Motions

Novice Grand Finals

  • 1
    THW ban all political polls for three months in the run up to any elections
  • 2
    THO youth wings of political parties
  • 3
    THO political consumerism

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    In jurisdictions where commercial surrogacy is legal, THBT surrogates should be allowed to unilaterally withdraw from surrogacy contracts at any point during the pregnancy, without any liability
  • 2
    THO the perception of surrender as an unfathomable option for leaders of countries under attack
  • 3
    THBT members of majority/privileged groups should try and promote the rights of minorities/marginalized groups, even at the expense of significant personal costs

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    THO the use of unilateral cyber sanctions
  • 2
    THS the 'Third Safe Country' approach.
  • 3
    Assuming the US complies, THBT South Korea should re-station American Nuclear weapons

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT regulatory authorities should prioritize outcomes-based environmental regulations as opposed to process-based environmental regulations
  • 2
    THW hold the directors of multi-national companies liable to pay reparations to victims of environmental harms that have resulted from any part of their supply chain
  • 3
    THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a 'supreme court' of scientific experts

    • Round 5

  • 1
    THP closed shop agreements to open shop agreements
  • 2
    THW enact a one and done medical patent system
  • 3
    THW impose restrictions on the opening of stores operated by large retail chains in order to protect local businesses

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THBT governments should force all religious charities to strictly avoid religious messaging in all charity activities
  • 2
    THP religious organisations to actively propagate the idea that faith cannot be explained with logic, rather than attempt to explain faith rationally
  • 3
    THP religions to be ethnoreligions

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THS the increased involvement of China in the Middle East* *including infrastructure projects, technological and research collaborations, investment and purchase of oil, involvement in diplomacy in countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Israel etc.
  • 2
    THBT Western states should subsidize competitors to Chinese products and services instead of barring access to or legislating against them
  • 3
    THBT it is in the interest of Bangladesh to prioritize closer relations with China over relations with India

    • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT, when facing a potential personal disaster (e.g. critical illness, death of a relative, bankruptcy, divorce), parents should share the full circumstances with their kids
  • 2
    THS genderless parenting
  • 3
    THW set lower requirements for eligibility* to adopt kids with traits that are deemed "unadoptable"**

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THO the use of virual models
  • 2
    In conservative countries, THBT progressive women's groups should refrain from publicly criticizing female politicians regardless of their policies
  • 3
    THO attempts to raise support for trans women via the use of sexual capital (e.g. the use of transgender models on Playboy)