Every WSDC motion since 1994

This House Believes That Panama should replace the US dollar with its own independent currency.

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That courts should not defer to administrative agencies in statutory interpretation.

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Opposes the prominence of celebrity conflict* in pop culture

Round 3 (impromptu)

This House Supports European countries gradually withdrawing from NATO and establishing an independent military presence.

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Supports the Holy See recognizing the underground Catholic church in China, rather than the government-sanctioned church.

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That sports leagues should fund 'loyalty bonuses' for accomplished professional athletes who remain with their team for more than 5 years.

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That the International Seabed Authority should immediately legalize deep sea mining for rare earth minerals.

Round 7 (prepared)

In countries experiencing democratic backsliding, This House Believes That civil society groups should shift their advocacy from substantive policy goals (e.g. legalizing abortion or gay marriage) to critiquing violations of democratic norms (e.g. infringing on the independence of courts, removing constitutional safeguards)

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would allow employees to contractually agree with their employer to delay or forgo having children during their employment.

Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Prefers public interest models to venture-backed models in the development of educational technology for primary and secondary education.

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Opposes the creation of nation-states founded on the basis of a shared ethnic or religious identity as a response to group-based persecution or conflict.

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Supports the Second Wave of the Pink Tide.

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Prefers a world with a strong belief in seriti.

Grand Final (impromptu)

This House Supports strict state secularism* in Western Liberal Democracies.

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Prefers A World where Truth and Reconciliation Commissions were established to deal with the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars rather than the ICTY.

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Would ban sports betting.

Round 3 (impromptu)

This House Believes That New Age wellness culture has done more harm than good.

Round 4 (prepared)

This House Believes That major tourist destinations should significantly limit the number of tourists that can visit.

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would introduce a governmental basic income for all artists, rather than offering governmental fellowships and grants to certain artists upon application.

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Supports France's exit from West Africa.

Round 7 (impromptu)

This House Opposes attempts by the feminist movement to redefine traditionally feminine* roles and behaviours as empowering.

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would put an upper age limit of 60 years old for individuals running for political office.

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Regrets the narrative that money cannot buy happiness.

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House, as Serbia, Would develop closer ties with China at the expense of ties with the European Union.

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Would allow violent offenders to opt into Pavlovian conditioning as a substitution for prison time.

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Regrets the glorification of champions.

Grand Final (impromptu)

This House believes that the World Bank Group should adopt a one-country-one-vote system

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Supports the use of the nine planetary boundaries framework

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Opposes internet gurus* selling their own products and services

Round 3 (impromptu)

This House believes that the feminist movement should promote the maximization of individual development and empowerment over solidarity among women

Round 4 (prepared)

This House believes that African countries should recognise the sovereignty of Somaliland

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Regrets the professionalisation of sports

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Would replace agricultural companies with farmers' cooperatives

Round 7 (impromptu)

This House believes that developing countries should drop local languages in favor of a world language* as the primary medium of instruction in schools

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Regrets depictions of veganism as trendy

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House believes that it is against the interest of organized religion to emphasize strict requirements for personal religious commitments (e.g. not being allowed to work on Sabbath, not eating during Ramadan, restraining from premarital relationships, etc.)

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House believes that offensive art should not be commissioned for public spaces (Museums, Parks, Squares, etc.)

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House believes that the LGBTQ+ community should actively embrace the nuclear family ideal

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Prefers a world ruled by a benevolent AI programmed to maximize utility by calculating the actions most guaranteed to reduce the greatest global suffering

Grand Final (impromptu)

This House believes that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue should initiate the creation of a regional defence pact (similar to the NATO) in the Asia Pacific Region

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Prefers a world where instead of charging tuition fees to students upfront, universities collect a portion of their income upon graduation.

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would create a global carbon market.

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would ban free-to-play games

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Regrets the decline of the family as the dominant unit of organisation in society

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Would implement fairness doctrines on broadcast news media with significant audience reach.

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Prefers a world where a majority of political fiction is positive and optimistic (e.g. West Wing, Fahrenheit 451) to one where a majority is negative and pessimistic (e.g. House of Cards, 1984, Brave New World).

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Would require all elected officials to stand for a recall election if a significant minimum threshold of voters within their constituency demand it.

