International Relations debate motions (page 7)

TH regrets the Portuguese decolonisation

Open de Debates de Lisboa · 4

THBT it can trust the President of Cuba.

Simpsons Open · 3

THBT city-states are a better political unit than nation-states

SOAS IV · 2

THBT Western governments should renounce democratization of developing states as a foreign policy objective.

McMaster Pro-Am · 5

THBT that the EU should impose sanctions on Hungary if the Jobbik party takes office after the upcoming national election (infoslide provided)

UCD Vice President's Cup · 3

TH, as the ICC, would never bring cases against incumbent heads of states (infoslide provided)

UCD Vice President's Cup · Open_Semis

TH, as the Roman Catholic Church, would excommunicate political leaders who fail to advocate nuclear disarmament

Imperial Open · 3

THW remove all sanctions against Iran

Middle Man tournament · 2

The year is 1389, THW not go to Kosovo

Middle Man tournament · Open_Semis

THW prohibit tourism to countries with a poor record of protecting human rights

SDA Novice Competition · 3

THW abolist Canadian content requirements.

Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University) · 5

THW resolve the Syrian refugee crisis

SDA Open · 3

THB in international military intervention in foreign countries

SDA Open · Open_Semis

THBT the Palestininan authority should concede.

UBC IV · 3

THBT that the International Criminal Court should not issue indictments against individuals involved in ongoing conflicts

Durham IV · 3

THW, as the EU, suspend the membership of any nation that elects extremist parties

Welsh Novices · 2

THBT it is an acceptably policy for the U.S. to spy on leaders of allied states.

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · 2

TH regrets the creation of the Eurozone.

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · 5

THW prevent people from signing up for a one-way mission to Mars.

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · Novice_Finals

TH supports the US continuing its surveillance practices on global political leaders

Vienna Freshers · Open_Final

THW remove all non-military sanctions on Iran

UK Debate Challenge · 2

THW require major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees.

Oxford IV · 4

THBT national war memorials should commemorate the casualties on all sides of the conflict.

Oxford IV · 5

THBT liberal democracies should cut all economic and military ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Oxford IV · ESL_Finals

THBT the US should dissolve its military capabilities.

Oxford IV · Open_Finals

THBT despite the expressed wishes of the Pakistani government, the United States should continue to target the leaders of Tehrik-i-Talibani (Pakistani Taliban).

Cambridge IV · 3

THBT it should be the policy of the US to conduct all of its military interventions unilaterally.

Cambridge IV · ESL_Finals

Instead of creating a Jewish state in the British Mandate of Palestine, with the benefit of hindsight THW have created a Jewish state in Germany.

Cambridge IV · Open_Semis

THBT it is in the West's interests for Assad to decisively win the Syrian civil war.

Cambridge IV · Open_Finals

THBT Canada should have boycotted the Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka.

Canadian BP Championships (@ McMaster University) · 3

THBT the ICC should not have pursued any charges related to the 2006 post-election violence in Kenya.

Canadian BP Championships (@ McMaster University) · Open_Semis

THW impose strong political and economic sanctions on tax havens

Cicero Toernooi · 3

THW, as the US, continue to gather information about non-citizens on a large scale

Cicero Toernooi · 5

THBT domestically, Margaret Thatcher's premiership did more harm than good

John Smith Memorial Mace · 2

TH welcomes the decline of US-led humanitarian interventions without international consensus

John Smith Memorial Mace · Open_Semis

Should Edward Snowden get asylum in Germany?

Tübingen Herbst Debatten · Open_Final

THBT Western liberal democracies have a duty to militarily intervene in conflicts where large scale human rights abuses are occurring

Yorkshire Novices · Open_Semis

THBT EU nations should stop cooperating with the USA on intelligence matters

IDAS Tournament · 2

THW pay reparations to European Roma

IDAS Tournament · 4

THB that the recent Geneva agreement with Iran will fail

IDAS Tournament · Open_Final

TH supports the Ukrainian government's decision to make a trade deal with Russia rather than seek integration with the EU

SSE Riga IV · 4

THBT is in China's interest to shoot down foreign military aircrafts that violate the ADIZ (+Info slide).

