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Sunday, February 05, 2023

Month: February 2014

Other tournament motions

USU Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 27, 2014

The motions from the USU Open, held on April 13-16 2012. Round 1: This house would legalize multi-partner marriages for both men and women.Round 2: This house would ban private …

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Paris IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 27, 2014

The Paris IV tournament was held in Paris, France on April 6-7 2012. Here are the motions: Round 1: This house would remove all constraints on companies firing workersRound 2: …

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HSE Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 25, 2014

The HSE open debate tournament in 2012 was held in Moscow, April 7-8. The motions: Round 1: This house believes that all teachers should openly declare their sexuality to their pupilsRound …

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Dutch Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 25, 2014

The Dutch open tournament was held in the Netherlands on March 30-31. Here are the topics that were debated: Round 1: This house would forcibly relocate indigenous peoples where their …

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Mykolas Romeris IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 25, 2014

This are the debate topics that were debated on the Mykolas Romeris IV tournament in Lithania on 24-25th March 2012 Round 1: This house would ban beauty pageants for under …

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DCU Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 25, 2014

  The DCU open in 2012 was held on 23rd and 24th March in 2012. The participants had to debate on these debate topics: Round 1: This house believes that …

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Heriot-Watt Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 25, 2014

The Heriot-Watt Open tournament was held on 24th of March in Scotland. Check out the motions that were debated: Round 1: This house would allow corporations to pay higher salaries to …

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Vienna IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 25, 2014

The Vienna IV 2012 in Austria was held on the weekend ob the 9th and 11th March 2012. Here are the motions: R1: THW introduce mandatory trips to Nazi concentration …

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Budapest Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Round 1: This house would not imprison those convicted of non-violent crimesRound 2: This house would make development aid conditional upon the improvement of women’s rights.Round 3: This house would lift the ban …

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Manchester IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Round 1: This house belives that India should remove its ban on ‘The Satanic Verses’Round 2: This house would invest in big casinos to rejuvenate economically disadvantaged areasRound 3: This house …

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Aberdeen Open

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Round 1: This house believes that the Gay Rights Movement Should Campaign For The Abolition of Marriage, Rather Than Marriage EqualityRound 2: This house believes that the UK Should Leave …

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LSE Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Motions from the great london school of economics tournament, held on February 17th and 18th 2012: Round 1: This house would legalise all forms of assisted suicide for mentally sound peopleRound …

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Thank you!

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

I’ve been running this website for years and from time to time I need to thank people that make this possible. Gathering motions from different tournaments that I don’t attend …

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Cardiff IV 2011

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Round 1: This house believes that inheritance should be taxed at 100%.Round 2: This house would allow individuals to sell their vote on the market.Round 3: This house believes that …

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Cardiff IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

The motions from  the tournament Cardiff IV in 2012, that was held on February 11th 2012: Round 1: This house would create a separate league for athletes who choose to take …

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Galway Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Galway Open is a great tournament held in Ireland. In 2012 it was held on February 11th and 12th. Round 1: THB It is Illegitimate for the State to Attempt …

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Aghveryan IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

Round 1: This house would punish sports teams for the criminal and violent behaviour of their fans.Round 2: This house would ban foreign citizens from adopting Armenian children.Round 3: This …

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French Debate Association Tournament 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

The tournament was held from February 26 till March 6 in Paris France Heat One: THBT we live in a mediaocracyHeat Two: THB in the Holy Trinity: Apple, Google and …

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Irish Mace Debates Round 2 2012

Peter Mesarec February 23, 2014

The Irish Mace Round 2 in 2012 was held from January 24th till February 4th. Here are the motions: Heat One: THW remove all hate speech lawsHeat Two: THW allow …

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York IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 22, 2014

Here are the motions from the 2012 York IV tournament. Round 1: This house would force broadcasters to display, promote and report women’s sport equally to men’s sport.Round 2: This …

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Trinity IV 2012

Peter Mesarec February 22, 2014

Motions from the Trinity IV debate tournament in 2012 Round 1: This house would disclose the ethnicity of a sperm/egg donor to the prospective parentRound 2: This house believes that …

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Rotterdam BP Tournament

Peter Mesarec February 22, 2014

The Rotterdam BP tournament was not held in English, so these are the translated motions. Netherlands, January 21 2012. Round 1: This house would allow ‘Fight Clubs’ to be foundedRound 2: …

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Oxford Women’s Open 2012

Peter Mesarec February 22, 2014

Round 1: This house belives that religious organisations should be subject to all aspects of civilian law (including, but not limited to: employment practice, adoption policy,…)Round 2: This house would …

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Zeit Debatte Hamburg 2012

Peter Mesarec February 20, 2014

Round 1: Should pensioners be obliged to do voluntary work?Round 2: Should the 9th of November be Germany’s national holiday?Round 3: Do we need a common European asylum and migration …

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SSE Riga IV 2011

Peter Mesarec February 20, 2014

Round 1: THBT Western nations should make development aid conditional on the protection of LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual) rights.Round 2: THBT governments should lie to their populations in time …

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KCL IV 2011

Peter Mesarec February 20, 2014

The King’s College London IV 2011 was held on December 3. Here are the motions from the tournament, and if you would like to visit the Facebook page, folow this …

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Paris Centrale IV

Peter Mesarec February 19, 2014

The Paris Centrale IV debate tournament was held in Paris, on December 2nd and 3rd, 2011. Here are the motions: Round 1: THBT parenthood should be by license onlyRound 2: …

