operations.
Final: THW pay military of other nations who fight out battles.

WSDA 2011
(for full results log into: http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/qatardefeats-germany-at-wsda-2011.html)
1. Voting should be obligatory.
2. Require large online social networks to be controlled democratically by their
users.
3. The exploration and development of outer space should be done by an
international organization.
4. We support parents who secretly install spyware on their childrens electronic
devices.
5. There would be no Arabic spring without the Internet.
Quarterfinals: Children should be excluded from any religion until adulthood
Semifinals: Representative democracy has failed us.
Finals: A conscious consumer does for democracy more than a voter.

Berlin IV
(the motions were tweeted live by berlindebating, ie. BDU's Twitter account and the
results could be also found here
at: http://abearstongue.blogspot.com/2011/07/berlin-iv-2011-break.html)

Round 1: THW financially incentivise parents to have two or more children

Round 2: THBT any language which needs protection is not worth protection.
Round 3: THW make all the prison sentences indefinite until the prisoner is deemed
as rehabilitated
Round 4: THW privitise water.
Round 5: For peace keeping missions in Africa, THW only use African troops.
Semi-Final: THW establish international jurisdiction for cyber crimes.
Final: THBT animal cruelty is acceptable in a work of art.

ADF 2011
R1 : THBT dictators should be given amnesty of giving up power in return.
R2 : THW allow immigrants to join the military force of the host country.
R3 : THBT US should cancel all sacntions against Cuba.
R4: THW instill moral norms in education institutions despite the mere obedience of
law.
R5: THBT eunuch prostitute should have the same rights as a regular prostitute.
Quarters: THBT US should subsidize Twitter.
Semis: THBT targeting religious sites is a legitimate tactic of warfare.
Final: THW punish journalist who carry out sting operations.

NUEDC 2011
(Tweeted by debateindonesia in their Twitter account)
R1:
R2:
R3:
R4:

THW abolish all forms of affirmative action.

THW open state funded brothels in military bases.
THW not allow oil companies to have patents on green technology.
THBT GDP should not be a good measure of nation's standard of living.

R5: THBT UN should allow the prosecution of LGBT Questioning by its member
countires.
R6: THW require children consent for parents to divorce.
R7: THBT governments should ban their citizens departure for religious pilgrimage
in times of major epidemics.
QF: THW make entry into universites based on a lottery after passing a basic high
school exam.
SF: ???
GF: THBT ICC should have its own force to abduct heinous perpetrators of
internationalcrimes who refuse to answer the cout's summons.

China Open
(The motions were tweeted by G. Rhydian Morgan in his Twitter Account)

Round 1: THW privaitse top universities in China.

Round 2: THW forbid famiuly memebers of govermentr officials from workingin
government.
Round 3: THBT developed nations should pay developing nations for the disposal of
toxic waste
Round 4: THW punish search engines that provide links to websites that violate
Round 5: THW legalise all pornography.
Quarters: THBT tobacco and alcohol companies should not be allowed to be the
sponsers in sports.
Semi Final:THW forbid media from publishing subjective comment on criminal cases
until the verdict has been reached.
Final: THBT China should financially disincentivise labor intensive industries.

Great Serdang Debate 2011

(Motions were posted by Sharmila Parmanand in her Twitter account)
Round 1
1. THBT the poor nations should reject the storage and/or processing of hazardous
materials on their soil by rich nations.
2. THBT we would impose English as the common medium of instruction in all
schools.
3. THBT we would give the profits from mineral resources to exclusively to the local
state/provinces from which they are extracted.
Round 2:
Malaysia
1. THBT we would dispose humanitarian aid through established religious
organizations in the recipient states.
2. THBT we would reject micro credit scheme targeted exclusively at women.

3. THBT the first world nations should increase quotas for the labor migrants from
target countries instead of giving them
development aid.
Round 3:
The kiddies
1. THBT we would require parents who seek to have biological children should meet
the same criteria as those who seek to
adopt.
2. THBT the school should actively erase gender difference among the students.
3.THBT the online gaming sites should restrict the length of time minors can access
their services.
Round 4:
Military
1.THBT we should not punish high ranking military officials who are publicly critical
of elected politicians.
2. THBT the retired high ranking military officials should not be allowed to run for
the public office.
3.THBT the military recruit campaigns should not be actively targeted at low
income groups.
Round 5:
Business
1.THBT it is legitimate for companies to monitor their employees' internet usage on
their IT infrastructure.
2. THBT the civil society groups should push for greater gov. regulation of
corporations instead of supporting voluntary
corporate social responsibility practices by these companies.
3.THBT we would impose progressive taxation on corporations.
Quarters:
Genders
1.THBT woman's movements would condemn women who reached the highest
level of politics or the corporate ladder yet little for women in their sphere of
influence.
2.THBT women should attempt to combat religion instead of attempting to reform it
from within.
3. THBT we would abolish Ladies ' Night in bars.
Semis:
International Affairs
1. THBT the US should sign a non-aggression treaty with North Korea without any
preconditions.
2. THBT NATO should assassinate Gaddafi.
3. THBT the Mexican state should tolerate drug cartels instead of waging an all out
war against them at the US behest.

