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| Date | Tournament | Round | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THBT International Sporting events should remain depoliticised |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THBT parents pushing their children into playing any heavy contact sport should count as child abuse. |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 1 | TH, as an Indian WWE fan, regrets the WWE title reign of Jinder Mahal. |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THBT the portrayal of "autistic genius" characters in media do more harm than good. (Example: The leading autistic doctor in "The Good Doctor") |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 2 | TH, as an east Asian, regrets the rising popularity of K-Pop. |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THBT it is morally permissible to consume art regardless of the artists' personal background. |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THS the professionalisation of not-for-profit organisations |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THW ban all further research in gene-alteration |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THS the use of data as currency |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THP auteur theory to death of the author. |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THP a world where history is taught through first person accounts rather than text books. |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THW make all books free access after 10 years from their release |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THR national referendums being used as a means to make political decisions |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THBT Democrats should adopt Popularism |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THW make voting compulsory |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THBT the Insulate Britain protests have done more harm than good |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THW make farming subsidies contingent on the adoption of Green farming practices |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THR the developing nations' claim to "Right to burn" |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | In areas with low levels of social mobility, THW allow the establishment of company towns |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THO government expenditure in the NARCL |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THW replace agricultural subsidies with direct benefits transfers |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | TH, as a parent belonging to a minority religion, would discourage their children from expressing their faith publicly (e.g. crossing yourself, wearing hijabs, kippahs or other articles of faith, posting on social media, publicly attending mass, synagogues etc.) |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | THW ban religious centers from opening addiction rehab centers |
| 2021-11-20 | AUDP Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | THBT religions should promise reward in the afterlife as opposed to promising material reward in this life, with both outcomes contingent on faithful practice |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | 1 | THBT Indian players opting to primarily play in the IPL has done more harm than good for the Indian nation cricketing team. |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | 2 | In emerging democracies, THW cap the maximum number of seats in a parliament that a political party can get. |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | 3 | THBT feminist groups should refrain from claiming that women who oppose feminism are operating under false consciousness. |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | 4 | THBT copyright has done more harm than good for artists. |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | 5 | THBT public universities should consider the political beliefs of professors in hiring and tenure decisions in order to ensure ideological representation. |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | Novice_Semi | TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culture |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | Novice_Final | THW allow companies to buy the rights to economicallly failing cities |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH as the US would ease the sanctions imposed on Venezuela |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Semi | Assuming free consent was given, THW permits people to participate in the Octopus Game. |
| 2021-11-20 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Final | THP expositional storytelling in fiction, as opposed to interpretive |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | 1 | THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritise teaching values of individualism to their children |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | 2 | THW build social housing in high wealth areas |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | 3 | THS the increasaed academisation of education |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | 4 | THR the cancellation of the European Super League |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | 5 | THW heavily tax corporations which automate their workforce |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | ESL_Final | THP a world where this machine exists |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | In post-colonial states, THBT education (e.g. history curricula) should graphically and exclusively focus on the negative impact of colonialism |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THO "stock market populism" |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | Open_Final | THW remove the chip |
| 2021-11-20 | Durham IV 2021 | ProAm_Final | THP a world in which people believed in the Epicurean model of happiness |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | 1 | THR the narrative that mainstream social movements should refrain from being aggressive and antagonistic in fighting against injustice |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | 2 | THBT post conflict states should suspend the doctrine of command responsibility in the prosecution of war criminals |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | 3 | TH, as an up and coming lawyer from a minority background, would choose to be an 'adversarial lawyer' instead of a 'moral activist' lawyer |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | 4 | THBT liberal democracies should only bail out/provide financial aid to companies in exchange for a majority ownership of their shareholding |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | 5 | TH, as leaders of marginalized minority groups, would urge respective communities to partake in greater social integration at the expense of sustaining unique cultural attributes |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | 6 | THBT leftist political parties in developing democracies should prioritise running ordinary working class citizens over career politicians from established political families in elections |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | THP a world where all religious deities are seen as morally fallible |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT federal governments of countries in ongoing civil conflict should offer violent insurgent groups control of land in exchange for stopping their insurgency |
| 2021-11-19 | Sydnery AWDC 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as the environmental movement, would prioritise advocating for the return of land rights to indigenous people as their primary environmental protection strategy |
| 2021-11-13 | Asia Queer Open 2.0 2021 | 1 | THBT LGBTQ+ movement in East Asia should actively criticize Danmei, rather than co-opting them |
| 2021-11-13 | Asia Queer Open 2.0 2021 | 2 | THW abolish crisis pregnancy centers |
| 2021-11-13 | Asia Queer Open 2.0 2021 | 3 | THBT all former colonial countries should completely open their borders to their former colonies |
| 2021-11-13 | Asia Queer Open 2.0 2021 | 4 | THR the mass deregulation of the financial sector |
| 2021-11-13 | Asia Queer Open 2.0 2021 | Open_Semi | In cases where laws are repealed or are found to be unconstitutional, THW pay reparations to individuals convicted under those laws. |
| 2021-11-13 | Asia Queer Open 2.0 2021 | Open_Final | THR the decline of tightly integrated families |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | 1 | THBT the trend towards the institutionalization of art has done more harm than good |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | 2 | THW introduce racial quotas for healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, doctors) |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | 3 | THBT the feminist movement should oppose the commercialisation of reproduction (e.g. sale of ova, commercial surrogacy) |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | 4 | THBT South American countries should no longer co-operate with the USA's "War on Drugs" |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | 5 | THBT national legislatures should apportion electoral representation by age group, rather than geographical area |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | In response to the 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis, THBT NATO should deploy additional active duty troops to their member states in Eastern Europe (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland) |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THP a world where religious beliefs and teachings are not codified into scripture or doctrine |
| 2021-11-13 | Cambridge IV 2021 | Open_Final | THO transhumanism |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 1 | THW ban research into automated treatments of mental health conditions. |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 1 | THS universities treating students as customers |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 1 | THW ban public universities from patenting technology they develop. |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 2 | THR the rise of social media as being the primary source of news |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 2 | THR social media algorithms that uniquely personalise content for each consumer. |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 2 | THBT states should tax social media platforms for the social costs of their use (breach of privacy, healthcare costs, misinformation/incitement to violence) |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 3 | THS Citizenship by Investment programmes |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 3 | THBT states should incentivise people to invest in their leisure rather than economic productivity (Ex- More paid leaves for the workers, no overworking hours) |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 3 | In developing countries, THBT pension funds should be mandated to invest in financing development infrastructure |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 4 | THO the use of recidivism models while deciding penalties |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 4 | TH, as India, would grant minority communities independent courts |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 4 | THW grant minority communities with independent courts standing to prosecute all cases involving members of their community, regardless of location |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 5 | THBT wealthy people from marginalized communities should not be subject to inheritance and estate tax |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 5 | THBT the state should exclusively focus on rectifying current inequalities to the exclusion of compensating for historical injustices |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | 5 | This House would abolish the private ownership of housing in major metropolitan areas. |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT the ICC should allow for the prosecution of ecocide |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Novice_Semi | THS government policies that pay rural landowners to keep land undeveloped |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Novice_Semi | THO attempts to "green" renewable resources |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Novice_Final | THP a world where political discourse does not include discussions of any candidate’s personal experiences or character |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Novice_Final | TH, as a collective of budding first-generation politicians, will prioritise political opportunism over ideological leanings |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Novice_Final | THR the glorification of 'benevolent' dictators (e.g Lee Kuan Yiew of Singapore) |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH (WHO) W ban bilateral vaccine deals |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH (as the UN) will actively fund this organization in the attempt to bring back foreigners who want to quit ISIS. |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | THO states offering to make reparations through the acceptance of refugees |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT hiring paid protestors is a legitimate way to promote a cause |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | TH, as women from privileged backgrounds, will turn down benefits arising from affirmative action programmes |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT criticism of ableist language has done more harm than good for activism |
| 2021-11-12 | 19th Annual Premchand Debates 2021 | Open_Final | THP glory over a modest, anonymous life |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | 1 | THBT environmental movements should actively embrace climate philanthropy |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | 2 | THBT that post-conflict should venerate violent and militant revolutionaries as heroes |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | 3 | THP to live as a support rather than a carry |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | 4 | In cases of budget deficits, THBT national governments in developing countries should adopt a policy that pursues public-private partnership (PPP) as opposed to domestic and/or foreign borrowing to fund its big ticket projects |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Quarter | THR the popularity of redemption arcs in media (e.g., Nebula, Negan Smith, Theon Greyjoy) |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the Biden administration should compensate migrant families affected by the Trump administration's border separation policy |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Final | THBT international organizations should make development aid conditional upon the adoption of a Feminist Foreign Policy in countries with high Gender Inequality Index |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | Schools_Semi | THR the popularity of multimedia franchises (e.g. Star Wars, Marvel Universe, DC Universe) |
| 2021-11-06 | 7th Visayas University Debate Championship 2021 | Schools_Final | In post-colonial states, THW deprioritize the internationalization of the academic curriculum of higher education institutions (HEIs) in favor of decolonization |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | 1 | In places where they exist, THW end all state-run gifted education programs for primary and secondary students |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | 2 | THW draft dodge |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | 3 | Assuming feasibility, THW adopt 'whole life desert' considerations for criminal sentences. |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | 4 | THO the EU's decision to cut funding given to member states as a penalty for passing policies deemed to be against 'EU values' |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | 5 | THR the practice of religiously obliged alms-giving (e.g. Zakat, tithing, maaser, dana) |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | ESL_Final | THBT it is in France's interests to distance itself from former French protectorates in West Africa |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | Open_Quarter | THR the increasing popularity of buy-now-pay-later services eg Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna, etc |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the Pakistani government should not have signed the deal with the TLP |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | Open_Final | THS ‘lie flat' ('tang ping' 躺平) culture |
| 2021-11-06 | Doxbridge V 2021 | Schools_Final | TH, as a parent, would raise their child to have a pessimistic outlook on life |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | TH, as the Phillipines, would impose a four day work week with a maximum 8 hours per day | |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | 1 | THS the active use of religious messaging by progressives to advance their political interests |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | 2 | THW ban financial service institutions from refusing service to industries perceived as immoral (for example, Mastercard refusing service to OnlyFans) |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | 3 | THBT the UN Security Council should pass the Russia/China resolution |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | 4 | In post-conflict contexts, THP the creation of art with messages of unity and inspiration, rather than art that seeks to depict previous or current suffering |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | 5 | TH, as neurodiversity activists, would highlight the successes of neurodivergent people, rather than their unique struggles |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | Novice_Semi | THBT university council representatives should not take vocal positions on national politics. |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | Novice_Final | THW abdicate our throne to become a Bishop |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | Open_Octa | THBT prisoners of war should cooperate with their captors in exchange for bettering their conditions in captivity |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | Open_Quarter | THS corporate neutrality |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | Open_Semi | THP decentralized crypto-currencies (eg, Bitcoin) to replace state currencies (eg, the rupee, the Euro) |
| 2021-11-06 | Luzon IV | Open_Final | Assuming feasibility, THP the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation committee for the crimes committed under martial law rather than pursuing punitive mechanisms (i.e. lawsuit) against the Marcoses and their cronies |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | 1 | THP a world where university fees are paid after students are employed as a proportion of their incomes, rather than a fee paid prior to receiving an education. |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | 2 | THBT multi-ethnic and religious societies should have uniform, secular civil codes. |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | 3 | THBT animal rights advocacy should be targeted at people to change their preference for meat, rather than at corporations/businesses to adopt close meat substitutes (e.g., convincing restaurants to sell plant-based meat, funding research into cell-based meat alternatives). |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | 4 | THW abolish inclusionary zoning requirements |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | 5 | THBT the feminist movement should use call-ins rather than call-outs while engaging with self-identified feminist peers. |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | Open_PreSemi | THBT India should give farmers direct benefit transfers rather than farm subsidies (e.g., fertilizer subsidies, MSP). |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the US should attempt to aggressively contain China’s capacity to build AI systems (e.g., by limiting China’s ability to skill and retain computer scientists, attract US capital into Chinese AI companies, or access parts needed to build AI systems where the US has significant market share, such as semiconductors). |
| 2021-11-05 | Satyam Jha Memorial ProAm Debate 2021 | Open_Final | THBT Lok Sabha should adopt proportional representation |
| 2021-11-01 | The Grand Spar November 2021 | 1 | THP leaderless social movements |
| 2021-11-01 | The Grand Spar November 2021 | 2 | THR the practice of religiously obliged alms-giving (e.g. Zakat, tithing, maaser, dana) |
| 2021-11-01 | The Grand Spar November 2021 | 3 | THW agressively fund the research into human cloning |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | 1 | THBT military non-interventionism and military isolationism are in the interest of the USA. |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | 2 | THBT that governments of multi-religious societies should prohibit politicians using religious expressions in political discussion |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | 3 | THBT local municipalities in developing countries should allocate significant portions of their budget via Participatory Budgeting |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | 4 | THBT feminist movement should adopt a dominant pro-capitalist stance in its policies and advocacy |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | 5 | THBT WTO should allow developing countries to impose policies aimed at protecting domestic industries, even at the expense of harming international trade |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the CCP should bailout Evergrande |
| 2021-10-30 | Astana Open 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world with Vulcan Stoic Philosophy as the dominant narrative |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | 1 | When medical resources are highly limited, THW prioritise the vaccinated |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | 2 | THS the glamourization of alternative construction housing by mass media and influencers (e.g. shipping container homes, 3D-printed concrete, off-site prefab, etc.) |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | 3 | This House believes that democratic states should adopt debt ceilings |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | 4 | THBT environmental activists should advocate for nuclear power. |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | 5 | THO the narrative that parents should prioritise the interests of their children over their own |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | 6 | TH prefers a world where the conception of an after-life is centred around divine grace, as opposed to karmic balance |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | ESL_Final | THBT developing countries should adopt English as the primary language of instruction in schools |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | Novice_Final | TH regrets the commercialisation of social movements (e.g. the inclusion of pop cultural icons, financial and corporate sponsorship etc.) |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THW tax telecoms companies for lack of use of spectrum they own. |
| 2021-10-29 | HWS IV 2021 | Open_Final | THR the narrative that democracy is the only legitimate form of governance. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 1 | THBT unless digital security is ensured, all databasing efforts must be halted/paused |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 1 | THR the characterisation of technology as a 'panacea' of all issues in the justice system |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 1 | THR the glorification of tech magnates (e.g. Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk) as pioneers of social change |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 2 | In nascent democracies, THBT the state should propagate national identity by centering them around leaders and iconic figures rather than ideologies |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 2 | THW make promises made by politicians in positions of power enforceable |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 2 | (Time Set: March 2021)TH, as the VCK, would compete independently in future elections rather than in a DMK alliance |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 3 | THBT the SEC should charge Elon Musk with market manipulation. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 3 | THBT all developmental aid should be conditional on the receiving country having good welfare policies for women. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 3 | THBT megacities should be run by multinational corporations. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 4 | THS the increasing privatisation of medical education in India |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 4 | THS expropriation as an approach to tackling gentrification |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 4 | THW lift the corporate veil in all mass tort cases |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 5 | THBT that the Feminist movement should actively oppose the NLOG trope. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 5 | THR the romanticisation of such movies. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | 5 | TH would require all big release dates to be reserved for small budget and/or art-house movies. |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH as a 30 y/o single woman in urban India, will choose to opt into an arranged marriage |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS the rise of Islamic dating applications |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | THR the narrative that relationships should not be transactional |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | THR the imagery of Medusa being used within the #metoo movement |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | TH (Feminist Movement) S Maria 2.0’s efforts to reclaim the church |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the Feminist movement should embrace such successful 'sinister' women |
| 2021-10-29 | Munaazrah Gender & Sexual Minorities Parliamentary Debates 2021 | Open_Final | THP to live in a world in which humans do not have the ability to deceive |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | THO the decision of the Tamil Political Alliances in Sri Lanka to limit the expression of a a Trans-national, pan Tamil consciousness | |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | THW make a minimum educational qualification mandatory for politicians being nominated for positions in the cabinet | |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | THS the glorification of stoic political leadership | |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 2 | THW prefer existential utility over spiritual utility while picking a new religion |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 2 | THBT it is justified for parties representing minority communities to pursue a "coalition of extremes" strategy in elections |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 2 | THW give individuals the right to register themselves as casteless |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 3 | THO Gage’s decision to change Sojourner Truth’s dialect |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 3 | THS differential penalties for crimes against women |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 3 | THW disallow patent rights for any technology that was developed using HeLa cells |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 4 | THW introduce 'anti-vaccine' taxes |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 4 | THBT active recruitment into the military is a legitimate means of affirmative action for lower-income communities |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 4 | THS France's equal political airtime rules |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 5 | THS the politicization of Met Gala |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 5 | THBT it is justified for black and Asian Britons to accept symbolic titles from the British state. |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | 5 | THO the use of robot carers in old-age homes |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT society should give up all expectations of virtuous practice from politicians (eg. honesty, transparency, accountability, etc.) |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Novice_Semi | In lower income families, THBT parental ambition for their children does more harm than good |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Novice_Semi | THO the rising trend of a permanent shift to remote work in the aftermath of the pandemic |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Novice_Final | Assuming that upon encountering a stranger, one can know exactly how a relationship will end, THW live in a world with closure-at-first-sight |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THR the glorification of Christopher McCandless’s legacy |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THP a world where artists do not aspire to fame |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS the school board’s decision to paint over “The Life of George Washington |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT schools should teach young children* about the inevitability of climate change *Young children – Age 6 & Above (not pre-schoolers) |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THS the medicalization of eco-anxiety |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Semi | TH (developing country) P a carbon tax model to a cap and trade model for its domestic environmental policy |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Final | THS the characterization of capitalistic aspiration as an exercise in cruel optimism |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Final | In Societies with a diverse citizenry, TH Opposes the Levinasian framework of Ethical Responsibility |
| 2021-10-29 | The DCAC Fundraiser Open 2021 | Open_Final | THP atheism over neo-polytheism |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 1 | This house, as a financially comfortable citizen in an East Asian society, Would pursue 'warabel' |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 2 | Assuming empathy could be accurately measured, this house would restrict voting to individuals with a high level of empathy for those outside of their immediate circl |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 3 | This House believes that the queer community should oppose the glorification of white gender-fluid icons (e.g. Harry Styles, Ruby Rose, Troye Sivan, Nico Tortorella, Sam Smith, etc.) |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 4 | This house believes that south asian states should actively prioritise forming stronger regional alliances with each other (e.g. by forming closer intra-state defence ties, increasing economic integration etc.) over forming ties with non-regional allies |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 5 | This house believes that states should aggressively invest in gaming technology and e-sports |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 6 | This house regrets the commercialization of counterculture* art |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 7 | In cases where a public official is accused of corruption, this House would lower the evidentiary standard to “balance of probability” instead of “beyond reasonable doubt” |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | 8 | This house believes that it is justified for an individual to prioritise their own self-interest over alleviating universal suffering |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | EFL_Octa | This House opposes the practice of granting political power to violent insurgent groups in developing nations (examples include but are not limited to FARC in Colombia, Hamas in Palestine, Taliban in Afghanistan) |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | EFL_Quarter | This House believes that wages should be determined solely based on the direct contribution produced by each worker in the company |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | EFL_Semi | This House believes that South Korean feminists should actively denounce the term "hannamchoong". |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | EFL_Final | THW allow the use of Nepenthes |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | Open_PDO | This House believes that political opposition parties should focus their electoral campaigns on portraying the voting base of the incumbent party as reasonable and rational, rather than portraying them as being systematically manipulated through undemocratic means (e.g. disinformation on social media, historical revisionism, paid troll farms, etc.) |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | Open_Octa | This House prefers a world where religions adopted the concept of "God's light" |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | Open_Quarter | This House regrets the dominant narrative that increasing automation and the future of labor are irreconcilable. |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | Open_Semi | This House regrets the use of the imagery of the "Abused Goddess" in campaigning for women's rights in India |
| 2021-10-22 | ABP 2021 | Open_Final | TH prefers to live as a person who adopted the "Closed off" model |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | 1 | THP media funding models that rely on primarily advertising to models that rely primarily on subscriptions |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | 2 | TH prefers a world where supreme court justices remain anonymous to the public |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | 3 | THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries. |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | 4 | THR the predominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders) |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | 5 | THS the Chinese government's efforts to disparage and exclude the influence and visibility of prominent, highly successful entrepreneurs. |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | ESL_Final | THS the use of artificial intelligence within conflicts (i.e AI-led drones, AI-led ground troops) |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | Novice_Semi | THR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.) |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | Novice_Final | THW require colleges to roughly approximate the economic breakdown of society in the composition of their student body (e.g. admit an equal number of candidates from each wealth quartile) |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THR the decline of class as the primary organizing political identity in liberal democracies. |
| 2021-10-17 | Hart House IV 2021 | Open_Final | THBT the United States should have maintained a prominent military presence in Afghanistan long-term. |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | 1 | THW eliminate all patents resulting from scientific research that was entirely publicly funded. |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | 2 | THP a world in which social media was founded on a subscription-based revenue model rather than an ad-based revenue model (ie, one in which most of the revenue comes from paying customers instead of ads) |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | 3 | THP The World Of Total Belief to the world we currently live in |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | 4 | THBT the CCP should bail out Evergrande |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | 5 | THBT the feminist movement should focus significant time, platform and resources towards combatting benevolent sexism |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | Novice_PreSemi | THP industrial unions to workplace unions |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | Assuming feasibility, THBT the current system of voting should be replaced by blind voting |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | Open_Semi | TH as the Dalai Lama, W decide publically not to reincarnate |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | Open_Final | THBT social justice movements should actively promote a belief in Radical Compassion |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | ProAm_Semi | THBT Japan should revise Article 9 of its constitution in line with Abe's 2017 proposal |
| 2021-10-16 | IIT Bombay Debate IV 2021 | ProAm_Final | THW implement the "Blue Shell Award" |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | 1 | THO the rise of social media influencers from the healthcare industry (e.g., Dr. K, Doctor Mike, etc.) |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | 2 | TH prefers a world where children are raised in well-run state facilities rather than in individual families |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | 3 | In failing cities, THW allow corporations to buy autonomous control over social and economic policy for a period of up to 99 years |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | 4 | THR the rise of colorblind casting |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | 5 | THW eliminate veto status in the UN and equalize voting |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | Junior_Final | This House supports the development of AI friends. |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the LGBTIAQ+ movement should prioritize in its public agenda the narrative of reinterpretation of religions, rather than the narrative against religions |
| 2021-10-08 | Interschool Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world in which there are no extreme emotions such as boiling rage, falling madly in love, extreme grief etc. |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | 1 | THR the prominence of celebrating opulence in minority art (e.g. in hip-hop songs or Bollywood music videos) |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | 2 | Assuming feasability, THP direct democracy over representative democracy |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | 3 | THS the creation of the LASL (Latin American Super League) |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | 4 | THBT Ambazonia Separatist movements should prioritise advocating for stronger devolved units with greater autonomy instead of a secessionary independent state |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | 5 | THP industrial unions to workplace unions |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | Novice_Final | THW sign with the publisher label rather than taking an office job |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the CCP should bailout Evergrande |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THP a world where all musicians are publicly offered as opposed to having record labels |
| 2021-10-08 | Western IV 2021 | Open_Final | THP authors from the African diaspora writing fiction through a lens of Afro-futurism over Afro-pessimism. |
| 2021-10-01 | The Grand Spar October 2021 | 1 | THBT schools should actively promote the idea that humanity is inherently geared towards being good |
| 2021-10-01 | The Grand Spar October 2021 | 2 | THBT museums ought not to display art that depicts symbols of white supremacy |
| 2021-10-01 | The Grand Spar October 2021 | 3 | This house, as a financially comfortable citizen in an East Asian society, Would pursue 'warabel' |
| 2021-10-01 | The Grand Spar October 2021 | 4 | THO the trend of happy endings in works of fiction about minority communities |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 1 | This house regrets the increasing trend of universities in Asia partnering with global western universities (e.g. Yale-Nus, MIT-SUTD) |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 1 | This house believes that universities should not accept research funding and scholarships from corrupted / problematic organizations and donors |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 1 | This house believes that universities should primarily consider teaching ability and performance rather than research outputs when awarding tenure and allocating academic funding |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 2 | This house believes that feminist movements in developing nations should deprioritise the strategy of advocating for carceral feminism |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 2 | This Hous regrets the glorification of women's resilience |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 2 | Assuming the technology exists, this house would allow minority women of colour, with no affinity to their gender and race, to alter their identity to that of the majority gender and race |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 3 | This House Would ban collateralised loan obligations |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 3 | This House would ban private sector management of pension funds |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 3 | This house regrets western institutions' push for market liberalisation |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 4 | This House regrets the rise of digital currencies |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 4 | Assuming technology exists, this house would operationalize the entire Criminal Justice System (e.g. Judges, Juries etc.) using Artificial Intelligence |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 4 | This house would require social media users to verify their identities before creating an account (e.g. provide proof of identity and documentation) |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 5 | This House opposes the norm that individuals should "see the best in others" |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 5 | This House would actively discourage home-ownership |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 5 | This House regrets the culture of fearing death |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 6 | This House regrets progressives abandoning political moralism |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 6 | This House blieves that environmentalists should put a monetary value on environmental functions |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 6 | This house, as pride event organizers, would actively work with corporations that adopt rainbow capitalism |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 7 | This House believes that the CPTPP should accept China's application |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 7 | This House believes that it is in the interests of India to offically recognise the Taliban regime of Afghanistan |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 7 | This House regrets the signing of the AUKUS pact |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 8 | This House, as the parents, would not have children |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 8 | In a state with failing adoption homes/numbers This House would put a moratorium on IVF clinics |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | 8 | As a parent from a minority community, this house would teach their children to pursue a mediocre but satisfactorily happy life over a life which involves a constant pursuit of excellence and the extraordinary |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Quarter | This house regrets the rise of shows/films which involve mental suffering and self-harm (e.g. Bojack Horseman, Black Swan, 13 Reasons Why) |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Quarter | This house, as WWE, would induct Chris Benoit in the WWE Hall of Fame |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Quarter | This house believes that contemporary black film makers should actively create films which embrace blaxploitation |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Semi | This house prefers a world where Islam has its own central authority (e.g. The Pope or the Magisterium in Catholicism) |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Semi | This house believes that religious organisations should excommunicate members who commit serious crimes against society |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Semi | This house, as the Catholic Church, would abolish the papal conclave and select its succeeding Popes through an election among all its members (i.e. its religious followers) |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Final | This house believes that it is a legitimate tactic for activists to launch campaigns of personal attacks/insults at the family members of corrupt politicians |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Final | This house supports the strategy of activists publicly shaming those who do not actively denounce problematic individuals |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | EFL_Final | This house prefers a narrative of collective blame for ethnic divides within a community, rather than the blame being placed exclusively on institutions or externalities |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_PDO | This house would prohibit provincial and local governments from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies to open business in their regions |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_PDO | This house prefers individuals seeking maximum material gain as opposed to meaning / fulfilment from their work |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_PDO | This House regrets China's focus on "Common Prosperity" |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Octa | TH would choose to be born in Fantasia Over Earth |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Octa | This house welcomes research that seeks to transfer human consciousness into simulations, computers, and artificial intelligence |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Octa | TH, as the parent, would not give their consent |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Quarter | This house supports Gulf States intervening in Ethiopia |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Quarter | This house believes that the Naftali Bennet administration is in the best interest of the Middle East |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Quarter | As a prominent Pro-Palestine journalist in the west covering the conflicts in Israel-Palestine, this house would choose not to focus on Hamas' role in the escalation of the conflict |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Semi | This house supports the narrative that current generations have a duty to protect the rights of future generations who do not exist yet |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Semi | This house opposes fallen soldiers believing their deaths would be meaningful |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Semi | This house prefers a world where individuals live in recognition of their moral flaws as opposed to a convenient morality |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Final | This house prefers a world where religions actively preach the concept of the Divine Gift |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Final | This house believes that moderate Muslims should refrain from attempting to reclaim the term jihad in the aftermath of terrorist attacks |
| 2021-10-01 | UADC 2021 | Open_Final | This house believes that religious leaders should abandon the narrative that difficulties in life are "tests of God" |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | 1 | This house regrets the narrative that children are inherently pure and good |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | 2 | THBT Southeast Asian states should actively move towards the consolidation of a regional alliance at the expense of seeking stronger ties with non-regional allies (e.g., by forming closer intra-ASEAN defence ties, increasing economic integration, etc.) |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | 3 | THW require all isolated religious communities (eg. Hasidic Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses) to give all 18-year-olds a 'Rumspringa' |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | 4 | THW allocate votes inversely proportional to the voter's wealth |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | Novice_Quarter | THS "buy local" campaigns in labour-rich countries |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | Novice_Semi | THR true crime documentaries that make the case that particular individuals are involved in unsolved crimes |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | Novice_Final | This house believes that states should hold binding national referendums on major peace agreements |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | This house would ban all crypto-currencies |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THR true crime documentaries that make the case that particular individuals are involved in unsolved crimes |
| 2021-09-25 | East Malaysia Open 2021 | Open_Final | THBT Sabah and Sarawak should secede from the Malaysian Federation and form their own independent countries |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 1 | That, in countries with the death penalty, we would abolish death qualification requirement for juries |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 1 | That we prefer American rule to English rule |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 1 | That we would impose the Fairness Doctrine on any news media that attracts a significant audience |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 2 | That we would remove urban planning rules concerned with designing buildings primarily based on their appearance |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 2 | That we support mimicking the style of distinctive and historic buildings in new building projects across their city of origin |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 2 | That we believe construction projects in local authorities should be subject to local referenda |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 3 | That governments should actively discourage self-segregation of ethnic communities |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 3 | That we regret the democratisation of finance |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 3 | That we would build substantial amounts of housing for low-income families in wealthy neighborhoods |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 4 | That we believe that it is in the interest of the feminist movement in the developing nations, lobbying for greater workplace opportunities to use the argument of "economic benefit" as opposed to "ethics of care" |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 4 | This House, as the Hijra community, would embrace the mythology surrounding them |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 4 | Assuming it were possible, that, as the European Union, we would sanction EU members states that do not ensure protection of the LGBTQIA+ community |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 5 | That, as an African American human rights activist, we would publicly denounce Nike |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 5 | That governments should require that meat packaging include images that vividly and accurately reflect the experiences of the animals slaughtered. |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | 5 | That we regret the 'model minority' aspiration for individuals in diasporas in the West. |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Novice_Final | That we would promote narratives of collective guilt over individual guilt after large scale crimes against humanity. |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | That, as the Chinese government, we would prioritise technological raw materials & infrastructure over consumer technology |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | That, as China, we would adopt the Chongqing model of economic development instead of the Guangdong model |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | That we support Western universities terminating Confucius Institutes on their campuses. |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Semi | That we support comparisons of the American Opoid Crisis to the Crack Epidemic of the 1980s in popular culture |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Semi | That we support China's anti-addiction system |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Semi | That we would widely distribute X to citizens |
| 2021-09-25 | NLUJ PD 2021 | Open_Final | That we prefer a world in which most people believe in the Parmenides principle rather than skepticism. |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | 1 | THW ban all forms of academic streaming |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | 2 | In its messaging during conservation efforts, TH believes that the environmental movement should prioritize the economic worth of the environment over its cultural worth to humans. |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | 3 | THBT Vietnam should form an alliance with India and Japan to counter China's growing presence in the South China Sea. |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | 4 | THO Cricket Australia's decision to cancel the upcoming Test match against Afghanistan. |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | 5 | Assuming it is feasible to measure rehabilitation, THW release prisoners purely based on their level of rehabilitation as opposed to having set prison sentences |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | Novice_Semi | TH believes that Indian feminists should publicly condemn brands which release advertisements that specifically target housewives |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | Novice_Final | THR the prominence of art that celebrates opulence |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH supports the trend of startups opting into SPAC IPOs over traditional IPOs |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | Open_Semi | TH regrets the transition of leftist movements in Southeast Asia into political parties. |
| 2021-09-25 | Pearl Pre-ABP BP Debates 2021 | Open_Final | TH prefers to live in a world where happiness is predominantly seen as a consequence of random factors rather than personal choices |
| 2021-09-25 | Queen's Tower Charity Open 2021 | 1 | THP a world in which superheroes are exclusively depicted as characters that are fallible and possess negative traits rather than one in which they are depicted exclusively as idealised positive characters. |
| 2021-09-25 | Queen's Tower Charity Open 2021 | 2 | THW take the sponsorship |
| 2021-09-25 | Queen's Tower Charity Open 2021 | 3 | THBT in post-conflict states, members of the previous regime and their families should not be eligible to hold political positions |
| 2021-09-25 | Queen's Tower Charity Open 2021 | 4 | TH, as a recent graduate expecting to find a remote working career, would seek overemployment as opposed to a traditional career trajectory |
| 2021-09-25 | Queen's Tower Charity Open 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world in which people's basic physical needs for survival (e.g. food, basic shelter) are unfailingly met and every person is implanted with the timer at birth |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | 1 | THR the rise of social media trends such as "that girl" |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | 2 | THR the increasing use of technology in refereeing sports |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | 3 | THR the characterisation of greed as immoral |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | 4 | Assuming feasibility, THP constructivist pedagogy over cognitivist pedagogy in university/college education |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | 5 | THR the rise of the Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) in Indian politics |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT progressive non cis male candidates, should deprioritise the use of conventional gender roles (e.g. marketing oneself as a mother or a wife) as a tactic in political campaigns |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | Open_Semi | THS personal laws |
| 2021-09-25 | Shri Ram Pre-ABP 2021 | Open_Final | THP World A over World B |
| 2021-09-25 | Young Thinker's Trophy 2021 | 1 | THW ban unpaid internships |
| 2021-09-25 | Young Thinker's Trophy 2021 | 2 | This House believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should support queer coding in art |
| 2021-09-25 | Young Thinker's Trophy 2021 | 3 | This House regrets the prevalent use of age-based commentaries (such as, "hello, boomer!") in social discourse |
| 2021-09-25 | Young Thinker's Trophy 2021 | 4 | THBT in their recovery from the pandemic, ASEAN nations should prioritise developing digital and tech companies as opposed to real secture (manufacturing, agriculture, etc) |
| 2021-09-24 | Hollatz Debates 2021 | 1 | THW allow heads of state convicted for mass atrocities to be sentenced to death via national referendum |
| 2021-09-24 | Hollatz Debates 2021 | 2 | THBT the government should build, own, and allocate all housing |
| 2021-09-24 | Hollatz Debates 2021 | 3 | In a world with superheroes, THW criminalize superhero intervention in duties typically done by the state (i.e., policing, emergency services, defense) |
| 2021-09-24 | Hollatz Debates 2021 | 4 | THBT developed countries should grant asylum to economic migrants from developing countries in their region. |
| 2021-09-24 | Hollatz Debates 2021 | 5 | TH, as the US senate, would repeal the filibuster |
| 2021-09-24 | Hollatz Debates 2021 | Open_Final | THBT Private colleges and universities that require all students to receive a covid19 vaccination should not have to grant religious exemptions |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | 1 | TH regrets the rise of teenagers at the forefront of social movements (e.g. Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, the Parkland students) |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | 2 | THR the rise of Media Consolidation |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | 3 | In failing cities, THW allow corporations to buy autonomous control over social and economic policy for a period of up to 99 years |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | 4 | THS the piracy of academic content and knowledge in developing countries. |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | 5 | THBT the West should look to establish diplomatic relationships with the Taliban government |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT social justice movements should not accept donations from public figures as form of apology |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | Novice_Final | Assuming feasibility , THP a world where individuals can can foresee the consequences of their actions |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT the BLM movement should prioritize the fight for economic reparations over the fight for radical police reform |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH prefers religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently good to religious doctrines that teach that people are inherently sinful |
| 2021-09-23 | BDC Pre Worlds 2021 | Open_Semi | THW impose a maximum number of hours that student athletes on sporting scholarships can train while in college |
| 2021-09-19 | Juniors Asia Debate Championship 2021 | 1 | THR the narrative that your academic achievements will determine your success |
| 2021-09-19 | Juniors Asia Debate Championship 2021 | 2 | THW offer e-sports as a co-curricular activity |
| 2021-09-19 | Juniors Asia Debate Championship 2021 | 3 | THS the rise of Tiger Parenting |
| 2021-09-19 | Juniors Asia Debate Championship 2021 | Gold_Final | THR the expectation for teachers to be "second parents" in developing countries |
| 2021-09-19 | Juniors Asia Debate Championship 2021 | Silver_Final | THBT medical decisions regarding the life threatening conditions of children should be taken by medical professionals instead of parents |
| 2021-09-18 | Fulbright BP Open | 1 | THBT progressive media should focus on "success stories" of immigrants, rather than instances of their exclusion, suffering, or vulnerabilities. |
| 2021-09-18 | Fulbright BP Open 2021 | 2 | THBT commercial feminism has done more harm than good |
| 2021-09-18 | Fulbright BP Open 2021 | 3 | Assuming feasibility, THW redistribute these superhuman traits |
| 2021-09-18 | Fulbright BP Open 2021 | 4 | THBT the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan is in the best interest of the United States |
| 2021-09-18 | Fulbright BP Open 2021 | 5 | TH prefers a world where the history of successful revolutions focused heavily on the contributions of militant revolutionaries, rather than ones which priortised diplomacy |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | 1 | THS non-violent property damage (e.g. blowing up pipelines, sabotaging logging equipment etc.) in order to stop climate change |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | 2 | THS China's ban on the for-profit education academies |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | 3 | THBT, developing countries with high rare earth mineral reserves, should set up their own state-owned enterprises rather than rely on multinational corporations to extract them |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | 4 | TH, in periods of economic recovery, would ease bank capital adequacy requirements |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | 5 | THR the increasing disinvestment in Public Sector Undertakings in India |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | Novice_Semi | THR the medicalisation* of mental health. *Medicalisation of mental health refers to the increasing trend of treating mental health phenomena with medicines and the perception of mental health phenomena as medical conditions. |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | Novice_Final | THR the narrative that we should derive meaning from work |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH prefers, as a means of enrolling people in the army, conscription by lottery rather than the aggressive recruitment of volunteers |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THW ban viatical settlements |
| 2021-09-18 | NALSAR IV 2021 | Open_Final | THBT post-colonial states should actively and significantly decentralise state control to local tribal authorities or regional leaders |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 1 | THS the use of harsh truths and realities over an idealistic approach in educating children about career aspirations |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 1 | THR the politicisation of student unions in developing countries |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 1 | THBT schools’ curriculums in developing countries should prioritize the students’ performance in STEM subjects even at the cost of students’ talents in non-STEM subjects |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 2 | Assuming feasibility, TH, as the doctor would anonymously leak the information |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 2 | THS 'No Marriage' movement (비혼주위자) in South Korea |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 2 | THR the emphasis on "grit and tenacity" as traits women should possess to succeed |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 3 | In asymmetric warfare THBT it is justified for the significantly weaker side to target the wealthy and aristocratic enemy civilians |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 3 | THBT the African Union should implement a single currency for all its member states |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 3 | TH, As the British Royal Family, will actively criticise the legacy of Winston Churchill |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 4 | THBT the state should not fund any works of art or performances that the average citizen would not recognize as having artistic merit |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 4 | THS the mainstream commercialisation of Asian culture and art in the West |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | 4 | THBT the state should ban the creation, distribution and displays of art which involve elements of self harm (e.g. "The Starving Artist", exhibitions which involve artists in uncomfortable positions for long periods of time, blood painting) |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Novice_Semi | THP a world where religions place more emphasis on the performance of good deeds rather than acts of worship and piety |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT the Queer community should push for separate religious spaces for the community |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT religious preachers should abandon the notion of "God's Plan" when preaching to underprivileged communities |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Novice_Final | This House would not allow serving politicians or their immediate families to use private services where public ones are available (i.e. education, healthcare) |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT it is a legitimate tactic for activists to launch campaigns of personal attacks/insults at the family members of corrupt politicians |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Novice_Final | THO respectability politics |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Octa | THR the glorification of long-term relationships |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Octa | THW ban labeling of preferences in gay hookup and/or dating apps |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Octa | THO the narrative that people should seek a sense of belonging |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT it is in the interests of China to formalise relations with the Taliban |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the West should fund Private Military Contractors for the National Unity Government in Myanmar to combat the Military Junta |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Quarter | With the benefit of hindsight THW have created a Jewish state in Germany, rather than a Jewish state in the British Mandate of Palestine |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT progressive individuals should have a zero tolerance policy for people with bigoted views in their social circles |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Semi | TH supports stronger collective bargaining rights and protections rather than legislated labor market regulations (e.g., wage levels and working conditions) |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT it is justified for social activists in developing countries to work with socially regressive bodies and institutions in the state |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world in which individuals do not possess a desire to compete with one another |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world without social validation as a motivating factor for peoples' decisionmaking |
| 2021-09-18 | SMU Hammers 2021 | Open_Final | THR the narrative that one should maximise leisure over productivity in life |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | 1 | THR the trend of Hollywood remaking foreign-language films (e.g. The Grudge (2011), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) , The Upside (2017), etc.) |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | 2 | THBT western states should take high number of refugees even when faced with democratic opposition |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | 3 | TH, as the IOC, would allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs in the Olympics |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | 4 | THW lift patents on technologies designed to deal with environmental concerns |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | Novice_Semi | THP a world where success is measured by how individuals contribute to the lives of others as opposed to by what individuals achieve |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | Novice_Final | THR the dominance of humor in Philippine Political Discourse (e.g. jokes, meme culture, satire, etc.) |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS the rise of accessible online platforms for trading stocks, cryptocurrency, and other financial tools (e.g., Webull, TD Ameritrade, eToro etc.) |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the LGBT+ movement in the developing world should pursue an incrementalist approach to social change as opposed to a radical approach |
| 2021-09-11 | Regatta IV 2021 | Open_Final | THW not leave Afghanistan |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 1 | THBT in countries with social healthcare systems, the government should not cover medical expenses for individuals who do not take preventive measures to take care of their own health |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 1 | THBT it is immoral to donate to animal welfare charities |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 1 | THBT controlled substances used to treat mental health conditions (e.g., marijuana, LSD, Oxycodone, Ketamine, Ritalin) should be available upon demand and regardless of diagnosis to any consumer who can demonstrate informed consent |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 2 | THR the suspension of aid to Afghanistan by the IMF and World Bank |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 2 | TH, as the EU, Would make Afghanistan refugee and aid packages contingent on recipient countries providing longterm integration programs and a path to citizenship |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 2 | THS negotiations between NRFA and the Taliban in dealing with the war in Afghanistan |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 3 | THBT streaming platforms should restrict interaction (commenting / reacting) to channel subscribers |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 3 | THBT League of Legends Worlds 2021 should instead be held online |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 3 | TH, as a hacker, would seek to intervene in unjust states |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 4 | THR a singular Indian feminist movement |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 4 | THW financially incentivise men to take up jobs that are traditionally dominated by women |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | 4 | THS the narrative that having more female politicians would result in more cooperation and reduced conflict |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Quarter | THW mandate corporations integral to a nation’s economy to allocate a majority of shares to their employees. |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the developing world should strongly prioritize 'South-to-South Cooperation’, over international treaties and agreements with developed countries |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Quarter | THW abolish the "Revlon Duty" |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT minority communities should actively discourage their children from pursuing careers in state security apparatuses (i.e. the military, the police, immigration and border control) |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Semi | TH, as Gavidia, Would have declined the position |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Semi | THW choose to live in World A |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Final | THW seek to establish themself independently (independent catering, private chef, social media influencer, youtuber) as opposed to seeking professional experience |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Final | THBT food is art |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | Open_Final | THO the presence of what is traditionally considered "street food" in fine dining |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | ProAm_Final | THP media representations of queer people that do not centre on their queerness |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | ProAm_Final | TH, as an LGBTQ+ person in a homophobic state, would seek change through not being publicly vocal |
| 2021-09-11 | Wolce Pre-Asians 2021 | ProAm_Final | TH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, regrets the decline of queer-only spaces (e.g. Soho in NY, Le Marais in Paris, Chelsea in London) |
| 2021-09-05 | International Education Open | 1 | THW never expel primary/secondary students from schooling |
| 2021-09-05 | International Education Open | 2 | TH, as an academic department in a university, W prioritize specialization in one subfield by hiring numerous faculty with similar research interests (called "cluster hiring"), over hiring a broad-based faculty with no area of specialization |
| 2021-09-05 | International Education Open | 3 | THW remove lower grade maths from schools |
| 2021-09-05 | International Education Open | 4 | THBT developing countries should disincentivise students from pursuing education overseas |
| 2021-09-05 | International Education Open | Gold_Final | THBT academics should not include the scholastically-important works of individuals with immoral values in their curriculum (eg. anti-semite Wagner in a music course, enthusiastic slaveholder Jonathan Edwards in a philosophy course, Nazi collaborator and African filmmaker / photojournalist Riefenstahl in an anthropology course, etc.) |
| 2021-09-05 | International Education Open | Silver_Final | TH, as a minority student, W choose to attend a university aimed at serving members of their own minority group rather than a top national university |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 0 | THP a world where Senti-cows exist |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 0 | THW ban aquariums |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 0 | THR Tikaalik |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 0 | TH, as a Chimpanzee at the Zoo, W flings its own shit at visitors |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 1 | TH, as Vanessica, would date Benny B. Bronson |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 1 | THR Glorification of Harambe |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 2 | TH, as the Riyadh zoo, W provide funding and support to Tiger People's Liberation Safari (TPLS), and encourage their aggression against the Addis Ababa zoo |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 2 | THW Heist the Zoo |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 3 | THW invade Colombia to stop the Cocaine Hippos |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 3 | Assuming anatomic feasibility, TH, as John Cena in his 2nd term as US President, W release a chemical which caused all animals, and their offspring, (excluding humans) to grow to random sizes, between a mouse and a double-decker bus |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 4 | THW reveal themselves to the world |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | 4 | THBT this discovery should be made public, revealing that Earth is the real zoo and we are the animals |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | Open_Final | THW return to Monke Motion 2 |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | Open_Final | THBT Cows are the silent jury in the trial of mankind |
| 2021-09-04 | International Zoo Open | Silver_Final | TH, as Grodd, would leave Gorilla City to enact revenge on the explorers, rather than staying put |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | 1 | This House regrets the overwhelming trend that protagonists in LGBTQ+ films and dramas (e.g. BL series) are played by heterosexual actors or actresses. |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | 2 | THS Mainland China's deadline for solving housing issues in Hong Kong |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | 3 | THR the romanticization of mental illness in media and literature. |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | 4 | In socio-economically deprived areas, THBT the education charities should prioritize giving resources to students who gave a greater potential to succeed as opposed to equalizing resources to everyone. |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | 5 | TH, as the hacker, would reveal the code to the world |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THW ban party hopping |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | TH, as China, would actively formaise its diplomatic relationship with the Taliban |
| 2021-09-04 | Strait Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | THW drink the cup of milktea |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 1 | THP a world based on the ""lying flat"" narrative as opposed to a world based on the productivity narrative |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 2 | TH regrets the dominance of the ""evil west"" narrative in academic circles |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 3 | THBT EU should have opted for debt-relief mechanisms instead of ""Coronabonds""* emission |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 4 | THBT LGBTQ movements in progressive nations should focus its campaing in family values instead of sexual liberalization |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 5 | Assuming technological deepfake feasibility, TH welcomes the digital recration of great deceased artists (e.g. Tupac, James Dean) |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 6 | THS the existence of institutions with the power to ban anti-democratic political actions and speeches |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 7 | TH repudiates the notion that children owe their parents. |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 8 | When relating to China, TH, as the Biden Administration, would focus on the human rights approach to the detriment of the economic approach |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | 9 | TH would opt for the Social Security Health System over Universalist Health System in developed countries |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT social movements should emphasize the individual's ability to change their own reality in the face of oppression at the expense of emphasizing structures that restrict and determine an individual's life |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT that is in the interest of liberal opposition movements in democratic-authoritarian regimes to actively use disinformation strategies and fake news |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | Open_Semi | In Islamic enclave neighborhoods, THBT France should fund public schools with progressive interpretations of Islam at the expense of secular public schools. |
| 2021-09-03 | CMDLP 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world in which the notion of happiness is uncoupled from the search for a life purpose |
