Posts Tagged ‘Motion’
Oxford Women’s Open 2013 [MOTIONS]
The Baillie Gifford Oxford Women’s Open 2013 was CAed by Anat Shapira, Leela Koenig and Tasha Rachman.
R1: THW ban religious street preachers in the public sphere
R2: THBT The US Should Give South Korea Independent Control Over A Nuclear Arsenal
R3: TH, as a professional female athlete, would not pose in a sexualised manner for magazines and commercials
R4: In areas where hostage taking is a tactic, THBT soldiers, whose unit mate is about to be captured, should be required to kill their unit mate
R5: THW subsidise art that glorifies the working class
SF: In newly democratised nations, THW limit voting rights to those who have completed secondary education.
GF: TH as a feminist, would not join the army
Oxford Schools Debating Tournament 2013 – Finals Day [MOTIONS]
The Tournament was CAed by Hasan Dindjer and Stephanie Bell.
R1: THW Grant An Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants
R2: THW Remove Patent Protection On Life-Saving Drugs In Low Income Countries
R3: THW Place Significant Decisions On Environmental Protection In The Hands Of Scientific Experts Rather Than Democratic Bodies
R4: THW Require All Religions To Allow Women To Ascend To Their Highest Ranks
GF: TH Opposes The Funding And Arming Of The Syrian Rebels By Western Nations
LSE Open 2013 [MOTIONS]
Motions for the 2013 LSE Open. The Chief Adjudicator was Jonathan Leader Maynar, who as joined by DCAs Leela Koenig and Christine Simpson.
R1: THBT western liberal democracies should institute bans on their citizens visiting illiberal states whose economies depend on tourism
R2: THW require prospective owners or large shareholders of sport clubs/teams to gain majority support from season ticket holders or other representatives of the fan base to complete their acquisition
R3: THW make conscription a war crime
R4: THW require close relatives of the homeless to pay their welfare costs to the extent that they can afford to do so
R5: THW allocate state funding for the arts exclusively to new and original work, and never to reproductions of ‘great works’ or other old plays, opera, music, films or art
QF: THBT the International Criminal Court should focus on indicting and prosecuting larger numbers of middle-to-low ranking suspects for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, rather than smaller numbers of high ranking suspects
SF: THBT the civil and criminal legal system has no business considering or regulating behaviour that exclusively occurs in online virtual worlds such as ‘Second Life’
GF: THW support policies of ‘ever increasing political union’ – i.e. progressive political integration aimed at the distant goal of federal unification – amongst members of the League of Arab States
ESL GF: THW allow pro-life organisations to offer to pay women considering abortions to carry the baby to term (assuming adequate child support services exist)
WSDC 2013 – [MOTIONS]
R1: THBT important decisions about children’s health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents
R2: (Impromptu) THBT the media should be prevented by law from intruding the lives of public figures
R3: THS greater US military presence in East Asia
R4: (I) THW allow prisoners to choose death over life sentence
R5: THW cease the exploitation of resources in the Arctic Region
R6: (I) THW require government schools to teach religious studies
R7: THS sovereign debt default as a legitimate economic strategy for countries
R8: (I) THW require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation
OF: (I) THW cut welfare support on compulsive gamblers
QF: (I) THBT social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through the courts rather than the legislature
SF: (I) THBT the government should pay house wives and house husbands for their work
GF: THBT Turkey is better off outside the EU
Inner Temple IV 2013 [MOTIONS] [RESULTS]
Date: 1-2 February 2013
Results
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post incorrectly swapped Harish and Tom’s Best Speaker-ship.
Champions: Tom Hosking & Harish Natarajan
Best Speaker: Harish Natarajan
Best Speaker in Grand Final: Tom Hosking
Motions
CA:Ben Woolgar
DCA: Catherine Murphy, Hasan Dindjer
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
WUDC 2013 [MOTIONS]
R1: THW create public housing for the poor in wealthy neighborhoods
R2: THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapons
R3: THW only imprison individuals who pose a direct and continuing threat to society
R4: THBT international development institutions (such as the World Bank) should not finance natural resource extraction projects in corrupt states
R5: THBT self-described progressive males of dominant ethnicities are morally obliged to refrain from taking positions of responsibility where there is a qualified alternative candidate from a historically disadvantaged group who would otherwise receive the post
R6: THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of conscious
R7: THBT European Union nations should forgive Greece’s sovereign debt
R8: THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradeable permit to have a child
R9: THW ban political parties and require candidates to run for office as independents
Half OF: THBT universities should never prohibit research or teaching on the ground of sexist, racist or otherwise discriminatory implications
OF: THBT the US should cut off all military aid to Egypt
QF: THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services.