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Cork IV 2011

Peter Mesarec February 18, 2014

Motions from the Cork IV, held on the first weekend in December 2011. Round 1: This house believes that all bail-out packages should be approved by a popular referendum in …

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Moscow Open 2011

Peter Mesarec February 18, 2014

Here are the motions from the Moscow Open 2011 tournament, held on November 26th and 27th in Moscow, Russia. Round 1: This house would ban the smacking of childrenRound 2: This …

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Zeit Debatte Karlsruhe 2011

Peter Mesarec February 18, 2014

The Die Zeit Debatten are a long running tournaments in Germany. Here are the motions from the tournament in the German town Karlshruhe, held on November 26th and 27th. The …

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ESU England Mace

Peter Mesarec February 18, 2014

The ESU England Mace tournament was held in England on November 26th and 27th 2011. Here are the motions that were debated on the tournament: Round 1: This house would allow …

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How to debate

Points of information

Peter Mesarec February 17, 2014

Points of information are, if you ask me, the thing that makes the British parliamentary debate interesting. What is a point of information? A point of information (POI) is a …

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LSE Open 2014

Peter Mesarec February 17, 2014

The London School of Economics Open 2014 just finished, and here are the motions from the tournament: Round 1: THBT Governments should not assist in the rebuilding of disaster prone …

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Debate formats

World Schools (WSDC) debate format

Peter Mesarec February 16, 2014

This article will introduce the WSDC debate format to you. In the beginning you will find a summation of all the info that you will need about the format, then …

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Irish Times Round 2 2011

Peter Mesarec February 15, 2014

Debate motions from the Irish Times Round 2 in 2011, held between November 25 – November 30 Heat 1 – “This house would Remove all State Funding from RTE”Heat 2 – …

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Bogwall tournament 2011

Peter Mesarec February 15, 2014

Here are the motions from the Bogwall debate tournament, held between 18th and 19th November 2011 Round 1: This house would ban under 18’s from appearing on reality TV showsRound …

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John Smith Memorial Irish Mace 2011

Peter Mesarec February 15, 2014

Motions from the John Smith Memorial Irish Mace Round 1, held on November 8th – December 5 2011. Heat 1 THW positively discriminate for women in the armed forcesHeat 2 THW …

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Durham IV 2011

Peter Mesarec February 13, 2014

This is one of the more important tournaments, Durham IV was held on November 5th and 6th in 2011. Here are the motions: Round 1: This house believes the police …

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UCU Open 2011

Peter Mesarec February 13, 2014

Round 1: This house believes that the USA should stop its military support of TaiwanRound 2: This house believes that the state has a duty to provide free, unlimited and …

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Imperial College Open 2011

Peter Mesarec February 13, 2014

Debate motions from the 2011 Imperial College Open, held on the 29th of October R1: THBT the media should not report the declared motivations of protesters who use violenceR2: THBT …

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NAMDA Novice tournament

Peter Mesarec February 13, 2014

These are debate motions from the NAMDA Novice tournament, held on the 29th of October 2011 R1: THW Only Imprison Criminals Who Threaten the Safety of Citizens.R2: THW End Fiscal …

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UCD Vice-President’s CUP 2011

Peter Mesarec February 12, 2014

UCD’s Vice-presidents cup was held in Ireland October 28-29 R1 THW outsource the capture of elusive criminals to bounty-hunters.R2 THBT Ireland should create constituencies, elected by people who emigrate from IrelandR3 …

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Irish Times Debates First Round 2011

Peter Mesarec February 12, 2014

Debate motions from the First rounds of the Irish Times Debates, held on the 30th October – November 12, 2011 Heat 1 “THW cut all foreign aid in times of …

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SOAS IV 2011

Peter Mesarec February 11, 2014

Round 1: This house would give harsher punishments to those who commit crimes during riotsRound 2: This house would have minimum quotas for different ethnic groups living in public housing estatesRound …

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Edinburgh Cup 2011

Peter Mesarec February 11, 2014

Edinburgh Cup debate tournament was held on the 8th and 9th of October 2011 Round 1: This house would ban nuclear energyRound 2: This house would abolish the British MonarchyRound …

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Kiev Open 2011

Peter Mesarec February 11, 2014

Kiev Open debate tournament was open in Ukraine in the 1st and 2nd of October 2011. Here are the motions: Round 1: This house believes that there should be no …

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Dutch Pro-Am Tournament

Peter Mesarec February 10, 2014

This tournament was held on AUC Amsterdam, on the 1st of October. Here are the motions: 1. THW make parents pass a test before having children2. THW halt all development aid …

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EU-China Youth Debate Tournament

Peter Mesarec February 10, 2014

Motions from the European Union – China youth debate tournament, held in Beijing, held on September from 23rd to 28th. Round 1: THBT EU membership should not be determined on the …

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Red Sea open 2011

Peter Mesarec February 10, 2014

Motions from the Red Sea Open tournament held from September 4-7: Round 1: This house would ban the payment of ransomsRound 2: This house would force elected politicians and their families …

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7th NUJS PD 2014

Peter Mesarec February 6, 2014

PRELIM ROUND 1: Old dog new wine • THW Legalise all recreational substances for the elderly• THW give persons convicted of petty crimes the option of choosing public lashing in …

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