| 2021-09-03 | The Grand Spar September 2021 | 1 | THO politicians using current pop culture icons and trends (e.g Joe Biden using Olivia Rodrigo to promote youth vaccinations, Hillary Clinton co-opting memes during her campaign) as a tactic to gain support |
| 2021-09-03 | The Grand Spar September 2021 | 2 | TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritizing a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change) |
| 2021-09-03 | The Grand Spar September 2021 | 3 | THS the creation and use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons |
| 2021-09-03 | The Grand Spar September 2021 | 4 | THP a world where people believe that love is conditional as opposed to unconditional |
| 2021-08-29 | Queer Mixed Doubles 2021 | 1 | THBT sports leagues facing declining viewership should heavily invest in the development of modified short-form versions of their games. |
| 2021-08-29 | Queer Mixed Doubles 2021 | 2 | In civil cases, TH would eliminate requirements that plaintiffs be directly harmed by a statute in order to be eligible to challenge it in court (ie, abolish standing). |
| 2021-08-29 | Queer Mixed Doubles 2021 | 3 | TH, as the government of the city of Cologne, W abandon the UNESCO World Heritage status of the Dome in favor of building residential housing |
| 2021-08-29 | Queer Mixed Doubles 2021 | 4 | THP the use of conditional cash transfer programmes to means-tested but unconditional welfare programmes, in both high-income and developing economies. |
| 2021-08-29 | Queer Mixed Doubles 2021 | Open_Final | THP the securitization of space exploration to the view that space exploration is a purely scientific and technological pursuit. |
| 2021-08-28 | Lasallian Debate League 2021 | 1 | THBT developed economies should halt or reverse economic growth as a solution to climate change. |
| 2021-08-28 | Lasallian Debate League 2021 | 2 | THBT all professional sports teams should be majority fan-owned |
| 2021-08-28 | Lasallian Debate League 2021 | 3 | TH opposes the framing of social justice issues as a battle between generations |
| 2021-08-28 | Lasallian Debate League 2021 | Junior_Semi | TH, as the Biden Administration, would not have withdrawn from Afghanistan |
| 2021-08-28 | Lasallian Debate League 2021 | Open_semi | This House regrets Biden's decision to delist Yemen's Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | 1 | THBT feminism should reject the institution of marriage |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | 2 | |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | 3 | In pursuing food security, THBT developing countries should pursue protectionist policies, rather than trade liberalization, for its agricultural industries |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | 4 | THBT POLITICIANS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY STOOD IN OPPOSITION TO THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN COOPERATION WITH PRO-ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVES/LEGISLATORS THAT HAVE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR OPPOSITION TO DUTERTE (e.g. Senate Leader Vicente Sotto III, former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, former VP Jejomar Binay) |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | 5 | In areas facing armed civil conflict, THW give the local civilian leadership veto powers over key features of the national government's deployment of security forces, such as the composition of commanders and the intensity of combat operations |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | Novice_Final | THR the funneling of more Philippine national funds to LGUs |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | Open_Octa | TH, as a developing country, would financially incentivize its citizens to have fewer or no children |
| 2021-08-28 | Magiting Cup 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT social movements should use anger to mobilize support for their advocacy |
| 2021-08-28 | Meta IV | 1 | THW rather be a strong debater at a weak school than a weak debater at a strong school. |
| 2021-08-28 | Meta IV | 2 | THBT spec knowledge which is true and accurate should be instantly credited within debates. |
| 2021-08-28 | Meta IV | 3 | TH welcomes the introduction of VAA's. |
| 2021-08-28 | Meta IV | 4 | THBT competitive debating does more to uphold status quo than work to change it. |
| 2021-08-28 | Meta IV | Open_Final | TH, as a debater in their last year of WUDC, who has made the open final, would throw the final (this could include but is not limited to, running a meme case, shitting on stage, downing a can, going ad hom against someone you dislike, singing the entirety of bohemian rhapsody etc.) |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | 1 | THR the automation of jobs previously performed by humans (eg self driving cars, self checkouts) |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | 2 | THP a world where people do not pursue education overseas |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | 3 | THW focus on adapting to the consequences of climate change rather than trying to prevent it |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | 4 | THR the rapid development of military technology |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | 5 | THBT given limited resources, feminist campaigns should prioritize directly targetting men rather than empowering women. |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT pro-refugee advocacy groups should portray refugees as valuable contributors to society, rather than victims of their circumstances. |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | Open_Semi | TH, as the individual, would engage in a romantic relationship with the rich man. |
| 2021-08-28 | Online Summer Debate Championships 2021 | Open_Final | From behind a veil of ignorance, TH would choose to not be born. |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | 1 | TH, as a parent from a minority community, would raise their child to have a pessimistic outlook on life |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | 2 | THBT progressive activists in developing countries should integrate conservative rhetoric and religious institutions into their advocacy, rather than distancing from them |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | 3 | TH, as the National unity government of Myanmar, would embrace a strategy of violent resistance against the military junta, including but not limited to cooperating with the rebel chin front and other militia groups |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | 4 | THS girlboss feminism |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Semi | THP a world with one global superpower, rather than multiple international superpowers |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Final | TH believes that history education in post conflict societies should focus on reconciliation even at the cost of truth |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT post conflict societies should emphasize the narrative of the “banality of evil” when interpreting atrocities committed in the past |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the establishment of the AFCTA has done more harm than good for African nations |
| 2021-08-28 | Taylors Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | THO the dominant narrative that acquiring forgiveness is essential in order for a flawed person to achieve redemption. |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | 1 | THW allow parents to sue their adult children for financial support. |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | 2 | TH, as a recently graduated high school student, would take up a bonded government scholarship. |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | 3 | THBT Capitalism does more harm than good for feminism |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | 4 | In places where minority members are greatly oppressed by the majority, As a minority individual THW choose to adopt majority culture, language and dress |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | 5 | THBT teachers' salaries should be pegged to the academic and behavioural improvements in their students. |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT human rights should be granted to all AI that can pass the test |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | Open_Semi | THW implement the Kafala system for immigrant in the USA |
| 2021-08-27 | BDC Fempowerment 2021 | Open_Final | THW take the pill |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | 1 | THP online media's adoption of child-only versions of their platforms (Youtube Kids, Messenger Kids, Instagram for Kids) as opposed to bans on children using their platforms |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | 2 | THBT Facebook should retract its ban on Taliban related content |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | 3 | THP a world where individuals believed their "self" to be a cumulative product of the actions and choices made throughout their lifetime, rather than intrinsic. |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | 4 | TH, as a state with aging population, would opt for policies that increase immigration (e.g. more visas, more social benefits to work migrants) rather than ones that encourage citizens to have more children (e.g. tax benefits, increased childcare) |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | Novice_Final | THW destroy the world |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT waterways (The Nile River, Amazon River) spanning several countries should be governed by an independent international body |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT aid from western governments should not be directed to ideological programs (subsidising media, building communication infrastructure, democratic education campaigns) |
| 2021-08-27 | DSDC Coherence 2021 | Open_Final | THW enter the dimension |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | 1 | THS universities refusing donations from individuals, organizations and corporations that they deem immoral. |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | 2 | THP powerful civil service positions (e.g. heads of bureaucratic departments and agencies) to be elected as opposed to appointed. |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | 3 | THW provide financial incentives (e.g. subsidies/tax breaks) to gaming companies that hire a significant amount of women. |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | 4 | THBT that governments of multi-religious societies should prohibit religious expressions in political discussion. |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | 5 | THBT the Biden administration's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan is not in the interests of the United States. |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | Open_Quarter | In times of economic recession, THP conditional cash transfers as opposed to unconditional cash transfers |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT dating shows have done more harm than good |
| 2021-08-23 | KIDA 2021 | Open_Final | THR progressivism's focus on sociocultural issues(e.g. microaggressions, cancel culture, media representation, etc.) rather than policy issues(e.g. economic redistribution, policies related to criminal justice system, etc.) in western liberal democracies |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | 0 | In a world where there are no other fruits left, TH prefers a world where individuals put heavy emphasis on the trading and selling of green apples from a malus domestica, as opposed to red apples. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | 1 | In countries with underdeveloped economies, TH prefers governments heavily subsidizing social entrepreneurs at the expense of conventional SMEs (small and medium enterprises) |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | 2 | TH prefers a world where social media companies charge a subscription fee for their basic services (e.g. paying for an Instagram account), as opposed to getting their revenue from advertisements. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | 3 | Assuming a steady supply of vaccines in times of pandemic, THW make access to stimulus (i.e. individual checks, low interest loans, other relief packages) contingent on getting vaccinated. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | 4 | In the world of Pokémon, THBT governments should heavily subsidize young trainers to not pursue a path in becoming the Pokémon Champion. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | 5 | In post-conflict states, THBT schools should prioritize teaching aspects of unity/reconciliation even if it comes at the expense of accuracy. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the Biden Administration should impose sanctions on countries heavily trading with military-controlled enterprises in Myanmar |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT it is in the interest of the LGBTQIA+ movement to oppose the queerbaiting of movie characters when they were otherwise considered straight. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | Open_Final | THR debating in high school for WSDC selections |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | U16_Semi | TH, as a nation struggling with COVID-19 relief, would refuse China's vaccine diplomacy. |
| 2021-08-21 | 5th Linkbate Debating Championship 2021 | U16_Final | TH Regrets the narrative of “happily ever after” for queer romantic relationships within popular media. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 1 | THBT governments in developing nations should prioritise increasing foreign tie-ups in public universities, as opposed to allowing the entry of foreign universities. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 1 | That sports associations where the sports have caused sportspeople to develop CTE should be forced to compensate the players regardless of whether they could have foreseen that player developing CTE. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 1 | THBT religious educational institutes should not receive public funding |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 2 | THW ban aid organizations from using images of graphic suffering in their campaigns without the consent of all subjects |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 2 | That we should support Western government punishment of media houses and tech companies that cooperate with Chinese censors. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 2 | That, should we encounter less advanced alien life, we would avoid all contact and keep our existence a secret unless/until they have discovered space travel themselves. (The Prime Directive from Star Trek) |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 3 | This house supports mimicking the style of distinctive and historic buildings in new building projects across their cities of origin (Eg Gaudi in Barcelona, Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, tiled buildings in Lisbon) |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 3 | THA The USA would aggressively pursue policies to increase the population size, including but not limited to incentivising greater childbirth rates and expanding immigration policy, with the goal of reaching a population of 1 billion |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 3 | This house supports mimicking the style of distinctive and historic buildings in new building projects across their cities of origin (Eg Gaudi in Barcelona, Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, tiled buildings in Lisbon) |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 4 | That all welfare benefits should be calculated without reference to relationship status |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 4 | This house opposes live-action porn |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 4 | This House believes that the feminist movement should actively advocate for open relationships |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 5 | That we would impose the Fairness Doctrine on any news media that attracts a significant audience. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 5 | This house as that candidate would vocally refuse to accept the legitimacy of the election results |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | 5 | THS capping the maximum number of seats in parliament that a political party can get to 55% of the total seats in parliament |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | Novice_Final | TH supports laws that generally protect religious sensibilities without favouring any particular religion (i.e. blasphemy laws) |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | Novice_Final | THP a world where religions are rooted locally rather than connected to global communities. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | Novice_Final | TH supports laws that generally protect religious sensibilities without favouring any particular religion (i.e. blasphemy laws) |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | Open_Final | THBT that the Queer movement should promote a narrative of actions, rather than people, being queer (e.g. that two cis men who have sex with one another are not queer individuals, but people engaging in a queer act) |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as the queer mutant, W rather be a villain than a hero. |
| 2021-08-21 | Oceania Queer Open 2021 | Open_Final | THBT Queer movements in progressive nations should focus their campaigning on family friendly content as opposed to sexual liberation |
| 2021-08-21 | VIT Round Robin 2021 | 1 | THBT the media should not take institutional stances on the innocence or guilt of people who have been charged with a crime, but not yet convicted or acquitted. |
| 2021-08-21 | VIT Round Robin 2021 | 2 | TH, as a union representing workers in the mining sector, would publicly call for climate action. |
| 2021-08-21 | VIT Round Robin 2021 | 3 | THW decline to regulate firms using traditional anti-monopoly policies (e.g., breaking up firms, preventing mergers and acquisitions, etc.) and instead mandate that companies meet a threshhold of public good (including but not limited to environmental and/or social activism, providing infrastructure to underprivileged communities, establishing scholarship or educational funds, etc.) proportionate to their size. |
| 2021-08-21 | VIT Round Robin 2021 | 4 | THS the existence of a technology that lets people see the alternative outcomes of major life decisions they have made. |
| 2021-08-21 | VIT Round Robin 2021 | 5 | THBT prominent individuals outside politics (e.g. artists, athletes, business leaders, etc.), from emerging market countries with mixed international reputations (e.g. India, South Africa, Brazil) should focus on emphasizing the positive aspects of their country, instead of the negative conditions in that country, when speaking on an international platform. |
| 2021-08-21 | VIT Round Robin 2021 | Open_Final | THBT regulation of large technology companies is in the interest of China. |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | 1 | THO the narrative that success in adult life is contingent upon academic achievement |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | 2 | THBT the lifting of the trade embargo against Cuba is in the interests of the Biden Administration. |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | 3 | THO Reality TV |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | 4 | THR the narrative that homeownership is aspirational |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Semi | THO the social expectation to publicly take sides and be vocal on social networks in times of social, economic or political turbulence. |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Final | As a young working professional in a stable but boring 9-5 job, THW choose not to use the technology |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | Open_PartialOcta | TH, as the United States, would condition the lifting of sanctions on Iran on the disarmament of its militant proxy groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) rather than on them significantly curtailing their nuclear program (reducing their uranium stockpile, limiting the number and types of centrifuges in Iran’s possession, etc.) |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the rise of subscription-based websites which host independent journalists (e.g. Substack) does more harm than good |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THW join Masquerade |
| 2021-08-14 | Pakistan Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as Aurat March, would become a political party and contest future elections in Pakistan. |
| 2021-08-08 | H, as an Indian WWE fan, regrets the WWE title reign of Jinder Mahal. | 5 | This House Supports increased female villains in TV shows and films |
| 2021-08-08 | NSDA China 2021 | 2 | This House welcomes the substitution of written materials (e.g. novles, Kindle, comic books) by digital entertainment (e.g. tv, movies, video games) in the lives of children |
| 2021-08-08 | NSDA China 2021 | 3 | This House Would remove the national element in Olympics (ie no concept of national medal count, no national teams, no flags, etc) |
| 2021-08-08 | NSDA China 2021 | 4 | This House regrets the rise of teenagers at the forefront of social movements (eg Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafazi, the Parkland students) |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 1 | THW ban the use of Smart Drugs for non-medical purposes in schools |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 1 | THW give additional benefits to families on welfare whose children perform well in school |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 1 | THBT job recruiters should remove all academic restrictions for job applications |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 2 | THW decrease the burden of proof in sexual assault cases to a balance of probabilities rather than beyond a reasonable doubt |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 2 | THR the shift in the #MeToo movement from victims sharing their experiences to holding public figures to account |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 2 | TH, as progressive activists in highly religious states, would make use of religious texts to justify progressive reform |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 3 | THP a world where psychological harms are perceived to be as severe as physical harms |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 3 | THP a world in which individuals prioritized material happiness over immaterial happiness |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 3 | THP a world in which individuals prioritized the pursuit of their own happiness over their families |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 4 | THR the glorification of the narrative that "What does not kill you makes you stronger" |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 4 | THR the narrative that lying is immoral |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 4 | THR the rising trend in pop culture to portray villains as a victim of society |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 5 | THW deny state-sponsored healthcare for those who refuse to get vaccinated |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 5 | THW nationalise all housing |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 5 | THW nationalise Facebook |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 6 | THBT micro-finance organisations (charities, NGOs, Development Banks) should offer micro-finance loans in developing nations only to women |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 6 | THBT international organizations should make development aid conditional upon democratic reforms. |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | 6 | THBT post-conflict states should not instill nationalism through the education system |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT true women's liberation is incompatible with capitalism. |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT the transgender rights movement should distance itself instead of closely align with the feminist movement. |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT the feminist movement should actively encourage women to adopt traditionally "masculine" traits (eg assertiveness, being unemotional) to climb up the social ladder |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Z | TH, as an HIV+ individual with an undetectable viral load, would not tell their prospective partners about their HIV status |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Z | THR the "born this way" narrative |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Z | TH as a mother will teach her daughter that "there are no good men" |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Octa | THW ban all countries that have a bad track record of human rights abuses from participating in all major international sporting events. |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT the IOC should strip awards of athletes on the basis of bad behavior |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Octa | THS removing gender categories in all sporting events |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT trade unions and labor protection laws should be suspended during times of economic crisis. |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Quarter | THP a world without credit ratings agencies |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Quarter | THW require the majority of companies' equity to be owned by sub-management level employees |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Semi | THS the creation and use of Lethal Autonomous Robots |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Semi | THO embedded journalism |
| 2021-08-07 | Asia Schools Debate Championship 2021 | Open_Semi | THW press the red button and end-all humankind. |
| 2021-08-07 | Ramaiah Round Robin 2021 | 1 | THS giving legal personhood to internationally recognised important environmental spaces (eg Mount Everest, the Amazon) as a form of conservation |
| 2021-08-07 | Ramaiah Round Robin 2021 | 2 | THO retrospective representations of BIPOC characters in film or tv adaptations (eg brigerton, shadow & bone the tv show, etc) |
| 2021-08-07 | Ramaiah Round Robin 2021 | 3 | THBT developing countries should adopt MGNERA-style rural employment guarantees |
| 2021-08-07 | Ramaiah Round Robin 2021 | 4 | THW tell the friend |
| 2021-08-07 | Ramaiah Round Robin 2021 | 5 | THW force all news organisations to operate as non-profits |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 1 | THW prioritise means-based[1] rather than target-based[2] regulation [1] e.g of means-based regulations: setting standards that attempt to make the workplace more accessible or banning the use of polluting technologies [2] e.g of target-based regulations: setting hiring quotas for employees from one particular group, or making companies reduce carbon emissions to X under threat of fines |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 2 | TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity. |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 3 | THO the narrative that love (romantic, familial, etc.) is about sacrifice |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 4 | THBT societal narratives about recovery during crisis should be transformative (attempt to radically change society) rather than restorative (attempt to stabilise current crisis) |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 5 | TH, as the Spanish government, would give Catalonia a chartered regime |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 6 | THBT social movements should follow social marxism |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 8 | THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies) |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | 9 | In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment). |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | ESL_Semi | THBT the Myanmar opposition movement should prioritise demands for an immediate, internationally-observed election over demands for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | ESL_Final | THP humans to aquire memories* of their past lived experiences upon reaching adulthood rather than staying oblivious * memories of past lived experiences include events, interactions and emotions, but not skills |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS green central banking |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | Open_Semi | THP religious organisations to actively propagate the idea that faith in a higher power cannot be explained with logic, rather than attempt to explain faith rationally |
| 2021-08-02 | EUDC 2021 | Open_Final | THS a Multi-Speed Europe |
| 2021-07-31 | China Queer Open 2021 | 1 | THP a world WITH straight pill |
| 2021-07-31 | China Queer Open 2021 | 2 | TH celebrates the hypersexualisation of queer people |
| 2021-07-31 | China Queer Open 2021 | 3 | THBT it is justified for trans activists to provide credible supply of hormonal drugs to minors regardless of parental consent |
| 2021-07-31 | China Queer Open 2021 | 4 | THR the rise of Dangai Dramas in China |
| 2021-07-31 | China Queer Open 2021 | Open_Semi | TH as a leading LGBTQ+ advocacy group in East Asia Would set up expanding awareness, acceptance, and adoption f marriage of convenience as a top priority |
| 2021-07-31 | China Queer Open 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world without sexual desire |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 1 | THW give exclusive control over the national curriculum of social sciences (including but not limited to history, civic studies, political sciences, etc) to minority communities |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 1 | THR the narrative that a university education leads to better living standards |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 1 | THW prioritise providing students in rural areas with online access to top schools classes over developing actual schools in their areas |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 2 | THBT social media has done more harm than good for beauty culture |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 2 | THR the trend of centring self-destructive/antisocial characters as protagonists in media (e.g. Bojack Horseman, Rick & Morty, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Sherlock, Mad Men). |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 2 | THO the trend of happy endings in movies about minority communities |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 3 | THW make victim's forgiveness a mitigating factor in criminal sentencing |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 3 | THBT parents of minority communities should teach their children to not trust law enforcement authorities (including but not limited to the police, judge, courts, etc) |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 3 | Assuming a technology exists which simulates the harm inflicted on victims without physically harming the user, THW use that technology to punish offenders rather than jail time |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 4 | THS athletes using international sporting events (the Olympics, SEA Games, FIFA World Cup, etc.) as platforms to protest and raise political stances. |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 4 | In retaliation of the racial abuse, THBT the England national team should refuse to participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | 4 | THS female athletes who capitalize on their sexuality to increase the viewership of female sporting leagues |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Quarter | THO leaders of social movement from entering politics (including but not limited to becoming a politician, joining a political party, etc.) |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT western feminist organisations should prioritize funding efforts within the developing world, as opposed to the west |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT privileged minority persons living in a conservative society should not emigrate to more liberal countries |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Semi | THW ban the development and the use of geo-engineering techniques |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Semi | THW require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Semi | THR the narrative of "individual environmental responsibility" |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Final | THP a social norm of being primarily responsible for your own pursuit of happines to one of being primarily responsible for the happiness of others |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Final | THW help cover up their child's involvement in murder |
| 2021-07-31 | The Interschool Debate 2021 | Open_Final | THW choose option A |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 1 | THR the premium placed on post-graduate degrees (e.g. MBA, PhD, JD, etc.) |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 1 | THS removing standardized tests as a basis for academic promotions and admissions |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 1 | THR the commercialisation of college admissions coaching |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 2 | THBT developing countries should adopt Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 2 | THBT environmental movements should make campaigning for fossil fuel divestment their primary strategy against climate change |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 2 | THW impose carbon taxes on individuals |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 3 | THBT religious organizations should actively endorse candidates in the 2022 Philippine national elections |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 3 | TH, as the Roman Catholic Church, supports its members building a personal relationship with God even at the expense of practicing religious traditions (e.g. engaging in the sacraments, spiritual direction, etc.) |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 3 | THBT religion is incompatible with social development |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 4 | THR the glorification of PM Justin Trudeau |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 4 | THBT the Nobel Committee should revoke Abiy Ahmed's Nobel prize |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 4 | THO Joe Biden's decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 5 | THW legalise assisted suicide |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 5 | THP pedophilia to be framed as a psychiatric disorder as opposed to being purely criminal in public discourse |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 5 | THR the rise of care bots |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 6 | THR the commercialisation of self care |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 6 | THP a user-centric model of compensation as opposed to a pro-rata model of compensation within music streaming services |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 6 | THR the glorification of "ride or die" relationships |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 7 | THR the premium placed on "hiya" as a moral virtue |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 7 | TH, as a working-class Filipino abroad in the technology industry, would come home and work in the Philippine technology sector (e.g. research and development, fintech, edtech, and e-commerce) |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | 7 | THR the emphasis placed on ilustrados (e.g. Jose Rizal, Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo) in Philippine History |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Novice_Semi | THR the trend of the posthumous completion and/or release of deceased artists' works (e.g. films, albums, etc.) |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Novice_Semi | THR the emphasis placed on artists' mental disorders (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) in the celebration of their work |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT award giving bodies have no place in art |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT local governments should prioritize predictive analytics as opposed to a participatory approach when crafting comprehensive development plans |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Novice_Final | TH, as a developing country, will cap skills based emigration |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT Western Liberal Democracies should place an additional tax on companies wherein a majority of the workforce is on a work from home (WFH) basis |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_PDO | THBT the African Union should adopt a single currency |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_PDO | THBT ASEAN should make Myanmar's membership contingent on active restoration efforts for its democratic institutions and systems |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_PDO | THBT the Commonwealth of Nations has done more harm than good to developing countries. |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT the feminist movement should abandon the narrative that "gender does not matter" in the fight for equality |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Octa | TH, as a progressive working woman in a developed country, would not outsource domestic work |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Octa | THR reclamation efforts of the feminist movement towards practices rooted in patriarchy (e.g. being a housewife, wearing make-up or heels, opting for cosmetic surgery) |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS a universal basic income as a tool for poverty alleviation |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the microfinance industry has done more harm than good |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the US should employ further quantitative easing as opposed to increased spending on stimulus and relief packages to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Semi | THR the splintering of the Internet |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Semi | THS the creation of Facebook Metaverse |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Semi | THW require all social media companies (e.g. Google, Apple, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.) to leave a backdoor in their users’ encrypted data such that the company could retrieve the data under a court order |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Final | THP a hollowed Philippine state |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Final | THBT the Makabayan Bloc should actively condemn and distance themselves from the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) |
| 2021-07-30 | PIDC 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as the Philippine opposition, would actively capitalize on PNoy's legacy in the 2022 elections |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 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. | |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 1 | THR the commercialisation of space |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 2a | This House Believes That the International Olympic Committee should recognise an athlete's right to protest |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 2b | THW ban the production and consumption of meat |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 3 | This House believes that the African Union should attempt to contain growing Gulf* influence in the horn of Africa** |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 4a | This House Would significantly reduce income tax rates for women |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 4b | THBT cop shows have done more harm than good |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 5 | THP leaderless social justice movements |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 6a | This House regrets the dominant belief that the customer’s needs and desires should always come first |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 6b | TH as this athlete would accept this offer and move to the country |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 7 | This House believes that developing countries should prioritise import substitution industrialisation over export oriented industrialisation. |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 8a | 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) |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | 8b | 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) |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_PDO1 | In times of economic crises, This House believes that the government should withhold information that is likely to damage market confidence |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_PDO2 | THS Rainbow Capitalism |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_PDO3 | 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.) |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_Octa1 | 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) |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_Octa2 | THS periodic, fixed-date constitutional conventions in constitutional democracies |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_Quarter1 | THR the Westernisation of the elites in post-colonial countries |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_Quarter2 | This House objects to the giving of international military aid |
| 2021-07-28 | WSDC 2021 | Open_Semi1 | THS the implementation of carbon credits for individuals |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | 1 | THS the use of fear as a tactic for instilling moral values in children |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | 2 | THW make self incrimination inadmissible in a court of law |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | 3 | TH, as Qatar, would cut ties with Iran |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | 4 | THP a world in which religious obligations were based on rational determination (e.g. using reason and factual analysis in order to determine truth) rather than divine commands (e.g. “because God says so.”) |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | 5 | THBT social movements should use judicial review as a means of garnering legislative change, at the expense of lobbying for new protective legislation |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | ESL_Final | THR the commercialisation of self care in popular media |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THS aggressive deconsolidation of the American private sector (e.g., breaking up dominant firms like Amazon and Disney, preventing future horizontal and vertical mergers, subsidizing competitors to existing monopolies, etc.) |
| 2021-07-24 | LSE IV 2021 | Open_Final | THW immediately retire |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | 1 | THW abolish the fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine in criminal trials |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | 2 | THW cap the amount of wealth any single individual can own |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | 3 | In responding to conspiracy theorists, THP the approach of spreading beneficial conspiracies rather than attempting to educate them (E.g. That the antivax movement was actually started by Big Pharma to make more sick people who will buy medicines, or that masks block 5G signals) |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | 4 | THW fully legalize the usage of performance enhancement drugs in all sports |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT it is never legitimate for states to comment on the domestic politics of their former colonies or territories |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | Open_Semi | THO the integration of unrelated services into the same platform (for ex: Facebook Marketplace & Instagram Shop; Amazon Home Services; Air BnB Classes & Events |
| 2021-07-24 | The Novice Debate 2021 | Open_Final | THO the creation of the Victoria Collective |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 1a | THS female athletes who capitalize on their sexuality to increase the viewership of female sporting leagues |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 1b | THO this trend of happy endings in movies about minority communities |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 2a | THBT within broad budgetary constraints economic policies should be decided by unelected economic experts selected by their peers, rather than politicians |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 2b | THBT all democracies should allow laws to be passed through voter-initiated referenda |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 3a | In academic departments relating to the study of marginalized groups (e.g. women's studies, Africana studies, etc.), THW only allow people who belong that marginalized group to work in that department (as professors, department heads, etc.) |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 3b | THBT the feminist movement should predominantly direct funding for womxn's causes in conservative societies |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 4a | THR the narrative that centrist/moderate ideologies are superior to ideologies characterized as ‘extreme’ or ‘radical’ |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 4b | THS GRRM not continuing to work on A Song of Ice and Fire |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | 5 | THBT individuals should be encouraged to make significant sacrifices for their community |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | Open_Quarter | Assuming feasibility, THW remove anger in humans |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the governments of functional democracies should set up appointed boards to assess the efficacy of charitable organizations, and remove the tax-exempt status of charities determined to be of low social value |
| 2021-07-16 | Pro Ams Parliamentary 2021 | Open_Final | THBT X should go to her dream school right away |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | 1 | In post-conflict contexts, TH prefers the creation of art with messages of unity and inspiration, rather than art that seeks to depict previous or current suffering |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | 2 | TH regrets schools trading off character growth in pursuit of the academic development of students in Asia |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | 3 | TH prefers a world where the ANC had more aggressively pursued economic and land reparations during the negotiations in ending the apartheid |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | 4 | TH regrets the trend of prominent businesswomen giving advice on how to succeed in status quo corporate culture (e.g. lean-in feminism), rather than fighting to radically reform that culture |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT environmental movements should concentrate their conservation efforts on protecting keystone animals, even at the expense of other endangered species |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THW prohibit corporations from making employment decisions based on the opinions, preferences, and expressions of their employees outside of work |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | TH supports the implementation of national-level participatory budgeting in the developing world |
| 2021-07-08 | World Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | THBT parents of racial minority groups should shield their children from the concept of racism for as long as possible |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 1 | TH, as South Korea, would aim to significantly increase its cross-border economic cooperation with North Korea |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 2 | THW ban social media companies from independently deplatforming politicians |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 3 | TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritizing a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change) |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 4 | TH opposes the glorification of professional e-sports players |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 5 | TH opposes the general approach of companies to grow by massively sacrificing short-term profitability with the hope of gaining a large portion of the market* *e.g. the original business model of companies such as Uber or Amazon |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 6 | THBT it is in the interest of the Catholic church to officially recognize Folk Saints |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 7 | THBT pursuing strong expansionist policies* in the Arctic region is in the Russian interest *Including but not limited to: building artificial islands in order to claim additional territory, trying to significantly limit foreign presence, stationing warships and troops |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 8 | TH opposes the academisation* of social justice movements *The increasingly significant presence of academics and academic terminology, processes and structures in many parts of the world |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | 9 | THBT states should classify organized crime syndicates as terrorist groups* *classification as a terrorist group would legally allow law enforcement to pursue tactics such as targeted extra-judicial killings, reducing barriers to law enforcement gathering evidence, using military forces, criminalizing membership, etc |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | EFL_Semi | THP a world in which the Resident Evil machine exists |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | ESL_Quarter | TH would teach children to have a logical approach to life, even at the expense of reducing their emotional bandwidth (e.g. trying to react in less emotional ways, prioritising logic over emotions when approaching problem-solving, etc.) |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | ESL_Semi | THBT police commissioners should be directly elected by their local community |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | Open_PartialDoube | TH supports developing states falsifying their history in order to create a unified national identity |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | Open_Octa | TH supports the rise of language-generating AI |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH opposes the Biden Administration plan to finance large scale governmental projects through multi-trillion dollar fiscal stimulus |
| 2021-07-07 | WUDC 2021 | Open_Semi | TH prefers to live an average anonymous life in South Korea over being a K-Pop star |
| 2021-07-04 | EUDC Challenge IV 2021 | 1 | THBT the media should refrain from showing graphic details of terror attacks. |
| 2021-07-04 | EUDC Challenge IV 2021 | 2 | THW implement an annual lottery where a small percentage of debt-holding private citizens have their debt forgiven. |
| 2021-07-04 | EUDC Challenge IV 2021 | 3 | THW forbid religious leaders from publicly expressing opinions on political matters. |
| 2021-07-04 | EUDC Challenge IV 2021 | Open_Semi | Given the technology to reproduce with a push of a button, THP a world without sex or sexual desire. |
| 2021-07-04 | EUDC Challenge IV 2021 | Open_Final | Actually, THS China's rise as a global superpower. |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | 1 | TH supports businesses encouraging employees to continue to work from home |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | 2 | TH, as the US government, would nationalize Amazon |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | 3 | THBT the LGBTIQ+ movement should prioritize in its public agenda the narrative of reinterpretation of religions, rather than the narrative against religions |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | 4 | This House believes that membership of the Eurasian Economic Union is in the interests of Central Asian states |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | 5 | THS the creation and use of Lethal Autonomous Robots |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT states should significantly fund female-only tech companies. |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | Novice_Final | THP a world in which dispassionate objectivity and appeal to logic are preferred in public discourse, over expressions of and appeal to strong emotion |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the International Criminal Court should permit the use of plea bargains |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | Open_Semi | THW allow local governments to issue immigration permits that grant access to Defined Permit Services in the local area only |
| 2021-07-03 | Australia BP 2021 | Open_Final | In post-conflict countries, THS the establishment a system of cohabitation to share power among the main actors in the conflict |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | 1 | THBT post-conflict states should not instill nationalism through the education system |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | 2 | THBT Filipino athletes should never give up Filipino citizenship in exchange for sports opportunities abroad |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | 3 | THW prioritize the funding of scientific research conducted by members of historically marginalized groups |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | 4 | THR the policy of central banks to set ultra-low interest rates when facing severe economic downturns |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | Novice_Semi | THBT the transgender community should outright reject the notion that trans people must aspire for cis-passing privilege |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | Novice_Final | THP a world where the idea of a collective unconscious does not exist |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT prosecutors should use the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt instead of probable cause when deciding whether to file a criminal case against a suspect |
| 2021-07-03 | Debatable IV 2021 | Open_Final | THR the mainstreaming (e.g. in art, media, politics, etc.) of cynicism |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 0 | THO virtual recreations of historic or cultural heritage sites |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 0 | THO deceased artists being displayed by AI in concerts |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 0 | THR the creation of art depicting social movements/oppressed communities by individuals not part of the community |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 1 | THW adopt compulsory voting in developing nations |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 1 | THW introduce an immediate democracy |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 1 | THP individuals voting on the basis on technocracy rather than ideology |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 2 | THP a world without life altering events |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 2 | TH supports the glorification of mediocre life |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 2 | THP guilt society over shame society |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 3 | THBT labour unions in developing countries should primarily pursue legislative change as a means of achieving workers' rights, instead of directly negotiating with companies |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 3 | THW require the consent of local communities for the construction of national/transnational infrastructure placed through them |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 3 | THW bar the acquisition of virtual reality and gaming companies by Facebook |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 4 | THR the use of sanctions as a tool to bring about political change |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 4 | THBT France should militarily intervene in Mali |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 4 | THBT the IMF should freeze return on investment payments to wealthy countries that hoard vaccines (retain more vaccines than are necessary to fully vaccinate their population) |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 5 | THW keep historic artifacts and art at their point of discovery |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 5 | TH, as a researcher who discovers that a nationally treasured artwork is a counterfeit W not report it |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 5 | THBT creators should refuse to produce art in states that censor the representation of marginalised identities in art |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 6 | THW retroactively apply environmental laws and regulations to corporations |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 6 | THBT environmentalists should emphasize blaming large corporations for environment degradation, as opposed to focusing on individual responsibility |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | 6 | TH, as a developing nation, Would adopt domestic and regional policies to combat climate change rather than participate in global initiatives |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Y | TH, as the anti-ableist movement, would center their narrative on the unique skills and abilities of people with disabilities, rather than their unique vulnerabilities |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Y | Given the existing technology, THW allow individuals to implant in themselves a computer chip with the AI algorithm |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Y | In rationing life-saving medical care, THW use the standard of preventability of condition by the individual, rather than quality of life or survivability |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Octa | THP leaderless social movements |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT it is illegitimate for states to enact policies seeking to alter the birthrate of its population |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Octa | TH, as a progressive academic in an authoritarian state, would advocate for progressive ideas as advancing state interests or policies |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS the rise of groups like Shubhamastu. |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Quarter | THS churches taking an active role in brokering transitions of political power |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the Catholic Church has an obligation to publicly condemn the Nicaraguan presidency |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Final | THO the trope of the strong mother |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as feminists, opposes the lifting of the One Child Policy (Two Child, Three Child) |
| 2021-07-02 | Rahat Fundraiser 2021 | Open_Final | THR the dominance of emotionality in media representations of and discussions of girls |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | 1 | This House Would, as major sporting associations of female dominated sports (e.g. netball, gymnastics, beach volleyball, figure skating), focus our marketing/recruitment on expanding men’s participation |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | 2 | This House Supports the trend of long-term romantic couples living apart (i.e. at separate residential addresses) |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | 3 | THBT it is in the interest of China to continue pushing for the internationalisation of the yuan |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | 4 | This House Regrets the increasing secularization of philosophy |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | 5 | This House Believes That international development institutions (e.g. the World Bank) should not finance natural resource extraction projects in corrupt states. |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | ESL_Final | THW receive help from the CIA |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | Open_Octa | This House Believes That Black Lives Matter should closely integrate the black church and elements of black liberation theology (the narrative that liberating the oppressed is the core of Christian doctrine) into its organisational structure and doctrines. |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT political parties should be able to replace their elected members at any point during their term in office |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | Open_Semi | THW use the Sweden Pill in Country X |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as DoxGaming, would continue development on 'DoxTastic 2077' rather than 'DoxBot 420' |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | Schools_Semi | THS "Teach For" model |
| 2021-06-26 | Doxbridge IV 2021 | Schools_Final | THO epidemic sovereignty |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 1 | THW allow the cultural defense in all criminal proceedings |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 1 | THW repeal section 230 |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 1 | THW hold corporate owners/executives legally liable for the occupational accidents in workplaces. |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 2 | THR the IOC’s decision to ban “Black Lives Matter” apparel at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 2 | TH, as FIFA, W boycott the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 2 | THR fining Naomi Osaka for skipping out on the press conference. |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 3 | THBT the South Korean government should exempt male K Pop artists with notable achievements from military conscription |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 3 | THR the decision of The Billboards to stop counting bundled music for their charts |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 3 | THS the YOLO lifestyle |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 4 | THBT revenue from tourism sites associated with Indigenous cultures (eg Chichen Itza and related Mayan sites in Mexico) should be distributed directly to these communities |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 4 | THBT Asian immigrants to Western countries should assimilate in the culture of their host country even at the expense of losing their original culture |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | 4 | THW mandate all newly created superheroes to represent racial/sexual minorities |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Final | THW mandate Affirmative Action for all debate tournaments |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Final | THW allow joint team participation in majors |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Novice_Final | THBT silent rounds should be abolished |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THR the creation of the microcredit system in impoverished areas |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THW weigh shareholder votes based on the length of time their shares have been held. |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Quarter | THR the rise of cryptocurrency |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the US should provide aid to Palestine at the expense of weakening ties with Israel |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | TH, as the Israeli government, would officially acknowledge all kinds of conscientious objection |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT progressive rabbis should actively denounce Zionism |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | THW ban the collection of metadata |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | THBT access to the internet should be a basic human right in developing countries. |
| 2021-06-26 | Nagoya Debate Open 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world in which AI undertakes all court rulings |
| 2021-06-25 | BDIDF International Final | 1 | THBT consumers should predominantly aim to buy locally produced goods and services. |
| 2021-06-25 | BDIDF International Final | 2 | THW revoke the tax-exempt status of religious insitutions deemed to engage in large spendings. (e.g. glorious buildings, free canteens, high pay for the leaders) |
| 2021-06-25 | BDIDF International Final | 3 | THP social movements centred around class struggles, rather than identity struggles |
| 2021-06-25 | BDIDF International Final | OIC)Final | THBT microcredit does more harm than good |
| 2021-06-25 | BDIDF International Final | Open_Semi | THBT athletes should not be permitted to express political views during major sporting events. |
| 2021-06-25 | BDIDF International Final | Open_Final | THBT feminist movements in the West should refrain from getting involved in the fight for empowerment in developing nations |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 1 | THR the narrative that partners should be significant support systems of each other's mental health |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 1 | THW not enter into romantic relationships with individuals who differ in political ideologies |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 1 | THR the emphasis placed on determining one's love language (e.g. words of affirmation, giving of gifts, quality time, etc.) |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 2 | TH, as a state university, would abolish undergraduate research requirements (i.e. thesis) and instead provide financial and academic incentives for conducting optional research projects |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 2 | THBT the academic community should heavily deprioritize the use of quantitative methods in research about minorities |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 2 | THR the focus on prominent figures (eg politicians, philosophers, heroes) in academic studies of history |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 3 | THW lift social media's ban on political advertising |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 3 | THR Twitter's policy of allowing explicitly-pornographic content on its platform |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 3 | THBT social media giants (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) should pay users for engagements (including but not limited to posting, sharing, or liking content) on their platforms. |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 4 | THW only allow individuals who passed a political awareness exam (including those under the age of majority) to vote |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 4 | THS the creation of youth-only political parties |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 4 | TH, as the progressive Filipino youth, would engage in disinformation campaigns to support opposition candidates for the 2022 elections |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 5 | THBT states that previously commited atrocities should create monuments that remind their citizens of these crimes (e.g. Germany creating the Holocaust memorial in Berlin) |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 5 | THBT perpetrators of crimes against humanity (e.g. enslavement, torture, dictatorship, war crimes, etc.) should be denied all forms of burial rites |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | 5 | In post dictatorial states, THS the narrative of the "banality of evil" in interpreting the cause of past atrocities |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Octa | THW abolish the Goldwater Rule |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Octa | THW allow terminally ill patients to access experimental drugs (ie drugs that have not completed clinical trials) |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Octa | THW establish government-run centers where individuals can use psychedelic drugs |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT prominent liberal figures of gender minorities should not speak out about their regret after choosing to undergo significant medical procedures they advocated for (e.g. feminist activists regretting getting abortions, trans individuals regretting sex reassignment, etc.) |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Quarter | TH, as the feminist movement, supports women embracing traditionally feminine domestic activities (baking, gardening, knitting) in the developed world |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should use the narrative that queerness is part of neurodiversity |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Semi | THBT the process of decolonization should always include religion |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Semi | In challenging dominant religions, THP Neo-Paganism over New Atheism |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Semi | THP a world where religious teachings are centered around the conflict between order and chaos, rather than good versus evil |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as a millennial, would adopt the FIRE strategy |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world without the concept of corporate personhood |
| 2021-06-25 | Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 | Open_Final | THBT developing countries should pursue attaining a degrowth economy. |
| 2021-06-19 | BDIDF Bangladesh | 1 | This house believes that popular media should portray climate change optimistically (e.g. emphasizing progress which has been made) over alarming predictions |
| 2021-06-19 | BDIDF Bangladesh | 2 | THW allocate the majority of government sports funding to encourage grassroots participation (e.g. community clubs) rather than invest in achieving success in prestigious competitions |
| 2021-06-19 | BDIDF Bangladesh | 3 | This house regrets the rise of comedy shows with journalistic content as a prominent news source (e.g. John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee) |
| 2021-06-19 | BDIDF Bangladesh | Open_Semi | This house believes that individuals should only donate to charities that are scored highly by Effective Altruism |
| 2021-06-19 | BDIDF Bangladesh | Open_Final | This house prefers a world where acts of evil are perceived as a consequence of ignorance, rather than malice |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | 1 | This House Prefers a world where politicians are perceived as public servants as opposed to them being recognized as leaders |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | 2 | This House Opposes Queer Coding during the Hays Code era. |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | 3 | THP a world without art prizes (e.g. Pulitzer, Grammys, Oscars, etc). |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | 4 | This House Believes That multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chains |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | 5 | This House as a religious person would prefer their religious text (the Bible, etc) was just a book of laws, rather than a book of stories with moral meaning |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | This House Prefers media portraying marginalized groups as thriving, as opposed to portraying them suffering |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THW accept the offer |
| 2021-06-19 | Habib University Debating Championship | Open_Final | THW burn the letter without having read it |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | 1 | THBT developing states should place significant caps on the construction of high-rise residences in urban areas |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | 2 | THBT the Biden administration should adopt a diplomatic rather than an antagonistic approach to Russia |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | 3 | THBT capitalism brings more harm than good for disenfranchised groups |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | 4 | In countries with private healthcare, THS the creation of hospitals with free healthcare where there’s a random chance patients participate in government research trials in addition to receiving treatment. |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | 5 | THBT it is in the interest of independent secessionist movements to prioritize creating autonomous zones within preexisting countries over full on statehood. |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | ESL_Final | THP a world where people believe that judgment and entry into the afterlife happens through a metric of peer review versus a metric that takes into account the net sum of your actions on the world. |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | Open_Octa | THBT NGOs in developing countries should prioritize advocacy for changing institutional norms (e.g. transparency, democracy) over advocacy for tangible goods (e.g. building water systems, raising incomes by set amounts). |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | Open_Quarter | THO the use of the "it gets better" narrative by queer organisations and movements in the developing world |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | Open_Semi | THS the use of extraction rights to natural resources as a form of collateral for external debt |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | Open_Final | THS a widespread implementation of San Pedro's prison structure |
| 2021-06-19 | KCL Open | ProAm_Final | THP a world where governments made public a list of individuals and their niche |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | 1 | TH, as an intelligent but poor student, would pursue vocational education over a traditional college degree |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | 2 | THW suspend labour unions for healthcare workers in times of crisis |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | 3 | THR the rise of rainbow capitalism |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | 4 | TH, as an Eldian child in Marley, W volunteer to be a Warrior |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | HSNovice_Final | THW require partners to pay their house husbands/wives for household chores |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | Open_Quarter | THBT developing countries are justified in and should pursue IP theft as a strategy for development |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | Open_Semi | In the event of a Chinese invasion of of Taiwan, TH, as the USA, Would intervene militarily |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | Open_Final | You are in a stable relationship with a wealthy, workaholic partner but you are emotionally and physically unsatisfied, THW cheat |
| 2021-06-19 | Malaysia Nationals WSDC | PreUniversity_Final | Assuming feasibility, THW develop non-sentient artificial intelligence that imitates deceased loved ones in appearance, personality, and mannerisms |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | 1 | Assuming a system of paid parental leave where payments are linked to salary, THW require parents with joint responsibility for a child to share parental leave equally. |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | 2 | THW criminalise the denial of genocide |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | 3 | THBT schools should adopt a disciplinary approach to students who bully which prioritizes rehabilitation instead of punishment. |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | 4 | THW ban the advertising of beauty products |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | Open_Quarter | THW ban saviour siblings |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | Open_Semi | TH regrets the policy of denaturalization used by Western states against their nationals in the fight against ISIS |
| 2021-06-19 | NDT WSDC | Open_Final | Assuming a system of paid parental leave where payments are linked to salary, THW require parents with joint responsibility for a child to share parental leave equally. |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | 1 | THBT religious schools have done more harm than good in developing countries. |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | 2 | THR the increased commercialisation of sports |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | 3 | THW transfer complete management of environmentally significant areas to an international body, instead of the national government of that area (eg: control of the Amazon rainforest would be transferred to an international body, instead of being under the control of the Brazilian government) |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | 4 | THBT the US should seek stronger cooperation with Russia to weaken an emerging China-Russia relationship |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | 5 | THBT educational institutions should heavily de-emphasize the value of academic excellence (eg: Using Pass/fail marking, abolishing distinctions or letter grading) |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT the media should not report on the mental health of those accused of crimes |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT labour unions in developing countries should primarily pursue legislative change as a means of achieving workers' rights, instead of directly negotiating with companies (eg: Lobbying the government to implement minimum wage and maximum work hour laws, instead of directly negotiating with companies to convince them to increase wages and reduce working hours) |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | Open_Semi | THP a world in which dispassionate objectivity and appeal to logic are preferred in public discourse, over expressions of and appeal to strong emotions |
| 2021-06-19 | SASDC 2021 | Open_Final | THP a world in which religions are karmic-based over a world in which religions are based on eternal reward-punishment |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | 0 | This house supports the manufacture of cheap, generic versions of medications and vaccines, in violation of western patents. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | 1 | This house believes that large companies should be made financially responsible for the pollution caused by sabotage by environmental activists (for example, clean up costs from the sabotage of oil pipelines) |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | 2 | This house prefers the holistic education model to systems of student choice |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | 3 | This house believes prominent male feminists should actively encourage cis-straight men to participate in drag culture. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | 4 | This house, as China, would abandon Wolf-Warrior diplomacy. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | 5 | This house supports norms and institutions which give significant political power to opposition parties (for example, a norm of bipartisan coalitions, appointment to powerful roles in the Executive) |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | ESL_Final | This house believes that journalists who support a Palestinian state should deprioritise Hamas' role in the escalation of the conflict. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | Novice_Final | This house believes that religious leaders should abandon the use of the narrative of "test of God" in religious preachings. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | Open_Quarter | This house would impose B-Corporation requirements into the governing constitutions of all large companies. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | Open_Semi | This house opposes the ascension of Naftali Bennet to the Israeli premiership. |
