Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    This house, as Veronica, Would accept the offer
  • 2
    THW refuse to cover the corruption scandals of the presidential candidate
  • 3
    THO the stigmatization of mediocrity

    • Open Grand Final

  • 1
    In states with ongoing civil conflict, THS governments offering amnesty to defectors of insurgent groups in exchange for them agreeing to serve in the military
  • 2
    THBT UN should militarily intervene to stop and/or reverse forced population transfers of ethnic populations during times of conflict
  • 3
    THBT international trials for crimes against humanity should be presided over exclusively by judges from the affected victim group (e.g., Jewish judges for Holocaust trials, Rohingya judges for crimes against their people)

    • Open Semi Finals

  • 1
    THBT it is in Syria’s interest to normalise relations with Russia post the fall of BasharAl Assad’s regime
  • 2
    In states with rising levels of illegal immigration, THS governments placing tariffs on imports from the host countries of illegal immigrants conditional on such countries curbing illegal immigration
  • 3
    THBT the Congolese Government should offer joint control of all mining operations in EasternDRC to the M23 in exchange for a ceasefire.

    • Open Pre-Semi Finals

  • 1
    In countries with a significant religious population, THBT the feminist movement should actively re-interpret all religious scriptures which justify marginalising women
  • 2
    This House opposes the rise of female politicians in right-wing parties in Western nations
  • 3
    This house, as a female sports league, W significantly focus on the success of the most famous female athletes in its branding

    • Round 5

  • 1
    THW require all decisions to enter into and leave international agreements to be passed by national referendum before being implemented
  • 2
    THW make all religious donations taxable by the state
  • 3
    THW disallow political parties to promise freebies during election campaigns

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THW increase the pay for prison labour to match the minimum wage
  • 2
    THS the implementation of mandatory minimum sentencing for recidivist crime
  • 3
    THBT cases brought by government regulators (eg: SEBI, TRAI, Competiton Commission) should not be settled without an admission of guilt by the defendant

    • Round 3

  • 1
    THS The Reliance-Jio Merger
  • 2
    THR the consolidation of the airline industry in India
  • 3
    In times of economic recovery, THBT central banks should ease bank capital adequacy requirements

    • Round 2

  • 1
    In ethnically diverse countries, THBT national governments should mandate bussing
  • 2
    THP the integrationist over the accommodationist constitution-building model in post-conflict states
  • 3
    THBT post-colonial governments should downplay the negative legacy of leaders whose role in the anti-colonial struggle is controversial

    • Round 1

  • 1
    THBT family members should have no right over the post mortem bodily autonomy of a deceased family member (clinical testing, organ donations, etc)
  • 2
    THO the demonisation around abandoning your parents when they turn old
  • 3
    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.)