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Prefers a world in which postcolonial African states had prioritised achieving economic and land reparations (e.g.: active land redistribution, quotas, cash transfer programmes) over enshrining civil and political rights (e.g.: rights to protest, vote, free speech, form associations, etc.).

Round 7 (prepared)

This House believes that developing countries should privatise their State-Owned Enterprises (such as airlines, railways, utility companies).

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would allow ex-convicts to apply to join the police force.

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would ban gated communities

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House believes that the LGBTQIA+ movement should centre reinterpreting religions in its public agenda.

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Supports the rise of the use of cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT) in financial transactions.

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Prefers a world in which success and failure are seen as a consequence of random factors, rather than personal actions.

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would overstate the impact of minority forces (Japanese American 442nd Battalion during WW2, Russia's Women's Battalion of Death during WW1, 4th Indian Infantry Division during WW2) in wars, even at the cost of historical accuracy.

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Prefers a world in which juries/judges can use a "not proven" verdict in criminal courts, in addition to "gulty" and "not guilty" verdicts

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Prefers parenting models that adultify teenagers (i.e. giving them more responsibilities and autonomy, assuming higher capacity for independence) to those which emphasize their status and treatment as teenagers (i.e. refraining from giving them adult responsibilities, emphasizing they are legal minors).

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Opposes academic activism

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Would not allow any individual shareholders to own a controlling interest in large, publicly traded social media companies.

Grand Final (impromptu)

THP industrial unions to workplace unions

Novice_PreSemi

This House would nationalise* the research, development, and distribution of pharmaceuticals * To nationalise means to transfer from private or regional ownership and control to state/government ownership and control.

THS the implementation of carbon credits for individuals

Open_Semi1

This House objects to the giving of international military aid

Open_Quarter2

THR the Westernisation of the elites in post-colonial countries

Open_Quarter1

THS periodic, fixed-date constitutional conventions in constitutional democracies

Open_Octa2

This House would ban users from selling their data to companies in exchange for financial returns (i.e. receiving fixed monthly rates, dividends, etc., for the use of their data by companies)

Open_Octa1

This House supports a uniform standard for animal welfare, regardless of the animal's perceived utility (e.g. how cute they are, how useful they are in service to humans, etc.)

Open_PDO3

THS Rainbow Capitalism

Open_PDO2

In times of economic crises, This House believes that the government should withhold information that is likely to damage market confidence

Open_PDO1

This House would prioritize government funding for Indigenous art & artisans working in contemporary artistic disciplines (ex: electronic music, performance art) instead of those Indigenous artisans practicing more "traditional" disciplines (ex: beadwork, carvings)

8b

This House believes that Indigenous people charged with crimes should be tried and sentenced in accordance with the customs of their Indigenous justice system (i.e. state/federal/provincial courts)

8a

This House believes that developing countries should prioritise import substitution industrialisation over export oriented industrialisation.

7

TH as this athlete would accept this offer and move to the country

6b

This House regrets the dominant belief that the customer's needs and desires should always come first

6a

THP leaderless social justice movements

5

THBT cop shows have done more harm than good

4b

This House Would significantly reduce income tax rates for women

4a

This House believes that the African Union should attempt to contain growing Gulf* influence in the horn of Africa**

3

This House Believes That the International Olympic Committee should recognise an athlete's right to protest

2a

THR the commercialisation of space

1

This House Would require defendants in criminal trials to be represented exclusively by public defenders.

1

This House believes that "cop shows" do more harm than good

Round 4 (impromptu)

You are an athlete who has been identified as having huge potential in your sport. Unfortunately, you are a citizen of a country that cannot afford to provide the training and facilities you'd need to achieve your potential. Another country has offered you the training and facilities that could make you an Olympian, and potentially an Olympic Champion. The only condition is that you must renounce your current citizenship and become a citizen of this new country. This House, as this athlete, would accept the offer and move to the new country

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House believes that Indigenous people charged with crimes should be tried and sentenced in accordance with the customs of their Indigenous community, instead of a non-Indigenous justice system (i.e. state/federal/provincial courts)

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House believes that developed states that receive medical professionals emigrating from developing countries should pay compensation to the government of the professionals' country of origin

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would nationalise the research, development, and distribution of pharmaceuticals

Semifinals (impromptu)

In the instance where a revolution has overturned a previous system, This House Prefers technocratic governments* to democractic governments

Grand Final (impromptu)

This House would ban payday loans.