| 2021-06-18 | ANU Spring | Open_Final | This house supports the use of ‘right to privacy’ arguments to advance social causes (for example, the decriminalisation of abortion and homosexuality). |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Pacific | 1 | THW give younger voters more votes |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Pacific | 2 | THBT public research funding should be decided by an independent body composed of randomly selected citizens |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Pacific | 3 | THBT the US should abandon the idealization of democracy in its foreign policy |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Pacific | Open_Final | THP rehabilitation and reintegration over retribution when dealing with captured terrorists |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Western | 1 | THO The Narrative You Should Love Yourself Before Others Can Love You |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Western | 2 | This House Believes That States Should Grant Legal Personhood To Ecological Entities (e.g.: The Amazon Rainforest, The Great Barrier Reef) |
| 2021-06-18 | BDIDF Western | 3 | This House Would Destroy The Data Of The Extraterrestrial Community Living In Complete Harmony |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | 1 | THR the prominence of bite-sized contents (280-character limit on Twitter, 15-second video limit on TikTok, newsletter, etc) in media |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | 2 | In retrospect, THBT the protest surrounding the extradition bill is not within the interest of Hong Kong people |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | 3 | TH celebrates the gamification of trading and investment activities |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | 4 | As artist community, THO NFT |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | Novice_Final | THR humanity's fear of death |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | Open_Quarter | As Fox News, THW shift away from its predominantly center-right broadcasting focus to a more far-right one |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | Open_Semi | THP a world where the False Messiah is considered as a metaphor as opposed to an actual being |
| 2021-06-12 | Ganesha Open | Open_Final | TH embrace the normalisation of the parasocial relationship |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | 1 | THBT parents should teach children to choose friendship instead of romantic love as the primary relationship of importance in their life |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | 2 | THBT extensive media coverage of high profile criminal trials does more harm than good |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | 3 | TH, as India, would join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | 4 | THR the aesthetisation of suffering |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | 5 | In progressive countries, THS political parties that exclusively represent women's interests |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | ESL_Final | Assuming the technology existed, THW allow the use of MYRAGE |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | Open_Octa | THS the universal adoption of cryptocurrencies as additional legal tender |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | Open_Quarter | THBT increased US political disengagement from Europe is in the interest of the EU |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | Open_Semi | THR the exclusive focus of modern antitrust regulators on ensuring consumer welfare without promoting structural market reforms (e.g. also taking into account firm size or degree of market consolidation when considering antitrust cases) |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | Open_Final | THP a world without international law and international multilateral institutions (e.g., the International Criminal Court, World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property organization, etc.) |
| 2021-06-12 | Imperial IV | ProAm_Final | "Second Life" is a free-access online virtual world developed by a San Fransisco-based company that had approximately one million users in 2013. "Second Life" users, called residents, create virtual representations of themselves, called avatars, and are able to interact with places, objects and other avatars. They can explore the world (known as the grid), meet other residents, socialize, participate in both individual and group activities, build, create, shop, and trade virtual property and services with one another. The platform principally features 3D-based user-generated content. "Second Life" also has its own virtual currency, the Linden Dollar, which is exchangeable with real world currency. |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | 1 | THBT feminist organizations should not provide support (e.g. public endorsements, monetary support, engaging in get-out-the-vote campaigns etc.) to cis male candidates, even when those candidates have good stances on issues for women and gender minorities |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | 2 | THBT the IWW should actively support and encourage prisoners to unionize (including but not limited to providing funding to unions, giving advice on strategies etc.) |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | 3 | THR the creation of the NDB |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | 4 | THS the creation of chilrden's media that suggests that people are neither good nor evil |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | 5 | THS the narrative that all wealth creation is immoral |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | Novice_Final | THW publish an expose on Paul's past corruption |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | Open_Semi | THBT in negotiating with Iran, America should prioritize Iran scaling back its funding of armed militias (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis) over preventing nuclearization |
| 2021-06-12 | NAW*GMDC | Open_Final | THBT the disability rights movement should prioritize advocacy for increase in government benefits (e.g health care, ubi, etc.) over adaptations to society (e.g. working hours, educational exams, etc.). |
| 2021-06-11 | NAMDA Novice 2021 | 1 | This House would ban unpaid internships |
| 2021-06-11 | NAMDA Novice 2021 | 2 | This House believes that local police chiefs should be directly elected by their community, as opposed to appointed by local government |
| 2021-06-11 | NAMDA Novice 2021 | 3 | This House believes that the environmental movement should significantly prioritise their campaigning efforts on changing the behaviour of individuals rather than changing the behaviour of companies |
| 2021-06-11 | NAMDA Novice 2021 | Open_Final | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would choose to be born in Rapture." |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | 1 | THR the rise in Influencer Marketing |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | 2 | This House Supports the creation of a European Super League |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | 3 | TH opposes left wing media using mockery to cover the far right e.g. The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight. |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | 4 | THP a centralised system of healthcare charity |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | 5 | THR the decline of class as the primary identifier for social and political movements. |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | Novice_Semi | THS the adoption of a global minimum tax |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | Novice_Final | THR the glorification of struggle stories (eg students talking about how much they study, celebrities talking about personal hardships) |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | Open_Octa | TH supports military coups as tools to usher in replacement constitutional democracies |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | Open_Quarter | THBT the Indian Government should prefer building partnerships with rising China technology firms (e.g. Alibaba) over established Western big businesses (e.g. Amazon, Facebook) |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | Open_Semi | TH as a young altruistic university graduate, would seek to contribute to the world through attaining high earning positions and donating to highly effective charities, rather than by working in socially beneficial occupations |
| 2021-06-11 | RMPD | Open_Final | THR the concept of envy as a vice |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | 1 | THP a world where successes of revolutions were attributed to violent, rather than peacemaking efforts in the retelling of history. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | 2 | THBT carceral feminism does more harm than good to the feminist agenda. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | 3 | THO compulsory savings policies like superannuation. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | 4 | THW ban ransomware payoffs |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | 5 | THBT religious preachers should abandon the concept of "Test of God" in preaching to struggling communities. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | Novice_Semi | THBT left wing media should focus on "notable achievements" of immigrants, rather than instances of their exclusion, suffering, or vulnerabilities. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | Novice_Final | THW choose not to be born |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | Open_Octa | THBT the pursuit of normalisation of ties by Gulf States with Israel is in the best interest of the Middle East |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | Open_Quarter | THBT progressive individuals should have a Zero Tolerance Policy for people with regressive values in their social circle. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | Open_Semi | THBT left wing media should focus on "notable achievements" of immigrants, rather than instances of their exclusion, suffering, or vulnerabilities. |
| 2021-06-05 | DSNPD | Open_Final | THO the veil of ignorance |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | 1 | THW prevent wealthy individuals from being able to write off charity as tax-deductible |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | 2 | THBT social media platforms should refuse all requests from governments to censor content if the content does not violate the company's community standards |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | 3 | THBT it is in the interest of China to gradually abandon the Belt and Road Initative |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | 4 | THBT successful members of marginalized groups should adopt a narrative that predominantly attributes their successes to chance as opposed to merit |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | Novice_Final | In post-revolutionary societies, TH regrets the portrayal of overthrown dictators as absolutely evil |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | Open_Quarter | THR the glorification of genius |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | Open_Semi | THBT human rights organisations should focus on supporting the emigration of people who want to leave occupied territory (e.g. Palestine, Kashmir) instead of trying to end the occupation |
| 2021-06-05 | NTU Pre Worlds | Open_Final | TH, as a parent from a marginalized social group, would teach their children not to trust the justice system or figures of legal authority (e.g. police, judges, state prosecutors, etc.) |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | 1 | THR the dominance of digital entertainment (e.g. video games, internet use and TV) in the lives of children |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | 2 | TH, as Sinn Fein, would cease to practice abstentionism. |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | 3 | THW retrospectively criminalise excessively risky management practices for economically significant corporations and prosecute the executives responsible for them. |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | 4 | THO the use of exceptionalist narratives |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | 5 | THP a social norm of being primarily responsible for your own pursuit of happiness to one of being primarily responsible for the happiness of others |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | Open_Octa | THBT the results of unethical research should be destroyed |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | Open_Quarter | THS the creation of women-only economic zones in Saudi Arabia |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | Open_Semi | THP a world in which personality masks exist and are widely available |
| 2021-06-05 | Trinity Open | Open_Final | THR narratives that claim that history inevitably moves towards a particular end (e.g. Fukuyama's "end of history", Marx's "global revolution") |
| 2021-06-03 | MOE-ACJC IDC | 1 | This House believes that environmental advocacy groups should prioritise convincing individuals to take responsibility for their personal actions above lobbying governments to change environmental policies |
| 2021-06-03 | MOE-ACJC IDC | 2 | THBT we should stop giving prizes for the arts |
| 2021-06-03 | MOE-ACJC IDC | 3 | THW impose salary caps on professional sports teams |
| 2021-06-03 | MOE-ACJC IDC | 4 | This House would remove statues and other memorials of historical figures whose values or actions are considered abhorrent by today’s standards |
| 2021-06-03 | MOE-ACJC IDC | 5 | This House believes that online teaching should continue to form a very substantial part of the school curriculum even after the global Covid-19 pandemic has subsided |
| 2021-06-03 | MOE-ACJC IDC | 6 | THW ban fast food restaurants from sponsoring events |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 1 | THW ban children-based reality TV competitions (i.e: Dance Moms) |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 1 | THW anonymise art at all stages of funding, creation, and curation |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 1 | THS of YouTube philanthropy |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 2 | THBT progressive politicians in developing nations should not accept cooperation from politicians known/suspected to have been involved in corruption |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 2 | THR the glorification of compromise politics in western liberal democracies |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 2 | THBT activists should advocate for prison-abolishment as opposed to prison-reform |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 3 | THW make corporation taxes proportional to wage ratios |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 3 | THS a national jobs guarrantee in developing countries |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 3 | THW allow companies to buy the right to govern economically failing cities |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 4 | THR the narrative that time heals all wounds |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 4 | THO the glorification of resilience as a positive trait |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | 4 | THP a world where monogamous relationships are not the norm |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Octa | THBT feminists in the first world should not get involved in discussions centered around feminism in the developing world |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Octa | TH, as the feminist movement, would advocate for the abolishment of single-sex schools. |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Octa | THO the prominence of the "girl boss" concept |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Quarter | THW ban religious organisations from providing rehabilitation services to drug and alcohol addicts |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Quarter | THR the centrality of self-denial in religious preaching |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Quarter | THR the emphasis on "justice in the afterlife" within religious philosophy |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Semi | THR the Private Space Race (Space X, Blue origins etc) |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Semi | TH Welcomes the rise of Neural Network systems (e.g. Alpha Go, Alpha Zero). |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Semi | THW choose to cease existing |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Final | THS the creation and use of all autonomous weapons in war |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Final | THBT war journalists should be required to render reasonable assistance to the victims, even where it directly jeopardizes their coverage |
| 2021-05-29 | Chun Ling InterSchool | Open_Final | THBT Western liberal democracies should cease all attempts to universalize liberal values |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | 1 | THW nationalise all legal services in western legal democracies |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | 2 | TH, as Elle Woods, would not accept the offer to go to Harvard |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | 3 | THBT joining or attempting to join a terrorist organisation should not be a crime in and of itself (as opposed to committing or assissting terrorist activities) |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | 4 | THBT Indigenous communities should be granted Sovereign Immunity |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | Gold_Final | THBT there is no inherent moral obligation to follow the law |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | Novice_Final | THBT crime fighting agencies should be allowed to use the Death Note to kill serial perpetrators of capital crimes (including, but not limited to: terrorists, serial killers, serial rapists, etc): who have consistently evaded capture |
| 2021-05-29 | Law and Justice Open | Silver_Final | THO retribution as a principle of justice |
| 2021-05-29 | Princeton IV | 1 | THP a world where American and Canadian MNCs in South America adhere to the environmental and labour standards of their home country |
| 2021-05-29 | SSE Riga | 1 | THBT schools should teach predominantly and overwhelmingly national literature instead of world literature |
| 2021-05-29 | SSE Riga | 2 | This house would not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harrasment. |
| 2021-05-29 | SSE Riga | 3 | THS the creation of regional transnational football leagues |
| 2021-05-29 | SSE Riga | 4 | THR the continuation of NATO after the Cold War |
| 2021-05-29 | SSE Riga | Gold_Final | This House supports a norm of embracing anger in public discourse rather than one of aspiring to dispassionate objectivity |
| 2021-05-29 | SSE Riga | Silver_Final | THP a world where people believe that one's fate in the material world is predetermined rather than that choices influence it |
| 2021-05-29 | UET IV | 1 | Assuming that robots have evolved to a point where they can replicate human creativity and thinking process, but not emotions, THW allow robots to take part in government elections |
| 2021-05-29 | UET IV | 2 | Recognising the hazardous impacts of industrial revolution on climate change, THW remain undeveloped |
| 2021-05-29 | UET IV | 3 | THBT the political parties of the subcontinent are more responsible for the partition of India than the United Kingdom |
| 2021-05-29 | UET IV | 4 | TH, as the feminist movement, opposes unrealistic porn |
| 2021-05-29 | UET IV | Novice_Semi | THW vote Imran Khan in 2023 elections |
| 2021-05-29 | UET IV | Open_Quarter | TH, as a Baloch, opposes the CPEC |
| 2021-05-29 | UTS IV | 1 | This house believes that the feminist movement should oppose the hyper-sexualisation of women by female artists (including but not limited to films, music, art in general) |
| 2021-05-29 | UTS IV | 2 | This house, as the woman, would accept the invitation to participate in The Bachelor |
| 2021-05-29 | UTS IV | 3 | This house would approve of using wartime emergency powers to fight climate change |
| 2021-05-29 | UTS IV | Novice_Final | In post-conflict societies, this house would prefer power-sharing agreements over outright democracy. |
| 2021-05-29 | UTS IV | Open_Final | This house supports Irish Reunification |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | 1 | THR the trend of celebrities and artists openly supporting politicians. |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | 2 | THBT the feminist movement should support organisations that explicitly exclude cisgendered men (ie sororities, all female startups, female-only networking groups) |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | 3 | TH, as the USA, would sanction Honduras |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | 4 | THW not roll out the Earth Timer app |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | 5 | THP the English Rule over the American Rule |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | Open_Octa | THS, as the left wing, the use of aggressive and inflammatory rhetoric against right wing ideology |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | Open_Quarter | THR the narrative of a benevolent God |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | Open_Semi | As a middle aged, average earning person, THW make all decisions based on a utilitarian metric rather than on a deontological metric |
| 2021-05-28 | Credence BP | Open_Final | |
| 2021-05-24 | Alex Trebek Random Pro Am | 1 | THP an Indigenous understanding of art |
| 2021-05-24 | Alex Trebek Random Pro Am | 2 | TH, as a minority parent, would prioritize exposing their child to the real world as opposed to sheltering them from it |
| 2021-05-24 | Alex Trebek Random Pro Am | 3 | THS the rise of private city in developing countries backed by companies from developed countries |
| 2021-05-24 | Alex Trebek Random Pro Am | 4 | THR the narrative of Sexual Positivity within the LGBT+ Movement |
| 2021-05-24 | Alex Trebek Random Pro Am | ESL_Final | THR the emphasis on the concept of justice in the afterlife within religious preaching |
| 2021-05-24 | Alex Trebek Random Pro Am | Open_Final | THBT modern BLM movements should seek assistence from modern socialist governments (China, Cuba, Vietnam) |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | 1 | THBT leaders of minority religions in Europe should strongly discourage their congregations from publicly displaying their faith |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | 2 | THW require companies to hire a significant percentage of employees without university degrees across all levels of their organisation, for positions that do not require professional qualification (e.g. doctors, civil engineers) |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | 3 | This House supports granting megacities autonomous control over their economic and social policy (e.g. immigration, health, criminal justice) with national taxation policy remaining under the control of the federal government |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | 4 | THR the increased deployment of Unmanned Combat Vehicles in armed conflict |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | 5 | THW give citizens more votes based on their performance on a test of current affairs and general political knowledge |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | ESL_Final | In a minimal state, a government's role is exclusively to protect property rights and people's physical security. Beyond this, such a state would not intervene in people's lives, or provide any public services. THP a minimal state |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | Open_Quarter | THW replace the ICC with permanent regional courts to prosecute crimes against humanity |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | Open_Semi | THBT the EU should take full responsibility for the control of its external borders in dealing with the inflows of refugees |
| 2021-05-22 | Acropolis Open | Open_Final | In situations where deliberate economic policies by another state have caused substantial economic harms, THBT international law should recognise that military retaliation can be justified |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | 1 | This House supports the trend of self-diagnosing via the internet |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | 2 | TH, as the United States of America, would abandon the One China Policy |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | 3 | This House, as the LGBTQIA+ community, supports queer coding in art |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | 4 | This House believes that the EU should punish their member states for illiberal reforms within their educational systems |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | 5 | THBT environmental activists should emphasize blaming large corporations for environmental degradation, as opposed to focusing on individual responsibility* |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | Novice_Semi | THR the naturalisation policy in sports |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Octa | This House regrets the rise in the use of easily accessible online platforms for trading stocks, cryptocurrency, and other financial instruments (e.g., Robinhood, Etoro, etc.) |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | This House believes that after achieving an adequate level of financial stability, individuals should focus heavily on the service of others |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Semi | This House prefers leaderless social movements as opposed to one with clearly identifiable leaders |
| 2021-05-22 | Borneo British Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Final | In a post-COVID world, this House believes that the three countries sharing the Borneo Island (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) should heavily prioritize subsidizing eco-tourism |
| 2021-05-22 | ESL Round Robin | 1 | THW place a time limit on all private land ownership in major cities. |
| 2021-05-22 | ESL Round Robin | 2 | In countries where abortion is legal and accessible, THW allow fathers to opt out of legal obligations and rights to an unwanted child if the mother chooses to not abort. |
| 2021-05-22 | ESL Round Robin | 3 | In criminal lawsuits against politicians on the grounds of corruption, THW reduce the burden of proof to reach a conviction to a "balance of probabilities" rather than "beyond all reasonable doubt" |
| 2021-05-22 | ESL Round Robin | 4 | THW rather be Spot than Adam |
| 2021-05-22 | ESL Round Robin | 5 | THP a unipolar world to a bipolar one |
| 2021-05-22 | ESL Round Robin | Open_Final | THR the creation and preservation of Libertine art |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 1 | THP a world where Hollywood and other major entertainment companies did not choose to penetrate the Chinese market |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 1 | THR the glorification of the corporate slave in popular media (ie, Start-Up, Supergirl, Devil Wears Prada, The Office, The Bold Type, Horrible Bosses) |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 1 | THO the dominant portrayal of discrimination in media that depicts disenfranchised individuals as helpless and needing external help in order to succeed |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 2 | THS the commercialisation of euthanasia |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 2 | TH as the medical community would strongly support the commercialisation of nutraceuticals |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 2 | TH as the Chinese Government will discontinue its aggressive Space Exploration Program |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 3 | THBT it is in the interest of religions to reinterpret their religious texts progressively |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 3 | THP the predominance of guilt-based religions over shame-based religions |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 3 | THR the rise of prosperity gospel in the third world |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 4 | THS global maximum wealth limits for individuals |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 4 | in countries with substantial amounts of low-skilled workers, THW progressively tax the use of technology that aims to fully automate workers |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 4 | in times of unusually high unemployment THW temporarily and significantly relax minimum labor standards (eg workplace health and safety standards, minimum wage, working hour restrictions, etc) |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 5 | THR the rise of polarised left-wing social media channels |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 5 | THBT Religious Institutions should not own news media outlets (ie Net 25, UNTV, SMNI) |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 5 | TH as a progressive online content creator would not monetise content |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HS_Semi | THR the use of martyrdom as a tool for empowering social movements |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HS_Semi | THT progressive movements should significantly prioritise the funding and support of community-based initiatives, even at the expense of calling out government inadequacies |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HS_Semi | THBT capitalism and feminism are fundamentally incompatible |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HS_Final | THW limit the private ownership of historically and culturally significant art to the members of that culture |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HS_Final | THS immigrants raising their children in the dominant culture of the immigrated country over their heritage culture |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HS_Final | THS the normalisation of cancel culture |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Semi | THW consider children as political beings |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Semi | As a newly-elected progressive Filipino politician THW implement the previous administration's local policies |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Semi | TH as an influential member of the Republican PArty would actively denounce Donald Trump |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Final | THBT it is justified to falsify the history of post-war societies in order to maintain peace |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Final | THR the celebration of soliders as heroes |
| 2021-05-22 | Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Final | THR the characterisation of large scale policy reofrms against social vices as wars (eg war on drugs, war on COVID) |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | 1 | THW convert marriages into renewable contracts with agreed upon terms and conditions that are revisited every few years |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | 2 | THS the end of US Constructive Engagement with China |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | 3 | THBT "Have it all" feminism has done more harm than good |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | 4 | THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national public office to seek election as independents |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | 5 | THR anthropocentrism in the environmental rights movement |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | Novice_Semi | THBT developing countries should disincentivise citizens from studying overseas |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | Novice_Final | Assuming it was possible, THW allow individuals to permanently alter their memories to forget the dead. |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | Open_Semi | THP the use of the Pay-for-Success funding for charitable programmes to the use of direct government funding |
| 2021-05-22 | Smart Debates Mini | Open_Final | THP a world where karmic reincarnation exists to a world where it does not |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | 1 | This house believes that the assassination of political leaders is a legitimate tool of foreign policy. |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | 2 | This house would issue housing vouchers to low-income individuals rather than invest in the construction of new public housing units |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | 3 | This house believes that long-distance relationships do more harm than good to people who enter into them |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | 4 | This house believes it is in the interests of South Korea to abandon the Moonshine Policy |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | 5 | This house regrets the proliferation of memory laws in Europe |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | Novice_Final | This house would abolish consorting laws |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | Open_Semi | This house opposes the contemporary revival of Stoicism |
| 2021-05-22 | UNSW May Mini | Open_Final | This house regrets the decline and collapse of the Soviet Union |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | 1 | TH, as an activist group, would adopt consensus decision-making processes as opposed to majority voting. |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | 2 | THBT IN WESTERN LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES, NON CIS MALES SHOULD NOT USE CONVENTIONAL GENDER ROLES (E.G. MARKETING ONESELF AS A MOTHER OR WIFE) AS A TACTIC IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | 3 | THR the narrative that developed countries have a responsibility to protect vulnerable populations of developing countries |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | 4 | TH, as cis women from privileged backgrounds, would turn down benefits arising from affirmative action programmes |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | Gold_Final | THP a world where familial care labour is seen as a distinct service job rather than a personal/private responsibility |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | Novice_Final | THP a world where people are believed to be fundamentally selfish |
| 2021-05-21 | Australasian Womens Debate Open | Silver_Final | THO the prominence of heroism as a value in society |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | 1 | Given a way to accurately measure an individual's emotional intelligence (EQ), This House Would only allow individuals with high levels of EQ to be parents. |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | 2 | This House Believes That feminist movement should adopt context culture over canceling culture. |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | 3 | This House Regrets the glorification of immediate postcolonial leaders in developing countries. |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | 4 | THS right to work laws |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | 5 | This House Would prioritize providing students in rural areas with online access to top schools' classes over developing actual schools in their area. |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | Novice_Final | This House Believes That developing countries should impose a tax on citizens who choose to take up long term employment outside of their country of origin. |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | Open_Semi | This House Prefers a world in which there are a small number of large-scale, globally-active NGOs as opposed to a large number of small-scale, locally-active NGOs. |
| 2021-05-15 | Nanjing Online Tournament | Open_Final | This House, as the single person, would take the pill. |
| 2021-05-15 | Pretoria Parliamentary IV | 1 | THW require Facebook to pay royalties to news media organizations for displaying their content. |
| 2021-05-15 | Pretoria Parliamentary IV | 2 | This House Prefers a world where major environmental resources (i.e. Amazon Forest, Major Rivers, Arctic) are under universal jurisdiction as opposed to national/sovereign jurisdiction |
| 2021-05-15 | Pretoria Parliamentary IV | 3 | This House as the Tigray Regional Government would secede from the Ethiopia Federal Government |
| 2021-05-15 | Pretoria Parliamentary IV | Open_Quarter | THS the use of lustration in countries transitioning from authoritarian regimes |
| 2021-05-15 | Pretoria Parliamentary IV | Open_Semi | THO the adoption of common currency by ECOWAS |
| 2021-05-15 | Queer Round Robin | 1 | This House believes that the LGBTQIA+ community should celebrate the rise of the amateur porn scene (e.g. OnlyFans, etc.) |
| 2021-05-15 | Queer Round Robin | 2 | This House supports the further rise of conservatism in mainstream LGBTQIA+ discourse |
| 2021-05-15 | Queer Round Robin | 3 | THBT drag should not be mainstream |
| 2021-05-15 | Queer Round Robin | 4 | THBT the lgbtqia+ community should actively de-glamorise coming out |
| 2021-05-15 | Queer Round Robin | 5 | This House welcomes Caitlyn Jenner's gubernatorial candidacy for California |
| 2021-05-15 | Queer Round Robin | Open_Final | This House prefers works of art that portray injustices through the perspective of an imagined future, as opposed to the past |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | 1 | THW allow unelected public health boards to have complete executive control over COVID-19 response policies |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | 2 | As a creator of socially tabooed art, THW only produce art anonymously |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | 3 | THBT the African Union should adopt a single currency |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | 4 | THP a world where non romantic co-parenting is the dominant norm |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | Open_Quarter | THW introduce mandatory conscription to the police force for all healthy, able-bodied 18 year olds |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | Open_Semi | THBT Dražen Erdemović should not have been released from prison |
| 2021-05-15 | Rotterdam Open | Open_Final | THW allow kritik arguments in debate formats |
| 2021-05-09 | Theology Open | 1 | This House prefers to believe in a watchmaker God as opposed to an interventionist God |
| 2021-05-09 | Theology Open | 2 | This House prefers personally-adjustable religious rituals as opposed to generally prescribed ones (e.g. fasting, minimum amount of prayers per day, etc.) |
| 2021-05-09 | Theology Open | 3 | This House believes that the point system should reward/punish actions based solely on their consequences, as opposed to motivation being decisive |
| 2021-05-09 | Theology Open | 4 | This House, as a religious parent in a Western country, would prefer to raise their children in a closed religious community (e.g. ultra-orthodox) rather than a mixed/more open community |
| 2021-05-09 | Theology Open | Open_Final | TH, as the rationalist community, supports the rise of further rationalist religious rituals |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | 1 | THW anonymise art at all stages of funding, sale, display, and curation |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | 2 | THBT progressive media in the West should prioritise the success stories of women in the global south and the middle east, rather than the stories of their sufferings and social barriers |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | 3 | THBT creators (e.g. artists, authors, etc.) in post conflict societies should not make patriotic art |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | 4 | THR the glorification of success during youth |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | Novice_Semi | THP a world where Islam had its own central authority (much like the Pope, for Catholicism) |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | Open_Quarter | As Imran Khan, THW Seek closer ties with India |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | Open_Semi | THR the emphasis on the concept of "justice in the afterlife" within religious preachings |
| 2021-05-08 | Asia E Debate Challenge | Open_Final | THR the glorification of compromise politics in western liberal democracies |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | 1 | TH as Belinda Would pursue a long term relationship with Mill |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | 2 | THS the use of gamification in the workplace |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | 3 | TH, as Yoshihide Suga, would pursue an aggressive foreign policy platform against China (e.g. diplomatic and economic sanctions) |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | 4 | THBT the feminist movement should support instances of commercialisation of stereotypically female interests e.g. make-up, baking, knitting |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | 5 | THW institute an animal rights committee and give it veto power over all legislation |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | Open_Semi | THW significantly increase the corporate income tax in major business centres of the world, such as Macau, Jakarta, New York, Sydney, London |
| 2021-05-08 | Groningen Open | Open_Final | THP a world with a general belief in moral generalism over one with a general belief in moral particularism |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 1 | During health crises, THBT local government units should have absolute autonomy on the formulation and implementation of health policies (e.g. quarantine protocols, vaccination rollout). |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 1 | THW prohibit the dispensing of pharmaceuticals over-the-counter. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 1 | THR the rise of self-diagnosing mental health conditions |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 2 | THP a closed-league model over an open-league model for professional sports leagues. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 2 | THP a world in which post-colonial states did not center their sporting cultures on sports brought in by their former colonial masters (e.g. cricket in South Asia and West Indies, basketball in the Philippines, rugby union is South Africa, among others). |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 2 | THW cap spending of sports teams at a level that is attainable by all teams in their league |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 3 | TH, as the leader of a post-revolutionary state, would abandon all attempts to create a national identity. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 3 | THR the glorification of leftist martyrs (e.g. Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis in the Netherlands, Wang Erxiao in China). |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 3 | THBT current socialist states (e.g. Cuba, Venezuela, Vietnam) should adopt and develop Project CyberSyn. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 4 | THBT Canada should release Meng Wanzhou. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 4 | TH, as China, would shift from "wolf-warrior diplomacy" to cooperative and collaborative rhetoric in pursuit of its maritime and territorial claims. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | 4 | THBT the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is in the best interest of Iran. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Quarter | As a developing state, THW prohibit the use of arable land for foreign corporations and developers |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Quarter | THR the rise of mobile trading apps (e.g. Robinhood).THR the rise of mobile trading apps (e.g. Robinhood). |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Quarter | THS the establishment of Sovereign Wealth Funds by developing ASEAN states |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Semi | THR the naming of discoveries and inventions after the scientists that pioneered them |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Semi | TH, as the space exploration community, would take a pessimistic stance regarding first-contact. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Semi | THW ban the use of placebos in clinical trials involving terminally ill patients |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Final | THBT democracy is incompatible with the development of the Global South |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Final | Assuming we have reached the point of Singularity, THBT AI should be allowed to run for public office. |
| 2021-05-08 | Horizon Cup | Open_Final | THR the villification of centrism |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | 1 | THBT developing nations should pay for their students' education in foreign universities under the condition that they will return to work in their home country. |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | 2 | In cases of grave offenses (e.g. murder, armed robbery), THW sentence convicts until they are released by SEEK |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | 3 | THR the shift in focus of startups from achieving profitability to expanding market share. |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | 4 | THP the Western label model to the K - Pop model |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | 5 | THO corporations mandating the use of their own app stores by developers |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | Open_Quarter | THP a conception of human rights that derives its authority from a divine being rather than a secular source. |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | Open_Semi | THBT the US should refrain from any involvement in Afghanistan (political, military or economic) after its withdrawal. |
| 2021-05-08 | RVDT | Open_Final | THBT it is in the interest of liberal opposition movements in authoritarian democracies to actively employ and embrace strategies of disinformation |
| 2021-05-08 | Sabanci Open | 1 | THW allow parents to remove their children from specific classes at school (e.g sports, religious studies, sex education, science) on moral, religious or political grounds |
| 2021-05-08 | Sabanci Open | 2 | THO the buying and selling of emotional services |
| 2021-05-08 | Sabanci Open | 3 | THW ban the football clubs who proposed the formation of the European Super League from their domestic leagues for 2 years |
| 2021-05-08 | Sabanci Open | 4 | THBT Green Political Parties should take pro-capitalist stances as well as be willing to form coalitions with right wing parties |
| 2021-05-08 | Sabanci Open | Open_Semi | THS the use of lustration in countries transitioning from authoritarian regimes |
| 2021-05-08 | Sabanci Open | Open_Final | THP a world where major religions hold that their concept of the afterlife is based on the principle of divine mercy, as opposed to divine judgement |
| 2021-05-08 | Sports IV | 1 | THR the glorification of sportsmanship |
| 2021-05-08 | Sports IV | 2 | THO "The Hundred" cricket league |
| 2021-05-08 | Sports IV | 3 | THP integration of mainstream and para athlete events, bodies and decision-making. |
| 2021-05-08 | Sports IV | 4 | As a promising US high school basketball player, THW accept an international professional basketball offer over a US college offer. |
| 2021-05-08 | Sports IV | Gold_Final | THBT the Old Firm should accept the offer |
| 2021-05-08 | Sports IV | Silver_Final | THS Dr. Chermann's choice to speak out about Sexton's medical history. |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 1 | THW resign from the hospital |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 1 | THBT it is not in the best interest of Western states to actively support countries that were severely affected by the Covid 19-pandemic (i.e Brazil, India) |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 1 | THBT the pursuit of vaccine nationalism by developed states has done more harm than good. |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 2 | THS Boba liberalism |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 2 | THW speak out against the Chinese Government |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 2 | THBT authors selling the rights of their works to film companies has done more harm than good |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 3 | THW abolish the rule of conservatorship |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 3 | Assuming a minor has committed a petty crime that would lead to their incarceration, THBT the parents should be considered culpable accomplices to the crime |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 3 | In highly conservative states, THW mandate the inclusion of gender sensitivity courses in the curriculum of higher educational institutions |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 4 | THW sanction Iran for the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 4 | THBT states should be sanctioned for their proxy wars |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | 4 | TH, as the leftist group in Myanmar, prefers an ASEA led over a Western led intervention |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Quarter | THBT it is in the best interest of the human race to extensively explore space |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Quarter | THS the establishment of a Space Silk Road. |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Quarter | THR the commercialisation of the space industry |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Semi | In times of armed conflicts, THBT it is justified to use private military companies. |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Semi | THBT it is strategic for Israel to use its second strike capability |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Semi | THW remain in the conflict zone |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Final | THO the establishment of the Cordillera State |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Final | THS this public-private partnership |
| 2021-05-01 | North Luzon Intervarsity | Open_Final | THR the glorification of civilian-initiated community pantries |
| 2021-05-01 | Socialism Open | 1 | As the Swedish Left Party in 1996, THW not delcare feminism to be a co-equal ideology of the party |
| 2021-05-01 | Socialism Open | 2 | THBT socialism is incompatible with religions which promise a reward for earthly poverty (eg likelier entry into heaven, good karma, or spiritual virtue, etc) |
| 2021-05-01 | Socialism Open | 3 | THBT European leftist parties (eg Podemos, La France Insoumise, Die Linke), should support exist from the European Union |
| 2021-05-01 | Socialism Open | 4 | THP left wing anarchism over Marxism |
| 2021-05-01 | Socialism Open | Open_Final | THR the predominance of historical materialism rather than Marxist humanism in socialist politics |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THS strong federalist reforms in developing nations including allowing retention of provincial/state revenues, autonomy in policymaking, and the ability for provinces/states to independently borrow from the market |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 1 | In areas with limited resources, THS directing investments to microfinance and self-help group programs (including subsidies, tax breaks, free land, electricity, and raw materials, training, cheap or interest-free credit) over direct transfers in cash or kind (e.g., rations and grocer |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THBT states should provide significant incentives(tax breaks, preference in state contracts, exclusive access to state infrastructure) to corporations that have demonstrated triple-bottom-line results |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THBT it is legitimate for students from a lower socioeconomic background to cheat on their job application including cheating in placement tests, lying on their resume, etc. |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THW reveal the information to the world |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THS a lottery for undergraduate admissions to university |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THS the proliferation of libel insurance for social media users |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THBT community-driven crypto does more harm than good to cryptocurrencies |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THR the prevalence of acquisitions of smaller companies in the tech industry |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THW offer amnesty to the leaders of Myanmar’s military junta if it hands power to an international force to oversee democratic elections |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THR the westernization of local elites in post-colonial states (such as going to predominantly English schools, holding degrees from Western countries etc.) |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THW ban organizations that operate in conflict zones from paying terrorist groups not to attack them |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 5 | TH, regardless of relationship status, would submit their DNA for OTM |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THBT X should immediately tell their partner that they cheated on them |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 5 | TH, as a 30 y/o single woman in urban India, would choose to opt into an arranged marriage |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 6 | THBT believes that it is legitimate for a minority group in a majoritarian state to not pay taxes, as a form of protest |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 6 | THBT important Supreme Court cases in India, in which the government is a party, should be heard using Secret Subset Benches. |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | 6 | TH, as the VCK, would compete independently in future elections rather than in a DMK alliance |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | TH, as a media house would opt to make its coverage of the pandemic optimistic rather than pessimistic |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | THBT the Indian Premier League should be cancelled |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | Post-pandemic, THW mandate all companies to have a WFH- option policy |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THR the increasing privatisation of the space industry |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THS attempts at the consolidation of farmland in developing nations (through means including but not limited to state acquisition & sale of land and subsidizing land purchases of agri-corporates or cooperatives) |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THBT the US should pursue a comprehensive industrial & trade policy |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THW not support the retrospective representation of BIPOC characters in film or tv adaptations (e.g bridgerton, shadow & bone the tv show, etc.) |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THR the romanticisation of such movies |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | TH, as producer councils in Indian-language cinema, would reserve all big release dates for a small budget and/or art-house movies |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THR the narrative that the Man Box is a form of oppression |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THW reject Womenomics |
| 2021-04-30 | National Law School Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THBT the court should have struck down the provision instead of interpreting it in this manner |
| 2021-04-30 | Oldham International League | 1 | THS the "right to try" |
| 2021-04-30 | Oldham International League | 2 | THBT minorities in the US should reject the narrative of the American dream |
| 2021-04-30 | Oldham International League | 3 | THR the rise of comedy shows with journalistic content as a prominent news source (e.g. John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee). |
| 2021-04-30 | Oldham International League | 4 | THBT animal rights groups should prioritise their campaigns on farmed animals being treated well and killed without excessive pain and suffering, rather than discouraging the use of animal-based products. |
| 2021-04-30 | Oldham International League | 5 | THP a world with one dominant global power, rather than several competing global powers. |
| 2021-04-30 | Oldham International League | 6 | This House opposes the increasing sympathetic presentation of villians in movies and TV shows (e.g. One that makes audiences feel for the villain because they have felt suffering and pain). |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 1 | THW Criminalize Vaccine Misinformation |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 1 | During the pandemic, THBT Medical Workers should have the right to opt out of service |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 1 | THS the use of Vaccine Passports |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 2 | THBT Hollywood should no longer attempt to appease China (Creating a Quota for Chinese actors, Self Censoring, Chinese Story lines) |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 2 | THO Simon & Schuster's decision to continue its deal with Mike Pence |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 2 | THBT major theatre houses/corporations in the Philippines should deprioritize the staging of popular Western shows (i.e. Miss Saigon Manila, Matilda, etc.) in favor of more local productions (i.e. Rak of Aegis, Ang Huling El Bimbo The Musical, etc.) |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 3 | THW substantially lower labor regulations in areas of high unemployment |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 3 | In developing countries, THR the use of indigenous tourism as a primary economic strategy |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 3 | THR the rise of private cities |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 4 | TH as Aleksei Navalny's would maintain anti corruption as his main slogan as opposed to social injustice |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 4 | In approaching Myanmar, THBT the International Community should negotiate with the National Unity government as opposed to the Military Junta |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 4 | In approaching China, TH as the Biden Administration would take a human rights approach as opposed to an economic approach. |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 5 | THBT Educational Institutions should only grant financial aid (subsidies, scholarships, stipends) solely to the poor |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 5 | THBT non-western academic insitutions should focus on non-western academic works as opposed to western academic works |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | 5 | THBT universities are liable for their graduates being unable to find employment |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Octa | When Possible, THBT researchers should self experiment before conducting human trials. |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Octa | Given the rise of deepfake technology, THO the digital reanimation of dead artists (i.e. James Dean who died 70 years ago being casted in an upcoming film) |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Octa | THW ban the use of Sex Robots |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Quarter | THR the popularity of true crime entertainment |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Quarter | THBT the media has the responsibility to reveal the identities of all members. |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Quarter | THW not reveal the information |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Semi | THBT that the Philippines should abandon the efforts to standardize the Filipino language in favor of instituting major regional languages as official languages. |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Semi | THBT 1Sambayan should focus on forwarding an issues-based campaign (rebuilding the economy, vaccination programs, etc.) as opposed to actively criticizing the Duterte administration |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Semi | TH, as Leni Robredo, would run for a local position as opposed to running as a president in the upcoming 2022 elections |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Final | THW as the village would sacrifice inmates instead of randomly selecting a sacrifice |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Final | THP world where upon birth children are taken from their parents and placed in community homes where they are raised by their respective communities |
| 2021-04-30 | Xavier Cup | Open_Final | THP a world where all individuals focused on improving their strengths as opposed to improving their weaknesses |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | 1 | This house regrets the rise of pro wrestlers which use their nationalities as primary identities of their fictional personalities. (e.g., ‘Modern Day Maharaja’ Jinder Mahal, ‘Pinoy Boy’ TJ Perkins, ‘Japanese Sensation’ Kenta Kobayashi) |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | 2 | This house would implement a minimum spend policy for countries experiencing economic recession. |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | 3 | This house, as the Biden Administration, would shift its policies from 'strategic ambiguity' to a more formal commitment to Taiwan's defense |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | 4 | THP a world where deep sea exploration was substantially prioritised over space exploration |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | 5 | This house would significantly decrease the government budget for loans exclusively offered to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and reallocate such budget to programs that focus on capacity building (i.e. skills development and training, regulatory compliance, access to advisory services) |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | Novice_Final | This House Prefers a world where life had no inherent meaning |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | Open_Quarter | This House would ban micro transactions in all video games. |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | Open_Semi | This House, as Charikeem Jan Prachristin, would boycott gender studies on hegemonic masculinity. |
| 2021-04-27 | 1st LPU Davao Aristotle Cup | Open_Final | The House regrets the emphasis on individual responsibility in stories about working class struggles (e.g., These Dreams of You, Parasite) |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | 1 | TH supports the rising trend of celebrities and influencers taking key roles in activism (e.g in environment, human rights, social justice movements etc.) |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | 2 | TH supports the use of faith-based rehabilitation programs in prisons in developing countries |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | 3 | THP a world where the legacies of radical revolutionaries are glorified over the legacies of peaceful revolutionaries |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | 4 | TH supports the rise of art produced by artificial intelligence |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | Novice_Final | THW place a time limit on private land ownership in major cities |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | Open_Semi | THBW Israel's growing direct aggression towards Iran is in it's own best interest |
| 2021-04-24 | Taylor's Genders | Open_Final | TH opposes the popular media portrayal of Female Retributive Violence in developing countries |
| 2021-04-22 | Oldham Asia Pacific & Atlantic | 1 | This House Believes that Environmental Activists Should Focus on the Culpability of Large Corporations for Environmental Degradation, Rather Than Emphasize the Role of Personal Responsibility (e.g. Using Less Water, Recycling Household Waste) |
| 2021-04-22 | Oldham Asia Pacific & Atlantic | 2 | This House Believes that Environmental Activists Should Focus on the Culpability of Large Corporations for Environmental Degradation, Rather Than Emphasize the Role of Personal Responsibility (e.g. Using Less Water, Recycling Household Waste) |
| 2021-04-22 | Oldham Asia Pacific & Atlantic | 3 | This House Regrets the Rise of the Gig Economy (e.g. Gojek, Grab, Uber, AirBnB) |
| 2021-04-22 | Oldham Asia Pacific & Atlantic | 4 | This House Regrets the Stigma Associated with Outsourcing Elder Care |
| 2021-04-22 | Oldham Asia Pacific & Atlantic | 5 | This House Would Break Up Persistently Dominant Political Parties in Developing Democracies (e.g. UMNO in Malaysia, ANC in South Africa) |
| 2021-04-22 | Oldham Asia Pacific & Atlantic | 6 | This House Would Allocate the Majority of Government Sports Funding to Encourage Grassroots Participation (e.g. Community Clubs) Rather Than Invest in Achieving Success in Prestigious Competitions |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | 1 | THBT major polluter nations should open their borders to climate refugees |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | 2 | THW abandon the "non-retroactive" principle in prosecuting crimes related to environmental protection |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | 3 | THBT indigineous communities in the Amazon rainforest should undertake acts of vigilantism against poachers and illegal loggers |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | Open_Octa | THBT governments of developing countries should prohibit the sale of arable land to foreign states and corporations |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | Open_Quarter | As environmentalists, THR the rise of the gentrification of thrifting in the fashion industry |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | Open_Semi | Assuming feasibility, THW forcefully transfer the possession rights of EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of countries that have been proven to fail in managing their biodiversity ecosystem into a neutral international body. |
| 2021-04-21 | i3L Debate Match | Open_Final | This House Would subsidize large scale geoengineering such as massive carbon sequestration (capture of atmospheric co2 out of the atmosphere and into storage) rather than environmental adaptation (eg: cleaner fossil fuels, ethanol, recycling technology, etc) |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | 1 | THR the banning of politically rogue leaders from social media platforms during and after elections |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | 2 | THP that authors writing from marginalised communities create fiction through the lens of utopia over dystopia |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | 3 | THBT the factions within the feminist ideology are a threat to the movement |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | 4 | THP a world where only virtual money is used to purchase hard assets |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | Novice_Final | THBT congregants of religious denominations with fraudulent leaders should be charged with equal criminal liability as their leaders |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | Open_Semi | With the rise in online dating, THS Gen Z's demystification of sex |
| 2021-04-21 | Zimbabwe Easters Open | Open_Final | THW try legal misconduct for defence lawyers who canvas mental illness for clients who are subsequently medically proven to have not been insane at the time of the commision of the crime. |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | 1 | THS strong norms encouraging children to highly prioritise the pursuit of excellence in competitive hobbies (e.g. debating, traditional sports, music, e-sports) |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | 2 | THBT social movements should take the approach of skepticism as opposed to optimism |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | 3 | TH believes that there is no longer a place for monarchies in modern democracies |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | 4 | THW enforce a rotating national service for law enforcement |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | 5 | THBT states should actively promote religion in areas with high poverty |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | Novice_Final | THBT we owe greater moral duties to future generations rather than those to the present |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | Open_Quarter | THBT agrarian subsidies in developing countries have done more harm than good |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | Open_Semi | THR the characterisation of greed as immoral |
| 2021-04-19 | Chanakya National Law University BP | Open_Final | As the feminist movement, THW campaign for the right to polygamous marriage |
| 2021-04-17 | China Universities Debating Championship Eastern Division | 1 | That we should not give mass shooters any platform to explain or justify their actions |
| 2021-04-17 | China Universities Debating Championship Eastern Division | 2 | THBT athletes who have enrolled in state training programs from a very young age should receive a lifelong salary from the state |
| 2021-04-17 | China Universities Debating Championship Eastern Division | 3 | THW nationalise credit ratings agencies |
| 2021-04-17 | China Universities Debating Championship Eastern Division | 4 | TH prefers a world without the concept of private property |
| 2021-04-17 | China Universities Debating Championship Eastern Division | 5 | THS liberal candidates to employ languages and narratives (including but not limited to "national unity", "make the country great again", etc.) used by hard line conservatives if it can provide assistance to win elections |
| 2021-04-17 | China Universities Debating Championship Eastern Division | Open_Final | THO the implementation of digital vaccine passports |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | 1 | THS vaccine passports |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | 2 | THW ban out of court settlements for crimes related to sexual harassment of any kind |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | 3 | THIS HOUSE OPPOSES THE PRIORITIZATION OF HUMAN COMFORT OVER ANIMAL WELFARE (E.G. INDUSTRIAL MEAT AND DAIRY CONSUMPTION, LEATHER, ANIMAL TESTING FOR NON-MEDICALLY ESSENTIAL PURPOSES, ETC). |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | 4 | THIS HOUSE REGRETS THE GLORIFICATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT OF SOCIAL MOBILITY |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | 5 | THIS HOUSE, AS A YOUNG ADULT, WOULD CHOOSE TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS RATHER THAN INVEST TIME INTO A ROMANTIC PARTNER |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | Junior_Semi | THIS HOUSE WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY TAX ALL EXPENDITURES ON PRIVATE EDUCATION AND USE THE REVENUE TO FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | Junior_Final | THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT RETRIBUTION IS A LEGITIMATE JUSTIFICATION FOR VIOLENCE |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THIS HOUSE PREFERS A WORLD WHERE ALL ACADEMIC RECORDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WERE PRIVATE BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND THEIR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEGREES, TRANSCRIPTS, OR ANY EVIDENCE OF SCHOOLS ATTENDED OR MERITS AWARDED, ETC |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | Open_Semi | THIS HOUSE REGRETS THE RISE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. |
| 2021-04-17 | Hanoi Debate Open | Open_Final | GIVEN THE ABILITY, THIS HOUSE WOULD COPY ALL IMPORTANT MATERIALS CONTAINING MODERN CIVILIZATIONS’ ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE FROM THE LAST 1000 YEARS (INCLUDING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, HUMANITIES SUCH AS LITERATURE AND ART, HISTORY AND POLITICS, CONFLICTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS, ETC), TRANSLATE AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD IN THE YEAR 1021 |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | 1 | THBT sex education curriculum should intentionally overstate and exaggerate the risks associated with sexual activity (e.g. the failure rate of the pull-out method, the severity of certain STIs) |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | 2 | THP a world where all fictional works are collaborative-fiction projects rather than authored by one/a few author(s) |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | 3 | THW heavily tax high intensity animal farming |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | 4 | THBT China should join the CPTPP rather than focus on the negotiation of bilateral trade agreements with CPTPP signatories |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | 5 | THP a world where humans are optimistic about the future of the world rather than have an objectively accurate assessment of it |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | Novice_Final | TH, as Superman and Lois, would tell Martha about her fathers true identity |
| 2021-04-17 | St Andrews Debate Open | Open_Final | THW allow ghosts to run for election |
| 2021-04-10 | Brasil Queer Open | 1 | THR the fictional creation of LGBT couples among celebrities who have never taken on this relationship |
| 2021-04-10 | Brasil Queer Open | 3 | THR the use of ""Queer Coding"" in LGBTQI + representation in the media |
| 2021-04-10 | Brasil Queer Open | 4 | THW join Stonewall |
| 2021-04-10 | Brasil Queer Open | 5 | THBT the use of acronyms to refer to non-cis-heteronormative individuals (eg, LGBTQIA +) should be replaced by the single term ""queer"". |
| 2021-04-10 | Brasil Queer Open | Open_Final | THBT it is the duty of the LGBT community to adopt a ""gaysplaining"" stance instead of a combative stance with heterosexual individuals in the face of potentially homophobic attitudes |
| 2021-04-10 | NYU Abu Dhabi IV | 1 | THO the narrative that you shouldn't speak ill of the dead |
| 2021-04-10 | NYU Abu Dhabi IV | 2 | THW oblige companies to include in the price of The product the cost of environmental damage incurred in the production of that product. |
| 2021-04-10 | NYU Abu Dhabi IV | 3 | THBT Asian communities should oppose humble culture |
| 2021-04-10 | NYU Abu Dhabi IV | 4 | THS supports the rise of vaccine diplomacy |
| 2021-04-10 | NYU Abu Dhabi IV | Open_Semi | THR the rise of philanthrocapitalism |
| 2021-04-10 | NYU Abu Dhabi IV | Open_FInal | THS the creation of an open marketplace for the buying and selling of luck between individuals. |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 0 | THS the release of the "Burn Book" |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 0 | TH, as the victors, would vote for the 76th Hunger Games |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 0 | TH, as Buzz Lightyear, would create a secret organisation to seek out and liberate other sentient toys |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 1 | TH as Meghan Markle would play Meghan Markle on the Crown |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 1 | TH as Homer Simpson would choose to lodge the crayon back into our brain |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 1 | TH as a Squib would choose to live in the Muggle world over the magical world |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 2 | THR the shift of Debating Pop Posting from being predominantly a pop culture Facebook group to the way that it is now |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 2 | TH, as Lucasfilm, would make R-Rated Star Wars films |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 3 | THW reveal this to superman |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 3 | TH, as the egg donor of the Powerpuff Girls, would pursue a relationship with them |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 3 | THR Captain America wielding Mjölnir in End Game |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 4 | TH, as the aspiring rapper, Would start "beef" with Eminem |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 4 | THBT hosting rights for the Eurovision Song Contest should be awarded based on the WUDC model |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 4 | TH, as a K Pop Trainee, would choose to sign with a company that doesn't belong to the Big 3 |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 5 | THP a world where the debating community had a Simp God |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | 5 | THP a world where Hermione developed romantic feelings for and got together with Harry instead of Ron (Weasley not Leizrowice) |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Quarter | THBT Nintendo should significantly increase their support for E-Sports |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Quarter | THW disqualify individuals from making important life choices (e.g. having kids, running for political office, etc.) for abusive or neglectful video game play that is not part of core game goals (e.g. shoving your Sims into the cooker to die, starving the deadweight neopet on your roster, etc.) |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Quarter | TH, as Jessie, James, and Meowth, would stop trying to catch Ash's Pikachu |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Semi | TH, as the Pevensie siblings, would stay in Narnia |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Semi | TH, as Snow White and Prince Charming, would put themselves back under the curse |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Semi | TH, as George R. R. Martin, would publicly announce our intention to not finish the GoT books |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Final | THR the "chosen one" trope |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Final | TH, as a morally virtuous individual, would seek the power of the Dark One and attempt to use it for good |