Grand Final:
New world order
1. THBT the united stated should deprioritise maintaining its position as the most
dominant global power.
2.THBT we would recognise a universal right to succession.
3. THBT post colonial states should not bee members of organizations based o a
common colonial heritage and founded by their former colonial masters.

UADC 2011
Round 1
TH would not allow minors to be involved in politics
TH would scrap the government pension system
TH house regrets the practice of 'tiger' parenting

Round 2
1. THBT copyright of visual media belongs to the subject and not the photographer
2.TH would build a national DNA database
3.TH would ban the collection and sale of location and usage information by
smartphone companies.

Round 3
1. TH would ban adult entertainment from casinos.
2. THBT it is wrong to raise money for social welfare through natioinal lotteries.
3. TH would remove all sin taxes
Round 4:
1. THBT countires which pollute common waters should lose their Exclusive
Economic Zones(EEZs)
2. TH would not grant citizenship at birth to the children oif foriegners on domestic
soil
3. TH would pay the militaries of the other states to fight our battles.
Round 5:
1.THBT the doctors shld never lie to their patients, even for their own good.
2.TH clebrates the willingness of women to be 'sluts'.
3.TH would allow individuals to purchase behavior modifying drugs without
prescription.

Round 6
1. THBT China should leave the WTO.
2. THBT China should support the unification of the two Koreas.
3. THBT China should actively incentivize celebrities and public figures who are non
citizen ehtnic Chinese to naturalize.
Round 7:
1. TH would make education in the high arts mandatory in schools.
2. TH would require presidential candidates to disclose their official records upon
public request.
3. TH regrets the high priority given to sports in the national consciousness.

Round 8
1.TH prefers a secular autocracy to a fundamentalist democracy
2.TH would erase the legacies and tear down monuments dedicated to deposed
dictators
3.TH would require election campaigns to be bi-/multi-lingual
Double Octo Finals:
1. THBT states should actively protect the practice of home grown religion.
2. THBT the state should cease to recognize the specific 'right to religious freedom'.
3. TH would not allow religious missions to access the vulnerable.
Octo Finals:
1. THW target the families of our enemies.
2. THBT its legitimate for states to exaggerate threats to pass unpopular legislation
they deem to be in the interest of national security.
3. THW discontinue all Black Operations.
Quarter Finals:
1. THW make the raising of business and labour standards a prerequisite for
development aid.
2. THW punish financial institution who fail to maintain liquidity in situation of
market fluctuation.
3. THW discard tourism reliant economy strategies

Semi finals:
Th welcomes the development of the feminist discourse that embrtaces and
expounds on the physical and the psychological differences between men and

women.
THBT seduction is a legitimate tool in achieving political ends.
THW send women as ambassadors to the countries that oppress women.
Final:
TH would never offer ammnesty to heads of state in the midst of possible regime
change.

Sciences PO IV
(for the full result's click to go Colm's site)

Rd1: This house would invalidate any election result with a turnout below 70%
Rd2: This house would children should be excluded from any religion until adulthood
Rd3: This house would allow animated child pornography
Rd4: This house would pay developing countries to host western prisoners
Rd5: This house would abolish state pensions and instead only award benefits based
on disability.
Semis: This house would the US government should publish all visual material
relating to Osama Bin Laden's death
Final: This house would offer immediate EU candidate status to North African states
on the precondition of democratic transition.

IUB IV
Final: THW form an ethical commission with legal enforcement authority for violation
of ethical conducts by politicians.
Semiz: THBT West should arm Burmese militia.
Quarters: THBT gov should not allow media to publicize the celebrity kidnappings.
R5: THBT we should completely shift to clean energy by the year 2021, in the light
of the current natural diasters.
R4: THBT gov should financially support single pregnant teenage mother.
R3: THW legalize sex tourisim in develpoing countires.
R2: THW impose a salary cap for the players of the professional team sports.
R1: THW make two years of military training compulsory for every citizen within the
age group of 16-20.

HWS / IDEA Round Robin

1) This house would eliminate tenure for university professors.

2) This house believes that S&M contracts are unconscionable.
3) This house would give preference to immigration applicants whose values are
consistent with those of the host nation.
4) This house supports parents who secretly install spyware on their childrens
electronic devices.
5) This house would not use public money on life-extending medical care for people
over a certain age.
Finals: This house believes that whenever individuals have a choice between
spending their money on luxuries or donating it to ameliorating suffering, morality
demands donating.

XLI INVITATIONAL
1 THW subject all infrastructure construction to local referenda
2 THBT what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
3 THW install condom vending machines in all Greek Lyceum-level schools
4 THW remove all immunity from prosecution from elected officials
5 THBT Muammar Gaddafi should be offered asylum in exchange for stepping down
SF You are a Greek newspaper, THW not publish scenaria that predict the
bankruptcy of the Greek state
F THW force-feed individuals who are on hunger strike and face imminent death

COLGATE IV
(From http://progymna.blogspot.com/)

R1 Thbt the criminal justice system should only utilize secular rehabilitation
programs.
R3 This house would introduce an international minimum wage.
R4 Thbt the propagation of extreme nationalism during the War on Terror
do/did/does more harm than good. R5 Thbt professional sporting leagues should be
responsible for sports related injuries and conditions for the lifetime of their
athletes.