5

This House Would designate specific non-residential areas in which drug users and dealers are legally allowed to buy, use and sell drugs

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That opposition parties should boycott elections, rather than contest them, when the electoral process is believed not to be free and fair

Round 2 (Aztec Division) (impromptu)

This House Would replace human judgement with computer algorithms in criminal sentencing decisions

Round 3 (prepared)

TH prefers a world where all land was held in government trust and leased out on limited-term contracts

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would ban corporate sponsorship of research within academic or educational institutions

Round 6 (Aztec Division) (impromptu)

This House Believes That mainstream search engines should refuse to list results with sexist, racist or otherwise offensive content

Round 6 (Maya Division) (impromptu)

This House Believes That large international institutions (e.g. UN and World Bank) should accept only female country delegates

Partial Double Octofinals (Aztec Division) (impromptu)

This House Would allocate the majority of government sports funding to encourage grassroots participation (e.g. amateur community clubs, after-school sports clubs etc) rather than invest in achieving success in prestigious competitions (e.g. intensive coaching academies, player and personnel salaries etc)

Partial Double Octofinals (Maya Division) (impromptu)

This House Believes That social movements should actively use anger to mobilise support for their cause

Octofinals (impromptu)

TH prefers a world where each believer established their own connection to God, rather than establishing one through organised religion

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would Impose criminal liability on individuals who fail to assist a person in danger, when doing so would not place them at serious risk

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would not distribute emergency and humanitarian aid through non state groups linked to terrorism

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the West should withdraw military cooperation from India until they restore special privileges to Kashmiri residents in the J&K region

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That states should reclaim a large proportion of all donations to charities and redistribute it across charities on the basis of their effectiveness.

Semifinals (impromptu)

THR the westernization of the elites in post-colonial countries.

3

THW choose the job they are passionate about

5

This House Believes That governments should actively prevent gentrification

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That the US National Security Agency should notify software manufacturers of all zero-day vulnerabilities in order for them to patch the defect

Round 2 (prepared)

In art and popular culture, This House Believes That creating new lead characters for minorities (e.g. Hancock, Black Panther) is better than recasting them in existing roles already played by other actors/communities (Ghost Busters, Little Mermaid…)

Round 3 (impromptu)

This House Would break up Amazon.com Inc

Round 4 (prepared)

In post-conflict societies, This House Would grant amnesty to perpetrators of crimes rather than seeking prosecutions

Round 5 (impromptu)

This House Would reserve seats in parliament for candidates under 30

Round 7 (impromptu)

This House Would ban the practice of 'importing brides'

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Supports the right of indigenous peoples to have publicly-funded schools, with autonomy over curriculum, operations and educational philosophy

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

TH prefers a world where adult children take in their elderly parents rather than support them to live separately

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Supports China's attempts to become a global dominant power (e.g. establishing its own global financial/development institutions; increased FDI in Africa, S America, Asia; increased military spending)

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That charities and humanitarian aid organisations should not use images of graphic suffering in their advertising campaigns

Semifinals (impromptu)

TH regrets the glorification of soldiers as heroes

Grand Final (impromptu)

This House Would require professional sports teams to be owned by their local communities instead of individuals or corporations

Round 1 (prepared)

TH opposes the development of lethal autonomous weapons

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Regrets the widespread belief that motherhood is a rewarding experience

Round 3 (impromptu)

This House Believes That states should allow all non-citizen migrant workers to vote in local and national elections

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Supports a school voucher system

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would not allow sellers and service providers to advertise their products beyond showing information and images that show technical product details

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Regrets the Belt and Road Initiative

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Regrets the rise of call-out culture

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Believes That democratic states should not own or run media organisations

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

TH prefers a world with no belief in the afterlife

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That foreigners should not be able to own land in developing countries

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That rehabilitation should be the only consideration in criminal sentencing

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the West should end all arms sales and military cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Grand Final (prepared)

THW televise criminal trials

1

This House would ban for-profit universities and colleges.

1

This House would deny tax-exempt status to religious institutions that refuse to appoint female leaders.