| 2021-04-10 | Pop Posting Open | Open_Final | THW become the "Ruler of the Universe" |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | 1 | TH, as a functioning democracy, would give more weight to votes from marginalized peoples than those from the majority ethnic and racial groups |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | 2 | THS the widespread introduction of millionaire taxes in response to COVID-19 |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | 3 | THW replace diploma education with individual education |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | 4 | THBT leftist parties in Eastern Europe should prioritize left economic policies and postulates (better working conditions, progressive taxation, higher social welfare distribution rates) over progressive liberty rights (same-sex marriages, widespread access to legal abortion, diminishing of influence of church over public sphere) |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | 5 | THR the rise in consumption of citizen journalism |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | Novice_Final | TH, as the animal rights movement, Would campaign solely focusing on large-scale atrocities (e.g. battery farming, animal testing) as opposed to individual behaviours (e.g. eating meat, wearing leather) |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | Open_Quarter | THR overfocusing in historical narratives on figures of revolution |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | Open_Semi | As a theologian who has discovered conclusive proof that there is no god, THW destroy the evidence |
| 2021-04-10 | UET IV | Open_Final | THS the posthumous release of art regardless of artists' consent |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | 1 | THW allow first time offenders to, with the consent of the victims, pay compensation to them instead of a prison sentence |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | 2 | THBT deradicalisation efforts in South Asia should primarily focus on addressing women |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | 3 | TH, as a new artist, would focus on replicating and building on existing art over creating new art |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | 4 | THS the increasing protectionism in the West against Chinese tech goods and services |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | Bronze_Final | THBT the LGBTQIA+ movement should emphasise family values as a part of their activism, rather than adopt the view that family values do not matter |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | Gold_Final | THBT LGBTQIA+ activists in post-colonial states should promote the narrative that their former colonisers have an obligation to victims of homophobia and queerphobia (e.g. pushing countries to open their borders to all LGBTQIA+ asylum claims and offer significant reparations) |
| 2021-04-09 | BRAC Genders | Silver_Final | TH, as a progressive female candidate, would not use conventional gender roles (e.g. marketing oneself as a mother or a wife) as a tactic in political campaign |
| 2021-04-09 | CAMPSDA Debating Championship | 1 | This House Regrets the rise of Cancel Culture |
| 2021-04-09 | CAMPSDA Debating Championship | 2 | This House Will Prohibit Children From Joining A Religion Before The Age Of Adulthood In The Country |
| 2021-04-09 | CAMPSDA Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | This House, as Lily, will choose to abandon the past and marry Adrian over Haven |
| 2021-04-09 | CAMPSDA Debating Championship | Open_Semi | This House, as the individual, would confess to Michellin |
| 2021-04-09 | CAMPSDA Debating Championship | Open_Final | This House, as the individual, would choose to install the device despite the consequences for the cat |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 1 | THS counterfeit culture |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 1 | THW abolish the fruit from the poisonous tree doctrine for white-collar crime prosecutions. |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 1 | THW enforce blind recruitment in corporate employment |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 2 | THBT social movements should actively disassociate themselves from corporations (refusing donations, rejecting any public affiliation or association etc) |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 2 | THW distribute populations in residential areas to achieve a balance of individuals across different socioeconomic status |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 2 | THBT the feminist movement in Malaysia should celebrate the participation of women as sugar babies |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 3 | THBT "scabs" should no longer be allowed to join any union in the future |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 3 | THBT it is morally legitimate for the UK government to strip Shamina Begum of her citizenship |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 3 | THR Amnestry's decision to declassify Nalvany as a prisoner of conscience |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 4 | THW allow convicts sentenced to life sentence without parole to opt for the death penalty |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 4 | THBT that all international treaties and agreements should be subject to parliament approval as opposed to solely rectified by the executive |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | 4 | THW impose a statue of limitations for criminal prosecutions |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Novice_Final | THP a centralised Islam as opposed to a decentralised Islam |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Novice_Final | THP a world where religion promised blessings in the material world as an outcome of piety as opposed to spiritual rewards in the afterlife |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Novice_Final | THW recognise a religious / cultural defense as an excusable defense against certain crimes |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | THP a world where China is the sole global superpower |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | TH, as Israel, would seek to normalise relations with Iran |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | THBT it is in China's best interest to fund the anti coup movement in Myanmar |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THBT UMNO should form a coalition with PH, rather than staying with PN |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THP a Malaysia with a two-party system |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THBT Malaysia should abandon non-alignment and pivot foreign policy in favour of China |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Final | THP a system of alloparenting as opposed to a nuclear family |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Final | THR AstraZeneca releasing information and commenting on speculations of side effects of their Covid-19 Vaccines |
| 2021-04-09 | Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship | Open_Final | THBT the state should not involve itself in the institution of marriage |
| 2021-04-04 | Glasgow Women's and Gender Minorities' | 1 | Provided that your husband's income is sufficient to support this decision, THW take a career break to raise the child |
| 2021-04-04 | Glasgow Women's and Gender Minorities' | 2 | THW introduce a criminal liability for failure to render assistance |
| 2021-04-04 | Glasgow Women's and Gender Minorities' | 3 | THW rather be born as a british royal in the immediate succession to the crown than middle class British citizen |
| 2021-04-04 | Glasgow Women's and Gender Minorities' | 4 | In rise of the recent fringe group formations THBT Igbo states should be given complete independence |
| 2021-04-04 | Glasgow Women's and Gender Minorities' | Open_Final | THO proscelytization |
| 2021-04-04 | Glasgow Women's and Gender Minorities' | ProAm_Final | THW live fast and die young |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 1 | That we should nationalize all proceeds intended for charitable giving |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 1 | That we celebrate cult-like minority rights leaders as focal points in the right against discrimination |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 1 | That we support the liquidation of a country's cultural artifacts to service national debt |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 2 | Assuming that we can make testing compulsory, that we should criminalize the spread of irreversible STDs (i.e. HPV, HIV) |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 2 | That we support the research into allowing parents to genetically ensure that they will have an LGBT baby. |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 2 | That all schools should be publicly run and funded. |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 3 | Assuming that we have conclusive diagnosis on-hand, That the state should be able to permanently institutionalize sociopaths |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 3 | That we should prioritize allowing for a return to previous economic activities rather than adapting to a post-Covid "New Normal" |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 3 | That we prefer a Saudi led over an Iranian led power hegemony in the Middle East |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 4 | That we prefer change spurred through lobbyist groups rather than through innovation within electoral platforms |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 4 | That the state should financially compensate those convicted of non-violent drug offences |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 4 | That we regret the personal willingness to die for an ideal. |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 5 | That we would override the wills of the deceased who write in stipulations that discriminate based on gender or race |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 5 | That we prefer government spending caps to be determined by economist technocrats rather than by elected officials |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | 5 | That the US should guarantee asylum to people who have served a minimum length of time fighting terrorists |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Quarter | That we regret trial by Jury |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Quarter | That expanded Chinese influence in Pakistan does more harm than good |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Quarter | That the successor to the Paris agreement should employ tradable carbon emission permits |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Semi | That we celebrate life decisions that involves giving up economic success for romantic love. |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Semi | That willfull human reproduction is always morally wrong |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Semi | That we should force institutional shareholders example hedge funds to hold on to their initial investments in start-ups for a defined length of time. |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Final | That we support giving the WHO power to temporarily confiscate facilities and intellectual property related to the production and research of COVID-19 vaccines. |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Final | That we should abolish all political parties |
| 2021-04-03 | Loquitur | Open_Final | That the feminist movement should actively position itself against the institution of marriage. |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 1 | THBT teachers should contradict curriculum that they believe will be harmful to society |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 1 | TH regrets the narrative that education is no longer important in the 21st century |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 1 | THW massively shift resources towards vocational training at the expense of the studies of humanities e.g. history, arts, literature, religion |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 2 | THS digital resurrection |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 2 | THR the world in which AI increasingly replaces humans in decision-making |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 2 | THBT billionaires have an obligation to sabotage the development of AI |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 3 | THBT true crime docuseries do more harm than good |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 3 | THBT superheroes (e.g. Superman, Avengers, etc.) should operate under the authority of the government |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 3 | THBT celebrities should take political stances on social justice issues |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 4 | THW require people to visit a slaughterhouse in order to obtain a license to eat meat |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 4 | THBT developed countries should focus on geoengineering at the expense of other green initiatives |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | 4 | THBT major environmental destruction committed by either individuals or companies should be considered as a crime against humanity |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Novice_Semi | Assuming feasibility, THW make the state raise all children instead of the parents |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Novice_Semi | Assuming the technology to erase half of the humanity exists, THBT humanity should use the technology. |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Novice_Semi | Assuming the technology that can accurately predict when and where people will commit crime exists, THW use the technology to preemptively arrest those individuals. |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Quarter | THW ban zero-hour contracts |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Quarter | THBT people should donate their wealth above one billion dollars to charities |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Quarter | THW implement universal basic income |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Semi | THW invade Myanmar |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Semi | THBT countries neighboring Myanmar should accept all refugees from Myanmar |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Semi | TH, as a member of the police and/or military forces, would defect from the government of Myanmar and join the opposition movement |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Final | There exists a button that, once pressed, would make every human being in the world sterile. THW press the 'button' |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Final | Scientists find evidence of an advanced, alien civilization. To the best of our scientific knowledge, we do not know whether the aliens are aware of our existence. The aliens have not contacted us. Assuming feasibility, THW invade the alien civiliazation. |
| 2021-04-03 | World Changers Camp | Open_Final | There exists a fountain of immortality. If you drink from it, you become immortal. This does not mean you cannot die; it simply means you are incapable of dying of old age. THBT all human beings should drink from the fountain of immortality. |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | 1 | THW allow individuals to sell their right to sue in civil court cases, shifting all potential benefits and losses to the buyer. |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | 2 | THO releasing director's cuts after the theatrical release of a film or TV show (e.g. Blade Runner, Justice League). |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | 3 | THBT schools should teach in the language spoken by the majority of students in their area, regardless of the offical state language. |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | 4 | THP a world where God(s) is/are portrayed to be as morally fallible as humans. |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | 5 | THW actively discourage citizens from getting married |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | Open_Semi | Assuming basic needs (e.g. food, basic healthcare, access to clean water etc.) of citizens are met, THBT states should abandon all measures to reduce economic inequality. |
| 2021-04-02 | Glasgow Ancients | Open_Final | THP a world where reboundertron exists and is widely accessible |
| 2021-04-02 | Jozi Rumble: Greatest of All Time | 1 | THW nationalise big tech corporations (e.g. Facebook, Google, Amazon etc.) |
| 2021-04-02 | Jozi Rumble: Greatest of All Time | 2 | THS the dominance of the political left in feminist movements in post colonial states. |
| 2021-04-02 | Jozi Rumble: Greatest of All Time | 3 | This House, assuming you have to choose one, would prefer to believe in a world of many morally ambiguous spiritual entities |
| 2021-04-02 | Jozi Rumble: Greatest of All Time | 4 | THBT Ambazonia Separatist movements should prioritise advocating for stronger devolved units with greater autonomy instead of a secessionary independent state |
| 2021-04-02 | Jozi Rumble: Greatest of All Time | 5 | THBT social movements should prioritise the use of hacktivism as a method of protest |
| 2021-04-02 | Jozi Rumble: Greatest of All Time | Open_Final | THW take the pill |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 1 | That we prefer a world in which those accused of crimes remain completely anonymous to the public unless they receive a guilty verdict |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 1 | That we prefer judges absolutely respect wills rather than intervene to correct perceived inequities |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 1 | That we should allow prisoners to volunteer for socially utile but undesirable activities in exchange for a lighter sentence (e.g. experimental drug trials, military service, hard labour) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 2 | That we support strong norms encouraging children to highly prioritise the pursuit of excellence in competitive hobbies (e.g. debating, netball, e-sports) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 2 | That sports clubs should be majority-owned by the local communities they represent |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 2 | That we prefer sports leagues with fewer teams that have a greater concentration of talented players to leagues with more teams but a greater dilution of talented players |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 3 | That, as the progressive movement, we would oppose censorship by social media companies (e.g. Spotify and Facebook) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 3 | That we should force politicians to entirely rely on public services during their entire time in office (for example: public transit, public housing, public education) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 3 | That we would redraw electoral boundaries to eliminate safe seats/districts as much as possible |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 4 | That we should abolish academic tenure |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 4 | That we support government bonded scholarships in developing countries |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 4 | That we should have distinct teaching professionals teach at universities rather than professors |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 5 | That states should actively discourage self-segregation of immigrant/ethnic/religious communities |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 5 | That, as China, we would impose economic sanctions on Myanmar |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 5 | That democracies should hold elections immediately post-COVID |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 6 | That Australia should give temporary work visa holders the right to vote |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 6 | That we, as the Liberal Party, would introduce a meaningful quota for women running in winnable seats |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | 6 | That Progressives in Australia should not support the Greens' hung parliament strategy |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Octa | That, as the feminist movement, we would encourage women to reject acts of chivalry (e.g. men buying drinks, holding doors open, "ladies first") |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Octa | That the state should offer a wage to primary domestic caregivers |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Octa | That the feminist movement should encourage women to avoid feminine linguistic behaviours (e.g. uptalk, low modality language) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Quarter | That the perception of being a 'model minority' has brought more harms than benefits to the Asian diaspora in Western nations |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Quarter | That the government should force all religious charities to strictly avoid religious messaging in all charity activities |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Quarter | That we would support a dominant narrative in society that there exists a soulmate for everyone |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Semi | That we should abolish Greenfield agreements |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Semi | That the Australian government should enact a jobs guarrantee |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Semi | That developing nations should introduce policies to heavily discourage the development of monarch cities |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Final | That we regret the existence of war memorial days (e.g. ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day, Vietnam Veterans Day) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Final | That, when dealing with historically dis-privileged groups, we prefer economic reparations (e.g. direct payments, community investment, reappropriation of industry) to political reparations (e.g. additional vote-weighting, quotas in parliament, granting of autonomous control over land) |
| 2021-04-02 | Online Easters | Open_Final | That we support the establishment of "kakistocratic courts" in Wester Liberal Democracies |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 1 | THP Popular Voting (voting by the audience) over the Recording Academy's System for the Grammys |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 1 | TH (as a social movement) will not employ memes as a vehicle to communicate with the public |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 1 | THW "cancel" (in reference to cancel culture) all TV shows that depict the police as a good actor |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 2 | THBT the United Nations should be disbanded |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 2 | THBT scholars from colonially-oppressed states (like India, Congo, Algeria etc) should design the school history curriculum of their oppressors (like Britain, Belgium, France) |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 2 | THR the Nehruvian Model of Socialism |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 3 | TH would prefer to status-quo, a model where the listing of 'all' matters as well as selection of the roster is taken over by an AI system. |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 3 | THP government policies in favour of making Big Data more accessible over policies that call for restricting access and usage further |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 3 | THW require all social media companies to verify each profile on their platform |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 4 | TH, as Harry Potter, would forgive Severus Snape |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 4 | THP human decision making on purely intellectual grounds (considering solely : logic, quantifiable consequences, numerical outcomes etc) instead of purely on emotional grounds (considering solely : subjective outcomes to individuals, emotional impact on others, etc) |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 4 | Assuming it is feasible, THW give parents of newborn children a choice to watch a trailer of their child’s life |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 5 | TH(RP USA) supports the termination of federal government lawyers for refusing to defend new laws on account of conscience/personal opinions. |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 5 | THS the rise of political constituencies (eg IPAC) in Indian politics |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | 5 | THP a system where individuals can be elected to high ranking police executive positions (eg : commissioner of police) |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Quarter | THBT Indian States should take away wealth (beyond the sustenance threshold) from religious institutions and use it for government spending |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Quarter | THP religions that propagate divinity lies within self as opposed to a distinct god |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Quarter | THBT states having communities belonging to declining religions (i.e religions that are going extinct) should not apply restrictions (eg: anti conversion laws) to those minority religion missionaries. |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Semi | THW get rid of the "Revlon Duty" standard on the Board of Directors of a company during a potential takeover |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Semi | THS India's decision to ban cryptocurrency |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Semi | THBT India should classify food as a strategic asset |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Final | THO the phenomenon of a single Indian FM |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Final | TH, as a Feminist Investor, will choose to invest in a technology that lets one retain their youthful appearance as they age |
| 2021-04-02 | Premchand Debates | Open_Final | THBT the developing world FM should lobby for issues based primarily on their likelihood to succeed |
| 2021-03-30 | Kolkata Debates | 1 | THS the use of emotional support services |
| 2021-03-30 | Kolkata Debates | 2 | TH as a feminist movement would support scientific research towards artificial womb technology |
| 2021-03-30 | Kolkata Debates | 3 | THB that the “lesser evil” narratives to gain votes is an un-democratic narrative. |
| 2021-03-30 | Kolkata Debates | Open_Final | THS association of aesthetic choices with social values or lifestyle in countries of high social and income inequalities |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | 1 | THR the emphasis of textbook-based education within secondary schools. |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | 2 | TH would allocate the majority of public healthcare funds to palliative care, as opposed to treatments for terminal diseases. |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | 3 | TH, as a female artist winning her first Grammy, would choose to reject and denounce her recipient of the award. |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | 4 | In times of economic crisis, TH prefers a system of lax labour regulations to that of extensive labour regulations (minimum wage, job security legislation, etc.). |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | 5 | THW choose not to report the crime |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | Open_Octa | THR the narrative that people should marry for love |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | TH, as the Biden Administration, would prioritize immediately reinstating the JCPOA over negotiating further demands with Iran (i.e. requesting for the removal of ballistic missles, Iran's funding of extremist groups...). |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | Open_Semi | THBT it is in the interest of social movements to "hijack" symbols of their opposition groups (e.g LGBT Twitter users and the #ProudBoys). |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | Open_Final | THW blow the whistle |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | U16_Semi | TH would prevent countries with active humanitarian crisis from hosting major sporting events (e.g China as host of 2022 Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup being hosted in Qatar in 2022). |
| 2021-03-27 | 4th Linkbate Debate Championship | U16_Final | TH regrets the glorification of sacrifice in social movements. |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | 1 | THW allow ex-convicts to serve as police officers |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | 2 | THR the Malaysian government's move to limit JPA scholarships solely towards tertiary education institutions within Malaysia |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | 3 | In providing social welfare, THP that governments provide cash transfers instead of distributing social goods. |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | 4 | THS the use of feminist narratives in selling beauty products |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | Novice_Final | THW compel governments to run a referendum on any issue if a significant (>50%) of society petitions for it |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | THBT the reimplementation of the Iran Deal (with its original terms unchanged) will bring more harm than good |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THR the peer review system in academic journals |
| 2021-03-27 | Australs Interschool Debating Championship | Open_Final | Assuming the technology exists, THW allow individuals to buy and sell the remaining years of their life as opposed to restricting access to the technology completely |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 1 | In settler-colonial states, THW require students to learn an Indigenous language |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THW grant Student Councils the right to unilaterally remove faculty members |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THW give additional benefits to families on welfare whose students perform well in school |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THBT the Cameroon government should recognise the secession of the Anglophone region |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THBT it is in the interest of the BJP to frontline its campaign in a non-stronghold territory with a prominent public figure (eg Kiran Bedi, Navjot Singh Sidhu) as compared to a local career politician (Meenakshi Lekhi, Ashwani Kumar Sharma). |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THP a two-party political systems over a multi-party political system |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THP a world in which exclusively professionals, as opposed to friends and family, were a source of emotional support and validation |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THR the narrative that disability can be overcome |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THR the villification of monotony |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | THW ban authoritarian regimes from bidding to host major international sporting events (FIFA World Cup, Olympic Games, etc) |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | THS UEFA's decision to ban transfers between Champion League teams |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | Plans are being discussed that would prevent Champions League clubs from buying players from each other, the European Club Association (ECA) president has revealed |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | TH (as an entry-level employee at the IT firm) W volunteer for the Microchipping pilot program |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | THS the 14-day rule |
| 2021-03-27 | Blithchrome Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | THS the ban of cryptocurrencies in India |
| 2021-03-27 | Junior Debate Championship | 1 | THBT the usage of negative campaign advertisements does more harm than good |
| 2021-03-27 | Junior Debate Championship | 2 | THBT human rights standards ought to be absolute and independent of cultural context |
| 2021-03-27 | Junior Debate Championship | 3 | THW require companies allocate seats on their boards of directors to workers |
| 2021-03-27 | Junior Debate Championship | Open_Final | TH prefers a world where a God is portrayed as an imperfect being |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | 1 | THW allow city and local governments to be held civilly responsible for deaths that can be ascribed to homelessness |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | 2 | THS the use of doxxing by the Left to counter the harrassment of women |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | 3 | THW revoke registered charitable status from groups that focus solely or primarily on "advancing religion" |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | 4 | THBT states formerly under the rule of the Soviet Union should not emphasize their history of struggle against Russian imperialism in constructing their national identity |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | 5 | THBT parents should primarily use reward power rather than legitimate power when trying to modify behaviour |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | Novice_Final | THBT anthropologists should refuse to work with resource extraction companies |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | Open_Quarter | TH, as the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, would seek an alliance with China |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | Open_Semi | THBT the trend of of investing in unprofitable companies (e.g., AirBnB, WeWork, Uber, Amazon before 2004, Tesla before 2021) has done more harm than good |
| 2021-03-27 | NA Spar Open | Open_Final | THP a world in which people did not attempt to leave behind a legacy |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | 1 | THW heavily restrict the number of students who get education overseas |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | 2 | THR the narrative that marginalized groups (e.g. people of color, LGBT+ individuals) should support left-wing parties and politicians |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | 3 | THR the decline in a culture of reconciliation among family members |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | 4 | THW make businesses that are making unprecedented profit from the pandemic (e.g, Zoom, Netflix, Amazon) donate a portion of their profits to be redistributed to businesses that have taken losses |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | 5 | THW strongly discourage people from looking for their soulmates |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | Open_Semi | THP a world where musical artists perform and publish under anonymous personas (eg. Daft Punk, Yorushika, Marshmello) |
| 2021-03-27 | Nanjing Online Debate Open | Open_Final | At the US THR the Biden administration's decision to launch an airstrike in Syria |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | 1 | THBT states should heavily invest in video games as a significant educational tool for the future |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | 2 | This house believes that leaders of minority religions in Europe should advocate for cultural assimilation over seclusion from the majority |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | 3 | TH, as the Biden Administration, would immediately engage in the CPTPP. |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | 4 | THBT TikTok brings more harm than good |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | Novice_Semi | THW prefer to live in a world where people's dominant belief would be that free will does not exist |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | Novice_Final | In instances of protracted conflict, THBT the state should grant demands for secessions that are won by referendum |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | Open_Quarter | TH, as a female politician, would embrace the public expression of vulnerability |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | Open_Semi | THBT states should be held liable for massive failures in energy provision by private actors. |
| 2021-03-21 | BiTS Pilani | Open_Final | THS antinatalism |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | 1 | THR the prevalence of Western intervention into African political conflicts |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | 2 | In the world of technology where people can trade without broker assistance, THW require all broker to waive their brokers' fees |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | 3 | THW allow single parents to raise their children in prisons (for ex: exclusive parenting zones) |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | 4 | THO the production of fictional medical series |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | 5 | THS the concept of Civilisation state, in African countries where there are recurring identity conflicts |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | Open_Semi | THW press the button once when young, as opposed to daily |
| 2021-03-21 | Cameroon Debate Open | Open_Final | TH, as the people of the community, would abandon all research to kill the dragon |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | 1 | TH, as a minority artist in creative spaces that are widely prejudiced and toxic toward your identity (e.g. LGBT people in hip-hop, women in film directing), would not reference such identity in your art. |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | 2 | TH, as Danone, Regrets Faber's removal |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | 3 | THW not pursue relationships with non-Reanimationists |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | 4 | TH, as a progressive candidate, Would heavily prioritize economic policy over social policy. |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | 5 | THBT the international actors who had supported Fayulu should actively support Tshisekedi’s attempts to form a new government. |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | Novice_Final | THBT humans should give up on Earth, rather than re-inhabiting it |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | Open_Quarter | THW the narrative that "education is the great equaliser" |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | Open_Semi | THBT major pharmaceutical companies should cut off supply of its products to governments that don’t follow the company's protocol around their distribution and usage. |
| 2021-03-21 | Colgate Open | Open_Final | THP this world over ours |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | 1 | THW allow individuals and organisations to sue for deplatforming |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | 2 | TH, as a state with aging population, would opt for policies that icrease immigration (e.g. more visas, more social benefits to work migrants) rather than ones that encourage citizens to have more children (e.g. tax benefits, increased childcare) |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | 3 | Assuming that the technology exist, THBT the wider usage of this technology would be beneficial for society |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | 4 | In the post Covid world, THW significantly tax tourism* in big tourist cities (Amsterdam, Prague, Barcelona) *peer to peer renting like airbnb taxes, low cost flights taxes, overnight stay taxes |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | 5 | THBT the concept of hell brings more harm than good for religious individuals |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | ESL_Final | THW introduce the "New Life" program |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | Open_Semi | THW remove domestic market protections* for companies that directly enable authoritarianism in other countries *(Market protections = enforcement of patent rights, tax benefits, equal ability to bid for government contracts) *(Directly enable = co-operating with censorship laws to gain market share, granting governments access to user data, quid pro quo funding for incumbent regime) |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | Open_Final | THW start the rebellion |
| 2021-03-21 | Edinburgh Cup | ProAm_Final | THBT "have it all" feminism has done more harm than good |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 1 | THW abandon policies that seek to preserve dying languages |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 1 | THW prohibit the media from using softwares/filters to cosmetically improve an individual’s appearance |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 1 | THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of an artwork is unique to the appreciation of that work |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 2 | THW ban revolutionary leaders and their families from running for office in immediate post-conflict societies. |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 2 | THR strategic voting |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 2 | THBT state policies should be neutral to family structure as opposed to actively promoting certain structure (e.g. promoting nuclear family model) |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 3 | THR the growing trend of Asian students studying abroad in western states |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 3 | THBT universities should primarily consider the teaching ability of faculty members, as opposed to research outputs, when awarding tenure and allocating academic funding |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 3 | THBT the U.S. should prohibit universities from accepting research funding from China |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 4 | In countries with vaccine shortages, THW ban vaccine exports |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 4 | Under the current pandemic, THBT it is justified for countries to send surplus medical supplies to their key allies over the nations most in need |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 4 | THBT those who refuse to get vaccinated should be exempt from public/free treatment of COVID-19 |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 5 | THW sign the contract |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 5 | In conservative societies, THBT it is legitimate for feminists to adopt the strategy of "mirroring" |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | 5 | THW introduce eco-conscription |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Quarter | THP a world like Marx Island |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Quarter | THBT poor developing countries should adopt wealthier states' currencies |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Quarter | You are the founder-owner of a successful startup looking to raise more capital to fund expansion. THW choose to float shares of the company on the stock market. |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Semi | THBT China should support the reelection of Joe Biden |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Semi | TH, as the US, would unilaterally end its tariffs on Chinese imports |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Semi | THBT the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should adopt a policy of not bailing out countries that take out significant loans from China under One Belt One Road |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Final | THBT laws protecting religious sensibilities (ie blasphemy laws) have no place in secular states |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Final | THBT reincarnation is better for the individual than an eternal afterlife |
| 2021-03-21 | IIT BHU PD | Open_Final | TH prefers a world where every individual is perceived to have equal access to a deeper connection with religious deities (as opposed to e.g. religious leaders being perceived to have more such access) |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 1 | THBT queer artists should prioritize depicting happy, than tragic LGBT experiences in their art |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 1 | THBT museums should be compelled to return all artifacts and artworks to their country of origin |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 1 | THR the feminization of characters or storylines that deviate from long-standing canon (e.g. Doctor Who's 13th Doctor, the movie adaptation of Captain Marvel, Enola Holmes, and Oceans 8) as opposed to the creation of original media with prominent female leads |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 2 | THW grant financial incentives to indigenous people to send their kids to mainstream schools over their local indigenous schools |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 2 | THBT heads of public universities (deans, chancellors, etc.) should be elected by the student body |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 2 | THBT educational institutions should heavily de-emphasize the value of academic excellence (e.g. implementing a pass or fail system, abolishing all academic distinctions, etc.) |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 3 | THBT the use of Impact Factors has done more harm than good to the scientific community |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 3 | THR the dominance of positivism in social science research |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 3 | TH, as the medical community, would adopt an optimistic stance towards vaccines that are rolled-out despite having incomplete clinical trial data |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 4 | THBT the Filipino youth should oppose the notion of "Utang na Loob" |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 4 | THP a private-led Marawi rehabilitation than a government-led one |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | 4 | THS a violent uprising against the Duterte administration |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Octa | THS the creation of an ASEAN monetary union |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Octa | THS a widespread adoption of cryptocurrency |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Octa | THBT governments should not place conditions on company bailouts |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Quarter | THBT further involvement in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is in the best interest of Pakistan |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Quarter | TH opposes America’s decision to designate Houthi rebels as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Quarter | THBT the European Union should suspend the memberships of Hungary and Poland |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Semi | THP a world where human beings naturally expired at age 50 |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Semi | Assuming feasibility, THW allow individuals one opportunity to meet the future version of their romantic partner |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Semi | THP communal child-rearing to family-based child rearing |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Final | THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should prioritize narratives highlighting the unique experiences of each sector (i.e. experiences of gays being distinct from those of lesbians) rather than highlighting unified struggles |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Final | TH, as a liberal church leader, would emphasize teaching universal reconciliation over eternal damnation |
| 2021-03-21 | MINT | Open_Final | THBT liberals should abandon the narrative that "some things are not up for debate" |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | 1 | THW require all isolated religious communities [e.g. Hasidic Jews] to give all 18-year olds a 'Rumspringa' |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | 2 | THW impose carbon taxes on individuals |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | 3 | THR the glorification of sports in schools and universities |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | 4 | THBT Abiy Ahmed should allow Tigray to secede from Ethiopia and form an independent state |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | 5 | THBT courts should break up consistently dominant political parties |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | Open_Semi | THBT the state should not fund any works of art or performances that the average citizen would not recognize as having artistic merit |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | Open_Final | THBT the scientist should use the machine to clone themselves |
| 2021-03-21 | UCL IV | ProAm_Final | THBT governments in developing countries should mandate monthly salaries for homemakers |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | 1 | THBT the state should never gentrify culturally significant areas |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | 2 | TH believes that leftist movements should embrace centrism as a dominant strategy for political change |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | 3 | TH as a middle class self-identifying feminist woman, would engage in and condone nepotism for personal gain |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | 4 | THR the decline of gothic themes in mainstream art |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | 5 | TH prefers a world where judiciaries in South East Asia historically engaged in judicial activism |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT mental health services should engage with individuals through working with their post-trauma reconstructed identity over attempting to engage in pre-trauma identity reconstruction |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | Open_Semi | TH, as the Worker Party, would embrace the return of Lula as the leader of the party |
| 2021-03-19 | Brickfields Asia College Debate Open | Open_Final | In countries embroiled in conflict, THBT revolutionary movements should engage in the strategy of attempting to militarily take control of regions over attempting to engage with the central government for federal level political concessions |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 1 | THW remove nationalism from all school curriculums |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 1 | Assuming a tradeoff is required, THBT history education in post-conflict societies should focus on reconciliation at the cost of truth |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 1 | THR the emphasis placed on obtaining tertiary education |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 2 | THS the use of primaries rather than internal elections to determine political party leadership. |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 2 | THR the valourisation of compromise politics in developing countries. |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 2 | THW allow communities to veto resource mining projects in their local areas. |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 3 | THR the glorification of art produced for non-material gain |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 3 | THBT artists should strive to portray the world as they believe it ought to be rather than as it is. |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 3 | THO the prominence of " poptimism" in music criticism |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 4 | THR the narrative patience is a virtue |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 4 | THBT minority rights movements should prioritise an approach of arguing for equality and rights based on 'the need for legal equality as citizens of the state' as opposed to arguing for 'acceptance and assimilation of their identity' |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 4 | THO the valourisation of "authenticity in popular culture" |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 5 | THBT developing countries should adopt economic development policies that heavily disincentivise urbanisation. |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 5 | THW abolish eminent domain |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 5 | THW establish a zone of free movement of labour in South East Asia |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 6 | THS the use of " doxxing" by the left to counter the harrassment of women |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 6 | TH, as the feminist movement, would actively reject " celebrity feminism" |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | 6 | THBT feminist movements in developing countries should advocate for mandator prenups |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Octa | THS opposition boycotts of all elections that are known to be not free and fair |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Octa | THBT minorities should emphasise their conformity with, rather than distinctiveness from, the dominant culture as a strategy for improving social conditions |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Octa | THBT religious preachers should not offer services to individuals who currently belong to criminal organisations |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Quarter | THBT the Indian National Congress should appropriate "Nationalism" in it's opposition of BJP |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Quarter | THR the commercialisation of the Hajj |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Quarter | THO the use of religious elements and undertones, in seeking support (which includes but is not limited to, monetary and political) in international humanitarian issues |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Semi | Assuming feasibility, THBT small nations should strive to have neutral independent foreign policy, rather than join blocks led by global superpowers |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Semi | THBT close ties with Russia are in the interest of the United States |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Semi | THBT Ethiopia should strive to secure a power sharing agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Final | THO the continued development of technology that renders human workers obsolete (e.g. self-driving cars, automated factories, AI helpdesks) |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Final | THW allow interrogation by torture of mindmapped simulations of terrorists |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Final | THW replace human judges with computer algorithms in criminal sentencing |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Final | THP a world where individuals are incapable of deception |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Final | In situations where it is not possible to achieve both aims and the decision is upon the doctor, THBT doctors should prioritise prolonging life over the quality of that life. |
| 2021-03-19 | People's Speak Invitational | Open_Final | It has been 10 years since you made the decision you consider to be the most important one in your life. THW use the technology. |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 1 | THW Ban all forms of advertising targetted towards children |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 1 | THW Ban parents from setting their adopted child up for re-adoption |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 1 | THBT parents at all times should not lie to their children |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 2 | THR the diversion of all public healthcare resources from primary and preventive care to fighting the pandemic |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 2 | THBT developing countries should disregard intellectual property rights (i.e. patents) on treatments for widespread diseases |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 2 | THS the rise of AI in mental health therapy |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 3 | THW consider personal wealth an aggravating circumstance |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 3 | THBT criminal justice policy should be outsourced to technocrats as opposed to elected representatives |
| 2021-03-14 | Lasallian Interschool Training | 3 | THBT retribution should not be a part of the criminal justice system |
| 2021-03-13 | Bristol Schools | 1 | THW implement a salary cap for all sports clubs |
| 2021-03-13 | Bristol Schools | 2 | THBT progressive female political candidates in liberal democracies should not appeal to traditional female roles in their campaigns |
| 2021-03-13 | Bristol Schools | 3 | TH, as an immigrant parent, would raise their children using the Tiger Parenting model |
| 2021-03-13 | Bristol Schools | Novice_Final | THBT Disney should strive towards a more realistic portrayal/depiction of love |
| 2021-03-13 | Bristol Schools | Open_Final | THBT hustle culture has done more harm than good |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 1 | THBT religious education in developing countries has done more harm than good |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 1 | THBT university funding should be distributed equally across all universities as opposed to proportionally to their achievements |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 1 | THW allow private corporations to buy contracts to educate and train prisoners in prisons in return for a percentage of their income when they are released |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 2 | This House believes that minorities should engage in respectability politics |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 2 | This House regrets the label "Nazi" used to describe extremist movements |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 2 | This House, as feminists, regrets the rise of platforms that allow self-commodification of one's sex appeals (e.g. OnlyFans, Sugarbook, etc.) |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 3 | THW nationalise all research into artificial general intelligence (AGI) |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 3 | THBT states should subconsciously nudge its citizens toward making socially desirable choices |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 3 | THR the glorification of productivity |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 4 | In times of economic recessions, THW implement a minimum spend policy |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 4 | THP a model of economic development that primarily relies upon microfinance as opposed to the development of traditional financial institutions |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | 4 | THBT state-owned enterprises in primary industries should retain full state ownership rather than declare an initial public offering (IPO) |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | Open_Quarter | In post-conflict societies, THS a significant degree of civilian control over the military as opposed to an independent military |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | Open_Quarter | In nascent democracies, THBT states should form its military via conscription as opposed to recruitment |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT the leaders of police organisations should be elected by the local communities in which they serve |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | Open_Semi | THP a world whereby religions dictate that the entry into heaven is based on peer based testimony as opposed to adherence to religious laws |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | Open_Semi | THP a world where lying is not seen as immoral |
| 2021-03-13 | Keio Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT the Global Middle Class should adopt a nihilist outlook on life |
| 2021-03-13 | Liverpool IV | 1 | THW ban *negative advertising in elections. *political ads in which a politician or party focuses on criticizing another politician or party |
| 2021-03-13 | Liverpool IV | 2 | THR the trend of foreign investors purchasing football clubs |
| 2021-03-13 | Liverpool IV | 3 | THR the narrative that the main drive for teachers is their "calling"* *A strong inner impulse toward a particular lifepath or purpose |
| 2021-03-13 | Liverpool IV | ProAm_Final | This house would apply a lower rate of income tax to women. |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | 1 | THBT progressive feminists should embrace shunned ‘patriarchal’ dating norms (e.g. placing the onus on men to make the first move, letting men pay for dates, pushing men to confirm the exclusivity/commitment of a relationship, etc.) |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | 2 | THBT the journalists should portray right-wing extremist groups critically rather than empathetically (e.g. focusing on their harmful actions, emphasising the impact on those opposed to them rather than trying to interview extremists and portraying their perspectives, etc.) |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | 3 | THBT the Japanese government should repeal Article 9 of the Constitution. |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | 4 | THBT the provision of loans in times of economic crisis by global institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB) should not be conditioned on meeting fiscal policy criteria determined by these institutions, such as reductions in government budgets and changes to tax rates and regulations. |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | 5 | THW prohibit the payment of ransoms by governments or individuals |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | ESL_Final | THW allow deaf parents to specifically select deaf over hearing embryos in utero |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | Novice_Final | THP a world without the existence of the elixir |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | Open_Octa | THBT indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest should undertake acts of vigilantism against poachers and illegal loggers. |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | Open_Quarter | TH, as the SNP, would focus and campaign around economic growth initiatives (e.g. drawing in foreign MNCs, making investment more attractive domestically, etc.) rather than on its current pro-independence focus. |
| 2021-03-13 | Yale IV | Open_Final | THS the narrative that all people are redeemable |
| 2021-03-12 | Genesis BP IV | 1 | THP teaching children "self sufficiency" over "Community reliance" |
| 2021-03-12 | Genesis BP IV | 2 | THBT a shift toward playing in neutral venues would be in the interest of the sport |
| 2021-03-12 | Genesis BP IV | 3 | TH, as a prominent Bangladeshi journalism agency, would have covered the documentary at the time of its release. |
| 2021-03-12 | Genesis BP IV | 4 | THBT the feminist movement should actively recruit women who oppose liberal reform. |
| 2021-03-12 | Genesis BP IV | Open_Semi | THBT environmentalist groups should fully abandon advocating for the mitigation of climate change (carbon taxes, carbon offsetting, planting trees), in favour of campaigning for adaptation efforts instead (e.g. building sea walls, exploring alternative living habitats) |
| 2021-03-12 | Genesis BP IV | Open_Final | THR the narrative that individuals should "pursue what they love" |
| 2021-03-12 | Hansraj Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THBT developing countries should aggressively incentivise students to pursue further education domestically as oppoed to overseas |
| 2021-03-12 | Hansraj Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THBT states should grant technocrats absolute authority to override decisions relating to the pandemic |
| 2021-03-12 | Hansraj Parliamentary Debate | 3 | TH prefers an online media (including but not limited to social networking sites and OTT platforms)) policy of content removal only upon reports by users, as opposed to it being done independently by the company itself. |
| 2021-03-12 | Hansraj Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THP an online media (including but not limited to social networking sites, OTT platforms) policy of content removal only upon reports by users, as opposed to it being done independently by the company itself |
| 2021-03-12 | Hansraj Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THBT politically progressive financiers speculating on financial markets does more harm than good |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 1 | THBT all social media accounts should be private until they get verified |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 1 | THBT developing countries should require internet companies to pay for news sharing |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 1 | TH, as Facebook, would take down all pages of celebrities and influencers who have previous and current engagements with misinformation channels (e.g. Twinmark) |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 2 | In developing countries, THBT economies should not be fully opened if only under 80% of the population is vaccinated |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 2 | THW not allow partnership between private corporations and public sector aimed for disaster relief |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 2 | THBT tech companies should be prohibited from filing for IPO |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 3 | TH welcomes "mass coming out" in the entertainment industry |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 3 | THW remove tax-exemption privilege from private schools that are guilty of discriminating LGBT students |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 3 | You are a cis-het male actor offered to portray a homosexual man in a BL movie/series. TH, as the actor, would reject the offer |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 4 | THBT pushing t abolish the filibuster is in the best interest of the Democrats |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 4 | In the US elections, candidates for the federal, state, and local elections are filtered through a series of election caucuses and primaries. During the caucuses and primaries, either the political parties or the administration organises an election primary, and voters can indicate their preference for the party's candidate or how many delegates their state will be sending to the national convention. |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 4 | THO Al Jazeera's move to create a media outlet for US Conservatives |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 5 | TH, as Japan, would remove Article 9 from its constitution |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 5 | TH, as the ASEAN, would impose sanctions on Myanmar |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | 5 | TH, as the PH Opposition, prefers to actively work with Western liberal democracies and institutions to impeach Duterte over preparing for the 2022 Elections |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | Open_Semi | THR the industrialisation of Artificial Intelligence |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | Open_Semi | THW break up tech companies that are deemed too big to fail (e.g. Facebook, Google, Apple, etc) |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | Open_Semi | THC the rise of NFTs being applied to media/art |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | Open_Final | THBT EMILY's List should fund male candidates who are pro-choice |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | Open_Final | TH, as Black women, would leave the Feminist movement in favour of the Womanist movement |
| 2021-03-06 | Dialectics | Open_Final | THO fashion and beauty as tools of gendered self-expression (ie: wearing high heels and makeup) |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | THBT post-colonial states should actively and significantly decentralise state control to local tribal authorities or regional leaders | |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | 1 | THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should emphasise family values as a part of their activism, rather than adopt the view that family values do not matter. |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | 2 | THBT liberal democracies should constitutionally enshrine the right of regions to unilaterally secede |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | 3 | THS health insurance companies offering terminally ill patients the option of a lump sum payment to forgo expensive life-extending treatments. |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | 4 | THR the prominent focus on historical narratives and events in political discourse (e.g. Bangladesh and the 1971 Liberation War, America and the glorification of the Confederacy) |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | 5 | THBT resource-rich developing countries should nationalise all resource extraction companies |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | Novice_Final | THW break up persistently dominant political parties in developing democracies (e.g. ANC in South Africa, Barisan Nasional in Malaysia) |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | Open_Semi | In areas of persistently low academic achievement, THBT countries should prioritize improving access to higher education over improving schools in these communities |
| 2021-03-06 | Guangdong Debate Chamllenge | Open_Final | THBT individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developed countries should focus their charitable efforts on causes outside their borders rather than local causes |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THW allow children to sue their parents for developmental trauma |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THR Biden's decision to delist Yemen's Houthi movement as a terrorist organisation |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | 3 | This House supports nonviolent humiliation of public figures or politicians as a form of political protest (including but not limited to milkshaking, egging, etc.) |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THR the education system's emphasis on making children believe they are special |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THR the trend of domestic de-sinification in China |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Semi | In areas with high numbers of drug crimes, THW create Hamsterdams |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | Novice_Final | This house believes that people sentenced to life imprisonment should be allowed to choose the death penalty instead |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THS private investors countering short-selling by buying up shares themselves |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | This House regrets the imagery of Medusa being used within the #metoo movement |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THS the development and use of gene drives |
| 2021-03-06 | Heritage Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | THP the view that dying is a medical process as opposed to a spiritual process |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | 1 | This House Regrets the perception that soldiers are heroes |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | 2 | THW release prisoners based on their rehabilitation status, rather than set a pre determined length to their sentence |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | 3 | THBT all governments should follow suit and require big tech platforms to pay compensation for usage of news content. |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | 4 | THO the narrative that people should pursue doing something they love as a career |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | 5 | THS President Macron's active involvement |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | Open_Quarter | TH, as a newly turned 18 yo, would burn the envelope rather than open it |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | Open_Semi | THBT that the recent actions against Navalny are beneficial for Putin |
| 2021-03-06 | Imperial Open | Open_Final | TH supports the decline of the state's power in an increasingly globalized world |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | 1 | THSW limit parenthood to those who have obtained state licenses |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | 2 | THW allow judges to declare disputed contracts (e.g. consumer, employment, rental, etc.) void if they fail the CCA test |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | 3 | THP a world where crystals indicating mental health (not momentary mood) existed for every human being |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | 4 | THR the 2004 enlargement of the European Union |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | 5 | THR the rise of hook-up culture |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | Novice_Final | THW permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of conscience |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | Open_PreSemi | THBT newly democratised post-revolution states should provide reserved seats in their legislative bodies for every group that actively supported the revolution process |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | Open_Semi | TH, as Mahira Khan, would accept the offer |
| 2021-03-06 | LUMS IV | Open_Final | THW legalise gladiatorial battles, with all laws suspended inside the arena and battles broadcasted online |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 1 | THR the premium placed on university-level sports leagues (eg: UAAP, NAACP) |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 1 | THBT educational institutions should permanently adopt flip teaching as opposed to traditional frameworks for education (e.g. emphasis on homework) |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 1 | THBT educational institutions should not promote national pride |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 2 | THBT developing countries should heavily invest in the creative economy as opposed to traditional industries (e.g. manufacturing, agriculture) |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 2 | THBT favourable treatment within affirmative action programmes should be based on people's economic status* as opposed to their protected attritubutes |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 2 | THW abolish all forms of affirmative action |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 3 | THR the premium placed on 'kapwa' |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 3 | TH, as parents, would not lie to their children about the existence of Santa |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 3 | THW ban children from being professional performers |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 4 | THS companies in service industries (e.g. entertainment, long-distance travel, restaurant) requiring vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of service |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 4 | THBT vaccine nationalism in countries that are heavily involved in the research, funding, or manufacturing of vaccines is legitimate |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | 4 | THBT the use of online applications for treating mental health issues (anxiety, depression) has done more harm than good |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Novice_Final | THW not enter the permanent experience machine |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Novice_Final | THBT people should fulfill their purpose in life even at the expense of their personal happiness |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Novice_Final | THR the narrative we have a moral obligation to the future |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Octa | THBT individual liberty and economic efficiency are irreconcilable with social justice and environmental sustainability |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Octa | THBT all states have a right to nuclear weapons |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Octa | THW pay the poor to not have children |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Quarter | THBT social movements in developing countries should reject the glorification of political violence |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Quarter | THBT non-Western LGBT+ activists should prioritize fighting for socio-economic rights (e.g. employment equality, anti-workplace discrimination) as opposed to focusing on civil liberties (e.g. marriage, adoption, ownership of properties, etc.) |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Quarter | THO polling and major predictive analysis of electoral results |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Semi | THW remove all preference filters based on race, ethnicity, and political views from dating applications |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Semi | TH prefers representation of transgender characters in media whose stories do not revolve around their trans-identity |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Semi | THP a world where social media platforms are owned and managed by individual national governments as opposed to a private multinational corporation |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Final | THBT publishers of children's books should remove from circulation all material from its history that are deemed to display racist or sexist imagery / content |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Final | THBT science fiction content creators should prioritize creating works which emphasize a hopeful or utopian vision for humanity (i.e., scientific breakthroughs, the achievement of world peace, the eradication of poverty), as opposed to a grim or dystopian one |
| 2021-03-06 | SLIDE UP: Southern Luzon Inter High School Debate Encounter XII | Open_Final | THO the 'woke' adaptation of classic novels |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | 1 | THBT international English proficiency standardisation tests have done more harm than good |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | 2 | THBT it is in the interest of the feminist movement to boycott Kpop |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | 3 | THBT victimless crimes should not be prosecuted |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | 4 | THP a world where wealth is seen as shameful |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | 5 | THP Asian collectivism over Western individualism |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | Novice_Final | THO the norm that forgiveness is a virtue |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | Open_Semi | THBT countries that were once colonised should suspend trade with their colonisers until adequate reparations are made |
| 2021-03-04 | Southern Vietnam British Parliamentary Debate Academy | Open_Final | THW destroy it before any knowledge of it could spread |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | 1 | This House believes that social movements in developing countries should use strategies that seek the acceptance of the majority as opposed to using a confrontational approach |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | 2 | This House Opposes the trend of the Chinese work philosophy of "touchng fish" |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | 3 | This House would only allow lawyers to reject work in areas in which they practice based on the prospects of success as opposed to the client’s identity |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | 4 | This House Opposes political centrism |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | 5 | Upon the condition that essential medical workers and the most vulnerable have been vaccinated, This House believes that the WHO should compel its rich members to donate their vaccines to COVAX for fair and equitable distribution to low middle-income and lowest income countries. |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | 6 | This House Believes That the feminist movement should oppose the "not like other girls" trope |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | Open_Octa | This House Believes That developing countries should auction off their longterm right to govern underdeveloped areas |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THR the commercialisation of the Hajj |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | Open_Semi | This House believes that ASEAN should play the leading role in returning Myanmar to the path of democracy (e.g. through sanctioning Myanmar, etc.), as opposed to maintaining its principle of non-interventionism |
