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2011 (16 motions)

  • THBT companies should be held liable in their home countries for environmental damage in other countries

    IDAS Tournament II · Open_Semis

  • THW require the ICC to prosecute Netanyahu

    Cicero Debattoernooi · Open_Final

  • THBT countries should use political leverage to influence judicial proceedings involving their citizens in other countries.

    Moscow Open · 5

  • THBT Russia along with the EU & US should implement a complete trade ban with Iran

    Moscow Open · Open_Semis

  • Should the West support the uprising in Syria militarily?

    Zeit Debatte Karlsruhe · Open_Semis

  • Do we need a United States of Europe?

    Zeit Debatte Karlsruhe · Open_Final

  • THBT states should actively try to break down internet censorship of foreign regimes

    Paris Centrale IV · 2

  • THBT the Russian language should be an official language of Estonia

    Estonian Pro-Am Tournament · 1

  • THBT political assassination is a legitimate tool for foreign policy

    Estonian Pro-Am Tournament · 3

  • THBT Finland should unilaterally pull out of the Euro

    Finnish National Championships · 4

  • THW make the US pay reparations to its Muslim citizens.

    SSE Riga IV · Open_Semis

  • THBT the time for the United States of Europe has come.

    SSE Riga IV · Open_Final

  • Should states that financially support other states in crisis situations get a say in that country's internal politics?

    Streitcultur Cup · 2

  • This house would militarily intervene in Syria

    Stuttgart IV · Open_Semis

  • THBT Israel should unilaterally preemptively strike Iran

    New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2011 · 2

  • THW consign the European Union to the dustbin of history

    New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2011 · 5

2010 (4 motions)

  • THW partition Sudan.

    Koc WUDC 2010 · 8

  • This house believes the West should recognise the Dalai Lama

    Koc WUDC 2010 · Open_Octos

  • THB that the United States government should subsidize Twitter to liberalize oppressed societies

    Koc WUDC 2010 · Open_Semis

  • THBT the US should stop all support (including military) until Israel unilaterally withdraws from illegal settlements in Palestine

    SSE Riga IV · 4

2009 (5 motions)

  • This house believes that China and India should bear the same obligations as the West in fighting climate change

    Cork WUDC 2009 · 5

  • This house believes that the west should recognise the independence of Abkhazia.

    Cork WUDC 2009 · 7

  • This house would arm local militia to fight the taliban in Afghanistan.

    Cork WUDC 2009 · Open_Octos

  • THW admit Turkey into the EU

    Joynt Scroll 2009 · 1

  • This House Would let endangered languages die

    Joynt Scroll 2009 · Open_Final

2008 (10 motions)

  • This House believes that Taiwan should declare independence now

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · 2

  • This House believes that the European Union should only direct aid to nations that pursue environmentally sustainable development.

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · 4

  • This House would assassinate Vladimir Putin.

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · 7

  • This House would support the use of mercenaries by the United Nations.

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · ESL_Octos

  • This house believes that the Turkish military should stop enforcing the separation of church (mosque) and state

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · ESL_Final

  • This house regrets the passing of Bhutto

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · Masters_1

  • THB that extreme economic need should be grounds for asylum.

    Assumption WUDC 2008 · Open_Semis

  • \ This house believes that the Palestinians should give up the Right of Return.

    New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2008 · 6

  • This House Would drop all US sanctions on Cuba

    WSDC 2008 · Semifinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

  • This House Would expand the permanent membership of the UN Security Council

    WSDC 2008 · Grand Final (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

2007 (6 motions)

  • This house believes that the UK should abolish it's nuclear arsenal

    UBC WUDC 2007 · 2

  • This house supports independence for Quebec

    UBC WUDC 2007 · 5

  • This house would support regime change in Myanmar/Burma

    UBC WUDC 2007 · 7

  • This house would lift sanctions on Iran

    UBC WUDC 2007 · EFL_Final

  • This house would designate one city to permanently host the Olympics

    UBC WUDC 2007 · Masters_1

  • This house would build power stations in ex-Soviet states to reduce their dependence on Russia.

    New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2007 · 5

2006 (1 motions)

  • THW introduce national quotas for accepting immigrants for EU member states

    SSE Riga IV · 5

2005 (2 motions)

  • THW tie foreign aid to environmental standards

    SSE Riga IV · 2

  • This House Believes That the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council should not have veto power

    WSDC 2005 · Grand Final (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

2004 (1 motions)

  • This House Believes That Turkey should join the European Union

    WSDC 2004 · Round 1 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

2003 (1 motions)

  • This House Believes That the sovereignty of nation states is an outdated concept

    WSDC 2003 · Round 7 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

1999 (4 motions)

  • THBT it is the duty of any state to grant political asylum to whistleblowers from other countries

    SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 1

  • THBT that the European Union has failed

    SSE Riga Practice Tournament · Open_Final

  • THB in visa freedom with Russia

    SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 3

  • THW give North Korea unconditional food aid

    SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 2

1998 (1 motions)

  • This House Believes That economic sanctions against individual countries are immoral

    WSDC 1998 · Round 5 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

1994 (1 motions)

  • This House Believes That the United Nations is the one best hope for the future

    WSDC 1994 · Grand Final · World Schools Debating Championships

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