Round 2: This house would allow members of the armed forces to form labour

unions
Round 3: This house believes that sports leagues should significantly tax and
redistribute from wealthier teams to poorer teams
Round 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)
Round 5: This House believes that the Netherlands should allow citizens to
purchase additional votes from the government at a cost proportional to their
wealth (for example, one additional vote for 1% of wealth) Info Slide: The
Netherlands has a political system with many political parties in which no one
party typically gets a majority of the vote. Seats in the parliament are allocated
in proportion to the number of votes received by each party on a national level
(‘proportional representation’). The government is formed by the coalition of
parties that has a majority in the parliament.
Round 6: This house believes that the world would be a better place if women
from privileged backgrounds turned down any benefits arising from affirmative
action’s programs.
Round 7: This house believes that South Korea should produce nuclear
weapons
Round 8: This house regrets the glamorization of start-up culture that
encourages people to start own companies rather than pursue traditional career
paths
Round 9: This house would temporarily and significantly relax minimum
labour standards in times of unusually high unemployment, including workplace
health and safety standards, minimum wage, working hour restrictions etc.
Partial Double Octos: This house believes that countries close to conflict
zones should only grant long-term asylum to refugees who agree to one year of
military service.
ESL Quarterfinals: This house believes that the U.S. should provide campaign
funding for federal and state congressmen and senators who score highly on
bipartisan metrics*. *Info: Scores derived from instances of voting with the
other party, co-sponsoring bills, etc., calculated by independent bodies.
Open Octo-finals: This house would ban advocacy for religious belief in public
places
ESL Semis: This house, as the pope, would abolish the requirement for clerical
celibacy.
There are videos for some of the debates, sadly they decided not to allow us to
embedd the video, so go and see the video of the open finals here
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Thessaloniki WUDC 2016 motions

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Round 1: Info slide: Mercenaries are soldiers for hire outside of national armed
forces. They can be hired either as individuals contracted by a state or through
companies offering these services to a state. Motion: This house would allow
states to use mercenary forces in combat roles in active military operations.
Round 2: This house would prohibit private ownership of art deemed to be
culturally or historically significant
Round 3: This house believes that all states should collectively aggregate and
evenly distribute all revenue from mineral wealth globally on a per capita basis
Round 4: This house believes that governments with racially diverse
populations should never record the ethnic or racial background of their
residents.
Round 5: This house believes the US should withdraw from East Asia and cede
regional hegemony to China.
Round 6: Info slide: A sunset clause is a legal measure that provides that the
law in which it is contained shall expire after a specific date, unless further
action is taken to extend it. Motion: 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.
Round 7: This house supports stronger collective bargaining rights and
protections rather than legislated labor market regulations (e.g., wage levels and
working conditions)
Round 8: This house believes that the creation of feminist icons and their cults
of personality are good for the feminist movement
Round 9: Info slide: Culpability is a measure of the degree to which a person
can be held morally responsible for an offense. Motion: This house believes
that that criminal punishments should be based only on the offenders’
culpability rather than the damages caused by the criminal act or other outcomes
derived from the punishment.
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WUDC 2015 Malaysia Worlds