| 2021-02-27 | Beihang Winter Debate Open | Open_Final | THBT parents should raise their child in a society with low levels of uncertainty avoidance |
| 2021-02-27 | Imperial Juniors | 1 | THW stream students in schools based on their ability |
| 2021-02-27 | Imperial Juniors | 2 | THBT leadership for UK political parties should implement gender quotas for their candidates |
| 2021-02-27 | Imperial Juniors | 3 | THBT countries with poor human rights records should not be allowed to host the Olympics |
| 2021-02-27 | Imperial Juniors | Bronze_Final | In a world where superheroes exist, THW require superheroes to publicly reveal their identity |
| 2021-02-27 | Imperial Juniors | Gold_Final | THW try to aggressively sabotage their parent's campaign. |
| 2021-02-27 | Imperial Juniors | Silver_Final | THW decriminalise grafitti |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | 1 | THR social movements' emphasis upon individuals' lived experiences as a prerequisite for legitimate participation in discourse |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | 2 | THO the continued progress towards deep global economic integration (e.g. very low tariffs and free movement of capital and labour across borders) |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | 3 | THBT the education system should use personality tests to stream children from a young age |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | 4 | THBT Western governments should promote an anti-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) narrative |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | 5 | THBT the Biden administration should adopt a forgiving stance towards the Trump administration |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | Open_Quartere | THS a system of election over a system of appointment for public officials |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | Open_Semi | THR recent treaties between Israel and Arab nations |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | Open_Final | THO the democratization of the European Union (e.g. the increase of power of the European Parliament, the increased focus on European elections, and a stronger push of the European identity) |
| 2021-02-27 | Leiden Open | ProAm_Final | THP a system of election over a system of appoitnment for public officials |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | 1 | THS the use of conditional cash transfer programs to families in order to encourage pro-social behavior (e.g., sending one’s children to school, compliance with state vaccination campaigns, etc.) |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | 2 | TH, as the feminist movement, would choose to glorify traditionally feminine traits (e.g. motherliness, politeness, gracefulness, etc.) instead of traditionally masculine ones (e.g. assertiveness, bluntness, aggressiveness, etc.). |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | 3 | THBT Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | 4 | THR the rise of left-wing antiestablishment politicians (e.g., Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) within the Democratic Party |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | 5 | TH opposes the romanticisation of art that is pursued for non-material gain (e.g. glorifying the ‘Starving Artist’) |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | Novice_Final | TH, as the small business owner, would accept the help of the Mafia. |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | Open_Quarter | THP a world where people predominantly believe that life possesses no intrinsic meaning |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | Open_Semi | THBT the European Central Bank should monetize the government deficits of Eurozone countries experiencing financial crises |
| 2021-02-27 | USC IV | Open_Final | THS the creation of an open marketplace for the buying and selling of luck between individuals |
| 2021-02-27 | Vilnius Open | 1 | THBT ASEAN should seek closer economic relations with China rather than with the West |
| 2021-02-27 | Vilnius Open | 2 | THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should actively normalize behaviours stereotypically applied to the community (e.g. promiscuity, flamboyance, polygamy) rather than dispute whether these stereotypes are applicable |
| 2021-02-27 | Vilnius Open | 4 | TH, as the parent of a young child who shows great promise in an artistic or athletic skill, would push their child to maximise their talent |
| 2021-02-27 | Vilnius Open | 5 | THW support moderate US Republicans breaking away and starting a new conservative political party |
| 2021-02-27 | Vilnius Open | Open_Semi | Janice lives with her husband John and their cat Felix. While their relationship started of well, they do not love each other anymore and are constantly fighting. They are mainly together due to the fact they own their house together and divorce would be ""difficult"". All of Janice's joy in life is their cat Felix. She loves the cat dearly and uses the money she gains from her late-shift job to pamper the pet with everything fancy. One day after working into the late night Janice returns to find her house on fire and after calling the fire fighters she tries to rush inside. She knows John is asleep on the second floor and won't be woken up by yelling, while she hears Felix meowing from the basement. With the fire growing quickly she only has time to save one. THBT Janice should save Felix the cat |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 1 | THW require the voting bodies of major industry awards (Grammys, Oscars, Tonys, Emmys) to have a significant percentage of people who belong to minority groups |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 1 | THBT all media aimed at children should undermine traditional gender roles |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 1 | THBT state funding for the arts should be allocated through a random lottery |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 2 | THS the rise of the use of cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash) in financial transactions. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 2 | THW impose an immediate and significant one-time wealth tax for big corporations during the pandemic |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 2 | THS the creation of Special Economic Zones exclusively for racial and cultural minorities |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 3 | THBT ASEAN should abandon its non-interference principle in the affairs of its member states |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 3 | TH, as the US, would withdraw support from Uganda |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 3 | THBT it is in the interest of the EU to impose sanctions on Russia over the arrest and jailing of Alexei Navalny |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 4 | THW aggressively impose an environmental tax on fast fashion companies |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 4 | THR the premium placed on anthropocentrist narratives in environmental campaigns |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 4 | TH, as animal rights activists, would prioritize highlighting environmental impacts of meat consumption as opposed to invoking empathy for animals |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 5 | THW allow all prisoners to vote |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 5 | THO Ban The Box laws |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | 5 | THR the show "Raffy Tulfo in Action" |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Octa | THP an afterlife of constant reincarnation over an eternal afterlife based on one's mortal actions |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Octa | THP a world where Islam had its own centralized authority |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Octa | THW significantly regulate televangelism (e.g. requiring transparency reports, suspending licenses for personal use of donations, restricting harmful preaching, etc) |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Quarter | THBT the removal of U.S. Representative Marjorie Greene from her committee assignments is unjustified. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Quarter | TH, as Donald Trump, would create his own political party for the 2024 elections. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Quarter | TH, as the Biden Administration, would fully withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Semi | Assuming access for all, THW legalize cognitive gene enhancement. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Semi | THR the prevalence of prenatal testing for genetic disorders (i.e. chromosomal abnormalities like down syndrome) |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Semi | TH, as the Jewish surgeon, would refuse to operate on the patient. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Final | TH, as the opposition leader, would order and pursue the assassination of the President. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Final | THBT the LGBTQ+ community should abandon the narrative of "coming out" in favor of "letting in”. |
| 2021-02-26 | Bicol Intervarsity | Open_Final | TH, as the opposition leader, would order and pursue the assassination of the President. |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 1 | This house supports nationalising search-engines |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 1 | THBT the use of mass surveillance in democratic states is legitimate. |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 1 | THR the bundling of services by big tech |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 2 | THP a world in which memory could be inherited |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 2 | Given the ability to buy/sell/transfer expected years of life, THW nationalise and equally distribute them |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 2 | In the event of a zombia apocalypse, THW quarantine areas overrun with zombies |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 3 | This house, as the NBA, would abolish maximum salaries for individual players |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 3 | This house, as the International Olympic Committee, would establish a truth and reconciliation commission on doping |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 3 | THB That the ICC should impose a significant penalty on teams who refuse to play another |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 4 | THW break up big banks |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 4 | THW remove capital requirements for banks and have them accept deposits |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 4 | THO states having different regulatory standards for Shariah banks |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 5 | TH, as a minority parent, would raise their child to question authority |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 5 | This house believes that only people who freely choose to have children have an obligation to make sacrifices for future generations |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | 5 | THW allow people to sue their parents for creating digital footprints of them without their consent when they were minors |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Novice_Final | This house believes that Batman should abandon his no-killing rule |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Novice_Final | This House Supports set-path governments |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Novice_Final | THP a world with no days of commemoration of military servicepeople to the status quo |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Octa | THBT feminists should advocate for the reform of neuroscience (i.e. more women in the field, critiquing studies based on gender norms, etc.) |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Octa | THBT feminist [individuals] should adopt the cause of anti-capitalism |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Octa | THR the notion of "sisterhood" in feminism |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Quarter | THBT it is in the interest of the AfCFTA to encourage the involvement of the Biden administration in infrastructure building projects |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Quarter | THBT Japan Would prefer the Trump administration while dealing with China |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Quarter | THBT it is in the interest of the AfCFTA to encourage the involvement of the Biden administration in infrastructure building projects |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Semi | THR the notion that vanity is a vice |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Semi | This house prefers the use of informal evaluation rather than KPIs for employees. |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Semi | THP a world where career success is deprioritised |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Final | This house believes that preservation of wilderness through restricting adaptive measures or killing new species is immoral |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Final | THW require environmental policy decisions should be made by an independent panel of experts |
| 2021-02-26 | Justice Tarkunde PD | Open_Final | THBT federal funding should be allocated to states inversely proportional to their carbon usage. |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | 1 | This House Regrets the romanticization of billionaires (Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos etc) |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | 2 | This House Regrets The Reddit-inspired Alleged Manipulation Of The Gamestop Stock. |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | 3 | This House Would put a limit on the air time that presidential candidates receive during electoral campaigns. |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | 4 | This House, as UEFA, would introduce transfer and wage caps for all clubs across the continent |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | Open_Quarter | This house believes that the creation of feminist icons and their cults of personality are good for the feminist movement |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | Open_Semi | This House Would require the economic policies of political parties to be approved by an independent panel of experts before being used in campaigns |
| 2021-02-21 | Bishop Anthony Lobo 2021 | Open_Final | This House, as the Pakistani establishment, would actively support and fund the Khalistan movement. |
| 2021-02-21 | Standpoint 2021 | 1 | TH regrets the glorification of academic and career achievements |
| 2021-02-21 | Standpoint 2021 | 2 | THBT queer competitive reality shows (RuPaul's Drag Race, Legendary, Slag Wars) have done more harm than good to the LGBTQ and Feminist movements |
| 2021-02-21 | Standpoint 2021 | 3 | THP a world without religion |
| 2021-02-21 | Standpoint 2021 | Open_Final | Assuming the technology exists, THS the use of Jomari Lover System |
| 2021-02-21 | Trinity WGM | 1 | As prominent male feminists, THW actively encourage cis-straight men to participate in drag culture |
| 2021-02-21 | Trinity WGM | 2 | THBT close ties with Russia are in the interest of the United States |
| 2021-02-21 | Trinity WGM | 3 | THP a world in which all art is produced anonymously |
| 2021-02-21 | Trinity WGM | 4 | THBT governments should actively discourage home ownership |
| 2021-02-21 | Trinity WGM | Open_Final | TH, as a moderately successful pirate, would accept the king's pardon and become a pirate hunter, rather than remain a pirate |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 1 | THW compel social media platforms to pay news companies for displaying their content on their sites |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 1 | THO the urbanisation of rural areas |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 1 | THW ban unpaid internships |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 2 | Assuming that individual's adherence to their own moral code can be objectively measured, THW give more votes to individuals with higher adherence scores |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 2 | THBT Biden's centrism does more harm than good |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 2 | THP a world without coalition politics |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 3 | THBT western countries should sanction Burmese military companies |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 3 | THBT ASEAN countries should actively adopt neutral foreign policy stances as opposed to aligning with a superpower |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 3 | TH, as the Chinese Communist Party, would focus its resources on providing welfare as opposed to investing in foreign policy projects (i.e. the military, the One Belt One Road Initiative, aid to foreign countries etc.) |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 4 | TH, as an Asian Parent in a western society would not become a Tiger Parent |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 4 | THR the adoption of respectability politics by minorities |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | 4 | THBT racial minorities should form a unified social movement instead of campaigning under individual distinct movements |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Quarter | THR the narrative that "SMEs are the backbone of the economy" |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Quarter | THBT the EU parliament should seek to set minimum wages for member states |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Quarter | THBT the US Federal Reserve should abandon quantitative easing as a policy option |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Semi | THP a world in which social norms privilege introverts as opposed to extroverts |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Semi | THBT individuals have the right to prioritize their immediate communities (family, friends, country etc.) over distant communities |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Semi | THO art that glorifies patriotism |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Final | THBT majority Muslim countries should cut ties with China until the treatment of Uighurs is improved |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Final | THP a world where the state of Israel had been created in Germany as opposed to the Middle East |
| 2021-02-20 | AUDC | Open_Final | THBT the protestors in Myanmar should choose to engage in violent protests as opposed to peaceful protests |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | 1 | THBT India should replace the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act with a program of unconditional cash transfers for the poor. |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | 2 | THS direct-rescue animal rights groups |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | 3 | THR the idolization of progressive politicians (e.g., AOC and Bernie Sanders in the US, Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand, AMLO in Mexico) |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | 4 | THW ban organizations that operate in conflict zones from paying protection money. |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | THP a world in which most digital news sources adopted a subscription model rather than an advertising model. |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | Open_Semi | THW prioritize the expansion of government-provided housing over rent support payments for low-income families |
| 2021-02-20 | CHIREC PD 2021 | Open_Final | THW allow those harmed in politically motivated violence to sue public figures for use of extremist rhetoric which contributed to the violence |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | 1 | THBT popular media should portray climate change optimistically, emphasizing progress which has been made over alarming predictions. |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | 2 | TH, as a fiction writer during the COVID 19 pandemic, would predominantly write stories about the present crisis, rather than stories about the past, future, or alternate timelines. |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | 3 | THBT the United States should criminalize the propagation of conspiracy theories whose adherents have actively threatened or caused harm to public figures (e.g., QAnon, 9/11 trutherism) |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | 4 | TH, as a major tech company, would make all of their software open source |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | 5 | THR the narrative that forgiveness is a virtue |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | Open_Quarter | THP a world in which religions do not emphasize self-deprivation (e.g. ritual fasting, asceticism, voluntary poverty) |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | Open_Semi | TH, as an industrializing developing country, would impose capital controls and trade tariffs on its economy. |
| 2021-02-20 | Cornell Novice Nationals | Open_Final | THBT the Biden administration should declare and actively pursue a “feminist foreign policy”. |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | 1 | This House Would ban all advertising of consumer goods and services. |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | 2 | THS the German model of academic streaming |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | 3 | THP a world where all works of fiction are published anonymously |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | 4 | THBT it is legitimate to evade tax in a dictatorship |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | Bronze_Final | THW prefer to be a cowboy than an astronaut |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | Gold_Final | THW remain in the Zoo |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | Novice_Final | THR the glorification of motherhood |
| 2021-02-20 | KCL Schools | Silver_Final | This House, as the United States, Would invade Skytopia. |
| 2021-02-20 | Queen Mary IV | 1 | THBT minority artists should create street art and other art in public spaces rather than art intended for display in galleries and traditional artistic venues. |
| 2021-02-20 | Queen Mary IV | 2 | TH, as the Hong Kong Pro-democracy camp, Would encourage and support its members in applying to the UK's visa scheme. |
| 2021-02-20 | Queen Mary IV | 3 | THW break up google |
| 2021-02-20 | Queen Mary IV | 4 | In post internal conflict states, THBT all judicial mechanisms should take place in domestic courts in the country where the violence occurred, rather than international tribunals or courts in other juridisctions. |
| 2021-02-20 | Queen Mary IV | Open_Final | THBT all states should lace their water supply with pacifism serum |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | 1 | THW prohibit newspapers from running opinion columns |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | 2 | THBT the feminist movement should focus significant time, platform, and resources towards combatting benevolent sexism |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | 3 | THW allow individuals to choose to undergo Terrigenesis |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | 4 | TH, as western countries, would prioritise competing with China's vaccine distribution efforts in lesser developed countries, over distribution to younger generations. |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | Bronze_Final | THW (immediately) surrender to the French |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | Gold_Final | THW implement the "Blue Shell Award" |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | ProAm_Final | THW legalise dueling |
| 2021-02-20 | Southampton Open | Silver_Final | THBT the first fairy should instead give the princess the gift of introspection and the ability to question the social norms and power structures under which she lives |
| 2021-02-20 | UCDS CP Pro Am | 1 | This house, as the feminist movement, would advocate for the introduction of a socialized care system in which all people needing care (the elderly, people with disabilities, etc) are cared for by workers selected by a national draft system. |
| 2021-02-20 | UCDS CP Pro Am | 2 | THW take the Blue Pill |
| 2021-02-20 | UCDS CP Pro Am | 3 | TH, as Hercules, would go up to the Olympus to live with the Gods |
| 2021-02-20 | UCDS CP Pro Am | 4 | THW destroy the list |
| 2021-02-20 | UCDS CP Pro Am | Open_Semi | THS the rise of private cities |
| 2021-02-20 | UCDS CP Pro Am | Open_Final | THW require companies valued at $1B or above to trade publicly* |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THR the portryal of white-collar criminals as geniuses in pop-culture |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 1 | In instances where tv shows are fundamentally premised on mental health and other social issues such as racism and sexism, THP the use of anthropomorphic characters over human characters (e.g Bojack Horseman, Tuca and Bertie) |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THW actively disincentivize the production of art that glorify or establish societal tolerance for acts that are considered morally reprehensible (e.g. Hannibal, Dexter, Breaking Bad) |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THW allow the operation of only those humanitarian and development aid organisations that operate according to the principles of effective altruism. |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THS medical conscription during pandemics |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THR the social preference for positivity and optimism |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 3 | TH, as the Biden administration, Would fund moderate Madrashahs (schools of Islamic study) throughout the Islamic world |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 3 | TH, as the Republican Party, would chose to disassociate with Donald Trump's legacy |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 3 | TH as Black Lives Matter Activists, would reject the Blacks Employment Act |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THR the portrayal of sex workers as victims |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 4 | TH belives that prominent male feminist should focus on dismanting gender norms which primarly harm men. |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 4 | THR the feminist attempt at sexualising religious attire (eg. Hijab, Cheongsum, Saree) |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 5 | TH, as a POC from and in a poorer and underdeveloped area witnessing a non-violent crime (theft, trespassing, drug possession) by another POC, would choose to not call the cops. |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THBT democracies should allow people to opt into religious courts that punish them for acts that are deemed to be offences under their religion, as long as they remain members of that religion |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THS regional organisations setting up binding human rights courts |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 6 | THBT atheist cult of personalities (Richard Dawkain, George Carlin, Christopher Hitchens, etc.) have done more harm than good for Atheism |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 6 | TH, as Christians, regrets the rise of popular mainstream artists co-opting Gospel themes in their works (i.e. Kanye West Jesus is King) |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | 6 | THW disallow religious leaders from publicly endorsing, rejecting, or commenting on any political party or candidate |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THS former colonial states involvement in propping up autocratic, but stable, regimes as opposed to attempting to establish a representative government |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THBT developing countries should significantly limit the number of individuals from political dynasties who can stand for elected offices |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Octa | THBT post colonial states should actively and significantly decentralise state control to local tribes/regional leaders |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THBT International development institutions (such as the World Bank) should not finance natural resource extraction projects in corrupt states |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THBT the IMF should adopt a policy of not bailing out countries that take out significant loans from China under One Belt One Road |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | TH, as the West, would cut ties with Myanmar until Syu Ki is restored into power |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THBT academics should not teach and publish content on places and peoples with whom they do not personally identify (e.g. white academic publishing on South Asian history, non-queer academics writing on queer history) |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | This House prefers a world where the 'Evil West' narrative is the dominant narrative in academic circles. |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THW require university students from developing countries who obtained education in the West to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation. |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | TH would nationalize all systemically important financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies. |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | In areas with high local unemployment rates, THW signicantly tax companies for hiring non-local employees |
| 2021-02-19 | Christ University Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | In the aftermath COVID-19, THBT Indian Sub-Continent (pakistan, bangladesh, india, sri lanka) should focus on building its manufacture sector over entrepreneurship/startup |
| 2021-02-18 | Foundation Week: | 1 | THS the section sorting of students according to their academic rank |
| 2021-02-18 | Foundation Week: | 2 | This house regrets the school grading system which prioritizes academic performance instead of practical skills and knowledge |
| 2021-02-18 | Foundation Week: | 3 | THR the dominant narrative that individuals should "do what they love" |
| 2021-02-15 | Canada Random Pro Am | 1 | THW ban plea bargains |
| 2021-02-15 | Canada Random Pro Am | 2 | THR professional art critique |
| 2021-02-15 | Canada Random Pro Am | 3 | TH regrets the prevalence of strong ties between universities and corporations (e.g. research, job hunting workshop, etc.) |
| 2021-02-15 | Canada Random Pro Am | 4 | In states within the Global South, THBT social movements should integrate religious messages and institutions into their advocacy, rather than distancing themselves from them. |
| 2021-02-15 | Canada Random Pro Am | ESL_Final | THBT the West should not push back against the expansion of Chinese tech giants (E.g. Huawei, Alibaba) |
| 2021-02-15 | Canada Random Pro Am | Open_Final | THP that authors writing from marginalized communities create fiction through the lens of utopia over dystopia |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | 1 | THR Queerbaiting |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | 2 | THW abolish veto in the Council of the European Union |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | 3 | THBT women in managerial positions in male-dominated industries should preferentially treat other women in the company (e.g. fast-track other women for promotions, pay women more in their teams, etc.) |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | 4 | THBT states should prioritize bilateral trade agreements over multilateral, large agreements (e.g. NAFTA or the plan to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership, known as TPP) |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | Novice_Final | THBT a society in which charity and donations are prevalent is preferable to a society with a state run welfare system |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | Open_Semi | TH, as Fatah, would go forward with Palestinian elections without agreement on a joint Hamas/Fatah list |
| 2021-02-13 | Aberdeen Mini | Open_Final | THR Falun Gong Media |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 1 | THW mandate all universities and colleges to permanently shift to online learning |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 1 | THR the shift from output to input based grading system in Philippines education |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 1 | THBT students must have a power to reject an invited speaker from speaking at their academe |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 2 | THW censor movies that objectify women |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 2 | THBT athletes should be allowed to compete in the gender category they self-identify with |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 2 | THW abolish gender categories for the awards in culture |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 3 | THBT developing states should adopt a social credit system |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 3 | THS the abolition of the Party List sytem |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 3 | THBT online activism is counterproductive for sociopolitical movement |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 4 | Given these biases, THW prohibit the use of AI in social institutions (e.g. universities, government, corporations etc.) |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 4 | Assuming the technology is developed completely, THW allow the use of gene editing technologies in developing embryos during early pregnancy |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 4 | THP the allocation of resources to Geoengineering projects as opposed to climate change mitigation |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 5 | TH celebrates the ban of AO3 in China |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 5 | THR the rise of social media influencers |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | 5 | THR the rise of Cancel Culture |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Novice_Semi | THBT major TV channels should openly televise and produce original Filipino BL series |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Novice_Semi | THR Netflix remakes of cartoons for adult audiences (eg. Riverdale, Avatar the Last Airbender) |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Novice_Semi | TH condemns the rise of online streaming platforms |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Novice_Final | THBT politicians and influential celebrities should not write their own autobiographies |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Novice_Final | THBT "instapoetry" does more harm than good in literature |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Novice_Final | THR the Wattpad publishing trend |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | THBT states should relax labor standards in times of pandemics |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | TH Supports the lifting of foreign ownership restrictions in the Philippines. |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | THW abolish the private ownership of (housing) property in major metropolitan areas |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Semi | TH celebrates AI powered social robots in senior health care |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Semi | THBT obesity should be treated as a public health concern instead of a personal one. |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Semi | THW deny organ transplants for patients living an unhealthy lifestyle |
| 2021-02-13 | Bulacan High School Public Debate Championship | Open_Final | As the parents, THW release the child |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | 1 | THBT activist scholarship does more harm than good. |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | 2 | THR the narrative of "Asian Values" |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | 3 | THBT high school English classes should teach popular contemporary works (e.g., J. K. Rowling) rather than classics (e.g., Shakespeare). |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | 4 | THBT animal rights groups should focus their advocacy on creating a world where farmed animals are treated well and killed humanely, rather than on eradicating animal-based products |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | Novice_Quarter | THBT film directors should never cast non-LGBTQ+ actors as characters who are LGBTQ+. |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | Novice_Semi | THW attempt to make contact with indigenous people in isolation. |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | Novice_Final | Assuming the technology existed and it was safe, THW allow people to erase certain memories. |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | Open_Quarter | THS Amazon's decision to stop servicing Parler. |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | Open_Semi | THBT feminists in developing countries should not glorify female leaders from prominent political families. |
| 2021-02-13 | HK WSDC | Open_Final | THS radical land redistribution in developing countries. |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | 1 | Thr the emphasis placed on university rankings |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | 2 | THS Zuckerberg's pledge to depoliticize Facebook |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | 3 | THBT the military coup in Myanmar is in the interests of China |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | 4 | TH prefers a world where all marriage contracts are temporary and renewable |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | HighSchool_Final | THR the strategy of charitable causes to appeal towards one's individual heroism in order to encourage altrustic behavior |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THR the notion that compromise in politics is a virtue |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | Open_Semi | THR the designation of Cultural and Natural Heritage sites as World Heritage sites by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee |
| 2021-02-13 | Katipunan Debate Open | Open_Final | THBT automation will be good for democracy |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | 1 | THS states offering citizenship based on sporting ability |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | 2 | THR the trend of prominent businesswomen giving advice on succeeding in status quo corporate culture (e.g. lean-in feminism), rather than fighting to radically reform that culture |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | 3 | THP 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 children (i.e., refraining from giving them adult responsibilities, emphasizing they are legal minors) |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | 4 | THBT the East African Federation should seek to pivot to China over the US |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | 5 | Assuming it were feasible (both technologically and otherwise), THBT all human combatants in military conflicts should be replaced by robots |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | ESL_Final | In cases of capture by terrorist groups, THBT armies should indoctrinate soldiers to take their own lives |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | Open_Quarter | THS the use of "not proven" verdicts in criminal courts |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | Open_Semi | THP a world in which Recall regularly records and distributes memories at a global scale |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | Open_Final | THR the industrial revolution |
| 2021-02-13 | Manchester IV | ProAm_Final | THP a world where acts of evil are perceived as a consequence of ignorance, rather than malice |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 1 | This House Would force YouTube to remove advertisements from emergency/ health videos |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 1 | TH, as a parent, would raise their child to be a social media influencer |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 1 | TH, as an individual, would quit social media |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 2 | This House believes that animal education programming such as Planet Earth, Our Planet, My Octopus Teacher etc, have done more harm than good for our perception of the environment and wildlife. |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 2 | THW ban zoos |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 2 | THW cull the Colombian cocaine hippos |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 3 | THR the decline of kayfabe in professional wrestling |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 3 | THR Black Saturday |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 3 | This House, as a WWE wrestler, would cooperate with the Andrew Yang investigation. |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 4 | This House Regrets the rise of white influencers in Pakistan (e.g Jeremy Mclellan) |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 4 | This House Regrets the two-nation theory |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 4 | This House Prefers the Pakistani film industry to grow in the direction of animated works (The glassworker, Shehr-e-tabassum, etc) over live action works (Lal Kabootar, Pinky Maimsaab) |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 5 | This House Would prefer the prioritization of funds going towards the liberal arts rather than STEM fields in universities in the developing world |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 5 | This House Regrets the negation of agency in social science |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | 5 | This House Prefers college application processes that focus on an individual’s personal story and background (e.g. CommonApp) over ones that focus on academics and accolades (e.g. UCAS) |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | This House Prefers nihilistic optimism over traditional optimism |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | Given the technology has been discovered, This House Would allow the creation of a digital afterlife |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | THW stop writing the novel |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Semi | This House Prefers first person perspective history over third person |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Semi | This House Regrets the notion of science being apolitical |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Semi | This House Prefers nihilistic optimism over traditional optimism |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Final | This House Supports Dadaism |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Final | This House Supports the commercialization of Afrofuturist aesthetics (e.g. Black Panther) |
| 2021-02-13 | Ziauddin University Debating Championship | Open_Final | This House Regrets Art that depicts humanity as being inherently prone to conflict |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | 1 | THBT children should learn history as a unifying national story rather than a criticism of the past |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | 2 | THBT first world feminists should not get involved in third world feminists' battles |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | 3 | TH (as India) believes that it should not criminally prosecute free speech |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | 4 | THW introduce uniform cost caps for national administrative bodies in sports |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | 5 | TH (As the time traveler) would go back, Kidnap baby Hitler and place them in the custody of a Jewish family |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | Open_Quarter | THR the rise of social media as the dominant source of news |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | Open_Semi | TH (as the conscience of an 18 year old) would take the potion |
| 2021-02-12 | 3rd NPD UPES | Open_Final | TH prefers a world where political disclosure does not include discussion of any candidate's personal experience or a character |
| 2021-02-06 | Llocos Norte Debate Open | 1 | THW remove gender-based categories in sports in favor of age, weight, or physical attributes |
| 2021-02-06 | Llocos Norte Debate Open | 2 | THBT collections in art museums should no longer be classified by race or ethnicity. |
| 2021-02-06 | Llocos Norte Debate Open | 3 | THBT the Democrats should pack the Supreme Court. |
| 2021-02-06 | Llocos Norte Debate Open | 4 | THW make a higher academic standard for admission into universities for those from higher socio-economic classes. |
| 2021-02-06 | Llocos Norte Debate Open | HighSchool_Final | THW ban advertising |
| 2021-02-06 | Llocos Norte Debate Open | Open_Semi | Assuming the development of an artificial womb, to which a fetus can be transferred at all stages of pregnancy in a safe medical procedure, th, as a progressive politician would campaign for the ban on abortions |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | 1 | THR modern medicine's prioritisation of longevity over quality of life (e.g. extending lifespan vs. palliative care) |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | 2 | THP a world where, after COVID-19 is no longer a threat to public health and safety, remote work remains the norm |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | 4 | THO "political consumerism" |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | 5 | THS the rise of private cities in the developing world |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | Open_Quarter | THW require no-fee brokerages (e.g. Robinhood) to introduce a minimum asset threshold for all investors |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | Open_Semi | THBT the election of Joe Biden is in the interests of Israel |
| 2021-02-06 | LSE Open | Open_Final | THBT the LGBTQ+ movement should emphasise family values as a part of their activism, rather than adopt the view that family values do not matter |
| 2021-02-05 | Palestine Pop Culture Open | 1 | THR fictional characters being reimagined to have different ethnicity |
| 2021-02-05 | Palestine Pop Culture Open | 2 | THBT the Avengers should sign the Sokovia accords |
| 2021-02-05 | Palestine Pop Culture Open | 3 | THW nationalise all fictional works (books, movies, tv shows) that portray national political and historical events |
| 2021-02-05 | Palestine Pop Culture Open | 4 | Assuming the Good Place existed, THP a world where people on Earth were aware of it's existence |
| 2021-02-05 | Palestine Pop Culture Open | Open_Final | THW rather be a part of the '27 club' than live an average length, nondescript life |
| 2021-01-30 | ESDC | 1 | This House Would require defendants in criminal trials to be represented exclusively by public defenders. |
| 2021-01-30 | ESDC | 2 | This House Supports Turkey's increased engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. |
| 2021-01-30 | ESDC | 3 | THBT the "curated self" phenomenon has done more harm than good. |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | 1 | TH, as universities in countries with strong democracy, would impose academic boycott to academic institutions and students from countries deemed as weak democracy. |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | 2 | THBT It is time for asian artists to stop pandering to western entertainment industries |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | 3 | TH as the Republican Party will embrace right populism rather than returning to its neoconservative roots. |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | 4 | THBT Indonesian liberals should prioritize advocating economic justice (i.e revoking Omnibus Law & UU Minerba) even at the expense of compromising the advocacy of social progress (i.e. supporting PKS & Islamic groups that support economic justice but opposes social progress by being enthusiastic to RUU Larangan Alkohol and cynical to RUU PKS) |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | Open_Quarter | THW hold multinational company legally liable for the adverse human rights impact caused by its suppliers |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | Open_Semi | TH, as gender and sexual minorities, would adopt respectability politics |
| 2021-01-30 | Founder's Trophy | Open_Final | THBT a person who seeks wisdom and truth should heavily deprioritize material gains (such as money, fame, influence, career, excellence awards, etc.) from being the primary goal of Socratic activities. |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | 1 | THS social media companies banning Donald Trump) |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | 2 | THR the decline of labour union power in the West |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | 3 | THBT the creation of feminist icons and their cults of personality are good for the feminist movement |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | 4 | THP a world in which the majority of people believe in moral pessimism rather than moral optimism. |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | 5 | This House believes that party leaders should be selected by the highest ranked members rather than through vote by all registred members |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | Novice_Final | THW cut government and parliament members wages and pension funds if they run fiscal deficits |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | Open_Semi | THBT the adoption of the economic liberalism as a dominant doctrine by major international financial institutions does more harm than good |
| 2021-01-30 | Odesa ESL | Open_Final | THBT it is the Moral Imperative of Liberals within Eastern European countries to stay within their Home Country rather than Emigrate to More Progressive Countries |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | 1 | THBT, in a context where they would remain illegal in the United States and Europe, Latin American countries should legalise all drugs. |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | 2 | THW allow Supreme Courts to independently initiate binding referenda, the results of which legislatures would be required to adapt into policy |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | 3 | Assuming you had the capability to do so, this house, as a benevolent actor, would destroy the Akashic Records. |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | 4 | TH prefers utopian over dystopian afro-futurist media. |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | Open_PreFinal | THBT the WHO should outwardly and definitively condemn the Sri Lankan government's policy of compulsory cremation in Sri Lanka. |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | Open_Final | TH, as the LGBTQ+ movement, regrets the dominance of the narrative that queer people are "born this way". |
| 2021-01-30 | Pan American Queer Open | ProAm_Final | THBT the perception of politicians as leaders as opposed to public servants has done more harm than good. |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | 1 | TH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | 2 | THR the increasing trend of the modern left characterizing conservative politicians and voters as morally reprehensible |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | 3 | THBT Xi Jinping's decision to prevent Ant Financial from engaging in an IPO is in the interests of the CCP |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | 4 | Assuming feasibility, THW determine the percentage of income that an individual pays as tax based on the relative material privilege the individual had during their upbringing (such as private education, parental wealth, childhood home etc.), and not based on their income. |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | 5 | THW ban research into the genetic connection between identity groups (e.g. ethnicity, gender) and attributes (e.g. intelligence, compassion) |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | Open_Quarter | THBT constitutional states should revisit their constitution once in every generation (25 years) |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | Open_Semi | THBT the UK should place a cap on the number of Oxbridge graduates employed in any corporate (e.g. law, banking, consulting) or elected positions |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | Open_Final | THBT Yin & Yang should be imprisoned |
| 2021-01-30 | Trinity IV | ProAm_Final | THW implement a gender rotation policy for lead public roles (e.g. Prime Minister; cabinet members) |
| 2021-01-29 | BDC Pro Ams | 1 | THR politicians' increased usage of social media for communication |
| 2021-01-29 | BDC Pro Ams | 2 | THP secular governments that exclude all religion from public spaces to those that allow all religions in public |
| 2021-01-29 | BDC Pro Ams | 3 | THW, as Saudi Arabia, normalise diplomatic relations with Israel |
| 2021-01-29 | BDC Pro Ams | 4 | THBT all military strategies are justified if they save more lives than they cost |
| 2021-01-29 | BDC Pro Ams | 5 | In times of a huge economic recession, THW implement a minimum spend policy |
| 2021-01-29 | BDC Pro Ams | Open_Final | THP a world in which people did not attempt to leave behind a legacy |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | 1 | THBT deep sea exploration should be substantially prioritized over space exploration. |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | 2 | As the leader of a social movement comprised of members of a racial or ethnic minority, THW emphasize the law’s liberatory potential over its oppressive potential (e.g. highlighting minorities’ ability to acquire and use legal expertise for their protection and advancement, rather than highlighting the biased and inaccessible nature of the law) |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | 3 | THR the rise of dramatised representations of political/historical events (e.g. Narcos, The Crown, the American Girl book series, etc.) |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | 4 | THR the narrative that it is best to exercise restraint and uphold democratic norms even when an opposing political party breaks them (for example, “when they go low, we go high” in the Democratic Party). |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | 5 | TH believes that the state’s general economic approach should be to promote policies which seek to maximise net economic growth, even when it comes at the expense of structural unemployment (e.g. promoting free trade agreements and encouraging the automation of labour.) |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | ESL_Final | THBT we should prioritise policies that seek to help people currently alive over those that seek to protect future generations |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | Open_Quarter | THP survivor-centric TRCs to perpetrator-centric TRCs |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | Open_Semi | THBT the medical community should invest in anti-aging research on the same scale as other top priorities, including cancer and heart disease research |
| 2021-01-23 | Bates Quimbly Pro Am | Open_Final | THR the narrative that independence (e.g. financial, emotional, etc.) is the primary marker of successful adulthood |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 1 | THS higher than usual taxes on non-essential businesses (Netflix, Zoom) that made significant profits due to the pandemic |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 1 | THBT it is morally justified for individuals to evade inheritance tax |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 1 | THBT the regulation of overconsumption of common shared resources is justified |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 2 | In a world where self driving cars exist, THP, that in cases of accidents when some damage is bound to occur, self driving cars be programmed to outsource the decision to the human driver (the car would not make a mathematical harm calculus), over picking the outcome that causes the least numerical human harm. |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 2 | THW allow the "Human Sims" game |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 2 | THW as the working class, supports creating digital clones of themselves |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 3 | TH (as the Radical Left) supports Liberation Theology |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 3 | THR de-platformation of parler |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 3 | THR the rise of political language to legitimise personal emotions. [E.g. Care labour being the explanation for anxiety of womxn vs emotional drain you feel for your work as an individual] |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 4 | THW limit corporate funding of scientific research |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 4 | THP bail-in over bail-out |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 4 | THW mandate pharmaceutical corporations to reveal the cost involved in research and development |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 5 | TH, as the LGBTQIA+ movement, would reject legalisation as an avenue of emancipation |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 5 | THBT capitalism is incompatible with LGBTQIA+ justice |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | 5 | THBT complete gender emancipation requires the end of family as a dominant social construct |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Octa | In the wake of the economic frustration brought by Covid-19 pandemic, THBT the African states should not have discontinued the use of CFA franc. |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Octa | THO Vaccine Nationalism |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Octa | THBT India should heavily militarise ANI |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | THO the prominence of heroism as a value in society |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | THBT the point system should provide positive points if the overall impact of actions are good (including any collateral damage), even if their motivations are corrupt. |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Quarter | THO the centrality of sports in national identity |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Semi | THW impose rental caps in urban hubs (san Francisco, Mumbai, Manhattan) |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Semi | In countries with largely agrarian economies, THP governments providing higher quality utilities (seeds, equipment, irrigation facilities) over providing MSPs. |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Semi | THW allow citizens from specific localities to vote on whether big corporates should set up business operations in those regions |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Final | THP World A to World B |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Final | THS legal realism in jurisprudence |
| 2021-01-23 | DTU PD 2021 | Open_Final | TH, as citizens of a developing country, would actively choose to practice stoicism |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | 1 | In former authoritarian countries, THP revolutionary leaders not to run for political office |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | 2 | THW replace direct state funding for the arts with the regular distribution of culture vouchers |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | 3 | In countries where same-sex marriage is legal, THS the establishment of “Gaybourhoods” by the government. |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | 4 | THW ban all public advertisements which have the aim of promoting financial products to ordinary citizens (for example: loans, investments in hedge funds, etc). |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | Bronze_Final | THBT the South Korean government should break up the Chaebol |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | ESL_Final | THBT the Brazilian government should actively seek to integrate uncontacted peoples into wider society. |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | Gold_Final | THR Alex Nalvany's decision to return to Russia |
| 2021-01-23 | Imperial Pro Am | Silver_Final | THBT the Brazilian government should actively seek to integrate uncontacted peoples into wider society. |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | 1 | THW establish and subsidize gender minority divisions in competitive gaming |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | 2 | TH, as the US, would employ gray-zone warfard against China in the Taiwan region |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | 3 | TH, as a non-profit/charity organization working with marginalized young and adult men, would embrace the perceived traditional ideals of masculinity rather than campaigning for the deconstruction of masculinity |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | 4 | THO the deplatforming of Parler by tech giants |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | Novice_Final | THBT refugee centers should be constructed with the intention of serving as permanent relocation centers rather than temporary areas before returning refugees to their home countries |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | Open_Quarter | THBT the trans movement should equally recognize the legitimacy of the detransitioning narrative to other trans narratives |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | Open_Semi | Assuming this tech exists, THS the use of this AI |
| 2021-01-23 | Philippine Queer Open | Open_Final | THO integration with nationalism by social movements |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | 1 | THBT the development of Artificial General Intelligence should be restricted exclusively to government controlled or funded institutions |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | 2 | THBT former Soviet states and satellites should not emphasise their historical struggle against Russian imperialism when constructing their national identity |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | 3 | THBT corporations should not take an active role in discussions on social issues |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | 4 | TH supports Western universities terminating Confucius Institutes on their campuses |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | Bronze_Final | TH, as the European Union, would not pursue greater integration with the post-Brexit United Kingdom |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | Gold_Final | TH, as Biden, would take significant steps to reverse course on the Trump administration's Israel policies |
| 2021-01-23 | Warwick IV | Silver_Final | THP a world in which religious leaders (priests, imams, rabbis etc.) are not seen as having a deeper connection with religious deities than regular members of the faithful |
| 2021-01-17 | LSE Pro Ams | 1 | THBT that developing countries should oppose the automation of labour |
| 2021-01-17 | LSE Pro Ams | 2 | THR the prevalence of localized forms of English (e.g. Singlish, Spanglish, Manglish) |
| 2021-01-17 | LSE Pro Ams | 3 | Assuming the technology existed, THW administer a truth serum on all participants of criminal trials |
| 2021-01-17 | LSE Pro Ams | 4 | TH, as social movements for deeply oppressed communities, would actively promote the concept of matyrdom among their followers |
| 2021-01-17 | LSE Pro Ams | Open_Final | THW accept the offer |
| 2021-01-16 | LSE Juniors | 1 | THR the narrative of needing to stay productive during the pandemic |
| 2021-01-16 | LSE Juniors | 2 | Assuming a technology exists which causes people contemplating comitting violent crimes (e.g. torture, murder) to feel nausea and pain, making them unable of comitting or thinking of a crime, THW use this technology on criminals |
| 2021-01-16 | LSE Juniors | 3 | This House, as Joe Biden, would continue the US's use of economic warfare against China |
| 2021-01-16 | LSE Juniors | 4 | This House, as a religious individual, would prefer to be a part of a religious community that proselytizes over the one that does not. |
| 2021-01-16 | LSE Juniors | Gold_Final | THW implement project Tsuki no Me |
| 2021-01-16 | LSE Juniors | Silver_Final | This House prefers a world where family love is perceived as unconditional as opposed to conditional |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | 1 | THW allow voters to dismiss their government during its term through citizen initiated referenda |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | 2 | THR cancel culture within progressive movements |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | 3 | THBT environmental activist organisations should start a campaign of sabotage and destruction against major polluting companies |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | 4 | In areas with rapidly rising property prices, This House would suspend all restrictions on property development that are not health and safety requirements (for example, environmental zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and regulations on the appearance of buildings) |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | Open_Quarter | THW not allow imams trained in the International Theology Programme to work in the EU |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | Open_Semi | THW abolish the European Parliament and grant its powers to the council of ministers, to be used via weighted majority voting |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | Open_Final | THR the 2021 attempt to impeach Donald Trump |
| 2021-01-16 | Ultrecht Open | ProAm_Final | THR the narrative that 'women can have it all' (career, family, children, etc.) |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | 1 | THBT keeping the ingredients of Liquid Lust as a trade secret is a superior business strategy to patenting it. |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | 2 | THBT the life of the 'visual' is preferable to that of the 'main vocalist' in a popular Kpop group. |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | 3 | THS the use of heaven-banning |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | 4 | THW refuse to return the doll to its body |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | 5 | This house, as the progressive glacier movement, would campaign for glaciers to voluntarily acquiesce to global warming. |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | Novice_Final | TH, as an incel, would get chin surgery |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | Open_Semi | THW immediately surrender to the barbarians |
| 2021-01-16 | UNSW IV Online | Open_Final | THS the unionisation of minor gods |
| 2021-01-16 | Wolce Pro Ams | 1 | THW remove all restrictions on sexual expression in public (eg porn images, nudity, etc) |
| 2021-01-16 | Wolce Pro Ams | 2 | THW allow voters to decide the salaries of their elected representatives based on their adherence to their pre-election manifesto |
| 2021-01-16 | Wolce Pro Ams | 3 | THBT the Biden administration should rejoin the TPP |
| 2021-01-16 | Wolce Pro Ams | 4 | THP a world where humans can measure the amount of pleasure they'll experience in a relationship before entering it |
| 2021-01-16 | Wolce Pro Ams | Open_Semi | TH, as a developing country, would implement BioBonds to fund medical research |
| 2021-01-16 | Wolce Pro Ams | Open_Final | THBT tech companies should continue extending restrictions on access to conservative social media platforms (e.g. Parler, Rumble, Gab etc) |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | 1 | THW remove Intellectual Property protections on technologies/processes that lead to or enhance sustainable business practices |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | 2 | THW force companies to cede regulation of content on social media to the judicial organs of state. |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | 3 | THBT it would be preferable for Beth had her father agreed to financially support her and her mom, preventing the accident |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | 4 | in countries with regional governments (e.g. states, provinces) THW allow immigration policy to be determined regionally rather than by the federal government |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | 5 | THW open up the economy and society to the fullest. |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | Open_Quarter | THBT the election of Joe Biden is in the interest of China |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | Open_Semi | THP a world where each individual is thought to have a personal connection with God, as opposed to having religious figures which channel the voice of God |
| 2021-01-15 | Sir Vishahara Memorial Parliamentary Debate | Open_Final | THS prisoners of war reducing the costs of their imprisonment for their captors in exchange for bettering their conditions in captivity (e.g. cooperating with the guards, avoiding hunger strikes, not trying to escape etc) |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 1a | THBT progressive political candidates and parties should refuse to accept donations from corporations and high-net individuals |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 1b | THBT liberal media organisations should actively glorify political candidates of colour |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 2a | THS Mafia Association laws |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 2b | THP a world in which no one sought revenge |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 3a | THW confiscate persistently vacant residential properties to use as social housing. |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 3b | THS the use of adversity scores in college admission exams |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 4a | Thw prohibit criminals publishing glorifying or sensationalist accounts of their crime |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 5a | Thbt all existing HeLa cells should be destroyed |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 6a | TH as developing states would prefer the use of a neutral aggregate currency to the US Dollar as the global reserve currency |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 6b | TH, as developing economies, would require international actors to match the financial value of their indirect foreign investment in the form of foreign direct investment as a prerequisite of entry into investment in their stock exchange |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 7a | THBT settler-states should pursue immigration policies that lead to no cultural or racial group being a majority of the population |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | 7b | THBT the queer community should actively promote queer theology at the expense of critique to religion |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | ESL_Quarter | THBT countries with judicial supremacy should confirm new Supreme Court judges by a nation-wide popular vote requiring a 60% majority. |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | ESL_Semi | THW grant the River Nile environmental personhood, with rights against pollution and mismanagement sued for in national courts by a set of independent trustees. |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | ESL_Final | THW not induct successful athletes strongly suspected to have used performance enhancing drugs to their sport's Hall of Fame |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | Open_Octa | THS Russian intervention in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | Open_Quarter | TH, as a wealthy retired contact sport player, would sue their former teams for health problems obtained during their careers |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | Open_Semi | The hour regrets the mbokodo narrative |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | Open_Final | TH, as a fiction author of national importance, would write books that cannot be construed as a "national allegory". |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | Schools_Semi | THW ban the appearance of children on reality television |
| 2021-01-10 | Uhuru Worlds | Schools_Final | THW create UN protectorates in failing states |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 1 | THW make all metadata collected by social media companies available to the public |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 1 | THW establish a content rating system for literature (ie, R, PG-13, etc) |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 1 | THBT all news platforms should practice absolute neutrality when covering news |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 2 | THW prohibit all financial settlements in environmental lawsuits |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 2 | In response to racially motivated police violence, THBT racial minorities are justified in resorting to violent retaliation against the police |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 2 | THW abandon the doctrine of jury nullification |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 3 | THBT PubPeer does more harm than good to the scientific community. |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 3 | TH, as the scientific community, would move away from the "Information Deficit Model" (IDM) to a "contextual model" in discussing climate change. |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 3 | THS the use of human challenge trials (HCTs) in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 4 | THBT developing contries would pursue greater economic integration with one another in regional blocs and trading agreements as opposed to actively participating in international trading agreements and institutions led by, and with, global superpowers (eg: United States and China) |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 4 | THBT megacities (cities that have more than 10 million inhabitants) should be run by multinational corporations |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | 4 | THBT the assumption of economic rationality in early and modern economic moels and theories has done more harm than good to the creation, development, and design of domestic and foreign economic policy |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Octa | TH, as Filipino feminists, regrets the promotion of Col. Rejano |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Octa | THBT shipping of non-canonical queer characters is a step back for genuine queer representation in media |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Octa | THBT the LGBTQI Filipino movement and its allies should co-opt religious groups in the fight to pass SOGIESC - based anti-discrimination act |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Quarter | THBT prioritising scientific knowledge to the point of excluding traditional knowledge impedes humanity's growth. |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Quarter | THBT nationalism is no longer viable in advancing modern-day democracy around the world |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Quarter | THP a life where one is fully content but does not aspire for more over a life where one continually aspires without certainty of contentment |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Semi | THR prarent's trust in the traditional education system |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Semi | TH, as a fresh high school graduate in the US, would not apply for student loans |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Semi | THBT schools should actively encourage children to question authority |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Final | THW gradually decrease the annual export of labor until it is complety abolished |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Final | in the 2022 elections, THBT Philippine progressives should prioritise winning local elections |