3

This House would make labour union membership compulsory in large industries

5

This House would impose additional taxes on employers who use automation to replace human workers.

Open_Quarters

This House supports restrictions on free speech to combat the rise of right-wing populism.

Open_Final

This House Would impose restrictions on the opening of stores by large retail chains in order to protect local businesses

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That states should not erect statutes or memorials which commemorate or glorify military campaigns or the service of soldiers in war

Round 4 (impromptu)

TBHT when working with endangered species, private entities are more effective than the state

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe does more harm than good

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Believes That states should be able to prioritize asylum seekers on the basis of cultural similarity with the existing population.

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would legalise international commercial surrogacy

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Supports military retaliation against cyber attacks

Octofinals (impromptu)

TH prefers a benevolent dictatorship over a weak democracy

Semifinals (impromptu)

THW abandon nuclear energy

8

This House Believes That, after meeting their basic needs, individuals have a moral responsibility to donate their wealth towards poverty alleviation

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That major film and television awards shows should abolish awards categories separated by gender

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would require democratic states to hold a national referendum to ratify free trade agreements

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That technology companies with significant market shares should not be eligible for patent protection

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That it should be a criminal offence to make comments which could promote hatred against people of particular races, religions, disabilities, sexualities or gender identities

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That Obama's administration has done more harm than good

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would require individuals to pass a political general knowledge test in order to vote

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would abolish religious primary and secondary schools

Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That large tech companies should refuse to provide data on their customers to governments, even if it involves refusing to comply with a law which compels them to do so

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That governments should ban their citizens from joining overseas groups fighting against terrorism which are not official military forces

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That versions of history taught by states through the education system should not be designed to promote national pride

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That states should be allowed to pay other states to relocate and settle refugees

Grand Final (impromptu)

This House Would ban the use of zero-hour contracts

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Supports academic tracking in primary and secondary education

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would not consume art created by people who have committed deeply immoral acts

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That cities with significant immigrant populations should actively break up ethnic enclaves

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Supports a right to die

Round 7 (impromptu)

This House Would forgive Greece's debt

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would require members of the clergy to report all crimes to authorities including those made in confession.

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That affirmative action policies are counterproductive in reducing inequalities

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the military struggle against ISIS should be conducted solely by Middle East nations

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Regrets the media focus on the personal lives of politicians

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That governments should provide a guaranteed Universal Basic Income

Grand Final (prepared)

THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain

EFL_Final

THW legalise all drugs

1

THW make voting compulsory

Novice_Final

This House Believes That post-revolution states should delegate details of former rulers and high-ranking officials to the International Criminal Court

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That only liberal democracies should host international sporting events

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would allow prisoners to volunteer for drug trials in exchange for lighter sentences

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would require companies to pay their interns

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That slum tourism does more harm than good

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would not allow unvaccinated children to attend public schools

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Would lift tax exemptions form religious institutions that refuse to recognise marriage equality

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would abolish all patent laws for green technology

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would not prosecute defamation

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That labour unions are becoming obsolete

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That drone strikes are a legitimate tool of foreign policy

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That Asean political union is an impossible dream

Grand Final (impromptu)

THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national public office to seek election as independents

9

THW allow prisoners to choose death over life sentence

Open_Quarter_3

THW: Ban Political Opinion Polls

3

This House Believes That important decisions about children's health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That the media should be prevented by law from intruding the lives of public figures

Round 2 (impromptu)

TH supports greater US military presence in East Asia

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would cease the exploitation of resources in the Arctic Region

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would require government schools to teach religious studies

Round 6 (impromptu)

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

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would cut welfare support on compulsive gamblers

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through the courts rather than the legislature

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the government should pay house wives and house husbands for their work

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That Turkey is better off outside the EU

Grand Final (prepared)

THW ban alcohol

16

This House Believes That newly democratised Arab nations should not allow religious parties to participate in elections

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Would allow single parents to raise their children behind bars

Round 3 (impromptu)

This House Believes That developing nations should place limits on internal rural-urban migration

Round 4 (prepared)

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

Round 5 (impromptu)

This House Believes That states should enshrine legally actionable socio-economic rights

Round 8 (prepared)

This House Believes That governments should create schools which teach in indigenous languages

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That gay rights organisations should out gay public figures

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

TH supports 100% inheritance tax

Semifinals (impromptu)

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

Grand Final (prepared)

THW Ban the Production and Consumption of Meat.