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The World Universities Debating Championship 2015 was held in Malaysia this
year, and it was a good one. No big problems like we had in the past, and a lot
of great debates. Check out the motions from the WUDC 2015 and tell us what
you think about them in the comments.
Round 1: This House regrets the decline of tightly integrated families.
Round 2: Infoslide: Climate engineering is a deliberate and large-scale
intervention in earth’s climatic system in an effort to combat Global Warming.
Climate engineering may take many forms; Examples include, but are not
limited to, planting large forests where none previously existed, fertilizing the
ocean with iron to dramatically increase the population of algae, and increasing
cloud coverage so less sunlight reaches earth’s suface. Motion: This house
believes that environmental movements should support climate engineering that
fundamentally alters the environment, in an attempt to combat Global Warming.
Round 3: This House believe7777s that in areas of socio-economic deprivation,
schools should train students in vocational skills to the exclusion of the Liberal
Arts.
Round 4: This House would prohibit the media from reporting on the mental
illness of those accused of crimes.
Round 5: This House belives that the international community should cut off
internet access in Syria.
Round 6: This House belives that developing countries should adopt economic
development policies that heavily disincentivise urbanisation.
Round 7: Infoslide: Over the last decade, scientists have identified a range of
chemicals that exist naturally in the brain and shape individuals’ moral
behaviour. Significant amounts of research is now being carried out to create
“moral enhancement drugs”, which would alter the levels of such chemicals.
Such drugs have been shown to increase individuals’ tendencies to display
empathy and care for others, to behave in altruistic way, and to resist pressures
to act in ways that violate their personal ethical beliefs. Motion: This House
would ban the research and production of moral enhancement drugs.
Round 8: This House believes that the United States and the European Union
should seek to promote peace by heavily subsidising Israeli businesses who
invest in the Palestinian territories.
Round 9: This House, as a medical professional employed by the United States
military or security services, would, and would encourage others, to refuse
orders to provide medical treatment to individuals undergoing “Enhanced
Interrogation Techniques”.
Open partial double octofinals: This house would allow corporations to use
hackers to retaliate against cyberattacks where the state seems unwilling or
unable to do so.
Open Octofinals: This house believes that disadvantaged groups should
emphasise their conformity with, rather than distictiveness from dominant
culture; as a strategy for improving their social position.
Open Quarterfinals: This house regrets the decline of secular pan-Arab
nationalism.
Open Semifinals: This house believes that all states should create special
economic zones in cities, where all economic activities (except the purchase of
goods and services) are carried out by women.
Open Finals: This house believes that humanitarian organisations should and
should be allowed to give funding, resources or services ti illegal armed groups
when this is made a condition for access to vulnerable civilians.
ESL Finals: This house believes that liberal democracies that overthrow the
governments of other states should impose power sharing even when this
overrides or delays democratic representation.
ESL Semifinals: This house would severely limit companies ability to replace
workers with technology
ESL Quarterfilans: The broken windows theory describes the concept that
substantial amounts of petty crime create that increase major crime. Many
jurisdictions, including most famously New York State, have introduced
policing policies in response; and respond to areas of high crime with
substantial increase in police presence, arrest and prosecution rates for petty
crime and harsher punishments. Motion: This house believes that the African-
American community should oppose “broken windows policies”
EFL Semifinals: This house would ban its citizens from visiting iliberal states
whose economies depend on tourism.
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WUDC 2013 Berlin motions

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Round 1: THW create public housing for the poor in wealthy areas
Round 2: THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapons
Round 3: THW only imprison individuals who pose a direct and continuing
threat to society
Round 4: THBT International development institutions (such as the World
Bank) should not finance natural resource extraction projects in corrupt states
Round 5: THBT self described progressive males of dominant ethnicities are
morally obliged to refrain from taking positions of responsibility where there is
a qualified alternative candidate from a historically disadvantaged group who
would otherwise receive the post
Round 6: THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military
actions or missions on the basis of conscience
Round 7: THBT European Union nations should forgive Greece’s sovereign
debt
Round 8: THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every
adult a single tradable permit to have a child
Round 9: THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national
public office to seek election as independents
English as a foreign language (EFL) breaking rounds motions:
Quarter Finals THBT publicly funded universities should be required to
reduce enrolment in degree programs within their university that have
statistically poor employment outcomes
Semi Finals THBT policies that may have significant environmental
consequences should be subject to a veto by a ‘supreme court’ of scientific
experts
Final This House welcomes the decline of the USA as the sole global super
power.
English as a second language (ESL):
Quarter Finals: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to
reduce enrolment in degree programs within their university that have
statistically poor employment outcomes
Semi Finals: THBT the feminist movement should actively promote norms of
stable monogamous relationships
Grand Final: THBT representative democracies with large numbers of
foreigners living in their territory (on temporary or permanent basis) should
create specific seats to represent them in parliament.
Partial Double Octo Finals THBT universities should never prohibit research
or teaching on the grounds of sexist, racist or otherwise discriminatory
implications
Main break motions:
Octo Finals: THBT the US should cut off military aid to Egypt
Quarter Finals: THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services
Semi Finals: TBHT the WTO should never allow nations to place export
restrictions on food, rare-earth metals, and other non-oil commodities
Grand Final: THW not allow religious communities to expel members on the
basis of views or actions that contradict doctrinal teachings
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WUDC Manila 2012

