Motions

EFL Finals

  • THBT religious organisations should syncretise over remaining independent
  • ESL Finals

  • When they are not part of that religion, THBT feminists should refrain from critiquing widespread religious practices that have different rules based on gender (e.g. wearing of veils, separate prayer spaces, women on their period being forbidden from fasting, Iddah (waiting) period after divorce/death of a husband, etc.)
  • ESL Semifinals

  • THBT education systems in Africa should emphasise pan-African history and identities rather than national ones
  • Grand Final

  • THP a world where all individuals have a strong belief in Ubuntu
  • Semifinals

  • THR the dominance of left/liberal views at universities
  • Quarterfinals

  • THBT the IMF removing all conditions on these loans, except for explicit anti corruption provisions, is preferable to the recent conditions to developing countries
  • Octofinals

  • THP a focus on societal factors (e.g. socioeconomic factors) as opposed to individual factors (e.g. personal history) when addressing the causes and consequences of mental health issues
  • Partial Double-Octofinals

  • THW allow democratic governments to overturn supreme court/constitutional court decisions with a simple majority in the legislature
  • Round 9

  • THBT the internationalisation of intellectual property law brings more harm than good
  • Round 8

  • TH, as an average individual in the world today, would prefer to be immortal
  • Round 7

  • THBT it is in the interests of Taiwan to pursue friendlier ties with China (e.g. economic, political and cultural ties)
  • Round 6

  • In developing countries with a history of ethnic, racial and/or religious tensions, THP a change of power from dominant political parties
  • Round 5

  • THS the increasing prominence of data journalism at the expense of qualitative journalism
  • Round 4

  • THBT governments, when determining housing policy, should heavily prioritise supporting renters over home owners
  • Round 3

  • THBT The Pacific Alliance should introduce a common currency
  • Round 2

  • THP the quality of art being viewed as predominantly subjective as opposed to predominantly objective
  • Round 1

  • THBT it's in the interest of the team for the player to be excluded from the World Cup finals squad