4

THBT the feminist movement should seek a ban on pornography

Open_Final

This House Would offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would allow free distribution of music on the internet

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That Universal Primary Education is a misallocation of resources for the developing world

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would make voting in national elections mandatory

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Would legalise the sale of human organs

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would stop sending humans into space

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That women can only achieve equality under a secular system of government

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would penalise sporting teams for the poor behaviour of their fans

Round 8 (impromptu)

TH supports free immigration

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That every region should have the right to independent statehood if a majority of its members wish

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That autocracy is doomed in the age of Facebook

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Believes That we should support military intervention in Somalia

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That we should make physical education compulsory in schools

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That every country should have the right to possess nuclear weapons

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That we should support quotas for women in high government positions

Round 4 (impromptu)

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

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That developing nations should have the right to give priority to development ahead of the environment

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That terrorist suspects should have the right to a trial in civilian courts

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Believes That we should legalise performance-enhancing drugs in sport

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Believes That we should have no law restricting freedom of speech

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That compensation should be paid for the injustices committed by past generations

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the United States should withdraw from the Middle East

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That governments should never bail out big companies

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Believes That cultural treasures should be returned to their areas of origin

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would not eat meat

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would encourage the expanded use of civilian nuclear energy

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That terrorism can never be justified

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Would legalise current technologies for choosing human embryos on the basis of their genetic characteristics

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would ban smoking in public places

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That public services are best run by private companies

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Believes That minor crimes should be pursued with the same vigour as serious crimes

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would require people to work in return for welfare payments

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would lower the voting age

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Would cut off all development aid to non-democratic countries

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That governments should grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants

Grand Final (prepared)

TH supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would ban strikes by those working in essential state services

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That humanities courses should be part of every undergraduate programme

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Would make the directors of multinational companies personally liable for environmental abuses committed by their companies in the developing world

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would cease the use of detention without trial in the war on terror

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That governments have a duty to bail out failing financial institutions

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would ban government funding of the arts

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Believes That heads of government should be required to have a parliamentary majority to govern

Octofinals (impromptu)

TH regrets the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Would drop all US sanctions on Cuba

Semifinals (impromptu)

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

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Would make the development of clean industry a condition for receiving non-emergency aid

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would ban the use of models who are below a healthy weight

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That Holocaust denial should be a crime

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That governments should not place limits in the areas which scientists may research

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That the United States should withdraw from its military bases in Asia

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That free trade harms the developing world

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would limit media reporting of terrorist atrocities

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would execute war criminals

Round Zero (impromptu)

This House Would force organizations to place more women in senior positions

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would privatize public utilities companies

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Would partition Iraq

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Would abolish the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Would place a worldwide ban on the use of civil nuclear energy.

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That full-time students should take part in compulsory charity work

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That captured terrorists should be treated as prisoners of war

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would place a worldwide ban on tobacco advertising

Round 4 (impromptu)

TH supports the international trading of pollution quotas

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would ban abortion except in cases where the mother's health is at risk

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That Internet search engines should boycott China until it allows its citizens unrestricted access to the Web

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Believes That the War on Terror has been counter-productive

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Believes That governments should subsidise the traditional arts of minority cultures

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That first-time offenders who commit non-violent crimes should not be sent to jail

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That democracy is the best system of government for every nation

Grand Final (prepared)

THBT sporting boycotts are a legitimate political tool

Open_Quarters

This House Believes That the costs of space exploration outweigh the benefits

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That censorship does more harm than good

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That political parties should receive state funding

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That civil marriage should be open to homosexual couples

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Would use affirmative action in response to historical injustice

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would not give development aid to non-democratic governments

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That education policy should be the responsibility of local authorities

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would ban the use of human embryos in scientific research

Round Zero (impromptu)

This House Believes That national security should take precedence over individual rights

Octofinals (impromptu)

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

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

TH believes in regional trading blocs rather than global free trade

Semifinals (impromptu)

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

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Believes That Turkey should join the European Union

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That fast food companies should pay people compensation for damaging their health

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would make use of genetically modified crops to feed the world

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would prosecute teenagers as adults for criminal offences