| 2021-01-09 | Debatable Open | Open_Final | THW prohibit multinational and national corporations from participating in the rehabilitation of post-disaster areas |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 1a | This House Believes That governments should make the exchange of shares a condition for bail outs |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 1b | THR the rise of abstract art |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 2a | On the condition that gangs fulfil basic social needs (such as basic healthcare, education and sanitation), This House Believes That the state should cease to combat them. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 2b | THBT social movements should emphasise an individual’s capacity to change their circumstances in the face of oppression, as opposed to emphasising the structures that restrict and determine an individual’s fate. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 3a | This House, as South Korea, regrets passing the bill to ban the spreading of propaganda into North Korea |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 3b | TH, as China, would adopt the Chongqing model of economic development instead of the Guangdong model |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 4a | TH, as opposition parties in authoritarian democracies, would actively prioritise their militant wings over their political wings. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 4b | THBT the West should invest domestically in schools that provide alternative progressive interpretations of religious text to combat radicalism |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 5a | This House Prefers a world in which the Indian subcontinent had become a united federal state as opposed to being partitioned into two sovereign states |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 5b | THR the creation of progressive political icons in the US (e.g. AOC, Bernie Sanders) |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 6a | This House Supports the use of marketing boards in the agricultural sector. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 6b | THR the risse of cosmopolitan culture |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 7a | As a religious leader of the majority religion in a religiously heterogenous state, THW promote the notion of religious pluralism over religious inclusivism |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 7b | TH prefers a world where people believe in determinism over one where people believe in free will |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 8a | This House believes that environmentalists should campaign for environmental justice as opposed to overall protection of the environment |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 8b | THR the NFL's decision to implement interviewing and hiring incentives (i.e. higher draft picks) for African-American coaches rather than pursuing the punishment of management for unequal hiring practices |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 9a | This House Supports efforts that aim to strictly delineate military and civilian spheres of influence (e.g. banning military generals from running for political office/appointment of military leaders into civilian positions, delegating military decision making entirely to military commanders) in Southeast Asia. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | 9b | THBT criminal justice policy should be decided by appointed technocrats rather than elected representatives. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | EFL_Final | THW ban research into the creation of Artificial General Intelligence |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | ESL_Final | In countries with weak central governance, this house prefers civil-society-supported military coups |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Open_Quad | THW only allow the media and campaigning organisations to depict or publish information about the deceased in a tragedy with the explicit permission of the family. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Open_Double | THW require educational institutions in wealthy countries with high numbers of international students to pay a percentage of those students' tuition to educational institutions in developing countries |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Open_Octa | THR the pervasiveness of colonial determinism in discourse surrounding African development. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Open_Quarter | THBT the Bolivian government should prosecute the perpetrators of the 2019 coup. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Open_Semi | THBT the state is morally illegitimate. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Open_Final | TH, as the RNC, would advocate for the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump. |
| 2021-01-02 | Doxbridge Worlds | Schools_Final | THBT post-colonial states should emphasise their pre-colonial history and culture as opposed to focusing on the impacts of colonialism in their history curricula. |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 1 | THS Twitter adding a fact-checking function |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 2 | THBT China should annul the National Security Law for Hong Kong |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 3 | In areas of historic economic and academic neglect THBT educational charities should prioritise helping exceptional students over all students |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 4 | TH as Social Justice Movements Would Oppose the Rise of Woke Corporate Advertisements |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 5 | THR religious groups as Non-State actors |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 6 | THBT trans women should play less prominent role in the feminist movement ie exclusion from decision making and representation* |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | 7 | In punishing non violent white collar crimes like insider trading,embezzlement and tax evasion TH as the criminal justice system would prioritize restorative justice over retribution |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | THP Free Will as a universal belief |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | Open_Semi | In the wake of banking crisis, THW reform the banking sector from Fractional Reserve Banking to Narrow Banking |
| 2021-01-01 | Ghana Novice Debate Championship | Open_Final | TH will allow communities to vote whether they want to suspend police in their areas |
| 2021-01-01 | Sunyani Pro Am | 1 | THBT tax avoidance on the grounds of conscientious objection is legitimate |
| 2021-01-01 | Sunyani Pro Am | 2 | TH as the United States Government would end the Electoral College System |
| 2021-01-01 | Sunyani Pro Am | 3 | In States with high COVID-19 rates, THW actively seek to deplatform religious leaders who propagate anti-vaccine rhetoric |
| 2021-01-01 | Sunyani Pro Am | Open_Final | Assuming the technology exists , THW erase the year 2020 from the consciousness of the world and rename 2021 as the new 2020 |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | 1 | THBT the modern left should advocate for increasing worker ownership of capitalist enterprises rather than state control of the means of production |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | 2 | THW abolish the UNSC and transfer it’s powers to a reformed UNGA where countries voting rights is proportional to their geographic and economic importance |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | 3 | TH rejects the medical orthodoxy that resource optimisation should be determined by who lives and who dies |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | 4 | THS the elimination of limited liability in critical sectors of the economy as a precondition for private sector participation |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | 5 | THBT the US-Taliban deal incentivises global terrorism |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | Open_Quarter | THBT universal identity fluidity is a threat to state cohesion |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | Open_Semi | Assuming the options are limited to debt foregiveness or zero interest loans, THW choose debt forgiveness |
| 2021-01-01 | Xtension IV | Open_Final | Assuming political acceptance by member states, THP a world where only stateless people work at multi governmental organizations (AU, EU, UN) |
| 2020-12-30 | Asia Pacific WSDC | 1 | TH, as a state with ageing population, would opt for policies that increase immigration (e.g. more visas) rather than ones that encourage citizens to have more children (e.g. tax benefits) |
| 2020-12-30 | Asia Pacific WSDC | 2 | THP new and original TV series (e.g. Umbrella Academy, the Witcher) to revamps of classic universes (e.g. Amazon series on the Lord of the Rings, Netflix adaption of Alice in Wonderland) |
| 2020-12-30 | Asia Pacific WSDC | 3 | THW forbid Western tech companies from accepting Chinese standards in order to access the Chinese market (e.g. Google accepting censorship, Apple moving servers to China etc) |
| 2020-12-30 | Asia Pacific WSDC | 4 | THBT feminist movement in the west should heavily promote the concept of 'self-partnership' |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 1 | THR the prevalent narrative that "the children are the future" |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 1 | THW force parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to send their children to kindergartens with mixed classrooms (having students with and without ASD) rather than kindergartens exclusively for special education |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 1 | THR the rising trend of parents genetically testing their fetuses to determine the presence genetic "anomalies" (e.g. cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, Down Syndrome, excess chromosomes etc.) and ensure a "normal" child is born |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 2 | THW aggressively move away from tourism as a driver for "economic growth" |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 2 | TH as the government of a postcolonial state would abandon efforts to unify ethnically diverse regions into one country |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 2 | THO the utilization of the Splinternet by governments |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 3 | TH, as the West, Would aggressively use COVID Diplomacy to establish ties with North Korea |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 3 | THBT Japan should heavily regulate the curriculum of 'Joseon Schools' |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 3 | THO the decision of the National Assembly of South Korea |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 4 | THBT the Kiera Bell ruling does more harm than good |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 4 | THBT the LGBTIQIA+ community should actively encourage non-hetero individuals in conservative countries to live dual identities |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 4 | THR the emphasis placed on sexual acts/intercourse in determining one's sexual orientation within the LGBTIQIA+ community |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 5 | THP a pessimistic view of aI as opposed to an optimistic one |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 5 | THW ban the development and public access to memorial bots |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | 5 | THS the rise of relationships with realistic AIs like Replika |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Novice_Final | THBT the belief "that religious leaders have a deeper connection with their deities" does more harm than good |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Novice_Final | TH as Christians Opposes the commercialisation of Christmas |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Novice_Final | TH, as religious leaderships, would shift their strategy from increasing the number of believers towards prioritizing boosting loyalty amongst adherents to the religion. |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Octa | TH, as the working class, W demand for the continued provision of guaranteed-income even post-pandemic regardless of the level of economic recovery |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Octa | TH, as history teachers from minority backgrounds, would prioritize teaching history in primary and secondary schools with an emphasis on socio-political commentary, even at the expense of memorization of historical facts |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Octa | Assuming Leni Robredo runs in the next presidential elections, THBT it is in the best interest of Leftist political parties in the Philippines to unite to support Leni Robredo rather than fielding their own presidential candidates |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Quarter | THW legalise recreational use of all drugs by adults |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Quarter | THS the rise of drugs (medical and recreational) as a primary option for individuals to cope with mental illnesses as opposed to prioritizing more natural remedies (e.g., consultation, wellness programs, etc.) |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Quarter | During the process of administering the COVID-19 vaccines, THBT governments should censor information regarding the adverse side effects of the vaccines being admistered that have already been approved for safety and efficacy. |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Semi | THW destroy this tech |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Semi | TH, as a citizen of Omelas, would free the child |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Semi | THW choose to become a horse |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Final | THW anonymise all charitable donations |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Final | THBT the presence of charities is a symbol of the failure of humanity |
| 2020-12-19 | The Halycon Debates | Open_Final | THBT foreign-based NGOs operating in countries with fragile democracies should cease efforts to push for political change (e.g. lobby for policy changes, re-education of the population, etc.) and instead focus solely on the provision of essential services on the ground (e.g. food drives, vaccinations, building livable communities, etc.) |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 1 | THR the Rise of Micro-credentialism |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 2 | THR Laos' construction of dams on the Mekong. |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 3 | THP a world where the privileged progressive youth would deliberately choose to be a 'Living Buddha' with their endeavors in the academe, business, and politics. |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | 4 | THBT BTS should boycott the 2021 Grammy Awards |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | HighSchool_Final | THW abolish the Kafala system |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | THBT international law should recognize the right to exist |
| 2020-12-05 | 42nd Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship | Open_Final | Assuming feasibility, THBT the Philippine government should impose mandatory COVID-19 vaccination. |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 1 | THW provide doctors performing life saving procedures immunity from legal action against them |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 1 | THBT novel drugs should be made available to at risk patients before the completion of Phase III Clinical Trials |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 1 | THW implement an anti-vaccination tax on parents who refuse to vaccinate their children |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 2 | THW replace all forms of religious giving (e.g. tithing, zakat) with equal government funding of religious institutions |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 2 | In secular states, THW ban religious leaders from running for public office |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 2 | TH, as the current Dalai Lama, W concede to Gyaincain Norbu as the legitimate Panchen Lama |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 3 | THBT staging live action remakes has done more harm than good to disney's artistic legacy |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 3 | THW legalise grafitti |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 3 | THO the romanticizing of women who buck traditional gender norms in popular media |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 4 | THP the use of zero hour contracts and furloughs rather than layoffs in times of financial crisis |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 4 | THBT companies should pay an unemployment tax for automation |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 4 | THR the introduction of Chinese mobile payments platforms in developing countries. |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 5 | THW ban the contracting of athletes for single games |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 5 | THS state owned enterprises like Gazprom and Emirates sponsoring sports teams |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | 5 | THBT players should get a cut of fantasy sports revenue as a performance bonus |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Octa | THR the narrative of the "American Dream" |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Octa | THBT the state should bear all costs of elective sex reassignment surgery |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Octa | That local communities facing economic recession should be allowed to sell the rights over cultural heritage sites |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Quarter | THS the recent wave of Arab states' normalisation of ties with Israel |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Quarter | THBT regional peace talks should be led by external powers (i.e. six party structure) over in-region alliances and players (e.g. SADC or African Union) |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Quarter | THS the agreement to give control of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan, with peace-keepers from Russia and Turkey |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Semi | THR the use of language that dismisses activists based on their sacrifice (ie: "protest tourists"; "performative allyship") |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Semi | In countries dominated by conservative political parties, THBT movements should prioritize grassroots organizing (outreach, education, local funding, scholarships, community spaces) as opposed to advocating for political change |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Semi | THR the narrative that professionals working for nonprofits perform a "public service" or "sacrifice" |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Final | THBT incest should be legalized in cases where the familial relationship is not known prior to marriage |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Final | THS an unrestricted right to death for legal adults |
| 2020-12-05 | ILNU Pre UADC | Open_Final | THW require criminal cases in which the defendant is an ethnic or religious minority to be adjudicated by a member of the same identity |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | 1 | THP a world in which all people share the same physical appearance |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | 2 | THS the rise of vaccine diplomacy |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | 3 | THBT social media companies should refuse to censor the self broadcast of political suicides |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | 4 | THW allow for paper abortions in jurisdictions where abortion is legal |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | 5 | THBT ASEAN should allow for freedom of movement |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | 6 | THR the use of predictive algorithms in online media service platforms (e.g. Netflix, Spotify, Youtube) |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | Novice_Final | THBT humans are the central unit of moral consideration |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | Open_Quarter | THR the imagery of medusa being used within the #metoo movement |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | Open_Semi | THW test the peer review process of academic journals through the submission of Sokal papers |
| 2020-11-29 | Smart Debates | Open_Final | THBT Mahatma Gandhi's legacy has done more harm than good to the political discourse of South Asia |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | 1 | THS the rise of virtual influencers |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | 2 | This House Would mandate property developers to build low-cost housing proximate to their high-end construction projects |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | 3 | This House Prefers the characterisation of politics as a “career”, instead of “social / public service” |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | 4 | This House Believes That minority religions in the West should strongly encourage their congregations to refrain from public display of their faith |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | Novice_Semi | This House Believes That micro-finance organisations (including but not limited to NGOs, charities, and developmental banks) should offer micro-finance loans in developing nations exclusively to women |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | Novice_Final | THS the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | Open_Octa | In countries with deep ethnic and religious divides (e.g. Iraq, Libya, and Egypt), This House Prefers autocracies to decentralised democracies |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | Open_Quarter | Assuming a nuclear non-proliferation treaty is offered by Joe Biden, This House, as Iran, Would choose to accept the offer |
| 2020-11-28 | Japan BP Open | Open_Final | This House Believes That youth-based political parties in developing countries should include the fight for queer rights in its manifesto |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 1 | THBT an Academic Freeze in state universities will do more harm than good to students |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 1 | THBT an Academic Freeze in state universities will do more harm than good to students |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 2 | THR the rise of Kpop culture |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 2 | THBT Western Filmmakers should actively oppose China's Film Censorship System |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 3 | THS the rise of private cities in developing countries |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 3 | THR the rise of KPop culture |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 4 | THS the use of voluntary human extinction as a strategy for environmentalism |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 4 | THS the rise of private cities in developing countries |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 5 | THBT Western Filmmakers should actively oppose China's Film Censorship System |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | 5 | THS the pursuit of voluntary human extinction as a strategy for environmentalism |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Novice_Quarter | THW abolish sex offender registers of the US |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Novice_Quarter | THW abolish the sex offender registries in the US |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Novice_Semi | THW choose to live in an Anarchist World |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Novice_Semi | THW choose to live in the Anarchistic World |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Novice_Final | THBT young Filipino scientists working abroad should not join the program |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Novice_Final | THBT young Filipino scientists working abroad should not join the program |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Octa | THR the prevalence of using precedence as a standard in court rulings |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Octa | THR the prevalence of using precedent as a standard in court rulings |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Quarter | THBT monarchies have no place in modern politivs |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Quarter | THBT monarchies have no place in modern politics |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Semi | TH, as the editors of Nature Communications, would remove this article from their publication |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Semi | TH, as the editors of Nature Communications, would remove this article from their publication. |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Final | For developing countries, THBT Biden's victory is not worth celebrating |
| 2020-11-28 | Mindanao IV | Open_Final | For developing countries, THBT Biden's victory is not worth celebrating |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 1 | THW hold pharmaceutical companies criminally liable for the opioid crisis |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 1 | THBT individuals who commit petty crimes (e.g. petty theft, simple assault, disorderly conduct, vandalism, reckless driving, indecent exposure, etc.) should be tried solely by members of their local community |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 1 | THW allow citizens to sue local governments for failed or insufficient responses to crises |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 2 | THR the narrative that long-term relationships (e.g. familial, platonic, romantic) are more valuable |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 2 | THW stop teaching children that all opinions should be respected |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 2 | THR the stigmitisation of outsourcing eldercare in Asian societies |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 3 | THBT the G20 should opt for a model of debt forgiveness rather than the passed Debt Service Suspension Initiative in the face of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 3 | THR the reliance on Venture Capitalists in the tech/start-up landscape |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 3 | THS sectoral bargaining |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 4 | THBT the Philippine media should refrain from live reporting on Duterte |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 4 | THBT it is legitimate for a Filipino to be employed in the Online Troll industry |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | 4 | TH, as Len Robredo, would take a more aggressive stance against Duterte |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Octa | THR the emphasis on sex and sexual acts in the LGBTQIA+ community |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Octa | THBT microfinance institutions should strongly prioritise women in allocating loans as opposed to any other metric |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Octa | TH, as the feminist movement, celebrates the portrayal of women as the source of fear in films (ex. Miranda Priestly, Carrie, Dolores Umbridge) |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT it is high time for the environmental movement to embrace nuclear energy |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THS the usage of citizen's assemblies to determine policies addressing climate change |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT the narrative that "the scientific community will find a solution to climate change" does more harm than good |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Semi | THR Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's military response to Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) aggression |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT Joe Biden should reverse the Trump-era foreign policy toward China |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT opposition parties in India should begin actively opposing the anti-Muslim policies of the BJP |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Final | THBT it is in the best interest of democratic states to move towards strengthening the power of international organizations (e.g. UN, EU, ASEAN, etc.) at the expense of national sovereignty |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Final | THBT it is legitimate for countries to engage in "Vaccine Nationalism" |
| 2020-11-28 | Visayas Debate Open | Open_Final | TH prefers a pessimistic view of AI as opposed to an optimistic one |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | 1 | THBT the feminist movement should actively oppose the use of makeup |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | 2 | THBT the state should hold binding national referendums on major peace agreements. |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | 3 | THW legalise and oblige employers to recognise minority unions |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | 4 | THR the commercialisation of religious holidays |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | Novice_Semi | THW ban pre-election polls |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THW impose limits on corporate borrowing |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT complete human liberty can only be achieved absent the state |
| 2020-11-26 | IIUM Debate Open | Open_Final | THW ban all research into genoeconomics |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | 1 | When allocating COVID-19 vaccines, THW significantly deprioritise people who have failed to comply with COVID-19 regulations* *e.g.: not wearing a mask, not socially distancing, avoiding travel restrictions |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | 2 | THO the expectation that one's monetary earnings should be in proportion with one's effort and hard work |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | 3 | THBT Central Bank leaders should be elected by an independent panel of experts, rather than selected by politicians |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | 4 | THP a world in which the registry exists |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | 5 | THP a world in which moderate US Republican & Democrat representatives form their own political parties |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | 6 | THBT South Korean feminists should advocate for the conscription of women |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | EFL_Semi | THW break up Facebook Inc |
| 2020-11-26 | Pre-Korea Worlds | Open_Quarter | THBT religious organisations should deny religious services* to current members of criminal organisations *e.g. confession, last rites, marriage services, removing access from places of worship |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 1 | THO the centrality of national identity in sport |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 1 | THW restrict foreign investors from buying domestic league teams |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 1 | TH as a new follower of a major sporting league (i.e. EPL, NFL) would choose to follow a less successful team from one's local area than a more successful but not geographically close team |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 2 | THR the glorification of start up culture |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 2 | THW allocate development aid primarily to countries ranked highly on the Democracy Index |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 2 | THS placing excess profit taxes on corporations which disproportinately benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 3 | THBT SK should not continue to repatriate North Korean refugees or "defectors" |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 3 | THW, as the incoming Biden administration, seek to normalise ties with Iran |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 3 | TH, as India, would accept China's proposal |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 4 | THBT dating shows where women are in a position of power are good for feminism (e.g. the Bachelorette and If You are the One) |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 4 | THW prohibit the teaching of religion to children under the age of majority |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | 4 | THW out the poitician |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Quarter | THR the rise of political centrism |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Quarter | As a post colonial state, THS a benevolent dictatorship over a representative democracy |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Quarter | Assuming feasibility, THW legalise the buying and selling of citizenship |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Semi | THR the glorification of humility |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Semi | THR commercial genomic sequencing services accessible by the general public (i.e. 23&Me, Ancestry.com, MyTrueAncestry) |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Semi | THO the use of scientific discoveries obtained through unethical means |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Final | Once a pandemic has been declared, THW ban all reporting on the pandemic from non-governmental sources |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Final | THBT Citizens should be granted the authority to determine how covid 19 stimulus packages are directed |
| 2020-11-26 | TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence | Open_Final | THBT Government agencies that regulate vaccines should only test whether a vaccine is safe ,not weather it is effective before approving it for public use |
| 2020-11-26 | WDF Opens XIV | 1 | THBT feminists from positions of privilege should actively refrain from taking leadership roles in the feminist movement. |
| 2020-11-26 | WDF Opens XIV | 2 | THBT Santa should give gifts to all children, regardless of whether they are naughty or nice |
| 2020-11-26 | WDF Opens XIV | 3 | THR the increased prominence of sport (participation in sport, consuming sporting merchandise, following sport) in the working class conscience |
| 2020-11-26 | WDF Opens XIV | 4 | THW restrict cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies |
| 2020-11-26 | WDF Opens XIV | Open_Final | TH, as religious minorities, would actively re-imagine their central figures as social activists rather than holy archetypes. For example, Jesus Christ as an activist for the disenfranchised rather than the Son of God |
| 2020-11-22 | Birmingham ESL | 1 | THW require university students from developing countries who obtained education in the West to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation. |
| 2020-11-22 | Birmingham ESL | 2 | THBT progressive social movements in India (e.g. feminist or LGBTQ+ movement) should strongly distance themselves from the West (e.g by not accepting funding, not exchanging information, or heavily emphasising their cultural specifity) |
| 2020-11-22 | Birmingham ESL | 3 | TH, as fans of the club, supports an imminent takeover by the Saudi Arabian Delegated Treasury Agency. |
| 2020-11-22 | Birmingham ESL | 4 | THBT ethnic communities should not shame their members for being ‘white-washed’ |
| 2020-11-22 | Birmingham ESL | Novice_Final | THW take the pill |
| 2020-11-22 | Birmingham ESL | Open_Final | THW 'resurrect' their significant other |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | 1 | THW introduce the New Life Program |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | 2 | THR the glorification of suffering in art |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | 3 | THBT the Vatican should not have renewed its agreement with the CCP |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | 4 | THBT prominent male feminists should focus on dismantling gender norms which primarily harm men |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | 5 | THBT governments should significantly reduce financial support for struggling businesses during the covid-19 crisis, and instead divert spending to broad stimulus spending (e.g. enhanced welfare packages, infrastructure projects, tax breaks etc.) |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | Novice_Final | THBT criminal justice policy (eg enforcement, sentencing, rehabilitation, and monitoring) should be outsourced to technocrats instead of elected representatives |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | THP a society where people feel a strong obligation to sacrifice their own interests for the interests of their immediate community, rather than follow their own interests |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THS the decline of oil prices |
| 2020-11-22 | Kinnaird College Debating Championship | Open_Final | THS opposition boycotts of all elections that are known to not be free or fair |
| 2020-11-21 | Aberstywyth Mini | 1 | THW ban zoos |
| 2020-11-21 | Aberstywyth Mini | 2 | THP a world in which the Sorting Hat is used to determine where individuals attend University (Infoslide: The Sorting Hat is a sentient hat that magically determines where students belong academically, by judging each student's qualities and personality traits, thus placing them in the most appropriate house that upholds those qualities. On VERY rare occasions it has been known for a student to talk with the hat and influence where it decides to place them in.) |
| 2020-11-21 | Aberstywyth Mini | 3 | THS the statement that one should "ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country." |
| 2020-11-21 | Aberstywyth Mini | 4 | TH, as Comedian DJ, would accept the offer to join Taskmaster |
| 2020-11-21 | Aberstywyth Mini | 5 | THW cease the research and teaching of heliocentrism |
| 2020-11-21 | Aberstywyth Mini | Open_Final | THP living the events of the perfect day over and over again, rather than acting differently to pursue different events |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | 1 | This House Believes That all countries should impose mandatory military conscription |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | 2 | This House Believes That feminist organizations should not support female political cadidates who campaign using traditional gender roles (eg marketing oneself as a good wife, over-emphasizing traditional motherhood) |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | 3 | This House Believes That states should adopt sunset clauses that legally force them to review and either re-authorize or revise their constitutions every generation |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | 4 | This House Believes That the international community should impose sanctions on Brazil, in order to curb their harmful environmental policies (eg deforestation, destruction of certain natural habitats, rampant pollution) |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | 5 | This House Regrets the rise of citizen journalism |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | Novice_Final | THW make bullying a crime |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | Open_Semi | THW abolish pharmaceutical patents in favour of subsidies, tax breaks and public interest grants |
| 2020-11-21 | Deree Invitational | Open_Final | THBT progressive social movements should primarily use class consciousness as a rallying mechanism, rather than focusing on racial identity |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | 1 | TH supports the rise of academic piracy sites. (E.g. Sci-Hub, Lib-Gen, Academic Torrents) |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | 2 | TH believes that the environmental movement should employ strategies that aim to abolish capitalism rather than to reform it |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | 3 | TH, as the Republican Party, would publicly support Donald Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 Presidential Elections |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | Open_Octa | TH believes that social media sites should censor the statements of individuals that aim to diminish the threat and reality of COVID-19. (I.e. conspiracy theories on if it actually exists, incorrect statements on masks not working) |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | Open_Quarter | THBT developing countries should deprioritise extractive industries |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | Open_Semi | THP a world where the dominant religion is Religion A as opposed to Religion B |
| 2020-11-21 | Idea Lite | Open_Final | THW accept the offer |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | 1 | THR the rise of Philanthrocapitalism |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | 2 | THS the development and use of sentencing algorithms |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | 3 | THR the Arab LEague's refusal to condemn the Israel-UAE normalisation deal |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | 4 | TH, s such a person, would choose to destroy the evidence |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | 5 | This House, as the Transitional Military Council of Sudan, would pay the United States compensation in exchange for being removed from the ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ list. |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | 6 | THW implement the Kafala system for immigrants in the USA |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | Novice_Final | This House regrets the glorification of the narrative that hard work is the key to success. |
| 2020-11-21 | USU IV | Open_Final | THS the international codification of "just post bellum" |
| 2020-11-20 | Asia Pro Ams | 1 | THR the narrative that marrying someone with similar socio-economic background is necessary for a successful marriage |
| 2020-11-20 | Asia Pro Ams | 2 | THW ban the trade of Carbon Quotas |
| 2020-11-20 | Asia Pro Ams | 3 | In a post Covid society, THP the continuation of online classes over face-to-face classes |
| 2020-11-20 | Asia Pro Ams | 4 | THW prefer a world where nobody has the ability to lie |
| 2020-11-20 | Asia Pro Ams | Open_Semi | THBT South Korea should give up on seeking reunification with North Korea |
| 2020-11-20 | Asia Pro Ams | Open_Final | Assuming the technology exists, THW allow people to own AI robots and carry out actions on the robots that would otherwise be deemed as illegal if done to humans |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | 1 | THR the decline of tightly integrated families |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | 2 | THBT protest movements should actively integrate religious figures and institutions in opposition to authoritarian regimes |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | 3 | THW ban the development of Neuralink technology, or any other brain-computer interface |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | 4 | TH, as India, would accept China's proposal |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | 5 | THBT heads of state in democratic nations should be limited to one term in office |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | ESL_Semi | When evaluating financial risk and value, THBT financial institutions and credit rating agencies should actively account for climate and nature based impacts and risk |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | ESL_Final | THW join the resistance against the AI |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | Novice_Final | Assuming it could be done instantly, THW remove all nuclear weapons and the capacity to build them from the current world |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | Open_Quarter | THBT, rather than give money to Foreign Aid and International Development Institutions, developed countries should instead directly fund the Global Solidarity Fund |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | Open_Semi | THBT humanity should invest considerable amount of resources into the exploration of deep space (e.g. colonising, space mining, exploring deep space, finding alien races) |
| 2020-11-20 | Cambridge IV | Open_Final | TH regrets the demonisation of populist leaders (e.g. Donald Trump, Marine LePen, Jair Bolsonaro) |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 1 | THS the idea of content on OTT platforms being regulated |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 1 | TH, believes that Google should allow fantasy sport apps like Dream 11 to be hosted on Playstore in India |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 1 | Assuming validity of the theory, TH will actively reduce growth in technology to avoid the Singularity |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 2 | THR the concept of Criminal Contempt of Court |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 2 | THBT it is justified to make a criminal go through the exact same horror or pain as the victim as a "form of justice" |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 2 | For scenarios where such a victim is revived by the killer, THW acquit the accused |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 3 | THS the idea that UCL in future editions should opt for a 1 leg knockouts over the traditional system. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 3 | TH would prefer a maximum of 5 overseas players in a squad instead of 4 currently. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 3 | THBT India should allow players born in other countries to play for the National team. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 4 | TH as Norwegian Nobel Committee will strip Aung Sang Soo kyi of her Nobel Prize. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 4 | THS the creation of armed forces units made up of foreign soldiers based on political interests, with such units being under the direct control of the government |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 4 | THR the De-Ba'athification of Iraq's military. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 5 | In a Post-Apocalyptic world devastated by a global Nuclear War, THS the creation of a World Government. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 5 | TH, as the INC at the onset of World War 1, will violently revolt against the British colonizers instead of accepting the offer |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | 5 | TH, as the Nuremberg Trial after WWII, will grant amnesty to those Nazi officials who are ready to be a witness against the masterminds of the Holocaust and other Nazi war crimes and crimes against humanity. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Quarter | TH, as the Indian BJP Government in 1st week of March 2020, will strictly ban the celebration of Holi in India in the wake of COVID19 concerns |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Quarter | THP a world where COVID-19 is seen as the new normal rather than one where it is seen as an extraordinary situation. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Quarter | TH, as a state, will take a utilitarian approach when making policies to deal with a pandemic. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Semi | In religious issues involving a particular religious group (For ex- Triple Talaq or Sabrimala), THBT only members of that religious community should be allowed to file a court case. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Semi | TH, as X, will not use the machine. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Semi | TH, as Ariana Grande upon being offered to headline at the event, will completely boycott Coachella and turn the offer down. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Final | THBT X did the right thing. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Final | THBT ‘allegory of the cave’ is analogous to a modern 'western liberal democracy'. |
| 2020-11-20 | La Liberta | Open_Final | TH, as X, will go to the police and snitch on the friend |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | 1 | This House Prefers a world where hobbies and interests (e.g. sports, video games, and arts) are perceived to be primarily recreational in nature, rather than primarily competitive |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | 2 | This house opposes the popular idealisation of the 'strong mother who can do it all' |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | 3 | THW abolish the party whip |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | 4 | THR the rise of pop psychology (eg personality tests, self help books that make psychological claims) |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | 5 | THO international bodies making bailouts contingent on democratic reforms |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | 6 | THR the rising trend of homeschooling within ethnic/racial minority groups |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | Open_Quarter | THBT environmental movements should support climate engineering that fundamentally alters the environment in an attempt to combat global warming |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | Open_Semi | THBT pro-democratic opposition activists in semi-authoritarian states should not seek political office in the current regime |
| 2020-11-19 | Derozio Memorial Debate | Open_Final | TH, as the people of the community, would abandon all research to kill the dragon |
| 2020-11-19 | Maharashtra Debate Open | 1 | THR the growing involvement of politicians in social media |
| 2020-11-19 | Maharashtra Debate Open | 2 | THBT space exploration should be carried out by private corporations instead of government |
| 2020-11-19 | Maharashtra Debate Open | 3 | THP leadership social movements over ones with leaders |
| 2020-11-19 | Maharashtra Debate Open | 4 | THW replace the income tax system with an imposition of wealth tax on individuals. |
| 2020-11-19 | Maharashtra Debate Open | Novice_Final | THR the emphasis placed on individuals to sacrifice their own happiness for their families |
| 2020-11-19 | Maharashtra Debate Open | Open_Final | THP a world where people prioritise Eudaimonic happiness over Hedonic happiness |
| 2020-11-19 | Nijmegen Online Open | 1 | THO the depiction of conflicts in non-documentary films (e.g. The Land of Blood And Honey, Saving Private Ryan, Hair). |
| 2020-11-19 | Nijmegen Online Open | 2 | THW allow workers to make a choice between a lump sum pension payment and a staggered pension payment. |
| 2020-11-19 | Nijmegen Online Open | 3 | In emerging democracies, THS capping the maximum number of seats in parliament that a political party can get. |
| 2020-11-19 | Nijmegen Online Open | 4 | THBT non-autocratic states with compulsory military service should allow individuals to exempt themselves on moral grounds. |
| 2020-11-19 | Nijmegen Online Open | Open_Final | THP a world in which the majority of people believe in moral pessimism rather than moral optimism. |
| 2020-11-19 | Nijmegen Online Open | ProAm_Final | THBT humanities and social science faculties should prioritize the hiring of conservative academics. |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | 1 | This House, as Joe Biden upon the availability of a vaccine to coronavirus-19, we would use strong coercive measures to induce participation (e.g. reducing welfare payments for those that don't comply or not allowing unvaccinated children to attend school). |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | 2 | This House regrets the politicisation of student unions in the developing world. |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | 3 | This House would forcibly break up banks that exceed a certain size. |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | 4 | This House supports materialism |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | 5 | This House supports the piracy of academic resources in developing countries. |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | Open_Semi | This House believes that in post-conflict societies, the national government should actively attempt to recruit militias and insurgency groups into the national military over attempting to quash them. |
| 2020-11-19 | Sydney Mini | Open_Final | This House regrets the narrative that the empowerment of historically oppressed communities is an intergenerational obligation for members of that community. |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | 1 | THR the decline in solidarity strikes |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | 2 | This House believes that individuals should be encouraged to make significant sacrifices for their community |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | 3 | TH, as Iran, would accept the Iran Deal Plus |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | 4 | THS the democratisation of powerful civil service positions |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | 5 | Assuming feasibility, This House believes that the Holy Kaaba should be under the custody/guardianship of the OIC, instead of Saudi Arabia. |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | ESL_Final | THS the creation of "ASEAN bonds" to fund the post-COVID 19 regional economic recovery |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | Novice_Semi | This House believes that progressive activists in conservative societies should aggressively adopt conservative language/rhetoric in advocating for their agenda. |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | Novice_Final | THP a world where the average person experiences substantially less intense emotions |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | Open_Semi | This House would mandate that social media users select middleware packages to curate the information they see on their social media accounts. |
| 2020-11-17 | Melbourne Mini | Open_Final | TH, as Moon-Jae In, Would repatriate North Korean defectors |
| 2020-11-15 | Oxford Womxn's Open | 1 | THBT it is in the interest of left-wing Democrats to refrain from public criticism of Joe Biden's administration |
| 2020-11-15 | Oxford Womxn's Open | 2 | THP the German model of higher education |
| 2020-11-15 | Oxford Womxn's Open | 3 | THO the glorification of maximising productivity (for example: the rise of productivity influencers, long working hours being generally seen as admirable) |
| 2020-11-15 | Oxford Womxn's Open | 4 | THR the continued existence of NATO after the fall of the Soviet Union |
| 2020-11-15 | Oxford Womxn's Open | Open_Z | TH, as the woman, would commit to not engage in romantic relationships |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | 1 | THR the westernization of hallyu |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | 2 | TH, as the Republican Party, Would Adopt A Political Strategy Of Distancing The Party Away From Trump |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | 3 | THBT explicit expressions of female sexuality in the entertainment industry has done more harm than good to the feminist movement (i.e. Cardi B’s WAP) |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | 4 | THP the cancellation of sovereign debt over Debt Service Suspension Initiative for the world's poorest countries. |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | 5 | THR that leftist movements/organisations in Southeast Asia transitioned to political parties. (Examples include but are not limited to: Parti Sosialis Malaysia, Makabayan Blok in the Philippines, and RC in Indonesia) |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | Novice_Semi | THBT ASEAN is failing in the SCS |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | Novice_Final | THR the narrative that resilience is a virtue |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | Open_Quarter | THBT all claimants of the South China Sea should train and deploy their own maritime militia |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | Open_Semi | THBT the Global Middle Class shoudl adopt a nihilist outlook on life |
| 2020-11-14 | KIDA Open | Open_Final | TH, as a swing voter who supported ousting Park Geun-Hye, regrets voting for Moon Jae-In |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | 1 | THBT the feminist movement should aggressively advocate for the removal of children's cartoons that fail The Maisy test |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | 2 | In secular states with a majority religion, THW use religious/conservative language and rhetoric to spread environmental awareness |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | 3 | THBT the Biden administration should actively seek to normalize relations with China |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | 4 | THBT developed countries should deploy protectionist policies to protect low-wage workers. |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | Novice_Final | THR the dominant narrative that one should "fight the good fight" |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | Open_Semi | TH, as liberal media companies, would not interview public figures who espouse regressive views/opinions |
| 2020-11-14 | Northern Debate Open | Open_Final | As an average religious person, THR the emphasis on piety/performing acts of worship in religion |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | 1 | THBT contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based differences (gender, race, religion etc.) |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | 2 | THP lockdown policy decisions in federal governments to be made regionally (e.g. by states, provinces) rather than by the centralized government |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | 3 | THP activist messaging to focus on how things could be (a positive vision for the future) rather than on how things are (how bad things are currently) |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | 4 | THW allow victims of violent crimes to veto the prosecution of their offender |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | 5 | THBT governments in the developing world should limit migration to megacities |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | ESL_Quarter | THW leave Dharma |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | ESL_Semi | THP to live in a world where most individuals lead polyamorous relationships, as opposed to single-partner relationships |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | ESL_Final | THR the Americanization of social justice debates, e.g. focus on police brutality as a result of BLM, use of english terms by social movements rather than words in local languages and the focus on American icons such as MLK or RBG |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | Novice_Semi | THW hold social media platforms liable for illegal content that is posted (fake news, defamation, etc.) |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | Novice_Final | THO the glorification of career achievements as a basis for self worth |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | Open_Octa | THR the increasing emphasis upon publicity and performative expressivism in social movements. |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | Open_Quarter | TH, as Saudi Arabia, W provide funding and support to Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and encourage their aggression against the Ethiopian federal government |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | Open_Semi | THW prefer to be born with HSAM |
| 2020-11-14 | Oxford IV | Open_Final | THR the narrative that there is no objective truth |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | 1 | THBT the United States should implement quotas for their non-male candidates in presidential primaries |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | 2 | THBT parents of promising athletes should encourage their children to pursue education at the cost of their athletic career |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | 3 | TH, as Wakanda, would remove the cloaking field |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | 4 | THW remove all restrictions on how welfare recipients are allowed to spend their payments (excluding child benefits) |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | 5 | TH, as Colombia, would legalise all drugs |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | Open_Quarter | THP a world where children are raised communally as opposed to by their nuclear family |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | Open_Semi | THW stay in Springfield |
| 2020-11-12 | ADU Novice Championships | Open_Final | THP a world where God is seen as fallible, rather than infallible |
| 2020-11-08 | Evergreen | 1 | Assuming feasibility, THW forcibly delete all soldiers' memories of combat situations upon their discharge. |
| 2020-11-08 | Evergreen | 2 | TH, as a PrettyCure(プリキュア), W actively use their powers to instill democracy in dictatorial regimes. |
| 2020-11-08 | Evergreen | 3 | THBT developing countries should severely restrict the foreigner's right to purchase real estate. |
| 2020-11-08 | Evergreen | Open_Final | THW immediately return all treasures and artifacts to indigenous groups that originally possessed them. |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | 1 | THBT The media should not be involved in voting for sporting awards |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | 2 | THBT the feminist movement should actively promote that women participate in the military and attempt to climb its hierarchy rather than oppose the military as a whole. |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | 3 | THBT social media companies should use algorithms to push individuals away from pseudoscientific beliefs and practices (i.e. Tarot Readings, Astrology and Horoscope, Wicca, Fortune Telling, etc.) |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | 4 | In the onset of the refugee crisis, THP a world where the European Union struck a more aggressive deal requiring Turkey to shoulder the entirety of the refugee burden in exchange for a significantly greater amount of aid and European Union membership by 2020. |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | HighSchool_Final | THP a world where people believed that God did not intervene at all over one where God has a plan and actively intervened in human affairs |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | Open_Quarter | In a country with a National Healthcare plan, THW ban private healthcare |
| 2020-11-08 | VUBP | Open_Semi | Assuming its full and effective enforcement, THBT liberal democracies should require licenses for individuals to engage in romantic relationships |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | 1 | 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.) |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | 2 | THS the adoption of variable minimum wage laws |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | 3 | This House Regrets the narrative that the process of overcoming illnesses (e.g. cancer) is a "fight". |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | 4 | THW implement a system of voter insurance for national elections |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | 5 | This House Believes That leaders of marginalized minority groups should urge their respective communities to partake in greater social integration at the expense of sustaining unique cultural attributes. |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | ESL_Quarter | THW require all art institutions to dedicate a significant portion of funding to commissioning art from new artists |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | ESL_Semi | THBT freedom movements in authoritarian regimes should prioritize women as their leaders (e.g. Maria Kolesnikova in Belarus, Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar, Alaa Salah in Sudan) |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | ESL_Final | TH supports BRICS* countries creating regional alternatives to the current international economic institutions (i.e. the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organisation) * Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa" |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | Open_Octa | THBT authors should remain silent on interpretations of their work after the work has been published |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | Open_Quarter | THBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should advocate for the abolishment of Sharia Courts rather than working to reform it (e.g. advocating for more female judges, pushing for feminist interpretations of the Quran) |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | Open_Semi | THBT Asian regimes accused of committing human rights violations should be investigated by TRCs rather than subject to punitive mechanisms (ICTs, ICC) |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | Open_Final | Assuming the One Ring had been destroyed and Sauron defeated, TH, as a Hobbit, would never leave the shire |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | Schools_Semi | THW ban relatives of past office holders from ever running for office |
| 2020-11-07 | Doxbridge III | Schools_Final | THBT western liberal democracies should admit immigrants by lottery rather than by prioritizing factors such as salary, education, and language competency (excluding immigrants with serious criminal convictions) |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | 1 | As LGBTQIA+ community in conservative areas, THW discourage our opened identity member from having relationship with closeted individuals |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | 2 | THP a political culture where opposing politicians treat each other with hostility (e.g. not publicly fraternizing, making directly attacking remarks) |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | 3 | THP a world where epistemic humility is universally embraced |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | 4 | THBT Thailand protesters should escalate their actions to become violent. |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | 5 | THR the romantization of orphan's life in popular media (i.e. Harry Potter, Naruto, Disney Princesses) |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | 6 | TH celebrates the decline of nation's economic interdependency in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Novice_Quarter | In conservative countries, THBT progressive women's groups should refrain from attacking female politicians regardless of their policies |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Novice_Semi | THBT entertainment platforms (e.g. Spotify, Netflix) should remove all works from artists that have committed immoral or criminal acts in their personal lives. |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Novice_Final | THW give two votes for every Eastern Indonesian person voting in 2024 presidential election |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Open_Octa | As a progressive movement, (e.g. Feminists, LGBT+ movements), THW not celebrate our members entering traditionally anti-progressive institutions (i.e Military, Police Force, Conservative Political Parties) |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Open_Quarter | Post-2020 election, TH as the US Democratic party would choose to focus less on identity politics instead of pandering to the woke community" |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Open_Semi | THBT as the Christian church would actively recognize that the dogmas taught now is different from what it was in the past |
| 2020-11-07 | JOVED | Open_Final | As Ariel, THW Choose Nanda instead of Jesse |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | 1 | THR social progressives using large generalisations in their campaigning (all Trump supporters are racist, all men are trash, all cops are bastards) |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | 2 | THBT up and coming POC chefs should join Bon Appetit rather than set up their own food videos on social media |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | 3 | THR multinational corporations paying protection fees to militant groups |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | 4 | THBT the manager should hand over the employee to the authorities |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | Novice_Semi | THW ban the use of faith-based rehabilitation in prisons |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | Assuming feasibility, THBT citizens from other countries should be given the right to vote in the elections of hegemonies |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THW invade Nagorno-Karabakh |
| 2020-11-07 | Malaysia National Intervarsity Debating Championship | Open_Final | With the knowledge of hindsight, TH prefers a unitary government with a directly elected Prime Minister in Malaysia |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | 1 | THBT health care workers should not have the right to strike in times of a pandemic |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | 2 | TH, as the mother of a girl living in a developing nation, would teach their daughter to embrace the persona of a "modern working woman" |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | 3 | THW apply a weight to election votes that is inversely proportional to the wealth of the voter |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | 4 | THBT the media should be held responsible for civic decline |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | 5 | THR the celebritization of elected officials (ie Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar) |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | Novice_Semi | In times of economic crisis, THW would abolish the minimum wage |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | Novice_Final | TH, as a Gen-Z couple, would chose to not have children. |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | Open_Quarter | THW not grant employer’s access to applicants criminal records |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | Open_Semi | TH, as the Democratic Party, would seek to expand the number of justices on the supreme court. |
| 2020-11-06 | Huber Debates | Open_Final | THBT any global revolution should first target institutions responsible for climate change. |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | 1 | THS the use of Erotic Capital in women's career development |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | 2 | THW relocate high-risk communities that refuse to resettle in response to climate change |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | 3 | THW hold bystanders to crime liable for not responding to crime |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | 4 | THW require meat packaging to display image that accurately reflects the experiences of animals throughout the manufacturing process |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | Novice_Final | THW Prefer To Live In A World Where Everyone Is Born With A Fluid Sexuality |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | Open_Quarter | THBT Minority Social Movements Should Use Religious Texts To Respond To Oppressive Religious Ideologies and Customs, As Opposed To Secular Values |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | Open_Semi | THBT Indonesian workers are justified in using in-person tactics (eg: large public gatherings, protests, picketing) to protest the Omnibus Law during the pandemic |
| 2020-10-31 | Asian High School Debating Championship | Open_Final | Given The Existence Of Technology That Permanently Removes The Ability to Sense Both Pleasure And Pain, THW Use It |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | 1 | THP Subdury Schools |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | 2 | THS the gamification of the workplace |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | 3 | THW repeal the Johnson Amendment |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | 4 | THS the Implementation of Performance Based Funding Metrics for Public Universities |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | 5 | THBT that women belonging to privileged backgrounds should actively decline positions of power within the Feminist movement |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | Open_Semi | THBT Central Banks should act to financially disempower and disincentivize practices that worsen climate change. |
| 2020-10-31 | Hugill Cup | Open_Final | THR the use of war-like terminology in the combating of coronavirus |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | 1 | THW refrain from using alarmist messaging during pandemics (e.g. dramatic death rate predictions), and instead adopt optimistic messaging aimed at improving morale (e.g. celebrating recovery rates, showcasing regular activities done with COVID protection measures etc) |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | 2 | THR the rise of Big Data |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | 3 | TH, as the mother of a girl living in a third world nation, would teach their daughter to embrace the persona of "a modern working woman" |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | 4 | THW aggressively prioritise programs with high MVPF |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | 5 | THW expose Harvey Dent |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | 6 | Assuming Trump wins the 2020 Presidential Election, TH, as a Democrat citizen of a minority ethnicity in the US, would choose to find ways to immigrate |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | ESL_Semi | TH regrets the villainization of people who are perceived to be intently pursuing positions of power |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | ESL_Final | THW agree to sabotage "The Process" |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | Open_Quarter | TH, as ASEAN, would kick out member states that are overtly influenced by external actors |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | Open_Semi | This house regrets the characterisation of a set of typical moods as “normal” and mood disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety) as “abnormal” |
| 2020-10-30 | Malalysia AW*DC | Open_Final | THW prefer a world where the dominant religion is religion X as opposed to religion Y |
| 2020-10-24 | NAMDA Novices | 1 | THS the rise of telecommuting |
| 2020-10-24 | NAMDA Novices | 2 | THW require western media outlets to collaborate on reporting of foreign issues with, and include a statement from, a qualified regional representative |
| 2020-10-24 | NAMDA Novices | 3 | THBT the creation of social media platforms has done more harm than good |
| 2020-10-24 | Strathclyde President's Cup | 1 | THW remove state incentives for people to have children (e.g. child tax credits, direct cash transfers etc.) |
| 2020-10-24 | Strathclyde President's Cup | 2 | THP a world where states nationalize insolvent local papers instead of a world where the state allows them to go into insolvency. |
| 2020-10-24 | Strathclyde President's Cup | 3 | TH, as the feminist movement, would promote narratives about the importance of relying on and supporting other women (e.g. 'sisterhood'), as opposed to emphasising self-reliance. |
| 2020-10-24 | Strathclyde President's Cup | 4 | Given the technology to accurately measure and transfer happiness, THW progressively tax and redistribute happiness |
| 2020-10-24 | Strathclyde President's Cup | ProAm_Final | THW allow the public to pardon individuals convicted of crimes via referendum |
| 2020-10-24 | Strathclyde President's Cup | Silver_Final | THW criminalise gang membership |
| 2020-10-23 | Effective Altruism Championship | 1 | THBT animal rights groups should focus their advocacy on creating a world where farmed animals are treated well and killed humanely, rather than on eradicating animal-based products |
| 2020-10-23 | Effective Altruism Championship | 2 | THW make charitable status dependent on an evidence-based assessment of the organisation's utility (by an external panel of experts) |
| 2020-10-23 | Effective Altruism Championship | 3 | THBT our strongest moral obligation is to our surrounding community rather than to humanity at large |
| 2020-10-23 | Effective Altruism Championship | 4 | In times of pandemics, THW significantly the minimum safety and efficacy standards required for the approval of treatments and vaccines * including but not limited to measures such as: waiving medium-term and long-term safety testing, accepting drugs that do not yet show superior outcomes compared to existing treatments, allowing more severe side effects than those that are usually permitted |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | 1 | Assuming that social, political, and economic capital can be quantified, THW make the weight of votes inversely proportional to a person's capital |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | 2 | THS defunding the police as opposed to seeking internal reform |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | 3 | THW ban senior corporate officials (e.g. CEOs, CFOs, COOs etc) from serving in their role for more than four years |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | 4 | TH supports Duterte’s decision to lift the ban on oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | 5 | TH opposes awarding Samuel Paty the Legion of Honor |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | 6 | THBT feminists should actively oppose narratives that instrumentalise the benefits of gender equality (eg: productivity benefits of diversity, economic growth) |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | Novice_Semi | THS the monetisation of all derivative fanworks |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | Novice_Final | THP a world where individuals donate their money to charity rather than having an equivalent amount taken from them in taxation to provide welfare |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | Open_Octa | THBT governments should establish and fund a separate healthcare system exclusively run by and for the indigenous people |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | Open_Quarter | TH, as the European Union, would guarantee membership to regions of existing EU member states that secede (e.g. Catalonia, Scotland) |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | Open_Semi | THW mandate large financial institutions on the brink of collapse to be bailed-in by their creditors, as opposed to pursuing a state-funded bail-out |
| 2020-10-23 | Luzon Intervarsity XII | Open_Final | THBT the government should secretively create an artificial common enemy to unite Country V |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 1 | THW REDUCE THE PRISON SENTENCES OF CONVICTS OF SERIOUS CRIMES IF THEY VOLUNTEER FOR CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BUT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 2 | THBT the technology should be destroyed |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 3 | As the Democratic Party, THW seek to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Cour |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 4 | In post colonial societies (Brazil, Singapore, Congo) TH prefers a benevolent dictatorship to a fully representative democracy |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 5 | THW Require adult children to take care of their parents |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 6 | TH Opposes the depiction of individual struggle as a source of empowerment (e.g. cancer patient in chemo, feminist in conservative country, BLM in the US) |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | 7 | THBT women from privileged backgrounds should decline any senior or leadership positions within the feminist movement. |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | HighSchool_Quarter | THW recognise religious indoctrination as a mitigating factor in criminal sentencing |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | HighSchool_Semi | THS the Extinction Rebellion Movement |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | HighSchool_Final | THP a world where people predominantly believe that free will does not exist |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | Open_Octa | THBT parents from marginalised minority communities in the West should teach their children to believe in relying upon their own communities as opposed to state authorities (e.g. police forces). |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | Open_Quarter | TH prefers a world where individuals engage in interpersonal discourse with little to no emotions, as opposed to with strong emotions |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | Open_Semi | TH prefers a world where Islam had its own centralised personal authority (like the Pope in Catholicism) |