R6 This House would allow the defendants that belong to a minority group to choose
to be judged by a jury composed exclusively of other members of their same
minority group.
Semi THBT the international community should Recognize the leadership of populist
uprisings over their national governments.

USU 2011
full results are posted in the Colm's blog as usual :D
Final: This House believes that the United States government should actively
facilitate the circumvention of Internet filters in other countries.
Novice Final: This House would open brothels on military bases
Semi: This House supports a constitutional right to a minimum standard of living
Qtrs: This House would instruct juries to acquit where they believe conviction would
not be in the public interest.
Octos: This House believes that human shields are legitimate targets in war
R5: This house would create a public forum for active duty military personnel to
criticize government policy.
R4: This House would mandate a quota for women on the boards of large
corporations
R3: This House would grant amnesty to dictators who voluntarily leave office.
R2: This House would charge players who commit violent sporting fouls with assault.
R1: This house would mandate insurance in disaster prone areas

Paris IV
(Check out the full details http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2011/04/lse-win-parisiv.html!)

1. THW Ban Public Sector Strikes in Times of High Government Debt (Music: "9 to 5"Dolly Parton)
2. THB That France Should Open Its Borders to Any Migrant from One of Its Former
Colonies ("Empire State of Mind"-Jay-Z)
3. TH Supports the Establishment of 'Harvey Milk Schools' in Europe (The Harvey
Milk School is a school in New York for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Questioning Young People) ("Teenage Dream"-Cover by the cast of Glee)
4. THW Use Partition To Solve Civil Wars in Divided Societies ("Better Together"-Jack
Johnson")
5. THB That It Is Immoral To Donate To Animal Charities Whilst Humans Are Dying of
Poverty ("Feel Good Inc"-Gorillaz)
Semi: THB That Israel Should Abolish Conscription ("Everybody's Gone To War"Nerina Pallot)
ESL Final: As the Editor of Jyllands-Posten in September 2005, THW Not Have
Published the Mohammed Cartoons

Final: THB That A Woman Who Wears High Heels Is No More Free Than One Who
Wears the Burqa ("Broken Heels"-Alexandra Burke)

Ohio Wesleyan Tournament

Final: This House would put boots on the ground for regime change in Libya
Semi: This House would end our dependence on robots before it's too late. Room1
Rd6 This House would ban home schooling. Would this motion make sense in
Europe? Just curious.
Rd5 This House believes that recent regime changes in Tunisia and Egypt will cause
more harm than good.
Rd4 This House believes that China should end its one-child policy.
Rd2 This House believes that now is the time to abandon nuclear power.

BDC Pro Am 2011

R1: THBT foreign countries should not intervene in the matters of Grameen Bank.
R2: THBT the new ME crisis is the next renaissance.
R3: THBT ICC should restrict the non test playing nations from playing the next 50
overs WC!
R4: THBT all statutory teen sex offenders should be treated like adults.
R5: THBT gay rights movement should oppose gay marriage.
Final:THBT it is now time to close down all borders to economic migrants.

Malaysian Debate Open 2011

For full results log on to:http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2011/03/3rd-malaysiadebate-open-report.html

Demo Debate:
THW prioritize military veterans for jobs.
Round 1: Malaysia Boleh!

THBT religious conversion should not be a pre-requisite for marriage.

THW allow political parties to announce alliances only before elections.
THW abolish unnatural sex laws (oral/anal sex).
Round 2: Food
THBT countries with overall food shortage should not join the race for bio-fuels.
THW ban speculative trading on food products.
THW penalize corporations that waste food.
Round 3: Animals
THBT PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) should only accept vegetarians
as members.
THW ban the neutering of pets.
THW allow the sale of parts of endangered animals which die natural deaths.
Round 4: IR
THBT the West would recognize Palestinian attacks on Israeli settlements as
legitimate.
TH supports military intervention in Libya.
THW reintroduce the Sunshine Policy towards North Korea.
Round 5: Movement
THW pay beggars to leave big cities.
TH rejects the confinement of refugees.
THBT countries should give open borders to traditionally nomadic groups.
Round 6: Religion
THBT fear should not be used as a means of propagating religion to children.
THW ban religious preaching in public places.
THW ban religious groups from lobbying.
Round 7: Adam and/or Eve
THBT governments of developed countries should incentivize overseas adoption
from Least Developed Countries
THW introduce affirmative action for sexual minorities (LGBT)
THBT mandatory military service should include women

Octo finals: Media

THBT governments sponsorship of TV shows that promote its agendas is justified.
THW disallow the making of biographical movies without the consent of the subject
or his legal heir.
THW not give awards to celebs who glorify or openly use drugs.
Quarter finals: Law
THBT states should remove diplomatic immunity for judicial fairness.
THBT states should pay compensation to criminals who are acquitted after appeal.
THW ban the media from airing opinions on ongoing court trials
Semi Finals: Health and Medicine
THW deny healthcare to those who engage in illegal organ trading.
THW allow drug companies to advertize their products only to doctors.
THW ban research on behavior modification.
Grand Finals: Culture and Society
THBT cultural compatibility is legitimate grounds for differential immigration
policies.
THBT it is justified for governments to destroy historical evidence which can cause
social unrest.
TH supports state initiatives to define a national cultural identity.