Lund IV · 3

THBT the EU should materially support anti-Russian political movements in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Lund IV · Open_Semis

TH as Ukraine would join Russia led economic bloc rather than the EU free trade account

Moscow Open · 2

THW immediately lift all sanctions on Iran

Warsaw Open · Open_Final

THBT FIFA should reallocate the 2022 World Cup from Qatar to a country with a superior human rights record

John Smith Memorial Mace Welsh leg · 3

THW freeze membership of sporting federations of nations that boycott sporting competitions (events, matches, tournaments etc.) for political reasons.

Sheffield IV · 3

TH, as the United States, does not regret the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Sheffield IV · Open_Final

This House would grant immediate EU admission to regions like Scotland or Catalonia who choose to declare independence from countries that are already in the EU

Tournament of Champions · 3

THBT Romania should strengthen its relationship with China, even if that impacts its relationship with the EU

Tournament of Champions · Open_Final

TH, as the US, would abandon the Israeli-Palestinian Cause

BGU IV · 2

THBT Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church will end up causing more harm than good

BGU IV · Open_Final

You are an immigrant (asylum seeker?) from a non-Western country. You are offered full and immediate citizenship of the EU and the US. The offers are the only two that you have and are mutually exclusive. You do not know where you will live in either union. Your native and only language is spoken in neither. Motion: THW opt for the EU

KCL IV · 3

THBT the US should overturn its blanket ban on negotiating with terrorists

KCL IV · Open_Semis

THBT foreign Western governments should stop attempting to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Jerusalem Open · 1

THBT schools should avoid instilling a sense of patriotism

Jerusalem Open · 3

THB the European Union should lower the entry requirements and fast-track accession procedures for the Ukraine and other nations in the Caucasus

Birmingham IV · 3

THB the USA should withdraw from its defensive pact with Japan in the East China Sea

Birmingham IV · 4

THBT governments should take public steps to disrupt and discredit the use of cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin)

Birmingham IV · Open_Semis

THBT holding the Olympics is not worth it for the host country

Decemberac (beginners tournament) · 3

THBT sanctions are a good way of implementing democracy

Decemberac (beginners tournament) · 4

This house believes that the west should forgive debt owed by governments of developing countries

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2013 · Open_Final

TH supports sovereign debt default as a legitimate economic strategy for countries

WSDC 2013 · Round 7 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

This House Believes That Turkey is better off outside the EU

WSDC 2013 · Grand Final (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

TH supports the free movement of labour worldwide.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 7

THBT "Western" consultants advising dictatorships have a moral duty to sabotage them.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · Open_Quarters

TH supports nationalism.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · Open_Final

Do we need a common European asylum and migration policy?

Zeit Debatte Hamburg · 3

Should research in all German universities exclusively serve civil and peaceful purposes?

Zeit Debatte Hamburg · Open_Semis

Should the position of national president be abolished?

Zeit Debatte Hamburg · Open_Final

THW suspend all sanctions on North Korea

Rotterdam BP Tournament · Open_Semis

THBT post-revolution states should delegate all trials and sentencing of former rulers and high ranking officials to the international community

Irish Mace Debates Round 2 · 13

THW look back in anger

French Debate Association Tournament Preliminary Rounds · 14

THBT goverments should only fund bailouts of other countries if they get permission to do so in a referendum

Trinity IV · 2

THBT the US should give South Korea weapons

Trinity IV · 3

THW make Georgia a NATO member.

York IV · 3

THW prevent foreign ownership of significant domestic companies

York IV · Open_Semis

THW ban foreign citizens from adopting Armenian children.