| 2020-10-23 | Shanghai International Debate Open | Open_Final | THO the ideology of globalism |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | 1 | This House would abandon the use of foreign board examinations in Pakistan |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | 2 | This House Would allow states to use mercenary forces in combat roles in active military operations. |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | 3 | This House Believes that developing countries should privatize their State Owned Enterprises(Such as airlines, railway, utility companies) |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | 4 | This House Would ban all political parties and require candidates to seek elections as independents |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | Open_Octa | This House Believes that states should adopt sunset clauses that legally force them to review and either re-authorize or revise their constitutions every generation. |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | Open_Quarter | This House Believes That animal rights groups should focus their advocacy on creating a world where farmed animals are treated well and killed humanely, rather than on eradicating animal-based products |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | Open_Semi | This House Believes That the world would be a better place if women from privileged backgrounds turned down any benefits arising from affirmative action programs |
| 2020-10-23 | The Lyceum Debate Championship | Open_Final | This House Believes That the foreign policy of the PTI Government has been a failure |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | 1 | THBT children should be taught to be self-sufficient instead of seeking and building communities (families, friendships, relationships, etc) |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | 2 | THW impose an additional tax on any profits / earnings made in times of an economic crisis |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | 3 | As the feminist movement, THR the cancellation of sexual predators on social media |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | 4 | Given a limitation in resources, THBT developing countries with a large population should de-prioritize mass vaccination efforts and focus on building a post-pandemic world (i.e. digitalization, enabling remote working, fixing city planning, etc) |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | 5 | THR the recent disbandment of Front Pembela Islam by the Indonesian government |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | AmsAms_Semi | THW criminalise poltiicians who don't fulfill campaign promises |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | Open_Quarter | THBT the anti-establishment factions (e.g. Donald Trump, the Progressive Dems Squad) should create their own political party and pursue the establishment of a multi-party system in the United States |
| 2020-10-17 | Argumentum X ADC Pro Ams | Open_Semi | THBT developing countries should pursue higher investments in refineries of raw materials instead of relying on exports |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 1 | THW establish an environmental commissioner who has universal prosecutory powers for crimes against the environment |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 1 | THW legalise the licensed hunting of endangered animals |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 1 | Assuming feasibility, THW mandate a central global authority to control food markets (supply, production, price etc.) |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 2 | THBT countries with widespread poverty should not pursue lockdown as a key COVID strategy |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 2 | THR the allocation of funds to corporations in COVID bailouts |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 2 | THO Chinese investment in Africa |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 3 | In countries where most citizens have tribal identities, THBT legislative bodies should provide significant legislative representation to tribal chiefs |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 3 | TH, as a parent, would actively avoid gender markers when raising young children (e.g. dressing children in pink or blue, encouraging girls to play with dolls and boys to play with toy trucks) |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 3 | THBT LGBTQ+ characters in pop culture and films should only be played by LGBTQ+ actors |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 4 | THW drastically reduce the number of university spaces on offer |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 4 | THBT class pets do more harm than good |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 4 | TH, as a parent, would prioritise improving their child's academic performance and building up skills, even at the expense of leisure time and extra-curricular activities |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 5 | THBT art museums should not hold reserve collections larger than 20% of total volume of collection |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 5 | THR Kpop |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | 5 | THW decriminalise grafitti |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Octa | THR the trend of increasing Israel integration with the Middle East |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Octa | THS the increasing protectionism in West against the Chinese technological ecosystem |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Octa | TH, as Vietnam, would withdraw from the territorial dispute in the South China Sea in order to pursue better relations with China |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT the quest for the meaning of life is overrated |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THW prefer a world where memory is permanent and infallible |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THP the worship and belief of multiple deities (eg. Hinduism, Chinese folk religion) to that of a single deity (e.g. Judaism, Christianity, Islam). |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Semi | THW recognise a culture defense |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT the consequences of of low severity crimes (e.g. shoplifting, public intoxication) should be determined by members of the community in which the crime took place. |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT social media companies (Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, etc) should hand over user's private data to authorities upon court order |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Final | THBT all major legislative decisions must be approved by citizen consultation councils before they are passed. |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Final | THW adopt a "three strikes rule" in disqualifying elected officials who fail to deliver on campaign promise |
| 2020-10-17 | DAV Debate Open | Open_Final | During times of crisis, THBT governments should conceal information from, misguide, or actively lie to their citizens in order to mitigate harms of the crisis |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | 1 | THR the rise of OnlyFans in the pornography market |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | 2 | THBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretation |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | 3 | THS the phenomenon of Green Card marriages |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | 4 | THBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious texts |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | 5 | THW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companies |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | Novice_Semi | THW abolish sex-based segregation in sports in favour of ability-based segregation |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | Novice_Final | THP a world in which parents follow an authoritarian parenting model rather than an egalitarian parenting model |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | Open_Quarter | THBT the Argentinian government should have rejected the 2018 IMF bailout and sought to negotiate further concessions, even at the risk of not receiving a bailout |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | Open_Semi | Assuming feasibility, THW nationalize all high-cost research equipment and create a national pool of this equipment where all researchers must apply to a centralized agency for access |
| 2020-10-17 | Hart House IV | Open_Final | THBT it is in the interest of countries that experienced Japanese colonial occupation (e.g., South Korea, China, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam) to boycott the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo if far-right paraphernalia (e.g., displays of the Rising Sun flag) are permitted. |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | 1 | THBT children should be taught from a young age that harshness is incompatible with good intentions |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | 2 | THW tax male consumer more when they buy services/products from corporations with huge gender pay-gaps |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | 3 | THBT gay and lesbian communities should actively advocate against the idealization of monogamous romantic relationships |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | 4 | THO the retreat of foreign capital from coal-fired power plants in developing countries |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | Open_Quarter | THW legally require adtech giants (e,g Facebook, Google) to pay traditional media organisations for sharing or displaying their news content |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | Open_Semi | THBT Lebanon should aim to abolish confessionalism. |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | Open_Final | THBT the intimate ties between the MOF and the banks centered around the main bank system have done more harm than good to the Japanese economy |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | Rookie_Semi | THW not punish people below the poverty line for economic crimes |
| 2020-10-17 | JPDU Autumn Tournament | Rookie_Final | THR the romanticization of villains and antiheroes/antiheroines in literature, movies, and other pop culture artifacts (eg. Joker in Batman; Thanos in Avengers; Don Juan etc) |
| 2020-10-17 | KCL Pro Am | 1 | THW allow "negative voting" |
| 2020-10-17 | KCL Pro Am | 2 | THBT it is the duty of parents to raise their children free of gender roles |
| 2020-10-17 | KCL Pro Am | 3 | THS the creation and use of "Lethal Autonomous Robots" |
| 2020-10-17 | KCL Pro Am | 4 | THBT schools should teach history as a product of social and institutional factors, rather than the product of grand figures |
| 2020-10-17 | KCL Pro Am | Open_Final | THP a world where everyone is implanted with the EPA device at birth |
| 2020-10-17 | NTU Pro Ams | 1 | THS the Open Access movement |
| 2020-10-17 | NTU Pro Ams | 2 | THW provide significant tax benefits to publicly listed STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) companies whose top executives are at least 50% non-cisgender men. |
| 2020-10-17 | NTU Pro Ams | 3 | THR the glorification of revolutions in history textbooks |
| 2020-10-17 | NTU Pro Ams | 4 | There exists a device that can ensure its user does not ever experience romantic love again. This process is irreversible. THW allow consenting adults to use the device on themselves. |
| 2020-10-17 | NTU Pro Ams | Open_Semi | THBT over-populated developing countries should encourage the emigration of labour |
| 2020-10-17 | NTU Pro Ams | Open_Final | THP centralised over decentralised forms of civil rights activism |
| 2020-10-17 | The Women's Debate | 1 | THR the narrative of "changing the system from within" |
| 2020-10-17 | The Women's Debate | 2 | THBT the feminist movement should campaign to deconstruct masculinity (ie. claiming that being assertive is bad) rather than service masculinity for feminist goals (ie. women can be assertive too) |
| 2020-10-17 | The Women's Debate | 3 | THBT countries, like Switzerland, that were neutral in WWII should pay financial reparations to states occupied by the Nazis |
| 2020-10-17 | The Women's Debate | Open_Semi | THW remove all benefits (including but not limited to unemployment benefits and healthcare) from those who can, but are unwilling, to work |
| 2020-10-17 | WDF Genders Debate | 1 | THBT parents and educators should actively encourage children to invest in their appearance and attractiveness |
| 2020-10-17 | WDF Genders Debate | 2 | In times of economic hardship, THBT governments should prioritise direct spending (e.g. infrastructure projects, jobs programs) as opposed to giving citizens money to spend themselves (e.g. tax cuts, additional welfare) |
| 2020-10-17 | WDF Genders Debate | 3 | THO the notion that marriage is incompatible with feminism |
| 2020-10-17 | WDF Genders Debate | 4 | In the context of an upcoming election, TH, as a left-leaning journalist, would choose to not positively portray any conservative policies |
| 2020-10-17 | WDF Genders Debate | Open_Semi | THS the end of US' constructive engagement with China |
| 2020-10-17 | WDF Genders Debate | Open_Final | THO the insertion of Artificial Intelligence into the fields of art and creativity |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | 1 | THW not allow unvaccinated children to attend schools |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | 2 | Assuming a world where superheroes exist, TH, as the United Nations, would regulate their engagement in conflicts |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | 3 | THBT Disney should remove from circulation cartoons from its history that contain racist caricatures |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | 4 | THBT Joe Biden should choose to run on a "Medicare-for-All" platform |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | 5 | THBT feminists should actively campaign for quotas and increased female involvement in the military |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | Open_Semi | THBT the BLM movement should campaign for the inclusion of more African American police officers instead of the abolition of the police force |
| 2020-10-16 | St Cats Debate Tournament | Open_Final | Assuming the public would never find out, THS historical narratives that prioritize equal representation throughout history, even if people and events need to be fabricated |
| 2020-10-15 | ULAB Daring Debates | 1 | THS the creation of children's literature which teaches that people are neither good nor evil |
| 2020-10-15 | ULAB Daring Debates | 2 | THW ban the consolidation of newspapers by a single entity (eg private equity firms, single media companies) |
| 2020-10-15 | ULAB Daring Debates | 3 | THBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice |
| 2020-10-15 | ULAB Daring Debates | 4 | Assuming it could be done peacefully, THW replace all existing governments with a single global democratic government. |
| 2020-10-15 | ULAB Daring Debates | Open_Semi | In areas with rapidly rising property prices, THW suspend all restrictions on property development that are not health and safety requirements (for example, environmental zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and regulations on the appearance of buildings) |
| 2020-10-11 | Liverpool Invitational Debatte Open | 1 | THS the League One salary cap |
| 2020-10-11 | Liverpool Invitational Debatte Open | 2 | TH, as a young educated individual with sole citizenship status in an illiberal democracy, would emigrate elsewhere. |
| 2020-10-11 | Liverpool Invitational Debatte Open | 3 | THW allow women to activate deadly, rainbow-coloured, laser beams from their eyes, but only whenever they are in the close proximity of men. |
| 2020-10-11 | Liverpool Invitational Debatte Open | Open_Final | THO the creation of this ‘superhero academy’. |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | 1 | That we prefer a world where the only education for children under the age of 10 is in a "free-school" environment (ie. where children decide freely what activities they participate in). |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | 2 | That, as a small nation with highly aggressive neighbours (for example, Israel, Iran, Taiwan) that can no longer rely on more powerful allies, we would prefer to have a nuclear arsenal. |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | 3 | That we would prefer Vtubing to become the norm of streaming |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | 4 | That we would end the practice of deporting criminals |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | Blue_Semi | That NZ should seek to double its population in the next 50 years through immigration |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | Blue_Final | That we would prefer working from home to become the norm for office workers |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | Gold_Final | That liberal democracies should ban the products of CCP-linked tech giants (for example, BBK, HuaWei, and TenCent, which sell hardware, 5G, and apps like WeChat and TikTok) |
| 2020-10-09 | Auckland Rumble | Plate_Final | That we support the End of Life Bill |
| 2020-10-09 | Bogwall Novices | 1 | THW require sports teams to be owned by their local communities, as opposed to corporations or individuals |
| 2020-10-09 | Bogwall Novices | 2 | THW ban public debates between candidates in the runup to elections |
| 2020-10-09 | Bogwall Novices | 3 | THBT the environmentalist movement should lobby for legislative change (e.g. emissions trading schemes, banning fracking) rather than individual action (e.g. recycling, reducing car usage) |
| 2020-10-09 | Bogwall Novices | 4 | THBT Western states should support local rebel groups (e.g. by funding them and giving them intel) as opposed to direct military intervention in other states |
| 2020-10-09 | Bogwall Novices | Open_Semi | In times of public crises (e.g. epidemics, natural disasters), THBT the government should be temporarily replaced by technocrats |
| 2020-10-09 | Bogwall Novices | Open_Final | THBT the nominees and the winners of the Oscars should always be decided by public vote |
| 2020-10-09 | Haradali Women's Open | 1 | THP a world where women cannot perceive aesthetic beauty |
| 2020-10-09 | Haradali Women's Open | 2 | THR the glorification of the institution of marriage |
| 2020-10-09 | Haradali Women's Open | 3 | THR the rise in icons and their cult of personalities in the feminist movement |
| 2020-10-09 | Haradali Women's Open | 4 | THBT governments should impose strict gender quotas at the level of board of directors in corporations |
| 2020-10-09 | Haradali Women's Open | 5 | THBT feminists should oppose the rise of anti rape products and services |
| 2020-10-09 | Haradali Women's Open | Open_Final | THR the rise of third wave feminism |
| 2020-10-09 | Helsinki Pro Am | 1 | THW only imprison people who are assessed to pose an active danger to society |
| 2020-10-09 | Helsinki Pro Am | 2 | THBT the feminist movement including men in their campaigns and discussions does more harm than good |
| 2020-10-09 | Helsinki Pro Am | 3 | Assuming the technology to do so safely and reversibly is available, THW remove the ability of soldiers to feel fear |
| 2020-10-09 | Helsinki Pro Am | Open_Final | THO the "God's Plan" narrative |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | 1 | THW ban lifestyle clauses in prenupital agreements |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | 2 | THBT developing nations should strongly de-prioritise economic strategies which rely on tourism (e.g., no funding to pro-tourism advertisement, strict regulations and taxation for hospitality industry, strongly prioritising other sectors) |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | 3 | THS the attacks of feminists on conservative men based on their masculinity, (e..g. the Shapiro WAP parody, mocking MRAs for being single and living with their parents) |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | 4 | THP to live in a world with one dominant global power, rather than in a world with several competing global powers |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | 5 | THR the narrative that we should derive meaning from work |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | Open_Semi | THW grant more power over the EU budget to countries that contribute more money to the budget than they receive in monetary benefits, rather than an equal say in the budget |
| 2020-10-09 | Kyiv Open | Open_Final | As a talented graduate of a prestigious university, that wants to make the world a better place, TH would choose to pursue a career in the business and corporate world, rather than in a humanitarian organisation or in the government. |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | 1 | THW no longer grant legal privileges to married couples solely because of their marital status (e.g. marital tax deduction, joint filing tax benefits, health insurance benefits, immigration beneifts, etc.) |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | 2 | THW dissolve the NCAA and allow all schools to independently set student athlete guidelines |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | 3 | THW abolish all merit based K-12 schools |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | 4 | THO the implementation of NSNP policies in the developing world |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | 5 | THBT religious leaders should lead by warning rather than lead by example |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | 6 | THBT Planned Parenthood should heavily prioritise providing health care services at the expense of political advocacy |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | Novice_Final | THP a world where all works of fiction are published anonymously |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | Open_Quarter | TH, as Saudi Arabia, would not join the Emirati and Bahraini moves to normalize relations with Israel |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | Open_Semi | THW offer significant tax breaks to venture capitalists investing in majority Black-owned businesses |
| 2020-10-09 | NAUDC 2020 | Open_Final | THR the dominant narrative that media holds political figures accountable |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | 1 | THBT India should abolish all limits on MPs' defections |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | 2 | THR the depiction of the everyday life of people with disabilities as inspirational |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | 3 | THBT governments should aggressively subsidize the urban poor to migrate to rural areas. |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | 4 | THBT activists from disadvantaged communities should adopt respectability politics |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | Open_Octa | THW allow individual workers to waive their labour rights (e.g., days off, hours limits, parental leave) in exchange for additional pay. |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | Open_Quarter | THR the continuation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | Open_Semi | THO the copyright protection of art |
| 2020-10-09 | The Contemplative Dialogue Tournament | Open_Final | THR the partition of India |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 1 | THR Coppa Law in Youtube |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 1 | THS the usage of women sexuality to gain profit (i.e: Twitch girl streamers, "premium" Snapchat, Patreon girl, Onlyfans) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 1 | TH welcomes the rise of media portrayal about the lives of early teenagers exploring the sexual nature of themselves and the societies they live in (e.g. cuties) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 2 | THBT the state should heavily invest in replacing judicial officers with AI |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 2 | THW allow religious indoctrination as a legitimate defense for crimes |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 2 | THBT The Criminal Justice System should be redesigned in a way that disproportionately highlights the premise of 'mens rea' over 'actus reus’ |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 3 | THBT the advocacy against police brutality would be better of racially blind |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 3 | TH, as prominent TERFs, would publicly support and financially donate to freedom of gender expression causes that do not contradict with our core belief (donating to cross-dress fashion labels, norm of asking prefered gender pronoun, etc) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 3 | As citizens concerned with social justice, TH prefers forwarding Marxists' school of thought that emphasizes on material inequality as a primary source of oppression, rather than intersectionality concept in which identities like race, religion, and sexuality majorly affect them |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 4 | THBT the US and EU should declare their support to Belarusian civilian and opposition, along with assisting their democratic struggle against the incumbent regime |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 4 | THR the Israel-UAE conundrum |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | 4 | As China, THW ally with Japan in the Japan-Korea trade war |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_1 | TH, as Environmentalist, would abandon fear mongering tactic to convince society to join the movement |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_1 | THBT governments with long history of racial segregation (i.e. South Africa, the U.S.) should accelerate the creation of a post-racial state (e.g.: incentivizing interracial marriage, subsidizing multiethnic housing) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_1 | THR the rise of cancel culture |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_2 | As a child who has differing life and ideological preference with their parents, This House Would actively hide their preference from their parents |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_2 | THS filial responsibility law |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_2 | This House, as countries with aging population, prefers to accept immigrants over incentivizing citizen to have children |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_3 | In retrospect, This House Believes That Indonesia should have implemented a full-scale lockdown instead of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as a response to the COVID-19 |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_3 | Assuming conservatives would accept the RUU-PKS bill afterwards, This House Believes That progressives should agree to explicitly draft the exclusion of sexual minorities from the scope of the law. |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_3 | As Conservative Gerindra Supporters, This House Regrets Gerindra’s decision to carry candidate from Jokowi's family member. |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_4 | This House, as self-proclaimed progressive entertainers (artists, comedian, etc), would speak out against the rise of political correctness culture |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_4 | THR streaming culture (for example: Netflix, Iflix, Viu, Joox, Spotify) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_4 | This House regrets the capitalization of misery as the main theme in artworks (including but not limited to: Pilu Membiru Experience) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Octa | This House Believes That the state should not enforce anti-discrimination laws to discriminative acts applied by religious institutions to their own members (i.e. refusing to provide sermons for gay marriage even when the state acknowledges marriage equality, etc.) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Octa | As the Catholic Church, THW abolish Priesthood |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Octa | This House Believes That preachers of Christian faiths should actively prioritise the virtue of 'struggling with God' over 'submission to God' |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Quarter | As member of minorities, This House Would condemn political candidate who pander to their stereotype despite coming from the same background (ie Andrew Yang saying claiming he's good at math, Kamala Harris saying she smokes weed to get 'street cred') |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Quarter | This House, as an average reasonable person, would prefer to live in an economically-performing autocracy rather than a populist democracy with relatively-stagnant economic development |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Quarter | This House, as Progressives in an increasingly authoritarian governance, prefers coalition with the lesser evil rather than using riot to radically change the status quo (i.e Indonesia, Hong Kong) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Semi | This House Believes That humanity should move away from the narrative of individual responsibility in the community |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Semi | THR the narrative of birth lottery barrier |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Semi | THR the dominant narrative that loyalty is a virtue |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Final | THS the increasing decriminalisation of drug use |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Final | This House Would require all parties in civil trials to be represented exclusively by state provided lawyers |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | HighSchool_Final | This House Would value witness testimonies higher than any material evidence on cases of sexual harassment |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Octa | THBT secondary educational institutions should teach students topics that are related to child abuse experiences (including but not limited to: identifying abuse & parents' possible personality disorders, ways to cope when living inside an abusive household) |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Octa | THW force parents to give their children to some proportions of the family's wealth at all times |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Octa | TH, as immigrant parents, would put their children under Unaccompanied Alien Children Program as opposed to living in Mexico |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Quarter | TH celebrates the racialisation of Christianity |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Quarter | With the benefit of hindsight, THBT Buddha should have pursued equality for gender in his teaching even at the cost of the decreasing societal support |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Quarter | THBT The Vatican should accept and integrate the Darwin's Theory of Evolution in describing the origins of life |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Semi | As Bernie Sanders voters, THW vote for trump |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Semi | THW make it compulsory for US presidents to gather 50% of senate approval from outside the party they affiliated with (opposing party, independent) when appointing the next Supreme Court Justice. |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Semi | THBT prominent non-'establishment favourites' progressives (e.g. Bernie Sanders, AOC) should give up their career in the democratic party and seek political platform elsewhere |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Final | THBT anti-omnibus advocates should prioritize advancing economic arguments over human right arguments |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Final | TH would march and encourage others to continue the violent protest against the omnibus law until the president issues a decree to postpone and revise the bill. |
| 2020-10-08 | Alsa Ecomp UI | Varsity_Final | THBT progressives should support the rising popularity of islamic groups/parties (PKS,FPI) that advocate against the increasingly neo-liberal government |
| 2020-10-07 | Debate for Donation Open | 1 | THW embrace the rise of private cities (i.e. Eko Atlantic,Tatu City,Hope City,Cite le Flueve) |
| 2020-10-07 | Debate for Donation Open | 2 | TH, as Christians, regrets the rise of popular mainstream artists co-opting Gospel themes in their works (i.e. Kanye West Jesus is King) |
| 2020-10-07 | Debate for Donation Open | 3 | TH, as US, would covertly begin boosting the amount of foreign election interferences done by CIA |
| 2020-10-07 | Debate for Donation Open | 4 | THP a world where Homo Sapiens is not the sole surviving human species |
| 2020-10-07 | Debate for Donation Open | Novice_Final | THW not grant employers access to applicants' criminal records |
| 2020-10-07 | Debate for Donation Open | Open_Final | TH, as Saudi Arabia, would advocate for Yemen to be split to three countries; South Yemen led by al-Zubaidi STC, Yemen led by Abd Rabbuh Al-Hadi and North Yemen led by Houthi |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | 1 | THBT implementing bonded government scholarships are in the interest of developing states |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | 2 | THBT the feminist movement in the West should heavily promote the concept of 'self-partnership' |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | 3 | THBT the European Union should immediately grant full membership rights to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | 4 | THBT the Pope should excommunicate Rodrigo Duterte |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | 5 | THBT environmentalist groups should fully abandon advocating for the mitigation of climate change, in favour of campaigning for adaptation efforts instead (e.g. building sea walls, genetically modified crops, exploring alternative living habitats) |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | Novice_Final | THR the social preference for positivity and optimism |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | Open_Quarters | You have been a moderate Republican for the last 10 years, and identify the most with the GOP establishment. THR the 2016 election of Donald Trump as president of the USA |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | Open_Semi | THBT the choice of the economic liberalism as a dominant doctrine by major international financial institutions does more harm than good |
| 2020-10-07 | Helsinki Open | Open_Final | THP a world where humans cannot perceive aesthetic beauty |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | 1 | THBT the notion of journalistic objectivity has done more harm than good. |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | 2 | THBT the United States should pursue aggressive containment of China (e.g. economic sanctions, diplomatic threats, remilitarization of South China Sea and Japan, countering China's influence in various regions). |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | 3 | THR the dominant narrative that individuals should "do what they love". |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | 4 | THBT developing countries should pursue investment agreements that require state-to-state arbitrations, compared to agreements which grant foreign investors standing to sue governments in investor-state arbitrations. |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | 5 | THW disallow religious leaders from publicly endorsing, rejecting, or commenting on any political party or candidate. |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | Novice_Final | THBT the feminist movement should focus its efforts on encouraging men to "lean out" rather than on encouraging women to "lean in". |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | Open_Quarters | THR anthropocentrism in the environmental rights movement. |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | Open_Semi | THW place a time limit on all private land ownership in major cities. |
| 2020-10-07 | Imitation Cup | Open_Final | THBT it is justified for an individual to prioritise their own self-interest over alleviating universal suffering. |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | 1 | THO the use of shaming as a practice by activists |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | 2 | THBT Kazakhstan should abandon writing-off loans policy |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | 3 | THW take the job |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | 4 | THBT universities should prioritize increasing diversity (e.g. gender, ethnicity, etc.) among faculty members, even at the expense of qualification |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | 5 | THO the expectation in comitted romantic relationships that they are long-term |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT government agencies that regulate vaccines should only test whether a vaccine is safe, not whether it is effective, before approving it for public use. |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | Open_Final | THBT the Kremlin should support Svetlana Tichanovskiya |
| 2020-10-03 | Astana Debate Open | ProAm_Final | THBT governments of developed countries should invest significantly in space exploration |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | 1 | THBT historically discriminated groups should abandon narratives of historical redress in their campaign for equality. |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | 2 | THBT the Democratic Party leadership should publicly commit to using "procedurally activist" congressional tactics to pursue their policy objectives |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | 3 | THW grant the WHO, in times of crisis, coercive powers to gather information about suspected infectious disease outbreaks and to enforce its policy recommendations |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | 4 | THBT investors should be required to invest a significant portion of their portfolios in the real economy |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | 5 | THBT Southeast Asian states should actively move towards the consolidation of a regional alliances at the expense of seeking stronger ties with non-regional allies (e.g by forming closer intra-ASEAN efence ties, increasing ASEAN economic integration, etc) |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | 6 | THW legalise and actively incentivise the use of university bonds |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | EFL_Semi | THBT first generation immigrants should raise their children to fully integrate into their new country, and completely abandon attempts to establish links to their country of origin |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | EFL_Final | THR the US's declining relative influence over global governance |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | Open_PartialOct | In areas characterized by significant ethnic and religious cleavages, THP a system of delegative democracy over a system of collusive democracy |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | Open_Octa | TH, as a Muslim SEA nation, would reject Saudi Arabian investments in education |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | Open_Quarter | TH, as an altruistically minded graduate, would follow the 80,000 hours approach to their professional career rather than joining an altruistic organisation |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | Open_Semi | THR the "quantitative turn" in the social sciences |
| 2020-10-03 | Malaysia ABP | Open_Final | TH, as the feminist movement, would advocate for aggressive government intervention to counteract behaviours which the feminist movement determines are predominantly the outcome of adaptive preference |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | 1 | This house supports the shaming of individuals as a tactic for the environmental movement to catalyse change |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | 2 | THS a social credity system in Western Liberal Democracies |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | 3 | This house prefers a world where romantic love is not the primary consideration in a marriage |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | 4 | This house would outsource criminal justice policy to technocrats instead of elected representatives |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | 5 | THR the decline of the humanities in higher education |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | Open_Semi | This house would establish free movement of labour in ASEAN |
| 2020-10-03 | USU Novices | Open_Final | This house supports the continued development of technology that renders human workers obsolete (e.g. self-driving cars, automated factories, AI helpdesks) |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 1 | THW abolish all ZOs in the United States of America |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 2 | This House Would convert marriages into renewable contracts with agreed upon terms and conditions that are revisited every few years. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 3 | THW prefer Bail-Ins as opposed to Bail-Outs as a means of economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 4 | THO the narrative that experiencing the original version of a work of art is unique to the appreciation of that work. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 5 | This House Believes That the United States should prioritise democracy promotion (i.e. actively fund resistance groups, provide media attention & political backing etc.) in Eastern Europe as an official foreign policy objective. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 6 | This House Believes That re-incarnation is better for the individual than an eternal after-life. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 7 | This House Believes That Progressive Prosecutors do more harm than good to the progressive movement. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | 8 | This House Supports the existence of female vigilante groups (i.e the Gulabi Gang, Red Brigade) in developing nations. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | Novice_Semi | THBT history curricula should be structured around the lives of ordinary individuals, as opposed to leaders/icons/politicians/the elite. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | Novice_Final | THS the embrace of independence oriented cultures e.g. Honjok Culture |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | Open_Octa | This House Supports Western universities setting up campuses in authoritarian states (e.g. NYU in UAE, Nottingham in China) etc. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | Open_Quarter | THW grant places (cities, states etc.) image rights over their representation in commercial works. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | Open_Semi | THO the ideal that one ought sacrifice themselves for the greater good. |
| 2020-10-03 | USUDC | Open_Final | THBT it is in the interest of the US to take measures to significantly reduce its economic ties and connections with China (e.g. reducing investment and redirecting trade, and shifting away from yuan in its reserve currency basket). |
| 2020-09-28 | Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open | 1 | THBT, in low-income communities, governments should prioritise free access to univeristy over higher standards of primary/secondary school education |
| 2020-09-28 | Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open | 2 | THW legalise vigilantism in high crime areas |
| 2020-09-28 | Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open | 3 | THR the narrative that people should not enter into romantic relationships that they don't anticipate to be sustainable into the long term |
| 2020-09-28 | Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open | 4 | THBT the US Democratic party should gain power by any means necessary, even if it means violating norms and laws in the process (stacking the courts, using 'the nuclear option', engaging in legal gerrymandering, etc) |
| 2020-09-28 | Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open | Open_Final | THBT feminists should never critique mothers’ parenting except where it is obviously abusive or neglectful |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | 1 | THBT governments of secular democracies have an obligation to censor in parts or in whole Holy Scriptures which openly support violence and overt discrimination against minorities |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | 2 | THBT universities should prioritize teaching expertise over research expertise when hiring and promoting faculty members |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | 3 | In democracies, THBT opposition figures should emphasize cooperation with, rather than criticism of, strongman heads of state (e.g. Trump, Duterte, Bolsonaro, Widodo) for the duration of the COVID 19 pandemic |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | 4 | THBT governments should never intervene to stop or slow gentrification |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | Novice_Final | THBT individuals and NGOs in developed countries should focus their charitable efforts on causes outside their borders rather than local causes |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | Open_Quarter | THBT minority communities should actively discourage their children from pursuing careers in state security apparatuses (i.e. the military, the police, immigration and border control) |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | Open_Semi | THS a policy of assassinating leaders of transnational gangs (e.g. MS-13) irrespective of the nation in which they are located |
| 2020-09-26 | Diliman Pre-ABP | Open_Final | THR the predominant narrative that one should strive to make a meaningful impact on the world even at the expense of one’s own happiness |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | 1 | THBT individuals with same-sex attraction who are open about their sexual orientaton should be reluctant to date closeted individuals |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | 2 | THW ban investors from suing countries on the grounds of indirect expropriation |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | 3 | THW touch the stone |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | 4 | THO the glorification of self-reliance in creating narratives of success |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | 5 | THBT in countries where the LGBT+ movement has secured significant gains for its community, pride marches should focus on directing anger towards continuing injustices rather than celebrating progress already made. |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | 6 | THP the use of Pay-for-Success funding for charitable programmes to the use of direct government funding |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | Open_Semi | THR the prominence of declaring one's sexual orientation (EG national coming out Day) as a tactic for acceptance by the LGBT community |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | Open_Final | THP utilitarianism to deontology |
| 2020-09-26 | Europe Queer Open | ProAm_Final | THP a world with the Inside-Out reader |
| 2020-09-26 | September BP Open! | 1 | THW prohibit cities from paying other cities to resettle homeless populations |
| 2020-09-26 | September BP Open! | 2 | TH, as the Republican Party, would confirm Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court before the November election |
| 2020-09-26 | September BP Open! | 3 | THR the widespread belief that children ought to be grateful to their parents |
| 2020-09-26 | September BP Open! | 4 | THR the modern idealisation of social movement leaders as moderate, pacifist and respectable e.g. Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Rosa Parks |
| 2020-09-26 | September BP Open! | 5 | THS the implementation of anti-democratic measures during the times of global pandemics (e.g. lockdowns, enforced vaccinations, cancelling of elections, use of executive orders |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | 1a | This House would allow people raised in isolated communities (e.g. the Amish, Hasidic Jews) to sue their communities for harms caused by their lifestyle. |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | 1b | This House prefers a world where religions are more decentralised, as opposed to centralised (e.g. doctrinal differences existing between regions). |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | 2 | This House regrets the policy of lustration implemented in post-Communist nations in Europe. |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | 3 | This house will conduct a referendum amongst the armed forces before initiating a war |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | 4 | This house believes that micro-finance organisations (including, but not limited to: NGOs, charities and development banks) should offer micro-finance loans in developing nations exclusively to women |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | 5 | This House prefers the characterisation of politics as a 'career' instead of 'social/public service'. |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | Open_Quarter | This house believes that the animal rights movement should focus on environmental concerns as opposed to the ethics of animal exploitation |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | Open_Semi | THS the creation of the African Monetary Union |
| 2020-09-25 | ANU Spring | Open_Final | THW prefer if personal identity was conceptionalised as relational instead of atomised |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | 1 | THW compel priests to break the seal of confessions to report crimes |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | 2 | THBT in states with high unemployment, the government should choose to make education for STEM fields free, at the cost of increasing the cost of tuition in the humanities |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | 3 | THBT Dalit leaders should work within existing mainstream parties rather than forming their own independent parties |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | 4 | THBT Dalit Leaders should work within existing mainstream political parties rather than forming their own independent parties |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | 5 | THR the growing prevalence of poverty porn |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | 6 | THBT governments should outsource the regulation of big tech giants to technocrats |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | Novice_Semi | THBT environmental groups should pivot towards ecoterrorism as their primary mode of activism |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | Novice_Final | THP a world where virtual immorality technology exists |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | Open_Quarter | THR the increased popularity of sex work based social media i.e. OnlyFans, JustForFans, etc |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | Open_Semi | If given majority in the Senate in the 2020 American election, THS the Democrats packing SCOTUS |
| 2020-09-25 | SLS PD | Open_Final | THR the narrative among diasporas of having continual ties to a "motherland" |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | 1 | THBT LGBTQIA+ movements should be exclusively led by LGBTQIA+ individuals from working-class backgrounds. |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | 2 | THBT progressive judges should not punish or heavily mitigate sentences for civil disobedients (e.g. not punishing them, even if they are found guilty; or reducing sentences). |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | 3 | TH, as Lebanon, would accept an IMF bailout conditioned on the demilitarization of Hezbollah |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | 4 | THR the norm of societal association between sex and romantic love. |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | 5 | THS the rise of private cities |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | Novice_Semi | THS the creation of anarchy zones |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | Novice_Final | THW invite your ex-partner to live with you during quarantine |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | Open_Quarter | TH opposes the narrative that career achievements and successes are intrinsically valuable |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | Open_Semi | THW reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act. |
| 2020-09-19 | Duke Pre-USUDCs | Open_Final | THBT science fiction content creators should exclusively create works which emphasize a hopeful or utopian vision for humanity (i.e., scientific breakthroughs, the achievement of world peace, the eradication of poverty), as opposed to a grim or dystopian one. |
| 2020-09-19 | English Parade 2020 | 1 | THR sports association and/or teams' decision to 'cancel' the achievement of atheles with CTE who committed murder/violent crimes |
| 2020-09-19 | English Parade 2020 | 2 | THR the shaming of ghosting during COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-09-19 | English Parade 2020 | 3 | THW oblige all profitable companies to give minimum 50% dividend payout ratio |
| 2020-09-19 | English Parade 2020 | Open_Semi | THW prefer a world where each believer established their own connection to God, rather than establishing one through an organised religion |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | 1 | This house prefers the abolishment of the academy award over the introduction of diversity quotas. |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | 2 | THR the rise of Chinese influence in Nepal |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | 3 | THW exonerate Hari of all crimes |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | 4 | THO New Atheism |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | Novice_Final | THW prefer to donate to charities which provide cash transfers to low-income families to charities which direct spending towards specific causes or projects. |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | Open_Semi | THO the News Media Bargaining Code |
| 2020-09-19 | FTHN X DNN Open | Open_Final | THP donation-linked consumerism to conscious consumerism. |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | 1 | THW abolish youth wings of political parties |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | 2 | THBT minority groups should advocate for the widespread use of their cultural practices in society as opposed to defending it from cultural appropriation |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | 3 | THR the Israel-Bahrain-UAE normalisation agreements |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | 4 | THBT Autonomous machine (vehicles, robots, etc.) companies should develop AI which prioritizes the life and well-being of the owner of the machine and those close to them over that of other humans |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | 5 | In areas with rapidly rising property prices, This House would suspend all restrictions on property development that are not health and safety requirements (for example, environmental zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and regulations on the appearance of buildings) |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | Open_Quarter | THS the inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in free trade agreements |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | Open_Semi | THW require by law for Google and Facebook to pay traditional news media to publish their material |
| 2020-09-19 | IIT Bombay Open | Open_Final | THW abolish the law against scandalizing the court in India |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | 1 | THW subject all industrialisation projects (infrastructure, energy production etc.) to approval by immediately affected local communities |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | 2 | THO copyright protection of the music industry |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | 3 | THBT the US should completely abandon the practice of attempting regime change (e.g. interventions, sanctions, hostilities etc.) and instead work together with those states (e.g. extend diplomatic relations, form trade agreements etc.) |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | 4 | TH prefers a world where the societal norm is that you ought to respect your elders to a world without such a norm |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | Open_Semi | THBT the UK should not extradite Julian Assange |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | Open_Final | THW remove the poster |
| 2020-09-19 | London Charity Open | ProAm_Final | TH, as a parent of a kid with exceptional talent in sports, would significantly push their kid to maximise their potential even at the expense of the child's immediate happiness |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | 1 | This House would ban big game hunting |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | 2 | This House would ban plain clothes policing |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | 3 | THS a grass roots movement to Boycott China |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | 4 | THW support Human Challenge Trials being used to advance medical research |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | 5 | This house believes that where a person has made a genuine attempt to kill someone, they should be punished the same regardless of whether the victim lives or dies |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | Open_Quarter | THR the decision of the NBA players to resume the season |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | Open_Semi | This house regrets the division of Hong Kong businesses by their political allegience. |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce Pre-ABP | Open_Final | This House prefers human beings over the next few millennia to gradually and peacefully go extinct, replaced by artificially intelligent beings. |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 1 | THBT artists should have full ownership of their masters |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 1 | THR the rise of celebrities and artists openly supporting politicians |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 1 | THR the trend in art that normalises the consumption of vices (e.g. drinking alcohol, consuming drugs, etc.) as a coping mechanism for millennials |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 2 | THB, in times of economic crisis, it is legitimate for governments and central banks to strategically withhold information that may damage market confidence |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 2 | THBT economic policies in countries severely affected by COVID-19 should be decided solely by a panel of independent peer-elected economists |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 2 | THW subsidise urban youth to move to rural areas |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 3 | THW ban all forms of loot boxes in online games |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 3 | THW require all public museums to digitise their collections |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 3 | THBT, in liberal democracies, governments should have a veto power on the privacy policies of social media companies |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 4 | THBT governments should aggressively subsidise online liberal arts courses for university students |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 4 | THS the use of extra-legal and illegal methods to provide wider access to knowledge (e.g. sci-hub, hacking Jstor, unathorised distribution of files and copies) |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | 4 | THW financially compensate children who fail to achieve employable grades at school |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Quarter | THS the use of aggressive and inflammatory rhetoric in response to right wing ideology |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Quarter | THBT major k-pop bands should be held accountable for the toxic online behavior of members of their fandom (for example, BTS and their Army) |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Quarter | TH celebrates the rise of sexually-explicit expressions by female artists in mainstream pop music (including but not limited to "WAP") |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Semi | THBT the ASEAN should abandon its policy of neutrality and pursue a pro- US stance |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Semi | THBT Bangladesh should take further steps to normalize asylum and citizenship status for Rohingya refugees |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Semi | TH, as President Biden, would reenter the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Final | TH celebrates the causalty of nihilism in discourse |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Final | THR the normalisation of mediocrity culture |
| 2020-09-19 | Wolce's Pre Asians | Open_Final | THR the existence of survivorship bias |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | 1 | THW allow parents to sue their adult children for renumeration |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | 2 | TH, as a recently graduated high school student, would take up a bonded government scholarship |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | 3 | THBT capitalism has done more harm than good for feminism |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | 4 | In places where minority members are greatly oppressed by the majority, as a minority individual TH would choose to adopt the majority culture, language, and dress |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | 5 | THBT teachers' salaries should be pegged to the academic and behavioural improvements in their students. |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | Novice_Semi | THBT social media has done more harm than good for democracy |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | Novice_Final | THR the narrative that success is key to happiness |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | Open_Quarter | THBT human rights should be granted to all IA who can pass the Turing test |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | Open_Semi | THW implement the Kafala system for immigrants in the USA |
| 2020-09-18 | BDC Fempowerment 2020 | Open_Final | THW take the pill |
| 2020-09-12 | Delta Womxn's Open 2020 | 1 | THS female athletes who capitalize on their sexuality to increase the viewership of female sporting leagues |
| 2020-09-12 | Delta Womxn's Open 2020 | 2 | Given a finite amount of disposable income, THP a world where people donate to charities rather than personal crowdfunding campaigns |
| 2020-09-12 | Delta Womxn's Open 2020 | 3 | THBT university admissions should heavily prioritise admitting students with lived experiences related to their course of study |
| 2020-09-12 | Delta Womxn's Open 2020 | 4 | THW choose immortality |
| 2020-09-12 | Delta Womxn's Open 2020 | Open_Final | TH, as the parents of Jodie and Mary, would separate the twins |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | 1 | THBT post dictatorial regimes should purge all elements of the previous regime from government |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | 2 | THS the use of faith-based rehabilitation in prisons |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | 3 | THBT states should not fund art that is inaccessible to the average citizen. |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | 4 | TH, as the US, would aggressively pursue regime change in Iran |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | 5 | THP a system of no labour regulations to that of extensive labour regulations (minimum wage, job security legislation, etc.) |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | Open_Quarter | TH, as Messi, would not have left Barcelona |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | Open_Semi | THW abolish pharmaceutical patents in favour of subsidies, tax breaks and public interest grants |
| 2020-09-12 | LUMS Pre-ABP Online 2020 | Open_Final | Assuming the technology existed, THW allow individuals to sell skills and personality traits |
| 2020-09-12 | The Halycon Scholastics Competition | 1 | THBT hustle culture has done more harm than good for feminism |
| 2020-09-12 | The Halycon Scholastics Competition | 2 | THR the growing presence of A-list celebrities on media platforms originally meant for smaller creators (i.e. John Krasinski, Will Smith and Brie Larson on Youtube; Bella Thorne on Onlyfans; Jason Derulo on Tiktok; etc.) |
| 2020-09-12 | The Halycon Scholastics Competition | 3 | THW abandon all tourism-reliant economic strategies |
| 2020-09-12 | The Halycon Scholastics Competition | 4 | THBT it is highly strategic for the Trump administration to pursue vaccine nationalism at the expense of global collaboration |
| 2020-09-12 | The Halycon Scholastics Competition | Open_Quarter | THW remove the executive's power to grant any form of pardon |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | 1 | THS the complete demetrication of all social media |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | 2 | THBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should push for the reformation of sharia courts over the abolishment of it |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | 3 | THW break up persistently dominant political parties in emerging/developing democracies (e.g. the ANC in South Africa, the Awami League in Bangladesh) |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | 4 | THBT all tech startups that become "unicorns" should be publicly traded |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | 5 | In developing democratic countries, THW prioritise bottom-up over top-down accountability reforms |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | Novice_Final | THR the narrative that you need to truly love yourself in order to love others |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | Open_Quarter | TH, as an up and coming African American rap artist, would prioritise putting out content with themes of African American struggles rather than content with themes of the boujie lifestyle |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | Open_Semi | TH, as the EU, would actively prevent EU countries (Italy, Slovenia, Lithuania, etc.) from achieving closer ties with China |
| 2020-09-12 | UMSU Online Open | Open_Final | THS the institutionalisation of the Quad (e.g. a quadrilateral free trade agreement, formalised diplomatic summits and war games etc) |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | 1 | In retrospect, THBT Brazil should have chosen the FTAA over Mercosur |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | 2 | TH prefers a world with less LGBT representation in pop culture over a world in which the majority of representativeness involves tropes such as "bury your gays" and male feminization |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | 3 | TH welcomes "Minds" |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | 4 | THW abolish the Political Quota system in Lebanon |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | 5 | TH celebrates the predominance of Macondism in the construction of Latin American identity |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | Novice_Final | THW implement system A in Brazil |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | Open_Semi | For the purposes of this debate, you are Oscar Wilde and you are reflecting on your deathbed. TH regrets "The Picture of Dorian Gray" |
| 2020-09-11 | III Rio Sao Paolo | Open_Final | TH regrets the commercial resignification of Historical Heritage |
| 2020-09-11 | IUBDC Rational Wrangle | 1 | THS the managed relocation of biodiversity in response to climate change |
| 2020-09-11 | IUBDC Rational Wrangle | 2 | Post the 2020 elections, and regardless of its outcomes, THBT the progressive faction of the Democrat Party should split to form a new major party |
| 2020-09-11 | IUBDC Rational Wrangle | 3 | THBT governments in developing countries should prioritize increasing foreign tie-ups in public universities, over allowing the entry of foreign universities |
| 2020-09-11 | IUBDC Rational Wrangle | 4 | TH, as X, would opt to be a sugar baby |
| 2020-09-11 | IUBDC Rational Wrangle | Open_Final | THBT the South African government envoy should have met with the opposition of the Zanu PF |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | 1 | THBT the Bretton Woods Institutions (International Monetary Fund, World Bank, etc.) have done more harm than good |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | 2 | THBT national policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a national level appointed panel of scientific experts |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | 3 | TH, as the EU, would actively prevent EU countries (like Italy, Slovenia, Lithuania, etc.) from achieving closer ties with China |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | 4 | THR the romanticisation of art that is pursued for non material gain |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | 5 | THW pool donations for specific charity causes and redistribute them to charities according to evidence-based assessment of the efficacy of these charities within the sector |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | 6 | THBT the Black Lives Matter(BLM) movement should campaign for the inclusion of more African American police officers instead of the defunding of the police force |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Novice_Quarter | THW ban essential service workers from striking |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Novice_Semi | THR the glamorization of the portrayal of a "Genius" |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Novice_Final | THW break up persistently dominant political parties in emerging/developing democracies (e.g. the ANC in South Africa) |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Open_Octa | THBT human rights activists in post-conflict societies should neither advocate for political parties nor run for election in the transition to democracy |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Open_Quarter | THR the US-Taliban peace deal |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Open_Semi | TH prefers a world where each believer established their own connection to God,rather than establishing one through organized religion |
| 2020-09-05 | BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 | Open_Final | Assuming that a technology exists that can accurately measure and transfer intelligence This House would radically redistribute intelligence among the population |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 1 | That we regret the culture of fearing death |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 1 | That, as a promising university graduate, we should opt to make the largest amount of money possible and donate it to charities instead of directly working in social fields. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 1 | That we would not publish this information |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 2 | That liberal supreme court s should misinterpret the constitution to advance civil rights |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 2 | That the LGBTQ+ movement should not allow police officers at pride events (such as the pride march). |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 2 | That, as the queer (LGBTQIA+) community, we would reject the ‘born this way’ narrative. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 3 | That curricula in post-colonial states should focus on locally-authored literature, to the absolute exclusion of 'great work' such as Shakespeare. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 3 | That we should implement a Mastery Learning framework at all levels of education |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 3 | TH, as an educational institution, would prohibit all sports programs that pose a risk of CTE. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 4 | That we would ban the short selling of shares |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 4 | That we prefer a world where cooperatives (employee owned businesses) were the norm. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 4 | That local communities should be able to cap the number of tourists that enter their region over a specific period of time. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 5 | That we regret Hamilton |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 5 | That we would ban Microtransactions in video games |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | 5 | That we regret the rise of True Crime entertainment (e.g Making A Murderer, Serial, Tiger King, The Jinx etc.). |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Novice_Semi | That we prefer Facebook's policy of only removing content that users report as compared to a policy where Facebook itself independently determines restrictions on content. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Novice_Semi | That we regret the rise of influencers |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Novice_Semi | That we prefer a world where the internet never existed |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Novice_Final | That we regret the decline of secular Pan-Arab nationalism |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Novice_Final | That the African Union should pivot toward the global East rather than the global West. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Novice_Final | That, as Imran Khan, we would issue a public apology for 1971 to Bangladesh |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Octa | That as established feminist artists, we should systematically produce art and media that actively ridicules heroic masculine archetypes |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Octa | That as the Global Feminist Movement we would support anti-capitalist movements (Occupy Wallstreet etc) |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Octa | That microfinance organizations offering loans in developing countries should offer them exclusively to women |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Quarter | That, assuming Personal Protective Equipment is sufficiently available, medical workers during a pandemic should have the right to opt out of service. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Quarter | That we would aggressively and competitively fund CRISPR |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Quarter | That in times of a global pandemic, standard research ethics should be suspended as long as the subject consents. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Semi | That we regret the fall of the Societ Union |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Semi | That Student Unions should not take political positions that do not directly pertain to tertiary education. |
| 2020-09-05 | Karachi Debate Open | Open_Semi | That, as a lifelong Republican, we would vote for Joe Biden |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | 1 | THBT the Mexican govenment should retroactively legalise the production and distribution of drugs, instead of keeping them illegal |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | 2 | THR the ideological dominance of the left in the feminist movement |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | 3 | THW heavily penalise corporations for punishing their employees for engaging in legally permitted speech |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | 4 | THBT the IMF should adopt a policy of not bailing out countries that take out significant loans from China under One Belt One Road |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | 5 | THBT it is in the interest of the ruling party of Kazakhstan to hold free and fair local elections of akims and maslikhats |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | Open_Quarter | THS the use of the Hannibal Directive in combatting terrorist organisations |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | Open_Semi | THW ban advanced simulations |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | Open_Final | TH, as the researchers, would have eaten the crops during the siege |
| 2020-09-05 | Tilbury House Online Open 2.0 | ProAm_Final | TH prefers a world in which every individual is perceived to have equal access to a deeper connection with religious deities (as opposed to e.g. religious leaders being perceived to have more such access) |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 1a | That we would abolish Slytherin house |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 1a | That, as a Hobbit, we would go on a grand adventure |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 1a | That we would have preferred the Game of Thrones prequel series to be Bloodmoon over House of the Dragon |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 1b | That, as a competitive and socially conscious young Pokémon trainer, we would not participate in Pokémon battles |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 1b | That we prefer larger, more spaced apart patches to regular, smaller patches in esports games |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 1b | That it is in the interest of the Gerudo to abandon their policy of isolationism and instead embrace an open borders policy |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 2 | That, as Rey Skywalker after the battle of Exegol, we would re-start the Jedi Order |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 2 | That the Star Wars sequels are better than the Star Wars prequels |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 2 | That it is in the interest of the Sith (circa 35 BBY) to abolish the Rule of Two |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 3 | That, as Billie Eilish, we would release a Christmas album |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 3 | That, with hindsight, we really do regret Glee |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 3 | That, as Clutch Mami, we would sign with a major record label rather than remain independent |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 4 | That, as Aman, we would have professed our love and married Naina |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 4 | That, as the fertility doctor, we would tell the young woman the truth. |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 4 | That we believe that Andy should have stayed and worked at Runway |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 5 | That we would prefer the Eric Killmonger plot to the Shuri plot |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 5 | That Gotham would be safer if Batman abandoned his 'No Killing' rule |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | 5 | That we regret the depiction of Supergirl frequently saving the day through idealism and hope |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | ESL_Final | That the Pokemon anime should soon replace Ash as the show’s main protagonist |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | ESL_Final | That we believe that the ending of Bojack Horseman series should have been him dying at the end of 'The View From Halfway Down' |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | ESL_Final | That, as Morty, we would sever ties with Rick |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Quarter | That, as Melissa, we would reveal the truth to the world |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Quarter | This house, as the engines, would unionise and protest against the Fat Controller's "Really Useful Engine Doctrine" |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Quarter | That we believe that Donkey and Puss should have had a relationship, not Donkey and Dragon |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Semi | That we regret Netflix remakes of cartoons for adult audiences (eg. Riverdale, Avatar the Last Airbender) |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Semi | That Tumblr should unban pornography |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Semi | That we support the Hollywood Blockbuster model |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Final | That we would prefer prominent authors to write books about utopia, not dystopia |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Final | Without having regard to future events of the show, That the protagonists of the 100 were wrong to seek to expose the Primes |