UIU IV
R1: THBT the masses of ME though won the battle but would lose the war.
R2: THBT journalist should not be compelled by law to reveal their sources.
R3: THBT communtiy services which be a mandatory part of the school cirriculam.
R4: THBT Gov should use economic incentives to encourage healthy behaivioir.
Semis: THW punish the celebrites with harsher punishments for crimes regarding
sex, alchohol and drugs.
Final: THBT emigrants shld pay an exit tax when they want to change their
citisenship.

Northeast Universities Debating Championship

2011
1. THBT liberal democracies should actively support protest movements in nondemocratic states.
2. This House would let states of the USA go bankrupt.
3. This House would allow jurors to question witnesses.
4. This House would ban universities from using legacy admissions.
5. This House would ban non-essential cosmetic surgery.
6. This House would give India a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and
only allow one seat to a European nation to be selected by the EU.
QUARTERFINALS-THBT WIKILEAKS HAS DONE MORE GOOD THAN HARM
SEMIFINALS-THW LEGALIZE POLICE ENTRAPMENTFINALS-THBT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
IS AN EXXENTIAL PART OF A LIBERAL DEMOCRACY

Univ. of Massachusetts 12-13 February 2011

1. This House believes that every adult should have the right to sell his or her
organs.
2. This House would make public transportation in major cities free of charge.
3. This House would subsidize multicultural marriage
4. This House would apologize for colonialism.
5. THBT governments should have an Internet kill switch.
6. This House believes that the Fall of Mubarak will benefit the west.
QUARTERFINALS:THW SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE USE OF CAMERAS IN PUBLIC
SPACES.
SEMIFINALS:THW COMPEL ALL DOCTORS TO REPORT CASES OF SUSPECTED CHILD
OR SPOUSE ABUSE TO THE AUTHORITIES.
FINAL:THW PAY REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY

MMIDC 2011

R1 : THW ban all advertisements during children programs.

R2 : THBT the gov shud limit access to social networking.
R3: THW put a bar on development aid to Pakistan.
R4: THW ban mini-skirts in the campuses of all educational institutions.
R5: THBT all countries should give up their nuclear weapons.
Quarters: TH condemns military intervention in the name of public interest.
Semi:THW prefer corporate social responsibility over carbon tax.
Final: THBT all islamic states should recognize Israel

SFDC 2011
R1: THW allow doctors to actively lie to their patients to create a placebo effect.
R2: THW penalize female celebrities who allow themselves to be objectified in the
music videos.
R3: THW not allow posthumous trail.
R4: THW not allow the international trade in sports people under 18.
Quarters:THW enforce copyright laws in the developing countries.
Semis: THBT quotas in public sector for women hinder development of women in
developing countries.
Final: THW assasinate Hosni Mubarak.

SEO 2011
(Results at: www.worlddebating.blogspot.com)
R0: This house believes that countries with problems of overpopulation should pay
willing citizens to sterilise themselves
R1: This house would directly elect captains of national sport teams
R2: This house believes that state funded health services should be provided by
competitively tendered contracts by private companies, without direct state
provision
R3: This house believes that it is legitimate for governments to deliberately lie to
their citizens in times of war
R4: This house believes that individuals in developed countries have a bigger moral
responsibility to poor people in the developing world than their own families
R5: This house believes that democratic countries should punish communication

companies which cooperate with oppressive governments censorship policies

R6:This house would ban advertisements that use gender stereotypes
R7:This house believes that post-genocide states should punish the perpetrators of
the genocide both visibly and publicly for the long term
NOVICE FINAL: This house believes that developing countries should ban family
members of the Head of State/Government from running for the same position
GRAND FINAL: This house would ban the celebration of martyrs

John Jay College's Gotham City Debates 29-30

January 2011
Round 1 - THB that health care is a privilege not a right.
Round 3 - THB that states should prioritize highly specialized worker visas over
family visas.
Round 4 - This House believes that lotteries generate more harm for the state than
good.
Round 5 - This House would try Sarah Palin for incitement.
Round 6 - This House believes that the right to vote cannot be rescinded for any
criminal action.
Quarterfinals - THB that Haiti should not try Jean Claude Duvallier.
Semifinals - THBT in certain cases the state has the obligation to racially profile.
Finals - This House believes that corporations have the right to ban their employees
from having children.