Aghveryan IV · 2

THW transform the EU into a United States of Europe

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi Amsterdam (BDT) · 3

THW ban imports from countries where workers do not have the liberty to form unions

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi Amsterdam (BDT) · 5

THW instate a general pardon to asylum seekers who have lived in the Netherlands for five years as a minor, and for their parents/legal guardians if they are currently still a minor

Bonapartiaans Debattoernooi Amsterdam (BDT) · Open_Final

THW Prosecute Barack Obama for War Crimes

Galway Open · 2

from the view of Iran: THW Build a Nuclear Weapon

Galway Open · 4

THW allow the families of victims of war crimes to sue the country responsible for reparations

Irish Mace Third Round · 1

THW grant amnesty to dictators who voluntarily leave office

Irish Mace Third Round · 2

THW allow the global free movement of people

Irish Mace Third Round · 6

THW believes that it is legitimate for parliaments to delegate sovereignty to the EU without any need for referendum

Irish Mace Third Round · 7

THBT Western foreign policy should seek to prevent China's acquisition of Africa's natural land and resources

LSE Open · Open_Semis

THB the Greek Government should reject the latest EU, ECB & IMF bailout agreement

Manchester IV · 3

THBT Vladmir Putin should make a credible public offer to the United States for joint decommissioning of their entire nuclear arsenal

Manchester IV · Open_Quarters

THBT Western European countries should teach an overwhelmingly negative version of their imperial histories

Manchester IV · Open_Final

THW lift the ban on Communist symbols in all post-communist EU member states

Budapest Open · 3

This House believes that Russia was justified in vetoing intervention in Syria.

Vienna IV · 3

Should we consider the DDR an unjust state?

Zeit Debatte Magdeburg · 3

Should politicians and diplomats in general no longer hold immunity status?

Zeit Debatte Magdeburg · Open_Final

THW give parliaments the right to appoint an absolute dictator for a limited period of time

Debattoernooi Utrecht (DTU) · 1

TH, being an Italian judge, would convict Berlusconi of abuse of power, corruption and gross negligence and take away all his personal belongings

Debattoernooi Utrecht (DTU) · 3

THW not (as the USA) support Israel in a pre-emptive strike on Iraq

DCU Open · 3

THW require companies to have the same environmental and working standards in foreign countries as in their home states

DCU Open · 4

THW establish as a norm of international law that reparations should not be paid after wars

Heriot-Watt Open · 3

THW not allow pre-nuptial agreements

Dutch Open · 3

THW create country quotas for the acceptance of refugees and allow for trade of these obligations

Dutch Open · Open_Semis

THW shrink/make smaller the Eurozone

Schwarzwald Cup · 6

THW encourage its citizens to break laws in other countries that violate human rights

Jacobs Open · 3

THW lift all sanctions on North Korea

Science Po Le Havre IV · 2

THBT the ICC should offer Joseph Kony an amnesty from prosecution

Science Po Le Havre IV · 3

TH regrets the founding of the European Union

Science Po Le Havre IV · Open_Final

TH regrets the Arab Spring

USU Open · 3

THBT the creation of the Eurozone has done more harm than good. INFO SLIDE: The Eurozone is a currency union consisting of EU member states who have adopted the Euro as their common currency. Its monetary policy is administered by the European Central Bank.

USU Open · 5

THW lift all sanctions on Iran that target its nuclear program.

USU Open · Open_Octos

TH, which is the West, would sanction China.

Israeli Open · 1

When a ship threatens to breach a UN weapons embargo, THW allow all states to stop the ship with the use of force.

Mitteldeutschen Regionalmeisterschaft · 4

THW adjust development aid to countries where gay rights are violated

Zeit Debatte Munster · 2

THW declare a trade war against China

Zeit Debatte Munster · 4

TH supports the targeted/deliberate killing of Iranian scientists

Zeit Debatte Munster · Open_Final

THW will move the Israeli Capital from Jerusalem to Tel-Aviv.

Zionism Begin Tournament · 4

In the case of a contact with extra-terrestrial beings, this House would send a woman as a negotiator.