| 2020-09-04 | Pop Culture Grand Prix | Open_Final | That Curtis should destroy the train and end humanity rather than taking control. |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | 1 | THBT the age of digital information (e.g. social media, online news, etc.) has done more harm than good in protecting democracy |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | 2 | THBT the environmental movement should abandon the narrative of personal responsibility in favor of one which emphasizes institutional accountability |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | 3 | THBT feminism is in opposition to capitalism |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | 4 | Assuming that Joe Biden wins the presidential election, THBT the US should continue to pursue antagonistic and confrontational trade strategies against China (engaging in trade wars, etc) |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | Novice_Semi | TH Prefers Western entertainment (TV Shows, Movies, Theatre) which assumes fluid sexuality (How to Get Away With Murder, Imagine Me & You, High Fidelity, Game of Thrones, Trinkets) for its characters rather than centering a narrative of non-hetero sexuality (Love Simon, Carol, One Day at a Time, The Half of It) |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | Novice_Final | THW legalize the buying and selling of one’s remaining lifetime years. |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | Open_Octa | THW weigh shareholder votes in line with the length of time their shares have been held. |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | Open_Semi | TH, as the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, would ally itself with the Pakistani government to push back against abrogation of Article 370 by the Indian government |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | Open_Final | THS the rise of anti-natalism |
| 2020-09-04 | Yale NUS Pro Ams 2020 | ProAm_Quarter | THBT religions should promise reward in the afterlife as opposed to promising material reward in this life, with both outcomes contingent on faithful practice |
| 2020-09-01 | The Grand Spar September | 1 | TH house prefers karmic-based religious systems over religious systems based on eternal reward or punishment/ divine mercy. |
| 2020-09-01 | The Grand Spar September | 2 | THW not allow news media outlets to report on suicide |
| 2020-09-01 | The Grand Spar: September | 3 | TH, as the US, would ban TikTok regardless of whether they comply with the data restructuring demands |
| 2020-09-01 | The Grand Spar: September | 4 | TH, as a witch or wizard, would create a Horcrux |
| 2020-09-01 | The Grand Spar: September | ProAm_Final | THW grant student council disciplinary power, including the power to take punitive action to the extent of expulsion |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | 1 | As an average student from lower socio-economic class who lives in a developing country, This House Would choose a generalist career path over becoming a specialist |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | 2 | This House Prefers a world where altruism is the only acceptable motive in doing good deeds |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | 3 | Assuming Israel will accept, as Palestinian Authority, This House Would let go of the Gaza Strip in exchange of Palestinian independence in the West Bank |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | 4 | THR the romanticization of staying productive while working from home amidst the pandemic |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | 5 | This House Prefers a world where China becomes the largest global oil & natural gas exporter |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | Novice_Quarter | As feminist, THO such coverage |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | Novice_Semi | THBT US presidential debates bring more harms than good |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | Novice_Final | THW ban foreign investment on Indonesia tech startups |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | Open_Quarter | In the wake of Jacob Blake shooting, As African-American athletes in the NBPA, This house would boycott the remaining of the NBA season |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | Open_Semi | As left-wing democrats, this house regrets Joe Biden's decision to choose Kamala Harris as VP Candidate |
| 2020-08-29 | Argumentum Open 2020 | Open_Final | THBT Indonesia's state-owned enterprises should solely focus on distributive function (i.e. distribute services, provide job) even at the expense on revenue generation |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | 1 | THW ban the use of fully autonomous weapons in warfare |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | 2 | THP leaderless movements |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | 3 | THP a world where people cannot lie |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | 4 | THBT Joe Biden should have picked Elizabeth Warren as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential candidate. |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | Novice_Semi | THO the humanisation of villains in popular media |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | Novice_Final | THS judicial activism |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | Open_Quarter | THW significantly restrict military recruitment in impoverished areas. |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | Open_Semi | TH, as the feminist movement, would oppose the practice of female pop artists sexualising themselves in their work. |
| 2020-08-29 | MonDO 2020 | Open_Final | THBT it was in the interest of the UAE to reject the Israel-UAE peace deal |
| 2020-08-29 | SEC Schools Championship 2020 | 1 | THBT developing states should aggressively incentivize collective farming |
| 2020-08-29 | SEC Schools Championship 2020 | 2 | THP a world without lying |
| 2020-08-29 | SEC Schools Championship 2020 | 3 | THR the romanticizaion of motherhood |
| 2020-08-29 | SEC Schools Championship 2020 | 4 | THBT all acts of election campaign should be prohibited with the exception of public debates |
| 2020-08-29 | SEC Schools Championship 2020 | Open_Semi | In developing states, THW highly incentivize students to pursue vocational school |
| 2020-08-29 | Zagreb Random Pro Am | 1 | THW make voting mandatory |
| 2020-08-29 | Zagreb Random Pro Am | 2 | THW not allow unvaccinated children to attend schools |
| 2020-08-29 | Zagreb Random Pro Am | 3 | TH, as the EU, would withhold development aid from countries with poor women's rights records, e.g. age of consent, laws around domestic violence or property laws |
| 2020-08-29 | Zagreb Random Pro Am | Open_Final | For crimes with low prosecution and conviction rates (e.g. sexual assault, domestic violence or membership of criminal gangs), THW lower the burden of proof from "beyond reasonable doubt" to "on the balance of probabilities" |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | 1 | THBT video games should regularly reassign random gender and race identity to player avatars |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | 2 | TH, as Central Asian states, would heavily focus on economic and political alignment with China under the Belt and Road Initiative |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | 3 | THBT Blockchain does more harm than good to developing countries |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | 4 | TH, as Hercules, would go up to the Olympus to live with the Gods |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | Novice_Final | In universities where affirmative action for women exists, this house would institute affirmative action for men in departments where they are under-represented. |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | Open_Quarter | THBT the world would be better off if the human race would cease to exist |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | Open_Semi | This house believes that regional alliances should not take a stance on the elections of their member states, assuming free and fair elections are possible in that member country |
| 2020-08-28 | Alternate Pre-ABP | Open_Final | THBT state x should increase taxes as opposed to cutting government spending |
| 2020-08-26 | WSDC Practice Spars | 1 | THP a tech industry characterized by multiple smaller firms rather than one dominated by a few large players (e.g. Google Amazon Facebook in status quo) |
| 2020-08-26 | WSDC Practice Spars | 2 | THR the rise of the commercialisation of surrogacy in developing countries |
| 2020-08-26 | WSDC Practice Spars | 3 | THW subsidise companies for the employment of ex-convicts |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | 1 | THS the use of shaming to advance social causes |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | 2 | TH, as an immigrant parent, would raise their child exclusively in their own (minority) language |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | 3 | THBT developing nations should choose to protect their own industries rather than be more open to trade |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | 4 | THBT Australian Indigenous groups should focus on expanding the powers and resources of Land Councils rather than seeking change through State/Federal Parliaments |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | 5 | THW ban corporate sponsorship of academic research |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | Novice_Final | THBT feminists should never critique mothers’ parenting except where it is obviously abusive or neglectful |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | Open_Semi | TH, as a religious leader, would deny membership to politicians who vote contrary to our religious teachings |
| 2020-08-22 | Victoria's Cup | Open_Final | THR the concept of undonditional love |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | 1 | THW deprioritize the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines to those who contravene public health protocol (eg: spreading false rumours about COVID, refusing to wear a mask) |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | 2 | THS the "Free School"Philosophy |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | 3 | THW, as Lebanon, welcome significantly greater French influence over its domestic affairs (e.g. political-constitutional arrangements, economic policies etc.) |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | 4 | THO all media and literature that romanticizes mental illness |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | 5 | THBT feminists should adopt "call-in" instead of "call-out" as their dominant strategy. |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | Open_Quarter | THS local movements in Asia adopting western terminology and strategies to push the cause forward |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | Open_Semi | THW, as the Democratic National Convention, support the Make Billionaires Pay Tax. |
| 2020-08-21 | Cross-DebSoc Pre-ABP Tournament 2020 | Open_Final | Assuming the technology was available, THW allow people to erase specific memories of their choice from existence. |
| 2020-08-21 | IBA DU Nations League | 1 | THBT democracies should allow people to opt into religious courts that punish them for acts that are deemed to be offences under their religion, as long as they remain members of that religion |
| 2020-08-21 | IBA DU Nations League | 2 | TH, as fans of the club, supports a takeover by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. |
| 2020-08-21 | IBA DU Nations League | 3 | THW break up companies that are deemed threats to the democratic process, even when they do not harm consumer welfare |
| 2020-08-21 | IBA DU Nations League | 4 | THR the belief that forgiveness is a virtue |
| 2020-08-21 | IBA DU Nations League | 5 | THBT the US should ban the sale of vital components for the manufacturing of electronic devices (eg semiconductors), which are produced in the US or use American technology or software*, to Huawei and other major Chinese companies. (*the vast majority of currently produced components) |
| 2020-08-21 | IBA DU Nations League | Open_Final | THBT comedians from minority communities should not base their comedy on stereotypes and slurs about their own groups. |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 1 | THW abolish the prison system |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 1 | THW allow single parents to raise their children in prisons |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 1 | THR the popularity of the "cop show" |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 2 | THS the vision of the ASEAN Economic Community |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 2 | THBT developing countries would ban the purchase of land by foreign individuals and companies |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 2 | THBT micro-finance organizations should offer micro-finance loans in developing nations exclusively to women |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 3 | THS the Animal Liberation Front |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 3 | Th, as the LGBTQ+ movement, regrets the advocacy strategy of strongly encouraging people to declare their sexual orientation (e.g: national coming out day) |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 3 | THR Celebrity CEOs |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 4 | THBT the West should place a ban on providing military aid to authoritatian regimes |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 4 | TH as the UK Supports the PM's proposal and would expand the proposal to grant unconditional citizenship to all residents of Hong Kong |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 4 | THBT extreme economic need should be grounds for asylum |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 5 | THBT the Netflix series "Indian Matchmaking" does more harm than good |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 5 | As someone who is in a healthy fling with someone else, but not sexually satisfied, THW ghost instead of breaking up |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | 5 | THS "gold digging" |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Novice_Semi | THBT the feminist movement should support polyamorous relationships |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Novice_Semi | THR the narrative that difficulties and struggles in one's lived experience are "empowering" (e.g. glorified stories about Oprah's harsh experiences with racism and misogyny) |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Novice_Semi | THBT social movements should prioritize calling-in problematic inividuals and behaviours rather than calling them out |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Novice_Final | THP a world where all humans are born as adults |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Novice_Final | Instead of leaving the decision up to the producing company, THW legally require that Self-Driving Cars produced by companies always choose to maximise the number of lives saved, even if it leads to the death of the passengers |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Novice_Final | THS movements that advocate for the provision of negative rights to sentient AI |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Open_Quarter | THBT poverty should receive suspect classification in the US legal system |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Open_Quarter | THW legalize betting on electoral processes |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Open_Quarter | In multi party states with a significant ethnic minority population, TH supports the creation of political parties with the primary purpose of pursuing the interests of that ethnic minority group |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Open_Final | THP a world in which most people are determinists to a world in which most people believe in free will |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Open_Final | THW prefer to live in a world where one was mortal but could precisely schedule and plan out one`s death |
| 2020-08-15 | East Coast Asians | Open_Final | Assuming the technology exists, THS the use of non-sentient artifical intelligence that imitates deceased loved ones in appearance, personality, and mannerism |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | 1 | TH, as the feminist movement, would advocate for the ban of violent/ unrealistic porn. |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | 2 | THBT spouses of political figures should not be recognized as public figures. |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | 3 | THBT the LGBTQ community should actively boycott the Harry Potter series. |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | 4 | Assuming there exists the technology to divide the 40 weeks of pregnancy between two partners in any possible way, THW mandate that each partner carries for half the term. |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | EFL_Final | THR the narrative that the man box is a form of oppression |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | Open_Semi | THP the hypersexualisation of men rather than the desexualisation of women |
| 2020-08-15 | Feminism Open 2020 | Open_Final | Assuming feasibility, THW create a matriarchal state within each nation and allow anyone to move there |
| 2020-08-15 | MIDP Round Robin 2020 | 1 | THW hold religious leaders liable when identifiable adult believers are harmed by adhering to doctrinal teachings |
| 2020-08-15 | MIDP Round Robin 2020 | 2 | THR the continuation of NATO after the dissolution of the USSR |
| 2020-08-15 | MIDP Round Robin 2020 | 3 | THW allow ex-felons to become police officers |
| 2020-08-15 | MIDP Round Robin 2020 | 4 | THBT indebted countries should prioritize social spending over paying back loans |
| 2020-08-15 | MIDP Round Robin 2020 | 5 | THBT post conflict states should not instil nationalism through the education system |
| 2020-08-15 | MIDP Round Robin 2020 | Open_Final | someone pls provide this, it isn't available online |
| 2020-08-15 | The Novice Debate | 1 | THW allow illegally obtained evidence to be admissable in court |
| 2020-08-15 | The Novice Debate | 2 | THBT members of a minority group should oppose popular media that innacurately portrays the culture, struggles or history of traditionally marginalised groups (i.e. Hamilton, Mulan) |
| 2020-08-15 | The Novice Debate | 3 | THS Governments Significantly Increasing Their Use of Big Data Based Predictive Models in Decision Making to Replace Human Judgements |
| 2020-08-15 | The Novice Debate | 4 | THR the romanticisation of Dark Tourism |
| 2020-08-15 | The Novice Debate | Open_Quarter | THP a world without the concept of fate and destiny |
| 2020-08-15 | The Novice Debate | Open_Semi | THBT in the event of an all out war between India and China the US should not intervene |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | 1 | This House Prefers a world where curriculum emphasize on globally integrated history over regional history. |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | 2 | THP trials where victims and defendants are anonymous |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | 3 | THR the rise of T-10 cricket |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | 4 | This house believes that developing nations with ethnically diverse populations should prohibit vernacular schools |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | Open_Quarter | THBT the provision of emergency loans by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB) should never be accompanied by fiscal or monetary policy conditions. |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | Open_Semi | THW bar Hassan Diab and his cabinet from standing for parliamentary seats in Lebanon |
| 2020-08-15 | Wilderness Open | Open_Final | THS Fisher's Protocol |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 1 | THW legalise euthanasia |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 2 | THW abolish all private schools at the primary and secondary level |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 3 | THW abolish all patents |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 4 | Assuming the technology exists, THS genetic engineering to make humans more resistant to the effects of climate change |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 5 | THW transfer the majority ownership of professional sporting clubs to non-profit organizations managed by elected members within their local communities |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 6 | THBT the feminist movement should actively work with liberal religious leaders to change the religions' perception about women. |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | 7 | This House, as developing nations, would prioritize local industries over foreign MNCs (e.g. subsidize local car brands and tax foreign imported cars) |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | Junior_Semi | TH, as a parent from a middle income family, would adopt free range parenting |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | Junior_Final | THBT individuals convicted for crimes that were later legalised should be retrospectively cleared of those charges and released from prison if applicable. |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | Open_Octa | In sanctuary cities, THW grant undocumented immigrants the right to vote |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | Open_Quarter | THR the humanisation of villains in film and media (eg Joker, Maleficient, Gru, Megamind, etc) |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | Open_Semi | Assuming feasibility exists and with benefit of hindsight, TH as USA would go back in time and choose not to invade Afghanistan. |
| 2020-08-08 | Link Bate Championship III | Open_Final | THS the creation of an international court to prosecute 'crimes against the earth' |
| 2020-08-08 | Princeton Round Robin 2020 | 1 | TH supports a ban on Chinese-owned social media apps (e.g. TikTok, WeChat) |
| 2020-08-08 | Princeton Round Robin 2020 | 2 | THBT all universities should permanently move from letter grades to pass/fail systems |
| 2020-08-08 | Princeton Round Robin 2020 | 3 | THB the International Community should allow breakaway republics in former Soviet states to join the Russian Federation, conditional on holding free and fair referenda |
| 2020-08-08 | Princeton Round Robin 2020 | 4 | THBT the government should offer cash compensation for the creation of pharmaceuticals to replace the patent system for pharmaceuticals |
| 2020-08-08 | Princeton Round Robin 2020 | 5 | THBT courts in emerging democracies should break up constantly dominant political parties |
| 2020-08-08 | Princeton Round Robin 2020 | Open_Final | THW rename Yale |
| 2020-08-08 | Proxime Debate Open | 1 | THBT social movements should adopt an incrementalist strategy as opposed to pushing for revolutionary change |
| 2020-08-08 | Proxime Debate Open | 2 | THS the rise of adult entertainment content subscription service platforms (e.g. OnlyFans) |
| 2020-08-08 | Proxime Debate Open | 3 | TH, as the Republican Party, prefers a depiction of Joe Biden as an establishment centrist, as opposed to a pawn of the progressive Left. |
| 2020-08-08 | Proxime Debate Open | 4 | THW nationalize healthcare systems and vaccine production in times of pandemics |
| 2020-08-08 | Proxime Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT it is in the interests of the Communist Party of the Philippines to cease its armed rebellion and instead run for office. |
| 2020-08-08 | Proxime Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT developing countries should invest in green recovery initiatives as opposed to bailing out major industries. |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | 1 | THR the prominent usage of self deprecating humour by female poltiicians |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | 2 | In the event of First Contact occurring between humans and extra terrestrial life (aliens) on Earth, THBT humans should react immediately with pre emptive force. |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | 3 | THW ban TikTok |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | 4 | TH, as Joe Biden, would embrace a Green New Deal |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | Open_Octa | TH as the OIC would cease business with China (e.g freezing assets, boycotting firms, imposing tariffs, imposing sanctions) until the Uighurs are given safety and religious liberty. |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | Open_Quarter | THP a world where homo sapiens are not the sole surviving human species |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | Open_Semi | THW include regret as a factor in sentencing |
| 2020-08-08 | Westminster Debating Championships 2020 | Open_Final | THBT WSDC adjudication should switch to a consensus methodology of adjudication. |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | 1 | THBT that national boards should have the right to disallow a player from participating in international domestic sporting leagues |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | 2 | TH, as an activist residing in Hong Kong who holds a BNO passport, would take up the deal being offered by UK |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | 3 | THBT philanthropists should donate to environmental protection as opposed to poverty alleviation |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | 4 | THP a world where radical revolutionaries (Malcolm X, Bhagat Singh) are celebrated over peaceful revolutionaries (Mahatma Gandhi, MLK Jr) |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | HighSchool_Final | THR the narrative that one must "do what they love" |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | Novice_Final | THP to live in a world where personal success and failure are seen as a consequence of random factors rather than personal choice |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | Open_Quarter | TH, as an average resident of Gaza, would support Hamas and their agendas |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | Open_Semi | THBT the IMF should require collateral for bailouts |
| 2020-08-07 | DSDC Coherence 2020 | Open_Final | THBT feminists should reclaim and celebrate traits (such as empathy, nurturing) and activities (gardening, cooking) associated with femininity as empowering |
| 2020-08-07 | The Grand Spar August | 1 | THW strip the voting rights of individuals that did not vote in more than 2 consecutive election cycles |
| 2020-08-07 | The Grand Spar August | 2 | THBT in countries where National Service is mandatory, feminists should push for the inclusion of women to be conscripted as well |
| 2020-08-07 | The Grand Spar August | 3 | THW remove the privilege of self incrimination |
| 2020-08-07 | The Grand Spar August | 4 | This house supports health insurance companies offering optional lump sum payments to terminally ill patients who choose to forgo expensive life extending medical treatments. |
| 2020-08-07 | The Grand Spar August | Open_Final | Assuming feasibility, THW allow individuals to sell their units of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 1 | This House Would only allow university admission on the basis of standardized testing, as opposed to non-quantitative methods (e.g. essays, alumni interviews) |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 2 | This House Would ban Amazon's internal arbitration courts. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 3 | This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 4 | This House Believes That pro-democratic activists should use fake news and synthetic media (e.g. "deepfake", fake video or audio recordings) to advance their cause. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 5 | THR the trend of central banks setting extremely low interest rates after the 2008 financial crisis |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 6 | This House Believes That 10 Minute School should remove the videos |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 7 | Given the technology, THW erase society's memory and evidence of the criminal past of former convicts after their release from prison. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 8 | This House Believes That leaders of an occupied nation should not assist the occupying powers in maintaining stability. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | 9 | This House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | ESL_Quarter | This House Would force individuals suspected of being a "stolen child" under the junta to undergo DNA testing to establish whether they are indeed stolen children. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | ESL_Semi | THBT countries should suspend all elections in times of severe health crises |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | ESL_Final | THW only recruit atheists to be part of the group, and would not allow any religious books or items of worship on board |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | Open_Octa | This House Would ban insurance coverage for sexual misconduct claims. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | Open_Quarter | This House Would transfer management of all water resources to an international body. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | Open_Semi | TH, as Israel, would form a strategic military alliance with the Kurds in Syria. |
| 2020-08-02 | Astana EUDC 2020 | Open_Final | THW allow police officers to refuse orders on grounds of conscience |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | 1 | THBT feminists in India should attempt to infiltrate and reform the arranged marriage industry as opposed to fight for its abolishment |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | 2 | THR the glorification of immediate postcolonial leaders in Africa |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | 3 | THBT charities and non-profit organizations should be given votes in elections proportional to the amount of donations they receive. |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | 4 | TH, as Likud, W support and adopt the Jewish People’s Intelligence Services Doctrine. |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | Open_Octa | TH, as the Catholic Church, would prioritize impact investing over direct charity to communities |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | Ope_Quarter | THBT South Indian film industries should integrate with Bollywood |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | Open_Semi | TH, as a prominent pro-independence activist in Hong Kong, would align as pro-China in an effort to run for upcoming elections. |
| 2020-08-01 | Taylor's Debate Open | Open_Final | In Western Liberal democracies, THR the queer movement's primary form of collectivization transitioning from riots/protests into pride celebrations/parades |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | 1 | THW ban the buying and selling of emotional services |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | 2 | THW grant Indigenous communities exclusive legal rights to control distribution of traditional folklore, music, dance |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | 3 | THBT international development institutions should not finance natural resource extraction projects in corrupt states |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | 4 | THS the narrative that the decision to have a biological child is a selfish one |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | 5 | THBT states should not prosecute members of terrorist organisations (e.g. ISIS, Al-Qaeda) who surrender to those states |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | Novice_Semi | TH, as X, would not accept the offer |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | Novice_Final | THBT India should lease Protected Areas to local residents |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | Open_Quarter | THBT feminists should challenge militarism instead of advocating for the "right to fight" (ex. pushing for the inclusion of women in national draft registration and combat duty_ |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | Open_Semi | THBT the general economic policy of countries should aim to increase Gross National Happiness rather than standard economic measures (eg, Gross Domestic Product) |
| 2020-07-31 | Indian Womxn's Debating Championship 2020 | Open_Final | THBT individuals should vote based on their principles rather than on the electability of the candidates (eg by vote-spoiling in the #undirosak movement, or by voting for fringe candidates) |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | 1 | THP a parliamentary electoral system which includes a constituency link |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | 2 | TH opposes the derogatory usage of the inherent identity characteristics of dominant groups - e.g. "You're so white.", "Man Tears", "ugh such a Karen". |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | 3 | THBT Central Asian states should significantly disassociate from Russian cultural influence (e.g. language, the arts, media, history etc.). |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | 4 | Assuming there is a safe procedure, THW allow adults to permanently "lock in" their chosen personality traits (e.g. stubbornness, openness, honesty) as unchangeable. |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | 5 | In times of economic crises, THBT the government should withhold information that is likely to damage market confidence. |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | ESL_Semi | Given the opportunity, TH, as a talented young individual living in a Western Balkan country, would emigrate to pursue a career in the EU |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | ESL_Final | THO the "Toxic Positivity" culture |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | Open_Quarters | Given the opportunity, TH, as a talented young individual living in a Western Balkan country, would emigrate to pursue a career in the EU |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | Open_Semi | THO the "Toxic Positivity" culture |
| 2020-07-25 | KCL Online Open 2020 | Open_Final | THP to be alone in the universe |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | 1 | THR the prominence of creator-driven content |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | 2 | THP the removal of sex and gender markers (e.g., on government forms, IDs, and other areas of legal recognition) as opposed to the inclusion of nonbinary, "X", and other gender or sex markers |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | 3 | THS facilitating massive emigration as a response to oppressive regimes. |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | 4 | THBT developing countries should prohibit using the principal of petroleum funds to finance social and welfare programs. |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | 5 | THO the use of "desperation science" during the coronavirus pandemic |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | Novice_Final | THR the popular belief in free will |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | Open_Quarters | THBT feminists should primarily combat pseudo-scientific claims of sex and gender based differences (e.g. claims that men are more intelligent/brave/strong) on the basis of their scientific inaccuracy as opposed to focusing on deconstructing the social value placed on those differences |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT parliamentary ridings and congressional districts should be drawn to maximize electoral competitiveness. |
| 2020-07-25 | Womxn and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open | Open_Final | THP a world where epistemic humility is widely believed in, as opposed to a world where skepticism is widely believed in. |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | 1 | This House Would significantly decrease income tax rates for women |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | 2 | This House Would give victims of crimes significant power over sentencing |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | 3 | This House believes that contemporary social movements should focus on class differences rather than on identity-based discrimination (e.g. gender, race) |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | 4 | This House, as a Pacific island state, would reject Chinese developmental assistance |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | 5 | In post-conflict societies, This House prefers power-sharing agreements to unrestricted democracy. |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | Open_Quarters | Given the dichotomy, This House believes that animal rights activists should focus on the environmental impacts that meat consumption has on humans, rather than empathy for animals |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | Open_Semi | This House believes that developing countries should prioritise the massive construction of infrastructure over the direct provision of high subsidies and social welfare |
| 2020-07-24 | Access Debate Tournament | Open_Final | This House believes that middle-class families should adopt a model of extended adolescence for their children, rather than one of early independence. |
| 2020-07-19 | An Najah Arabic Novice Online Debates | 1 | THBT Palestinians should prefer their wellbeing over fighting injustices in Palestine |
| 2020-07-19 | An Najah Arabic Novice Online Debates | 2 | THP western individualism over local collectivism |
| 2020-07-19 | An Najah Arabic Novice Online Debates | 3 | THW direct the Palestinian economy toward information technology |
| 2020-07-19 | An Najah Arabic Novice Online Debates | Open_Final | THO Arab nationalism |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | 1 | THS the narrative that traditionally feminine qualities (e.g. compassion, kindness) enable female leaders to better deal with times of crisis |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | 2 | THW give people additional votes in proportion to their economic disadvantage |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | 3 | THO the societal narrative that forgiveness is a virtue |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | 4 | THBT governments of developing countries should aggressively disincentivize students from pursuing further education overseas |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THBT the heads of central banks (eg: the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank) should be democratically elected |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | Open_Semi | THR the rise of Nihilism in popular culture |
| 2020-07-18 | The Debate Open | Open_Final | THP a world where entry into Heaven is decided on peer-based evaulation as opposed to religious doctrine |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | 1 | THW abolish awards in creative fields (e.g., the Oscars for film, the Booker Prize or the Nobel for literature, the Future Generation Art Prize for art). |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | 2 | THBT governments should provide significant financial incentives for urban citizens to move to rural areas |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | 3 | THBT the education system should teach children to believe that they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | 4 | TH, as the US, would prioritize economic engagement with North Korea instead of demanding nuclear disarmament |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | 5 | THS the shaming of individuals as a tactic for social movements to catalyse change (e.g. shaming individuals for not taking environmentally sustainable actions, shaming individuals for violating lockdown/quarantine policies) |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | ESL_Semi | THP a society that heavily emphasises collectivism rather than individualism |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | ESL_Final | THBT policies regarding the teaching and use of language should be descriptive rather than prescriptive |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | Open_Quarter | THR the glorification of the concept of genius |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | Open_Semi | THBT developing states are better off with elite-led technocratic governments as opposed to democratic ones |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | Open_Final | THP a world where Karmic reincarnation exists |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | Schools_Semi | THW introduce significant "cost caps" in sports |
| 2020-07-17 | Doxbridge 2: Euros Bungaloo | Schools_Final | TH, as a parent belonging to a minority religion, would discourage their children from expressing their faith publicly (e.g. crossing yourself, wearing hijabs, kippahs or other articles of faith, posting on social media, publicly attending mass, synagogues etc.) |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 1 | That we regret the norm that doctors should defer to their patients' wishes, even where doing so is not in those patients' best interests. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 1 | That we oppose the medicalisation of learning disabilities. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 1 | That, as Joe Biden, we would choose to run on a ‘Medicare-for-All’ platform. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 2 | That the #MeToo movement has failed working class women. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 2 | That the government should provide incentives for the urban poor to migrate to rural areas. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 2 | That we support gamification in the workplace. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 3 | That we regret the ongoing prominence of cricket in postcolonial countries. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 3 | That we prefer a world where sports are not commercialised |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 3 | That we would abolish the ‘one-year-out’ rule in the NBA. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 4 | That Palestinians should abandon their claim for statehood and opt for a civil rights struggle instead. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 4 | That we regret the Trump-Taliban peace deal agreement. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 4 | That we, as Benny Gantz, regret signing the coalition agreement between Likud and the Blue and White alliance. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 5 | That we regret the expectation that children should be shielded from all forms of danger. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 5 | That we would proportionately subsidise (e.g. scholarship and funding) university courses according to the employability of their graduates. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 5 | That we support a permanent move to online tertiary education. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 6 | That young people should reject traditionally empowered political parties. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 6 | That legislative bodies (e.g. parliament, congress, senate, councils) should be formed by sortition democracy. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 6 | That the Democratic Party should not embrace 'Never Trump' Republicans. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 7 | That we should ban high frequency trading |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 7 | That we should limit the trading of individual shares and derivative products to licensed professionals. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 7 | That we should ban mortgage-based financial derivatives. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 8 | That we should ban mergers and acquisitions of mass media companies. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 8 | That social media companies should aggressively censor offensive and discriminatory content. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | 8 | That we prefer a world where social media networking sites are only available on a paid subscription basis. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Quarter | That the state's failure to address a pandemic should be considered as a crime against humanity. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Quarter | That criminal trials should continue even when the accused is deceased |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Quarter | That the state should pay reparations to individuals convicted in the past for actions that are no longer recognised as a crime. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Semi | That developing countries should prioritise the massive construction of infrastructure over the direct provision of high subsidies and social welfare. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Semi | That we regret the rise of nation-states built around exclusive notions of language, race, and religion. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Semi | That it is illegitimate for states to limit immigration unless there is a clear threat to national security. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Final | That it is morally wrong to use subconscious manipulation to nudge citizens towards socially desirable choices. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Final | That activist movements should embrace cancel culture as a tool to promote social change. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | EFL_Final | That France should abandon the principle of laïcité. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Octa | That we should abolish literary awards (e.g. the Man Booker Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature). |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Octa | That we regret the stigmatisation of hedonistic lifestyles |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Octa | That we support the creation of children's literature which teaches that people are neither good nor evil. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Quarter | That Non-Western LGBTQ activists should reject sex positivity |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Quarter | That we regret the belief that individuals possess defined personality traits. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Quarter | That portrayals of religious deities and prophets in media should receive prior approval from relevant religious authorities. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Semi | That Western companies with a significant number of employees from the Indian diaspora should actively campaign against the caste system. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Semi | That ASEAN should transform itself into a political union |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Semi | That, as developing nations, we would prefer to align with China than the United States. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Final | That, as a woman of colour living in a majority-white country, we would embrace, compete in and establish national beauty pageants for women of our ethnic heritage. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Final | That capitalism is incompatible with racial equality |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | ESL_Final | That we, as a Catholic priest, would actively endorse liberal values that do not align with the Catholic Church. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Double | That we, as original producers of non-Western films, would deny Hollywood the right to produce remakes, unless a quota for non-Western actors/actresses is guaranteed. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Double | That we prefer transformative to curatorial fandom |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Double | That Disney should remove from circulation cartoons from its history that contain racist caricatures. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Octa | That we should stop the practice of requiring community's approval to build houses of worship. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Octa | That, as minorities, we would engage in respectability politics |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Octa | That we would require companies to use absolute blind recruitment |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Quarter | That we should allow parents to sell shares in their children’s future income streams. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Quarter | That we should reallocate public investment funds from start-ups to traditional small and medium-sized enterprises. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Quarter | That the European Central Bank should monetise the government deficits of Eurozone countries experiencing financial crises. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Semi | That, in countries where military service is mandatory only for men, as self-proclaimed feminist women, we would actively volunteer in the military. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Semi | That we regret narratives that portray human progress as inevitable |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Semi | That we regret the emphasis placed on individual rights by social justice movements. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Final | That we should grant legal personhood to culturally significant features of the natural environment. |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Final | That we support compassionate conservation |
| 2020-07-11 | Monash Australs 2020 | Open_Final | That, as environmentalists, we would choose a strategy of working closely with corporations. |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | 1 | THBT Queer movements in the developing world Should attempt to dissociate themselves from modern Queer movements in the west |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | 2 | As the resistance group, THW accept the offer |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | 3 | THR the use of nostalgia in political campaigning |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | 4 | THO the demonization of dark humour / comedy |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | Novice2_Final | THR the Heroisation of Covid-19 Frontliners. |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | Novice_Final | As an Asian parent, THW teach their child to actively reject the 'humble culture" |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | Open_Semi | THBT the GNA and its allies should abandon any attempts at peace negotiations and continue its current push against the LNA |
| 2020-07-10 | Borneo Online Debate Championship | Open_Final | THS Black rights movements in the West's strategy of actively campaigning to defund the police instead of pushing for institutional reforms |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | 1 | THO participation awards |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | 2 | THBT the USMCA should pursue long term economic integration through a common currency |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | 3 | THS the complete and total liberation of all animals |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | 4 | THR the narrative that family love should be unconditional |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | 5 | THW attend the Queer Liberation March rather than the Stonewall 50 March |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | 6 | THS the withdrawal of companies from Hong Kong |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | Novice_Final | THBT, given feasibility, companies should move to work from home |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | Open_Semi | THW remove all restrictions on allowable areas of scientific research |
| 2020-07-06 | CP Nationals 2020 | Open_Final | THBT when financial institutions are in need of financial assistance during recessions, the burden should fall upon creditors (e.g. via diluting shareholder value by turning debt into equity) rather than the government stepping in |
| 2020-07-04 | ASDO 2020 | 1 | TH regrets virtue signalling on social media |
| 2020-07-04 | ASDO 2020 | 2 | THBT X should take the job of CEO |
| 2020-07-04 | ASDO 2020 | 3 | THBT Batman should abolish his no kill rule |
| 2020-07-04 | ASDO 2020 | 4 | THW programme self-driving cars to prioritise the number of lives saved when faced with unavoidable collisions as opposed to prioritising the safety of the driver/passenger |
| 2020-07-04 | ASDO 2020 | Open_Semi | THW require all historically major polluters to open their borders to environmental refugees |
| 2020-07-04 | ASDO 2020 | Open_Final | THR effective altruism |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | 1 | TH supports the rapid global elimination of both tariff and non-tariff barriers to free trade |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | 2 | In countries with a lack of medical professionals, TH, rather than regulate who can be a healthcare professional, would provide optional certifications of competence |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | 3 | THR The increasing trend of left wing censorship in university campuses and the overall academic and literary sphere |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | 4 | This House Believes That the state should strongly incentivise highly educated individuals to have children |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | Open_Quarter | This House believes that the protections of international law conventions and treaties should not apply to combatants from terrorist organisations (e.g. prohibition on torture, prisoner of war status, guarantee of post-conflict release) |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | Open_Semi | THP a world in which African nations persued aggressive trade deals with China at the expense of all western aid |
| 2020-07-04 | DGBDS Mace 2020 | Open_Final | THW make all punishments imposed by the criminal justice system proportional to the wealth of the accused |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | 1 | THR the narrative that in times of crisis (for example: major natural disasters, war, pandemics) frontline workers are national heroes |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | 2 | THP a world where significantly more women are cast in lead villain roles by film and TV studios |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | 3 | THW require policing budgets and policy to be decided by local referenda |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | 4 | THR the glorification of youth |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | 5 | THBT it would be in the interest of the Russian state to pivot away from China and towards the West |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | Open_Quarter | THR the focus on the personal identity and private actions of politicians |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | Open_Semi | TH prefers, as a means of enrolling people in the army, conscription by lottery rather than aggressive recruitment of volunteers |
| 2020-07-04 | St Petersburg Online Open | Open_Final | THBT the scientific community should reject the notion of "non-overlapping magisteria" |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | 1 | THW put an absolute cap on non-essential expenditure by parents on each of their children |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | 2 | THBT prominent social media platforms (e.g Twitter, Facebook, Weibo) should not allow politicians or political parties to make public accounts |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | 3 | THS the pirating and mass availability of academic resources |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | 4 | THW cancel all debts to international organisations (e.g. the IMF) or other countries held by the governments of the poorest 20% of countries |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | 5 | THBT in areas of socio-economic deprivation, schools should train students in vocational skills to the exclusion of the liberal arts |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | Open_Quarter | THS the illegal removal of statues of popular historical figures by social justice movements who consider them to be offensive (e.g statues of Winston Churchill in the UK, of Sukarno in Indonesia, etc) |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | Open_Semi | THBT international media organisations should only use local reporters to cover foreign stories and events |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | Open_Final | Assuming feasibility, THW allow individuals to sell their units of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) |
| 2020-07-04 | Suzhou Debate Open | ProAm_Final | THBT identity groups within the feminist movement (e.g. the trans community, black feminists, etc) should lobby and campaign as independent movements rather than together as a single movement |
| 2020-07-01 | The Grand Spar July | 1 | THW consider "public interest" as a mitigating factor for investigative journalists prosecuted for committing crimes (e.g. breaking and entering, breaching privacy etc) in the course of an investigation |
| 2020-07-01 | The Grand Spar July | 2 | Where resources are significantly limited, THBT states should actively promote religion in areas of high poverty. |
| 2020-07-01 | The Grand Spar July | 3 | THBT it is legitimate for oppressed communities (e.g. poor African American communities in the US) to not pay taxes towards the government |
| 2020-07-01 | The Grand Spar July | 4 | THW break up big tech companies |
| 2020-07-01 | The Grand Spar July | ProAm_Final | THW compel all social media companies to offer multi-tiered paid subscription services instead of free for all access. |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 1 | THBT the feminist movement should actively recruit conservative women |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 2 | THBT developed states should freeze all debt repayments from developing states until the COVID-19 crisis is effectively contained |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 3 | THBT the educational system should portray drug use in an objective way (with all pros and cons), rather than in an solely negative light |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 4 | THR the glamourization of start-up culture that encourages people to start their own businesses rather than pursuing traditional career paths |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 5 | THBT environmental advocacy groups should prioritize lobbying governments to change environmental policies (e.g. Cap and trade, banning environmentally harmful chemicals) rather than convincing individuals to take responsibility for their own contribution to environmental damage (e.g. reducing / recycling waste, taking public transit) |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 6 | THO the rise of billionaire philanthropy |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 7 | THS filial responsibility laws |
| 2020-06-30 | Lockdown.Exe Debate League | 8 | THBT developing nations should distribute, as a dividend to citizens, income derived from natural resource extraction |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | 1 | THBT sex education classes in schools should teach techniques for sexual gratification (including, but not limited to, anal sex, oral sex, mutual gratification and masturbation) |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | 2 | THBT Israel should adopt the Corpus Seperatum plan |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | 3 | THBT Carrie Lam should resign |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | 4 | THBT the US should require the NRA to pay reparations to victims of gun violence |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | 5 | THW ban the creation of saviour siblings |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | Open_Quarters | THW take the Blue Pill over the Red Pill |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | Open_Semi | THBT India should join ASEAN |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | Open_Final | THBT universities should establish "dangerous spaces" |
| 2020-06-27 | Imperial IV | ProAm_Final | THR the rise of silicon valley culture |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | 1 | THBT South Korea should develop its own nucler weapons |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | 2 | THW grant only non-male individuals the right to bear arms |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | 3 | THBT Muslim majority states should not perform the hajj until Saudi Arabia and its allies withdraw from Yemen |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | 4 | THS the establishment of LGBTQIA+-only schools in conservative areas |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | Novice_Semi | THW allow children who have reached the age of majority to sue their parents for religious indoctrination |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | Novice_Final | THO the glorification of courage in popular culture |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | Open_Quarters | THBT India should seek prompt de-escalation, even at the expense of territorial concessions, in relation to China in the Sino-Indian conflict |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | Open_Semi | THW prefer not to be born than to live a deeply immoral yet pleasurable life |
| 2020-06-27 | Restricted Mara Open | Open_Final | THBT it is in Mahathir's interest to cede leadership of the Opposition to Anwar Ibrahim |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | 1 | THW cancel all debts held by poor countries |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | 2 | THW put an absolute cap on non-essential expenditure by parents on each of their children |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | 3 | THW grant amnesty to members of drgu gangs operating in violent areas if gang leaders end all turf wars |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | 4 | THBT it is in the interests of the EU to offer Turkey accession into the union in exchange for a permanent commitment to housing refugees from the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | 5 | THBT historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritize teaching values of individualism to their children |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | Open_Semi | THBT tourists should boycott Indigenous tourist destinations |
| 2020-06-27 | Saskatoon WSDC 2020 | Open_Final | THBT all control of disputed religious sites should be ceded to the UN |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | 1 | TH, as a prominent director from a marginalized background, would prioritize developing TV shows and films with a multicultural, diverse cast over one focused specifically on their marginalized group. |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | 2 | Assuming this medicine exists and is widely accessible, This House Believes That universities should ban and actively test for this drug |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | 3 | TH as Japan Would nationalize their electronics industry |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | 4 | THBT people should never "go above and beyond" in the workplace |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | 5 | THBT feminist movements should adopt feminist icons that are adversarial and embody violence as opposed to icons that promote traditional norms, monetary prosperity and working within the system through cooperation. |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | Novice_Final | THR Breadtubers' prioritisation of trying to de-radicalise alt-righters |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | Open_Semi | THR the commercialization of genetic testing (eg: AncestryDNA, 23 & Me) |
| 2020-06-27 | UBC Fundraiser Open 2020 | Open_Final | This House Prefers a world with city-states governed by an elected global leadership to the current predominance of nation-states. |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | 1 | THW implement the Teacher Independence Model in schools for children aged over 12. |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | 2 | THR twitter adding a fact-check function |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | 3 | THW incentivize work from home (*not only for the duration of the pandemic) |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | 4 | THW grant all nation states the right to veto any transfer, out of their country, of art which is deemed to be cultural heritage |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | 5 | THW forbid universities in the US from accepting research funding from China |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | Open_Quarters | THW spend the significant majority of foreign development aid on interventions proven to be effective by RCT. |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | Open_Semi | TH, as a feminist hacker, would seek to disrupt tradwife spaces (for example, by methods such as DDos, phishing, defacement) |
| 2020-06-20 | Astana Debate Union Online 2020 | Open_Final | THP the rule of the governing AI, with elections on priorities over, traditional representative democracy |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | 1 | TH supports giving legal personhood to internationally recognized important environmental spaces (e.g., Mount Everest, the Amazon) as a form of conservation |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | 2 | TH prefers a world with a widespread belief in radical freedom |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | 3 | TH supports the creation of charter cities in the developing world |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | 4 | THBT social movements should focus on publicly shaming corporations to change business practices rather than trying to achieve these outcomes through legislative action |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | 5 | THBT the 'cultural defence' is a legitimate defence in criminal proceedings |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | Open_Quarters | THBT the U.S. Federal Reserve should purchase equities (i.e., buy stocks) |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | Open_Semi | TH supports the narrative that All Cops Are Bad |
| 2020-06-20 | Evodio Online Open | Open_Final | TH prefers a world where romantic love is not the primary consideration in a marriage |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | 1 | THW ban all forms of pornography |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | 2 | THW ban standardized testing |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | 3 | THW require parents to obtain the State's approval before having children |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | 4 | THW hold city and local governments civilly responsible for deaths that can be ascribed to homelessness |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | 5 | This house believes that feminists should criticise decisions made by women that seem to entrench patriarchal norms even where women claim it is their choice (e.g. foregoing careers to raise children, having cosmetic surgery). |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | Open_Quarters | THBT oppressed minority groups should pursue violent resistance (i.e. rioting) as opposed to peaceful protest when seeking reform. |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | Open_Semi | TH, as Russia, would pursue an oil war against Saudi Arabia |
| 2020-06-20 | Hong Kong Pro Ams | Open_Final | THP a world where people are unable to forget their life experiences |
| 2020-06-20 | Sarawak Schools Online Debating Championship 2020 | 1 | THR the idolization of individuals who achieved success without going through traditional education (Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc) |
| 2020-06-20 | Sarawak Schools Online Debating Championship 2020 | 2 | THR the narrative that humans are innately bad |
| 2020-06-20 | Sarawak Schools Online Debating Championship 2020 | 3 | In places with strong Islamophobia, THBT Muslim parents should homeschool their children |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 1 | THS the destruction of monuments of controversial historical figures. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 1 | THS the rise of teenagers at the forefront of social movements (e.g. Gretta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, the Parkland students). |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 1 | THBT hacking is an acceptable form of protest against large corporations. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 2 | Assuming full social distancing isn't possible: This house, upon finding an opportunity, would escape to another city which is not yet infected. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 2 | THBT governments should not fund reconstruction in areas prone to natural disasters. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 2 | In times of crisis, where tradeoff is inevitable, THBT states should prioritise safety over freedom. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 3 | TH, as Mowgli W stay in the jungle |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 3 | THBT Ezra Miller should drop out of the role for future movies in the series |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 3 | TH, as the Ministry of Magic W expose itself to the Muggle World |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 4 | THW make income tax for all women directly proportional to the national wage gap (e.g. if women earn on average 70% of what men earn, they would pay 70% of the income tax men pay for the same salary) |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 4 | THO the rise of entrepreneurs selling off their businesses to large corporations. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 4 | THS the rise of disaster capitalism |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 5 | THBT Michael should not be convicted for his crimes |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 5 | Assuming there exists technology that can access and project memories, THW allow using it for evidence in court. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 5 | THW allow the use of evidence obtained illegally in court |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 6 | THO the portrayal of female retributive violence |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 6 | THO the depiction of women in mythology as feminists (eg: Athena, Draupadi) |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | 6 | TH, as the LGBTQ+ community, supports Queer baiting |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Octa | THBT the working class should reject Bernie Sanders as the face of the working class movement for being a part of the 1%. |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Octa | THW require all research institutions to use at least 50% of their resources (time, staff, money, etc.) to do replication studies |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Octa | THS two party political systems over multiparty political systems |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Quarter | THW allow doctors to disclose incurable and terminal hereditary conditions to their patient's life partner against the patient's wishes |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Quarter | THP a world in which the dominant societal world-view is a realistic one rather than an optimistic one |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Quarter | THP a world in which people don't engage in virtue signalling |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Semi | THR the US pursuit of global energy dominance |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Semi | With the benefit of hindsight, TH, as the USA would not order the killing of the Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani at the beginning of this year |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Semi | TH, as Wakanda, would reveal itself to the world and adopt globalism, rather than remain in isolation |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Final | Assuming the technology to alter one's memories irreversibly exists, THW ban the use of the technology |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Final | THW use Soul 100 |
| 2020-06-19 | India Debate Open AP 2020 | Open_Final | THW allow convicted criminals whose crimes caused their victims suffering to choose to undergo the exact same experience as their victims did, by using the technology, as a substitute for a prison sentence. |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | 1 | This house, without knowledge of who they will be, would prefer to be born into the 2nd Moon |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | 2 | THS the existence of teleportation |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | 3 | THP a world where, starting tomorrow, women can shoot lightning from their fingertips |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | 4 | THW ban privately contracting the services of superheroes by individuals or companies |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | Gold_Final | Assuming the technology exists, this house would allow people to buy and sell years of their life. |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | ProAm_Final | Assuming the technology exists, this house would allow people to buy and sell years of their life. |
| 2020-06-13 | Cyberpunk IV | Silver_Final | TH, as someone with hyperempathy, would not take the pill. |
| 2020-06-13 | Gwalia Open | 1 | THBT parents should have the right to withdraw their children from all teaching about sex and relationships |
| 2020-06-13 | Gwalia Open | 2 | THBT twitter should require individuals to use accounts uner their own name |
| 2020-06-13 | Gwalia Open | 3 | TH regrets the narrative that hard work will lead to financial success |
| 2020-06-13 | Gwalia Open | Open_Final | THW never hold referenda on measures of social lpolicy |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 1 | THO the use of deferred prosecution agreements for large companies |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 1 | This house supports, where possible, the loved ones (eg family, close friends) of victims of serious criminal offences being involved in the sentencing of the perpetrator (eg in consultation with the judge). |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 1 | THW abolish all legislatively set sentencing guidelines |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 2 | This house, as the progressive movement, supports progressive candidates running on centrist platforms solely in order to get elected |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 2 | TH, as the Biden campaign, would pick Elizabeth Warren as our Vice President |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 2 | his house, as the progressive movement, supports progressive candidates running on centrist platforms solely in order to get elected |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 3 | This house regrets the rise of low-fee, easy-to-access financial market trading services (e.g. Robinhood) |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 3 | his house would impose an exit tax on citizens who choose to take up long term employment outside their country of origin. |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 3 | THS closed shop arrangements |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 4 | This house would implement a strict deadline for the length of time that children can be in foster care before being placed in a permanent home (eg returned to birth parents, in guardianship or adopted) |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 4 | This house would prefer their child, in preschool and early primary school, to have one close friend rather than being 'popular' with several less-close 'friends' |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 4 | This house believes that the feminist movement should aggressively praise mothers and motherhood |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 5 | THR the commercialisation of spirituality |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 5 | THP a world in which individuals did not feel strong emotions |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | 5 | This house believes that it is immoral to consume the art of creators who have been proven to be guilty of heinous offences |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Quarters | THBT the United States should leave Iraq |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Quarters | This house, as the EU, impose sanctions on countries with active prisoners of conscience. |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Quarters | This house, as a SEA nation involved in the South China Sea conflict, would opt to actively seek closer ties with China |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Semi | This house would require test-status cricketing nations to play each other at equivalent rates (e.g. South Africa would be required to play Afghanistan and Ireland approximately as often as they play India) |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Semi | THS efforts to colonize Mars |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Semi | This house regrets the narrative that one should respect authority figures even if you disagree with them |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Final | This house prefers process-based to outcomes-based environmental regulation |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Final | THBT humans owe a debt to Future Generations |
| 2020-06-13 | Macquarie Open 2020 | Open_Final | THBT the environmentalist movement should prioritise the anthropocentrist value of nature in its rhetoric |
| 2020-06-13 | NTU Debate Online Open | 1 | TH, as the CCP, would publicly acknowledge their errors in their managing of COVID-19 & the creation of a pandemic, and agree to reasonable measures of assistance & compensation to the global community. |
| 2020-06-13 | NTU Debate Online Open | 2 | TH, in times of economic crisis, would ease bank capital adequacy requirements |
| 2020-06-13 | NTU Debate Online Open | 3 | THBT Indian feminist movement movements should adopt Laksh |