The Frank Thakur Das Memorial Debate

(Delhi, India)2011
(The results could be found at www.worlddebating.blogspot.com)

Round 1
1. Festivals : THBT commercialization of festivals is good
2. Fasting : THW ban religious fasts unto death
3. Faith: THW use faith based rehabs in prisons.
Round 2
1. National Anthem: THW not force children to sing the national anthem in schools
2. Cultural Societies: THBT cultural societies should tax their members earnings.

3. G.I Joes: THBT parents should not give their children GI Joes and other war toys
(tanks, guns, submarines, grenades etc)
Round 3
1. Bosses / Subordinates: THBT bosses should be held accountable for corruption
activities of their subordinates
2. Espionage: THW decriminalize corporate espionage
3. Rashtrapati Bhawan: THW rent rooms in the Rashtrapati Bhawan (presidents
residence)
Round 4 Fictitious Setting
1. Superheroes : THBT all individuals with superpowers should be de-powered
2. Harry Potter: THBT Aurors should be allowed to use all unforgiveable curses at all
times
3. Archies: THBT the makers of Archies should create a homosexual Love story.
Round 5
1. Gujarat : THW legalize the sale of alcohol at competitive prices in Gujarat
2. No man Left Behind: THW discard the no man left behind policy
3. Voter Rights: THW grant voters the right to recall.
Round 6
1. Illegal Immigrants: THW grant birthright citizenship for children of illegal
immigrants
2. Ex-Rebels: THBT ex-rebels should not be integrated into state security forces.
3. Scientists & Researchers: THBT full time scientists and researchers should not
pay tax on their salaries.
Quarters
1. Black Money: THW allow citizens to transfer black money into white without the
fear of prosecution
2. Lifestyle Choices: THBT the government should restrict lifestyle choices to
combat climate change
3. Gender Discrimination: THBT religious bodies should not be allowed to
discriminate on the basis of gender.
Semis
1. Material Advancement: THBT material advancement is more important than civil
and political rights.

2. Koreas: THW reunify the Koreas

3. Islamic Dress: THBT the Arab world should stop selling oil to France until it
removes restrictions on Islamic Dress
Finals
1. THBT Democracy is a luxury
2. THW create an international battlefield (war haven)
3. THBT a world where lying is impossible would be worse than one where it is
possible.

WUDC 2011:
Rd1: This house believes that national sporting teams should reflect the diversity of
the national population
Rd2: This house believes that all states have a right to nuclear weapons
Rd3: This house believes that governments should not provide benefits on the basis
of marital status
Rd4: This house believes that central banks should set limits on government
spending
Rd5: This wouse would prioritise asylum Seekers who have engaged in armed
struggle against oppressive regimes
Rd6: This wouse would allow teachers unions the right to strike
Rd7: This wouse would require individuals to reveal their actual identity when
communicating on the internet
Rd8: This house believes that the southern african development community (SADC)
should pursue political union
Rd9: This house believes that social movements should use the courts rather than
the legislature to advance social change
Octo: This wouse would buy countries votes in nternational organizations
Qtr: This house believes that courts should not enforce wil>
EFL Semi: This house supports a one state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
EFL Final: This wouse would give more votes to the poor
ESL Qtr: This house believes that domestic courts should try foreign nationals who
commit war crimes abroad

ESL Semi: This wouse would prefer that the children of racial minorities be adopted
by parents of that race
ESL Final: This house believes that the courts should break up consistently dominant
political parties
Masters Rd1: This wouse would buy local
Masters Final: This house prefers a philosopher King to a tyrannical democracy

OIC 2010
R1:
On Classics;
This House Supports Capital Punishment
This House Will Not Prohibit Smoking in Public Places
This house Supports Euthanasia (voluntary suicide for the terminally ill)
R2:
"On Rights"
This House Supports Polygamy
This House understands the French Position to ban the Hijab
This House believes that the State should set the curriculum in religious schools.
R3:
Sports
This House believes that OIC member countries should organise a women-only
Olympics
This house will punish teams for the misbehaviour of their fans
This house will allow performance enhancing drugs in sports.
R4:
1. THBT member states should grant free movement of labour in the OIC.
2. THBT the OIC should intervene to protect persecuted ethnic minorities in its
member countries.
3. THBT there should be an OIC representative as a permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council.
R5:
"The right thing to do"
1.This house beleives that OIC should recognize the state of israel in exchange of a
two state government.

2.This house believes that state should not rebuild in areas prone to natural
disasters
3.This house would convict family members of public affairs found guilty of
corruption.
Quarters:
Democracy
1.THBT OIC should promote democracy amongst its member countries.
2.THBT the West has no right to impose elections on transitioning democracies.
3.This House would give corporations a vote in general elections.
Semi-final:
Women
1. This house will impose a minimum quota for female teachers on government
subsidized madrasas.
2. THBT governments of conservative Muslim countries should fund corporations
that employ only women to further the feminist agenda.
3. This house will punish parents who refuse ti send their daughters to school.
GF: THBT OIC should have its own elected parliament.

