Motions

Round 1

  • This house, as a Pakistani student, would opt to go to a Middle Eastern country for higher education over a Western country
  • Round 2

  • TH regrets the introduction of breaking as an Olympic sport at Paris 2024
  • Round 3

  • In emerging democracies with a history of ethnic and religious conflicts, THBT governments should grant greater regional autonomy to ethnically and religiously homogenous provinces/regions/territories etc.
  • Round 4

  • This house regrets celebrating women in the police force as symbols of women's empowerment
  • Open Octofinals

  • THW allow workers to exchange their rights (e.g. safety protections, right to maternity or paternity leave) for higher pay
  • Open Quarter Finals

  • This house would ban AI technology aimed at providing emotional support or relief to human beings (e.g., AI friends, AI therapists)
  • U17 Semi Finals

  • This house would ban the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces
  • Open Semi Finals

  • THBT environmental destruction should be classified as a crime against humanity in international law
  • U17 Final

  • THBT climate activists should embrace civil disobedience and public disruption as their primary tactic
  • Open Final

  • Assuming this technology exists, THW allow people to buy and sell years of their life.