SF: 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 views or actions that contradict doctrinal teachings
ESL QF: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolment in degree programs within their university that have statistically poor employment outcomes
ESL SF: THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a “Supreme Court” of independent scientific experts
ESL GF: THBT representatives 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 QF: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolment in degree programs within their university that have statistically poor employment outcomes
EFL SF: THBT the feminist movement should actively promote norms of stable monogamous relationships
EFL GF: TH welcomes the decline of the United States of America as the sole global super power
Masters R1: Should parents raise their child/ren without gender?
Masters R2: Should we ever imprison nonviolent offenders?
Masters GF: Should we support free-schooling?
Malang Schools Debate Tournament 2012 [MOTIONS]
Prepared motions for the Malang Schools Debate Tournament (MASTER) 2012 held on the 31st of August 2012. Visit www.mdu-master2012.blogspot.com for more.
Economy
1. THBT We should regret Austalia’s new anti-tobacco marketing law
2. THW Introduce global tax for all country to collectively help international financial crisis
3. THW Push third world countries government to create National Lottery
Conflict
1. THW Prosecute The Maker of Provocative Publications Containing Sensitive Issues During Election
2. THBT Indonesia Shouldn’t Interfere Too Much on Middle-East Conflict
3. THW Support The Dismission of Violent-Extremist Groups
In the name of Equality
1. TH Does Not Believe that Feminism is Universal
2. Feminist movements should encourage the use of lipstick
3. THW give extra subsidy in campaign funding for female candidates
Justice
1. TH Should not force someone to be witness in court
2. THW allow physical punishment for juvenile criminals
3. THW require doctors to report minors with HIV to their parents regardless of patient’s consent
Source: Indodebaters
Singapore Debate Open 2012 [MOTIONS]
Motions for the 2012 Singapore Debate Open 2012.
R1 (Gender) THBT nude protests regress the feminist movement
R2 (Technology, Environment, and Space) Assuming that it is feasible, THW actively encourage private mining operations on the moon
R3 (Labour Rights/Corporations (SMRT)) TH rejects the universality of rights of foreign workers
R4 (Zombies!!!!) In the event of a zombie apocalypse, strained of resources, THW abandon survivors in infested areas in the attempt to save more people
R5 (EU/Econs) THBT the future of the European Union lies in giving up the Euro currency
R6 (Sex Education) In developed countries with severe population replacement deficits, THW impose a sin tax on contraception
Original QF (Religion) THW remove the tax-exempt status of any religious organization involved in politics
QF (Law) THW allow repeat sex offenders the option of accepting permanent chemical castration in exchange for a lighter sentence
SF and Junior GF (Social Justice) THBT social injustice is a legitimate excuse for political violence.
GF (Geo Political) THW pay Myanmar to take back the Rohingyas
A rare side-note, there are two QF motions because the QF was re-drawn after one of the teams was disqualified due to the absense of one of its members.
Source: Facebook/The Organizers
Saint John Youth Nation Cup 2012 [MOTIONS]
Prepared motions for the 2012 Saint John Youth Nation Cup hosted by St John’s Catholic Senior High School, BSD in Indonesia from 5-7 November 2012.
THW eliminate religion subject from school curriculum
THBT every country should have the right to own nuclear weapon
THBT feminist movement should oppose plastic surgery for beauty purpose
THBT after the passing of a peace resolution, minority race, which was discriminated, should be granted seats in parliaments
THW tax religious building
Source: indodebaters
NEAO 2012 [MOTIONS]
Motions for the 2012 Northeast Asian Open hosted by Kyung Hee University,
R1: (Rights and state’s obligations) THBT gender reassignment surgery should be included in state funded medical care
R2: (Arts) THBT the government should compensate the music industry for the losses arising out of illegal downloading
R3: (Middle East) THS an Egyptian military security guarantee against the invasion of Gaza
R4: (Education) THBT early childhood education should undermine traditional gender roles
R5: (The New Age) THW treat cyberattack as an act of war
R6: (Development) THBT national governments should depopulate areas with few viable economic activities
OF: (Africa) THBT the West should actively seek to displace Chinese investments and acquisition of Africa’s natural land and resources
QF: (Immigration) THBT it is legitimate for States to reject immigrants who oppose the prevailing social values of the receiving State
SF: (The Middle East) THW ban religious parties from participating in elections in newly democratized Arab states.
GF: (Social Engineering) Assuming it is possible, THW incept citizens into socially good behavior
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