RUMC 2010
Round 1: THW ban Internet Gambling
Round 2: THBT international space station is a wastage of money.
Round 3: THBT religious leaders should not comment on any political issue.
Round 4: THW penalise teachers involved in school romance.
Octo Finals: TH regrets the power of internet.
Quater Finals: THW allow soldiers to sue their government for negligence
Semi finals:THBT the "Ban on Burqa" is a failure of the feminist movement.
Final: THW reduce the prison time for the prisoners in exchange of formal education.

2nd East Asian Invitational 2010

Results posted on worlddebating.blogspot.com

Round 1 This House would pay the poor not to have children
Round 2 This House would refuse to extradite suspected criminals to states where
they face the death penalty.
Round 3 This House would stop all development aids to Africa.
Round 4 This House believes that oil companies should not be allowed to hold
patents on renewable technologies.
Round 5 This House believes that army bases should their own state-sponsored
brothels.
Semi-Finals: This house believes that USA should end all efforts to broker peace in
the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Grand Final: This House believes that 1st World Liberal Democracies should repeal
all laws on treason.

Grand Final: This House believes that 1st World Liberal Democracies should repeal
all laws on treason.

EWU Debate Spree 2010

Preliminary Rounds
Round 1-THB in Bailing of the Failing Financial Icons
Round 2-THBT military should overthrow governments which have lost popular
legitimacy
Round 3-THW Abolish All Restrictions Against Immigration
Round 4-THW Remove All Legal Barriers to the Genetic Enhancement of Humans
Round 5-THBT Love is an Overrated Concept

Elimination Rounds
Semifinals-THBT a mosque constructed at Ground Zero is a Representation of
Religious Freedom
Finals-THBT the poverty of the 3rd World is the fault of the 1st World

2010 Oxford Intervarsity

Results posted on worlddebating.blogspot.com

Final: This House supports the use of a draft by lottery when engaged in extended
military interventions.
Semi Final: This House believes that a free market economy does not make the
workers free.
Qtr Final: This House believes that the UN should offer large bounties for the capture
of pirates and the destruction of pirate ships
Round 1: This House believes that Adoption Agencies that receive state funding
should give priority to same sex couples and infertile couples.
Round 2: This House would ban the use of armed combat drones.
Round 3: This House would tax those who use expensive lawyers in order to fund
state prosecutors and legal aid.
Round 4: This House would require large online social networks to be controlled
democratically by their users
Round 5: This House would hold the state liable for injuries or deaths due to being
homeless.
ESL Semi: This House would abolish all funding for arts degrees
ESL Final: This House would allow poor countries to erect trade barriers against rich
countries under the WTO

NSU Dailogue 2010

R1 THW forcibly remove women and children from extreme religious communities

R2 THW punish poachers who kills endangered species with first degree murder.
R3 THE ban members of political families from partcipating in politics.
R4 THW remove US bases from South Korea.
R5 THW prevent criminals from publishing the acounts of their crimes.
Semifinal-THBT states have no moral responsibilites to intervene in any other
countries even in cases of genocide
Final-THW kill all the cattles like the way Europeans did, in the case of Mad Cows.

HKDO 2010 Motions

For full results: http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2010/11/inaugural-hong-kongdebate-open-2010.html

Round 1: This house would force corporations to produce advertisement that feature
only people who represent the region they are advertising in.
Round 2: This house believes that awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo will
harm the human rights situation in China rather than improve it.
Round 3: This house would not allow law enforcement officers to impersonate
minors online to entrap pedophiles.
Round 4: This house would ban artificial reproductive technologies (such as IVF,
Sperm banks, surrogacy, etc.) to force people to adopt.
Round 5: This house would recruit rebel soldiers into state armies once conflicts are
concluded.
Round 6: This house believers that in the event of natural disasters in areas prone
to those disasters, the state should only provide reconstruction aid to people that
agree to relocate to safer areas.
Semi Final: This house would subject religions to anti-gender-discrimination laws.
Grand Final: This house support the violent removal of corrupt officials by citizens in
the weak democracies.

The Macau North-East Asian Open 2010

(The full result could be found

at :http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2010/11/macau-north-east-asian-open2010.html
R1: THBT parents whose children are grossly obese should be penalized for child
abuse.
R2: THBT China should support United Nation sanctions on North Korea.
R3: THBT energy companies of developed countries operating in developing
countries should adhere to the environmental standards of their countries of origin.
R4: THBT EU should sanction its members for denying practice of religious freedom
in public.
R5: THW ban beneficiaries of public welfare from entering casinos.
EFL Semi: THW allow the Taliban to join the elections as a legitimate party.
EFL Final: THBT Nobel Peace Prize should only be awarded in recognition of
individuals who have already brought peace.
Quarter-Final: THBT African Union should monitor and be responsible for the security
in Somalian waters.
Semi-Final: THW shut down websites of political bloggers that spread lies.
Grand-Final: THBT drug addicts should only be eligible for social welfare under
condition of rehabilitation.