"Denny Crane" Faculty of Political Science · 2

THW disband NATO

Split Union Open · 2

THW block the Security Council as long as the veto power remains available

Bruder Grimm Cup · 2

TH welcomes the end of American hegemony

Dutch Mace · 3

THW predicate any humanitarian aid on efforts limiting birth-rates where there's a risk of overpopulation.

Iron Man BP Tournament · 2

TH supports the foundation of an independent Kurdic state

German Language Championships · 7

TH, which is the Iranian regime, would develop nuclear weapons

Israeli Nationals · Open_Final

THW prosecute toppled dictators for crimes against humanity in the ICC rather than in a national court or tribunal.

Imperial Summer IV · 3

THW accept Iran as a nuclear power.

Boddencup · 2

THW charge a (prohibitively) high customs duty on imports of solar cells from China.

Boddencup · Open_Semis

THBT Western countries should commit to cancel all debts owed by any authoritarian country upon its transition to democracy.

SOAS Open · 2

TH supports a fiscal union for the eurozone

SOAS Open · 4

TH regrets the bombing of Japan in Worldwar II

SOAS Open · Open_Final

You are a western reporter covering the Middle East. You received indisputable and exclusive evidence that Israel is about to launch an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities in the next 24 hours. THW not publish the story

Mediterranean Universities Debating Championships (Koc University) · 4

THB Turkey should abandon all efforts to join the EU

Mediterranean Universities Debating Championships (Koc University) · 5

THW heavily incentivise Bosnians, Croats and Serbs in Bosnia and Hercegovina that move to areas where dominant ethnicity is other than their own

Mediterranean Universities Debating Championships (Koc University) · Open_Semis

THBT The ECB Should Unconditionally Buy Government Debt from Struggling Eurozone Economies

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 5

THBT The Palestinians Should Accept Complete Demilitarisation in Immediate Return for A Sovereign State

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 8

THW Let Anyone Take Up Residence in Any Country, Provided They Can Show that They Will Not be an Economic Burden on that Country

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 9

THBT The Militaries of Newly Democratised Arab Countries Should Act as Guardians of Secularism

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · ESL_Semis

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

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · ESL_Final

THBT Republika Srpska Should Secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · Open_Quarters

This house believes that Western countries should offer to immediately cancel all debts owed by any authoritarian country upon its transition to democracy

SSE Riga IV · 3

This house, as Germany, would immediately cease all reparations to the State of Israel

Red Sea Open · 1

THBT the State of Israel should immediately and publicly end all attempts to capture or kill Nazi war criminals

Red Sea Open · Open_Final

THW recognise the independence of Catalunia

Open de Lisboa · Open_Semis

THBT the West should impose sanctions on Israel until it disbands its nuclear programme and relinquishes control of all nuclear weapons

Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · 3

TH supports Scottish independence

Bogwall (SSDC Novices) · Open_Semis

THBT it is legitimate for nations to destabilise the governments that are complicit in the production of hardcore narcotics

Newcastle IV · 4

TH wants the USA to lead a Coalition of the Willing to intervene militarily in Syria.

Durham IV · 2

THBT developed countries should not retaliate to protectionist measures by developing countries.

Durham IV · 3

THBT Britain should seek issue based coalitions rather than a further integration into the EU.

Durham IV · 5

This House would support the partition of nation-states along their ethnic lines.

Durham IV · Open_Final

THW only intervene in arab uprisings if guaranteed preferential economic agreements in return

Welsh Novices · 3

THBT Western governments should buy the freedom of slaves

Oxford IV · 3

THBT States should forcibly reverse the transmigration policies of their former dictators

Oxford IV · Open_Semis

THW grant tax cuts to large foreign investors.

Brno Open · 3

THW cancel permanent membership and veto power in the UN Security Council.

