Criminal Justice debate motions (page 4)

THW allow "religious duty/compulsion" as a mitigating defense for crimes

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 2

THW hold parents responsible for the crimes of their kids

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 4

THW make rehabilitation the sole criteria for releasing criminals from prison

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 5

THW ban works of literature/film/music that glorify criminality

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 6

TTHW abolish the practice of plea bargaining

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 8

THW end the use of prisons

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 9

THW take socio-economic background into account when sentencing criminals

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 11

TTHW prosecute domestic violence without the consent of the victim

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 12

THW Elect its Judges Democratically

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 14

THW publish a list of convicted sex offenders

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 15

THW refuse to extradite criminals to countries with the death penalty

Irish Mace Third Round · 4

THW Abolish Prisons

Final Irish Times · Open_Final

THW not imprison those convicted of non-violent crimes

Budapest Open · 1

THW assume the suspect of a crime to be guilty when the witness(es) in a court case are intimidated or physically abused (approximation)

Debattoernooi Utrecht (DTU) · 4

THW not punish people who live below the poverty line for economic crimes they have committed

Debattoernooi Utrecht (DTU) · Open_Semis

THW place police in schools that protect them

DCU Open · 2

TH supports the use of bounty hunters in law enforcement

Mykolas Romeris IV · 5

THW make the punishment for crimes of theft inversely proportional to the wealth of the victim (approximation)

Dutch Open · Novice_Final

THBT retribution should not be a part of the criminal justice system

Paris IV · 4

THW abolish prison sentences for all non-violent crimes.

USU Open · 4

THW release inmates from jail solely on the basis of their rehabilitation and not upon the completion of a predetermined period of time.

Israeli Open · Open_Semis

THW allow audio and video recording of court procedures and the public dissemination of the recordings

Mitteldeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · Open_Final

This house believes the ICC should use bounty hunters to capture and, if necessary, kill indicted war criminals

International John Smith Memorial Mace Final · Open_Final

THBT crimes committed by police officers should be punished more severely

SSE Riga Debate Academy · 3

THW allow defendants to choose between a judge or a jury.

Bruder Grimm Cup · Open_Semis

THBT, rather than after the fact, the judicial system should be able to take pre-emptive measures when there's a suspicion of hate-speech

Iron Man BP Tournament · 3

THW introduce mandatory minimum sentences

Israeli Nationals · 5

TH regrets South Africa's decision to use Truth and Reconciliation Commisions rather than prosecuting perpetrators of crimes under Apartheid

Berlin IV · 5

THW not imprison people when racist remarks cause offense on social media forums.

Imperial Summer IV · 2

TH supports the use of racial profiling in law enforcement

IDC Porto Debate Camp and Open · Open_Semis

Given the technology, THW burn obedience to criminal law in the brains of all humans

Mediterranean Universities Debating Championships (Koc University) · Open_Final

THBT The Music Industry Should Not Facilitate the Comebacks of Artists Who Commit Violent Crimes

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 3

THBT The Mexican Government Should Lift All Limits on the Military and Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Organised Crime

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 4

THW Cap the Amount Corporations Can Spend in Any One Course of Litigation

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 6

TH Supports Life Sentences Without the Possibility of Parole For Serial Serious Re-Offenders

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · ESL_Quarters

THW Retrospectively Remove Amnesties Granted to Those Who Committed Crimes As Part of Oppressive Regimes

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · ESL_Final

This house believes that the state should fund the identity change, including changing their legal name and physical appearance, of infamous prisoners upon their release

SSE Riga IV · 2

THW not use prison to punish non-violent offenders

Roosevelt Academy Open (RA Open) · Open_Final

THBT illegal downloading is not criminal

Open de Lisboa · 3

THW abolish all hate crime laws and instead prosecute according to criminal law

Edinburgh Cup · 2

THBT the judges in Supreme Court should be elected directly by the American people

Dutch Debate Masters · Open_Final

THW allow law enforcement agencies to monitor the phones, emails, internet activity and text messages of anyone who has been convicted of a crime linked to organised crime (as opposed to a hypothetical status quo where permission is granted on a case by case basis, where a judge must approve it based on evidence that the person is currently committing a crime)

Namda Novices · 3

THW Make it a criminal offence to know of a crime and not report it

Welsh Novices · 4

THW adopt life sentences without parole.

Brno Open · 1

THW prosecute violent fouls as criminal assault

Vienna Freshers · 3

THW hold the senior executives of major banks and rating agencies criminally liable for the actions of their companies that led to the Global Financial Crisis

Cambridge IV · 3

THBT prosecutors should never offer reduced sentences in exchange for testifying against others

Cambridge IV · 5

THW re-introduce the punishment of banishment for serious crimes.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 6

THB the US Federal Government should continue to enforce the national prohibition on drugs in states which legalise the personal use of cannabis.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 8

THW collect DNA of every newborn child in order to prevent and solve future crimes

Lund Debate Challenge · 3

Should prisoners temporarily lose their right to vote?