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Here are the motions from the WUDC held in Manila in 2012. Tell us how you
remember the tournament!
Prelim Rounds:
Round 1: THW make fathers take paternity leave.
Round 2: THW prevent politicians from making fact claims,that, while not
technically lies, are substantially misleading voters.
Round 3: THW force large companies who leave an area to pay the costs of
any resulting structural unemployment.
Round 4: THW require individuals to use all their wealth beyond USD 5
millions for philanthropic projects.
Round 5: THW require deaf parents to send their kids (whether deaf/hearing) to
mainstream schools for their primary & secondary education.
Round 6: TH supports politicians who pass progressive legislation even when it
is contrary to the wishes of the democratic electorate.
Round 7: TH supports the free movement of labour worldwide.
Round 8: THW exempt academic disputes from defamation law.
Round 9: THW ban all private healthcare in favour of a comprehensive public
healthcare system.
Break Rounds:
Main :
Octo Finals: THW not allow a single media company to own multiple TV
channels or newspapers (whether in print or online)
Quarter Final: THBT “Western” consultants advising dictatorships have a
moral duty to sabotage them.
Semi Final: THBT images designed to even slightly sexually attract/aroused
viewer should be restricted to specialist adult site/xxx domain.
Final: TH supports nationalism.
English as a second language (ESL):
Quarter Final: THW limit Government ministers’ standard of living to that of
someone on the current median wage.
Semi Final: In countries with few female politicians, this house believes it is
good to have a politically active ‘first lady’
Grand Final: THS scientist who fabricate evidence exaggerating certainty of
man-made climate change where there is low likelihood of being caught.
English as a foreign language (EFL):
Semi Final: THBT when doctors discover a patient has a STD, they should
reveal that information to the patients partner.
Grand Final: ???
Other Motions:
Master R1: THW stop public funding for the post secondary education and use
the money to give everyone an equal loathsome payment on their 18th Birthday
to use how they see fit.
Adj Test: THW ban all reporting of individual hostage taking.
Public Speaking: Why I debate?
Women’s Night Motion: THW only sell porn for women made by women.
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WUDC 2014 Chennai motions

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Round 1: This house believes that the United States of America should fund
moderate Madrassas (schools of Islamic study) throughout the Islamic world
Round 2: This house would allow first-time offenders to, with the consent of
the victims, pay compensation to them in place of a prison sentence
Round 3: This house regrets the rise of a ‘hookup culture’ (one which accepts
and encourages casual sexual encounters focused on physical pleasure, without
necessarily including emotional bonding)
Round 4: This house believes that developing countries should ban members of
political dynasties from standing for elected office
Round 5: This house believes that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the
interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries. Info slide:
– A number of countries are currently negotiating to establish the world’s
largest free trade area by comprehensively liberalising trade in the Asia-Pacific
region.
– This proposed agreement, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
would include the following countries: United States, Japan, Australia,
Vietnam, Mexico, Chile, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zeland, Peru and
Brunei.
– China is NOT included in these negotiations.
Round 6: This house would make the receipt of welfare payments to raise
children conditional on the use of long-term, but reversible, contraception
Round 7: This house believes that government agencies that regulate drugs
should only test whether a drug is safe, not whether it is effective, before
approving it for public use. Info slide: Generally, government agencies,
responsible for regulating drugs (for example the Food and Drug
Administration, or the European Medicines Agency) rewuire that a new drug
pass two different tests before being approved for public use. These seperate
tests asses whether a drug is:
– First, “safe”, does the drug pose an unacceptable health risk?
– Second, “effective”, does the drug do what it claims to do?
Round 8: This house believes that NATO should unconditionally offer
membership to the states of the former Soviet Union, excluding Russia
Round 9: This house regrets the commodification of indigenous cultures
EFL Semi-Finals This house believes that the gay rights movement should
abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
EFL Final This house believes that multinational companies should be liable
for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain
ESL Quarter-Finals This house would remove all copyright protection for
material deemed to be morally objectionable
ESL Semi-Finals This house believes that Pope Francis should publicly
encourage Catholics to support radically redistributive government policies
ESL Grand Final This house would allow countries to pay other countries to
settle asylum-seekers who reach their borders
Open Partial Double Octo-Finals This house would abolish gated
communities in the developing world
Open Octo-Finals This house believes that Japan should shame its soldiers
who participated in WWII, including those who did not commit war crimes
themselves
Open Quarter-Finals This house would auction off the long-term right to
govern bankrupt cities for profit
Open Semi-Finals This house believes that women should reject practices that
alter the appearance of their genitalia, such as waxing and labiaplasty
Open Grand Final: This house believes that India should adoptaggressive free
market policies.
Masters’ Round 1 This house believes that the feminist movement should
actively fight to liberate men from their prescribed gender roles
Masters’ Round 2 This house would redraw the borders of Africa
Masters’ Grand Final: This House would never categorize people on their
race.
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WUDC 2011 Gaborone Botswana motions