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That trade unions impede progress

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That governments should protect their native languages

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That religion has no place in state schools

Round 7 (prepared)

TH condemns the influence of the music industry on today's youth

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would do away with the Olympic Games

Round Zero (impromptu)

This House Believes That the welfare state should be scrapped

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That political parties have too much influence on democratic elections

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That globalisation perpetuates social inequity

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the world is facing a clash of civilisations

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Would advertise prescription medicines

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That voting in national elections should be compulsory

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Believes That current intellectual property laws are a brake on progress

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That cultural treasures belong at home

Round 5 (prepared)

TH supports voluntary euthanasia

Round 6 (impromptu)

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

Round 7 (prepared)

TH supports quotas for women in national parliaments

Round 8 (impromptu)

TH believes in trial by jury

Round Zero (impromptu)

This House Would pay development aid direct to governments

Octofinals (impromptu)

This House Would legalise prostitution

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That political decisions should not be dictated by religious beliefs

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Would end the war on drugs

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Believes That professionalism has ruined the Olympic Games

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That politicians should only be allowed to serve in office for a limited period of time

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would maintain United States military bases in Asia

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Believes That low taxes are preferable to extensive government services

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That free trade is the way forward

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That gambling of all forms should be illegal

Round 6 (impromptu)

TH supports missile defence

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Would make tobacco companies pay compensation to the individual

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would ban genetic screening

Octofinals (impromptu)

TH supports the international trading of pollution permits

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Would compromise civil liberties in the interests of security

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the media has become too powerful

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Believes That affluent nations should accept more refugees

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would ban all handguns

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would waive patent rights for AIDS drugs for under-developed countries

Round 3 (prepared)

TH supports the use of the death penalty

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That gay couples should be allowed to adopt children

Round 5 (prepared)

TH disapproves of cloning

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Would cancel third world debt

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Believes That international sport is warfare without weapons

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Would impose democracy

Octofinals (impromptu)

TH refuses to negotiate with terrorists

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

This House Would give parents the final say in medical treatment of their children

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That compensation should be paid for the injustices committed by previous generations

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Believes That we should further regulate the Internet

Octofinals

This House Believes That the costs of capitalism outweigh the benefits

Quarterfinals

This House Believes That it doesn't matter whether you win or lose but how you play the game

Semifinals

This House Believes That national security concerns justify the restriction of civil liberties

Grand Final

This House Would break the law to protect the rights of animals

Round 1 (prepared)

TH regrets the influence of Hollywood

Round 2 (impromptu)

This House Would legalise performance-enhancing drugs

Round 3 (prepared)

TH fears the Millennium

Round 4 (impromptu)

This House Believes That the Kyoto Summit did not go far enough

Round 5 (prepared)

TH condemns the bombing of Iraq

Round 6 (impromptu)

This House Believes That an International Criminal Court will not work

Round 7 (prepared)

This House Believes That governments should never restrict freedom of speech

Round 8 (impromptu)

This House Believes That multi-nationals are the new imperialists

Octofinals (impromptu)

TH supports the televising of criminal trials

Quarterfinals (impromptu)

TH believes in the nuclear deterrent

Semifinals (impromptu)

This House Believes That the state has a duty to protect individuals from themselves

Grand Final (prepared)

This House Would turn its swords into ploughshares

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would ban surrogate motherhood

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Believes That the cost of space exploration is justified

Round 4 (prepared)

This House Believes That economic sanctions against individual countries are immoral

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Would continue to prosecute world war two criminals

Grand Final

TH supports a mandatory retirement age

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Would expand the use of nuclear energy

Round 3 (prepared)

This House Would support a mandatory retirement age

Round 6

This House Believes That terrorism is justifiable in some circumstances

Grand Final

This House Believes That governments should regulate the media

Grand Final

This House believes that extremism is the catalyst for progress

This House Believes That technology has outstripped morality.

Round 1 (prepared)

This House Believes That feminism is corrupting the family

Round 2 (prepared)

This House Believes That Hollywood has a lot to answer for

Round 3?

This House Believes That tourists are a global menace

Round 4?

This House Believes That one superpower is better than two

Round 5 (prepared)

This House Believes That repression of civil rights justifies violent action

Round 6?

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

Grand Final