Zeit Debatte Tübingen · 1

THW ban the publication of any photographic and film material that portrays crime suspects

Cicero Debattoernooi · 2

THW allow the Supreme Court to reject laws if they contradict the constitution (this is not SQ in the Netherlands)

Cicero Debattoernooi · 5

THW allow victims of miscarriages of justice to sue expert witnesses for incompetence

Bristol IV · 3

THW only release prisoners if they are rehabilitated

Tilbury House IV · 1

THW punish poachers of endangered species in the same way as murderers

Lancaster IV · 2

THBT the Mexican government should offer immunity for economic crimes to drug cartels in exchange for not targeting the police, military or civilians

Lancaster IV · Open_Semis

THW offer financial incentives for bringing in elusive criminals

The English Cup · 3

TH supports the legalisation of the production, sale, purchase and consumption of All recreational drugs

Birmingham IV · 5

THBT all criminal trials should be decided by a jury verdict

Centrale Open · 1

This House Believes That the police should use racial profiling to fight crime

WSDC 2012 · Round 5 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

This house believes that social movements should use the courts rather than the legislature to advance social change

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 9

This house believes that courts should not enforce wills that discriminate on the basis of race

Botswana WUDC 2011 · Open_Quarters

This house believes that domestic courts should try foreign nationals who commit war crimes abroad

Botswana WUDC 2011 · ESL_Quarters

This house believes that the courts should break up consistently dominant political parties

Botswana WUDC 2011 · ESL_Final

THW prosecute violent fouls in sports as criminal assault

Red Sea Open · 4

Actually, THW rather see one innocent man go to jail than a 100 guilty men walk free

Red Sea Open · 5

THW allow convicted criminals the choice between their sentence and the same number of years of weekly corporal punishment

Dutch Pro-Am Tournament · Open_Final

THBT there should be no limit on self-defence against violent crimes

Kiev Open · 1

THW help countries with the death penalty to implement it humanely

Masters · Open_Final

THW give harsher punishments to those who commit crimes during riots

SOAS IV · 1

THW outsource the capture of elusive criminals to bounty-hunters.

UCD VP · 1

THW Only Imprison Criminals Who Threaten the Safety of Citizens.

NAMDA Novices · 1

THBT the state has a duty to provide free, unlimited and uncensored access to the Internet at every home

UCU Open · 2

THW still pronounce a verdict for civil cases which have been settled out of court

UCU Open · 4

Insofar as it is cost effective, THBT authorities should routinely gather and access as much information, including private and personal information, that may conceivably be useful in solving or preventing crime, as possible.

Durham IV · 4

This house would not prosecute people living below the poverty line for purely acquisitive crime.

Durham IV · Open_Semis

THW allow police to temporarily suspend social networking sites in the interest of restoring law and order

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 16

THW Would Reintroduce Hard Labour in Prisons

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 22

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.

John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1 · 27

THBT international law should allow states which accept refugees to sue the states they come from for compensation.

Oxford IV · Open_Quarters

THW establish geographical zones in which the sale, possession, and use of drugs is legal

Oxford IV · Open_Final

THBT single parents in prison should be provided with special treatment to allow them to raise their young children from behind bars

ESU England Mace · 5

THW criminalise all forms of racist speech and behaviour, even where it falls short of directly inciting racial hatred or violence

ESU England Mace · Open_Final

THW allow defendants in criminal trials to ask the judge to be acquitted on the grounds that the law they broke was unjust, and would instruct all juries to take this defense into account

Cork IV · 5

In the name of the people: do we need jury panels in our courts?

Streitcultur Cup · Open_Final

THW enable people to sue their partner for compensation in case of infedility

Dutch Novice Cup · 1

THW prosecute communities for complicity in honour killings.

Koc WUDC 2010 · 6

This House Believes That doctors should report evidence of marital abuse to the police

WSDC 2010 · Round 5 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

This house would criminalise adultery.

Cork WUDC 2009 · 6

This house believes that the international criminal court should prosecute crimes against the democratic process.

Cork WUDC 2009 · Open_Quarters

This House would allow the judiciary to strike down laws that breach the New Zealand Bill of Rights

Joynt Scroll 2009 · Open_Semi

This House would prevent criminals from publishing accounts of their crimes

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2009 · Open_Final

This House believes that every criminal defendant should be required to use a government provided defense lawyer.

Assumption WUDC 2008 · 5

THB that people who give HIV to others must pay drug support.

Assumption WUDC 2008 · Open_Final

This house would criminalise individuals and organisations who do not recycle.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2008 · 3

This house believes all serious crimes should be trialed by Jury

UBC WUDC 2007 · ESL_Semis

This house believes that people sentenced to life imprisonment should be allowed to choose the death penalty instead

UBC WUDC 2007 · Open_Quarters

This house would allow juries to decide on sentences.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2007 · 4

THW declare sex with a trafficked prostitue rape

SSE Riga IV · Open_Semis

This House Believes That the first priority of criminal justice should be rehabilitation, not retribution

WSDC 2005 · Quarterfinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

This House Would prosecute teenagers as adults for criminal offences

WSDC 2004 · Round 4 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

TH believes in trial by jury

WSDC 2003 · Round Zero (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

TH supports the use of the death penalty

WSDC 2001 · Round 4 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW criminalize the payment of ransom

SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 4

This House Believes That an International Criminal Court will not work

WSDC 1999 · Round 7 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

TH supports the televising of criminal trials

WSDC 1999 · Quarterfinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships