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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

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

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.

Round 8 THB that governments should never rescue failing private industry.

Round 7 This House would assassinate Vladimir Putin.

Round 6 THW subject foreign political contributions to greater restrictions than domestic contributions.

Round 5 This House believes that every criminal defendant should be required to use a government provided defense
lawyer.

Round 4 This House believes that the European Union should only direct aid to nations that pursue environmentally
sustainable development.

Round 3 THW not allow local government to pay for the relocation of homeless people

Round 2 This House believes that Taiwan should declare independence now

Round 1 This House would allow the use of torture.

All the motions have been taken from the Global debate blog (Tuna) (didn't ask for permission, but as far as I know Tuna
he is not mad at me :D)

ESL SEMIFINALS

Motion: This House would require doctors to report all cases of suspected domestic violence.

ESL FINALS:

The motion:This House believes that the Turkish military should stop enforcing the separation of church and state.

OCTOFINALS:
Motion: This House believes that governments in the developing world should invest in sex
tourism.

This house believes that economic growth is the solution to


climate change

Semi Final This house would ban websites that glorify eating disorders

This house believes that people sentenced to life imprisonment should be allowed to choose
Qtr Final
the death penalty instead

Octo Final This house believes that developing nation should nationalize their energy resources

Round 9 This house would grant citizenship in exchange for military service

Round 8 This house would ban Cosmetic Surgery

Round 7 This house would support regime change in Myanmar/Burma

Round 6 This house would abolish all taxes on inherited wealth

Round 5 This house supports independence for Quebec

Round 4 This house would criminalize the payment of ransom

Round 3 This House supports accelerated land redistribution in South Africa

Round 2 This house believes that the UK should abolish it’s nuclear arsenal

Round 1 This house would ban government funding of religious schools

ESL Final This house believes that politicians have a right to a private life

ESL Semi This house believes all serious crimes should be trialed by Jury

Masters Final This house supports a 35 hour working week

Masters Round 1 This house would designate one city to permanently host the Olympics

This house believes that governments should provide heroin addicts with safe injection
Masters Round 2
facilities

This house would lift sanctions on Iran


EFL Final

Copyright: “Copyright benefits the arts”


Energy: “It would be better for new fossil fuel reserves to remain in the ground”
Fair Trade: “Fair trade holds back the developing world”
Great Apes: “Great apes should have rights”
Happiness: “Happiness is the business of government”
Healthy Behaviour: “Government should use economic incentives to encourage healthy behaviour”
Smart Drugs: “We should embrace the use of smart drugs”
Wikileaks: “Wikileaks is good for Democracy”

This House would abandon ASEAN


THW introduce child curfews.

THBT the State should ban all private schools from sanctioning students who exhibit homosexual
behavior.

THW allow Universities to allot slots for the admission of children of alumni.

THBT the Sangguniang Kabataan is irrelevant today's youth.

THW abolish tuition fees.

THBT any pupil participating in a school activity should be expelled.

THBT drugs education should be carried out by outside agencies and not by teachers.

THBT allowing young people to drink legally would result in more responsible attitude towards alcohol.

THBT the youth's political maturity is ill-served by their generation's representatives in the print media

THW abolish fraternities and sororities.

THBT youth should participate in country's decision making.

THW allow divorce in the Philippines.

THW allow child labor.

THW penalize youth engaging in pre-marital sex.

THW penalize youth involved in military juntas.

THBT the conduct of achievement test is the way to go.

THW ban smoking.

THW allow abortion.

THW introduce sex education.

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