Edinburgh IV
Round 1: THB that university graduates should pay the cost of their university
education through a graduate tax.
Round 2: THB that if the biological father is willing and able to raise the future child,
he should have the right to prevent the abortion.
Round 3: THB that the EU should recognise an independent state of Palestine.
Round 4: THW subsidise companies for the employment of ex-convicts.
FINAL: THB that states should have to re-ratify all international treaties every 25
years.

Hart House 2010

(The results and details can be found
in www.worlddebating.blogspot andhttp://progymna.blogspot.com/)
R1: Thw would never conscript its citizens
R2: THB that Quebec should field its own national sports teams.
R3: This House opposes Valentines Day.
R4: This House supports a united Ireland
R5: This House supports shorter jail sentences for aboriginal offenders.
Quater Finals: This House supports a constitutional role in government for the
Pakistani military.

Semifinals: This House supports positive discrimination in favor of male educators

Final: This House prefers an equal society to a rich one.

IUT IV 2010
1st round: THBT Ground Zero Mosque Should Not Be Built.
2nd round: THW punish the HIV positive who commit themselves to unsafe sex as
murderers.
3rd round:THW ban Religious Political Parties.
4th round:THW financially incentivize petty criminals for not recommitting the
offense.
5th round: THBT a portion of salaries of married individuals should be credited to
the spouse account.
6th round: THBT international criminal court should prosecute crime against earth.
Semifinal: THW use educational institutions to instill moral norms in children beyond
mere obedience to law.
Final: THW demolish half a century old buildings of Dhaka city.

Binghamton IV 2010 (US WUDC circuit)

1. THW ban for-profit universities
2. THW allow wildlife park officials to sell parts of animals who have died natural
deaths
3. THB that the parents of morbidly obese children should be charged with child
abuse
4. THW reduce prison sentences in exchange for convicts gaining educational
qualifications.
5. THW allow people to sell their votes.
6. THW require independent professional accreditation of all individuals who receive
compensation for providing political commentary in the media.
Quarters: THW grant dolphins, porpoises and whales rights equivalent to those of
human children.
Semis: THW ban the creation of artificial life.
Finals: THW make all middle schools and high schools single gender
Full Results available at http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2010/09/binghamtonresults.html

UCTI OPEN

Round 1 THW Not Build The "Ground Zero Mosque"

Round 2 THW Abolish Drug Trafficking in Malaysia
Round 3 THBT Social Disgust is Legitimate Grounds for the Restriction of Artistic
Freedom
Round 4 THW Have Quotas for Female Representation in Politics
Round 5 THBT the Pope Should Get Laid
Quarter Finals THW Abolish All Single Sex Schools in Malaysia
Semi Finals THBT the OIC Should Unconditionally Recognize the State of Israel
Grand Finals THBT Former Colonial Powers Should Pay Reparations to Their Former
Colonies
Full results is available at :http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2010/09/ucti-openresults.html

ANU Spring
Round 1: This house would require prosepctive parents to obtain a
license in order to have children Round 2: This house would cease all public funding
for the arts
Round 3: This house believes that Lady Gaga is bad for feminism
Round 4: This House believes that juries, not judges, should decide
issues of constitutional law
Round 5: This house believes that the Mexican Government should
legalise all drugs
Semi Final: This House believes that gene patenting should be illegal
Grand Final: This house believes that the Vatican should not be
afforded the rights of a state
Full Results available at
http://worlddebating.blogspot.com/2010/09/anu-spring-results.html

Red Sea Open 2010

The motions:
R1: This house would actually build a mosque in Ground Zero
R2: This house believes that state subsidy for higher education should
priorities students whose parents did not have higher education
R3: This house would allow the use of lethal force against intruders
in defense of property.
R4: This house would not have a Facebook profile
R5: This house, which is China, would cease all political and economic
support to North Korea
R6: This house believes that environmental terrorism is morally justified
SF: This house believes that multi national corporations should trade
with rebel groups, and in the areas they control