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Rd1: This house believes that national sporting teams should reflect the
diversity of the national population
Rd2: This house believes that all states have a right to nuclear weapons
Rd3: This house believes that governments should not provide benefits on the
basis of marital status
Rd4: This house believes that central banks should set limits on government
spending
Rd5: This wouse would prioritise asylum Seekers who have engaged in armed
struggle against oppressive regimes
Rd6: This wouse would allow teachers unions the right to strike
Rd7: This wouse would require individuals to reveal their actual identity when
communicating on the internet
Rd8: This house believes that the southern african development community
(SADC) should pursue political union
Rd9: This house believes that social movements should use the courts rather
than the legislature to advance social change
Octo: This wouse would buy countries votes in nternational organizations
Qtr: This house believes that courts should not enforce wills that discriminate
on the basis of race Semi: This house opposes organised religion
Final: This wouse would invade Zimbabwe
EFL Semi: This house supports a one state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict
EFL Final: This wouse would give more votes to the poor
ESL Qtr: This house believes that domestic courts should try foreign nationals
who commit war crimes abroad
ESL Semi: This wouse would prefer that the children of racial minorities be
adopted by parents of that race
ESL Final: This house believes that the courts should break up consistently
dominant political parties
Masters Rd1: This wouse would buy local
Masters Final: This house prefers a philosopher King to a tyrannical democracy
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WUDC 2010 Koc Motions

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WUDC 2010 (Koc, Turkey) Motions Round 1
This house would ban labour unions.
Round 2
This house believes that developing nations should pay for the full tuition of
female university students.
Round 3
This house would financially incentivize both inter-faith and inter-ethnic
marriages.
Round 4
THW prohibit high-ranking members of the Sri Lankan military and the Tamil
Tigers from participation in the election.
Round 5
THW abolish taxes on alcohol and cigarettes that go beyond normal sales taxes.
Round 6
THW prosecute communities for complicity in honour killings.
Round 7
THW grant those diagnosed with terminal illnesses the right to access
treatments that have not completed clinical testing.
Round 8
THW partition Sudan.
Round 9
THW ban all pornography.
EFL Semifinals
This House would use faith based rehabilitation in prison.
EFL Final
This House believes that democratic states should own their own broadcasting
corporations.
ESL Quarterfinals
This House would ban any scheme intended to cure homosexuality
ESL Semifinals
This house would allow prisoners to raise their babies behind bars.
ESL Final
This house would prohibit expression that portrays convicted war criminals in a
positive light.
Octofinals
This house believes the West should recognise the Dali Lama
Quarterfinals
This house would ban all procedures to alter one’s racial appearance.
Semifinals
THB that the United States government should subsidize Twitter to liberalize
oppressed societies
Grand Final
THB that the media should show the full horror of war
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WUDC 2009 Cork Motions

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Final : That this house would allow abortion at all stages of pregnancy
Semi Final: This house believes governments should subsidise private home
ownership.
Qtr Final: This house believes that the international criminal court should
prosecute crimes against the democratic process.
Octo Final: This house would arm local militia to fight the taliban in
Afghanistan.
ESL Final: This house would implement quotas for domestic players in national
football leagues.
EFL Final: This house would prohibit all private health care.
Round 9: This house would ban the publication of political opinion polls.
Round 8: This house would apply a lower rate of income tax to women.
Round 7: This house believes that the west should recognise the independence
of Abkhazia.
Round 6: This house would criminalise adultery.
Round 5: This house believes that China and India should bear the same
obligations as the West in fighting climate change
Round 4: This house would force the religious desegregation of Northern Irish
schools.
Round 3: This house would allow soldiers to sue their government for
negligence.
Round 2: This house would fire the senior managements of all corporations
which receive government bailouts.
Round 1: This house would ban all forms of gambling.
Womens Debate: This house would ban all forms of religious gender
discrimination.
Adj Test: This house would allow insurance companies to view genetic test
results in assessing potential customers.