Brno Open · 4

THB all donor countries should freeze aid to Rwanda

Cambridge IV · 2

THBT democratic reform is more important than economic growth for China

Cambridge IV · 4

THBT that Japan should not abandon nuclear power

Cambridge IV · ESL_Final

THBT Egypt should provide a military security guarantee against the invasion of Gaza

Cambridge IV · Open_Final

THW create a constituency for the Irish abroad.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 2

THBT an unregulated Internet does more harm than good

IDAS tournament · Open_Final

THW refuse American statehood to Puerto Rico

Lund Debate Challenge · Open_Semis

THW grant the ECB the right to limit member country's sovereign debt

Cicero Debattoernooi · Open_Semis

TH prefers a strong dictatorship to a weak democracy

BGU IV · 5

THB the ICC should open an investigation on war crimes in Palestine

Cork IV · Open_Final

TH, as Germany, would leave the EU

Moscow Open · 5

THBT Russia should immediately withdraw all support from the Assad regime

Moscow Open · Open_Final

THW not want a German Europe

Münster Ironman · 4

THW set up brothels in military bases abroad

Münster Ironman · Open_Final

THW not negotiate with Hamas

Irish Times Debates · 6

THBT South Korea should provide unconditional humanitarian aid and assistance to North Korea

Bristol IV · 2

THW alter World Trade Organisation rules to allow poor countries to erect protectionist barriers against rich countries

Birmingham IV · Open_Semis

THW, as the UK, give up its nuclear arsenal

Birmingham IV · Open_Final

This House believes that governments should end all direct international aid, and donate money to Non Governmental Organizations (e.g. Oxfam, Médicins Sans Frontièrs) instead

Centrale Open · 3

This house believes that all states have a right to nuclear weapons

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 2

This House would prioritise asylum Seekers who have engaged in armed struggle against oppressive regimes

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 5

This house believes that the southern african development community (SADC) should pursue political union

Botswana WUDC 2011 · 8

This House would buy countries votes in international organizations

Botswana WUDC 2011 · Open_Octos

This House would invade Zimbabwe

Botswana WUDC 2011 · Open_Final

This house supports a one state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Botswana WUDC 2011 · EFL_Semis

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

Botswana WUDC 2011 · ESL_Quarters

THBT natural resources should belong to the world and not to any individual country

Red Sea Open · 6

THBT EU membership should not be determined on the basis of geographic criteria

EU-China Youth Debate Tournament · 1

THW demand international corporations operating in China to uphold the same environmental standards required in their home country

EU-China Youth Debate Tournament · Open_Semis

THBT America and the EU should cease all financial, political and military aid to both Israel and the Palestinian Authority until they reach a peace deal

Kiev Open · 5

THW ban nuclear energy

Edinburgh Cup · 1

THB the UN should immediately recognise and independent state of Palestine

Edinburgh Cup · 3

THW deny Greece the Euro (or: THW kick Greece out of the Eurozone)

Masters · 2

THBT the countries of former Yugoslavia should create a common history curriculum and textbooks

SOAS IV · ESL_Final

TH regrets the extra judicial killing of Colonel Gaddafi

SOAS IV · Open_Final

THBT Israel was Right to Negotiate the Release of Gilad Shilat.

NAMDA Novices · 3

THW cut all foreign aid in times of recession

Irish Times Debates First Round · 1

THB Norris was/is the Right Choice for President of Ireland

Irish Times Debates First Round · 11

THBT the USA should stop its military support of Taiwan

UCU Open · 1

You are the commander of an Israeli submarine in the Persian Gulf. It is the day after Israel was annihilated in a surprise Iranian nuclear attack: THW not use Israel's second strike capabilities

UCU Open · Open_Semis

THBT Israel should Materially Support Arab Pro-Democratic Movements

Oxford IV · 4

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

Oxford IV · Open_Quarters

THBT China should make extracting a full apology for Japan's war crimes a top strategic priority

Cambridge IV · 4

This house would globally create a tax on financial transactions

Bogwall · 3

TH regrets the undemocratic election of Italy's and Greece's president

IDAS · 8

THBT there will be no peace in the Middle East without an independent Palestine.

IDAS Tournament II · 4