F: This house would ban all forms of Missionary activity in Israel

Full results available at : Results of the Red Sea Open 2010

Assumption UADC 2010

Round 0 Ban
THW ban websites that do your assignments for you
THBT that governments should totally ban smoking
THW ban hymen reconstruction surgery
Round 1 Religion
THBT the right to free speech does not extend to offending religions
THBT religious organizations should pay taxes on donations received and assets owned
THBT the Pope should be prosecuted for the crimes of Roman Catholic priests
Round 2 Medical Ethics
THBT Doctors should be obligated to report suspected cases of domestic abuse
THBT Doctors should not be forced to perform medical procedures that are against their faith
THW Ban treatments that claim to cure homosexuality
Round 3 Post Conflict
THBT post conflict societies should recruit rebel soldiers into state armies
THBT that it is justified to represent fallen regimes as absolutely evil in history textbooks
THW confiscate property of those who cooperated with oppressive regimes after the fall of the regime
Round 4 Big Cities
THW pay youth to not move to urban centers
THW place a prohibitive tax on car ownership
THW impose curfews in high crimes areas
Round 5 Media
THBT that western liberal democracies should ban online anonymity
THBT the willingness to participate in formal public election debates should be a pre-requisite for
candidates running for national office
THW ban advertisements that use sex to sell products
Round 6 Pop Culture / Art
THBT Harry Potter has done more harm than good for literature
THBT that important characters in movies should be portrayed by actors of the same ethnicity
THW impose a minimum age for pop stars
Round 7 International Relations
THBT its time the US recognize Hamas as a legitimate representative of Palestine
THBT the NLD should not boycott the elections in Burma
THBT the leaders of nations that stockpile agricultural products for economic gain while global hunger
persists should be charged with crimes against humanity
Round 8 Social Dilemmas
THW compel children to care for their parents
THW allow minors to apply to be recognised as adults before they reach they age of majority
THBT individuals who have undergone cosmetic surgery should be required to disclose it to anyone
whom they want to have children with.
Pre-Octos - WTO
THBT Russia should be admitted as a full member into the WTO now
THBT the WTO should hold all countries to uniform labour standards
THBT the WTO dispute regulation mechanism should allow disregarding intellectual property as a form

of retaliation to unfair trade practices

Octofinals - Environment
THW make environmental protection a legitimate defense in the prosecution of destruction of property
THBT The environmental movement should publish outright lies about the extent of environment harm
to promote their cause
THBT governments should only subcontract to environmentally friendly companies
Quarters Finals and EFL Semifinals Immigration
THBT ASEAN nations should accept Burmese refugees
THS accept migrants even if they do not respect laws banning polygamy
THW give asylum to sexual minorities
Semis Sexy Time
THBT gay parades do more harm than good to the gay community
THW fund sex change operations
THBT women should withhold sex with their partners to get them to end violent rebellion against the
state
EFL Finals Crime and Punishment
THW create a DNA registry of all criminals
THW physically castrate rapists
THBT prisoners sentence to life without parole should be allowed to choose the death penalty
Finals Asia and Unity
THW Abolish parties based on ethnicity
THW create an Asian Parliament
THBT Chinas rise to power is in the best interest of Asia
(Finals motions the adjudication core wanted to run but didn't)
THBT Asia should have a common currency
THBT Asia should have the same electric socket configuration
THBT Asians should all drive on the same side of the road

Auckland Australs 2010

Round 1: Religion
That we should prevent parents from raising their children in a
particular religious faith
That governments should refuse to recognise Scientology as a religion
That it should be a crime to insult religions
Round 2: Sport
That we should ban the international trade in sportspeople under the age of 18
That we should ban the private ownership of professional sporting clubs
That all countries competing in the Olympics should have to include
male and female athletes
Round 3: Australia (and New Zealand)
That New Zealand and Australia should remove the Fiji Government by force
That New Zealand and Australia should place no restrictions migrants
from Pacific countries, other than those relating to health and
security
That we support granting land rights to indigenous peoples as a means

of redressing historical injustice

Round 4: Families
That infidelity should be a factor in the financial resolution of divorce
That senior citizens should be financially supported (when required)
by their adult children
That courts should refuse to recognise pre-nuptial agreements
Round 5: Asia
That the US should not sell arms to Taiwan
That China should abolish the 'one child' policy
That the Philippines should have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
into the crimes of the Arroyo administration instead of criminal
trials
Round 6: Liberty, Freedom and Choice
That we should prohibit the labelling of products as fair trade
That we should prohibit discrimination in the labour market on the
basis of physical attractiveness
That we should end all government funding for health, education, and
police measures that aim to prevent suicide
Round 7: La Vieille Europe
That the US should withdraw its military bases from Europe
That we should say, au revoir, tot ziens, and, finally, partition Belgium
That Turkish admission to the EU should be contingent upon a full
recognition of the Armenian genocide
Round 8: The Law
That all defendants and victims in sexual assault trials should have
their identity protected until a verdict is reached
That socially progressive movements should use the courts to advance
social change
That we should prohibit private prisons
Octo-finals: Learning
That we should ban homeschooling
That we support the use of school vouchers
That we should link funding of schools to performance in standardised exams
Quarter-finals: Democracy
That we should ban professional political lobbyists
That the leaders of parliamentary parties should be chosen by party
members rather than their parliamentary colleagues
That individuals should be able to sell their vote
ESL Semi-finals: Health
That we should stop the search for the gay gene
That we should abolish private health insurance
That we should ban non-essential cosmetic surgery

Semi-finals: Tax and Equality

That there should be a constitutional limit on the regressiveness of
the tax system
That income tax levels should be determined by the relative privilege
of an individuals upbringing
That we should use the tax system to subsidise the ownership of major
businesses by members of disadvantaged social minorities
ESL Grand Final: Immigration
That we should auction the right to immigrate
That emigrants should pay an exit tax when they change their citizenship
That ASEAN should allow free and open movement of labour within its borders
Grand Final
That the West should immediately withdraw from Afghanistan
That the right to a minimum standard of living should be legally
enforceable in developed countries
That the International Criminal Court should allow for the prosecution
of crimes against the earth