The World Schools Debating championships 2001 were held in Johannesburg in South Africa. Here are the motions:
THBT affluent nations should accept more refugees
THW waive patent rights for AIDS drugs for under-developed countries
THBT gay couples should be allowed to adopt children
THW cancel third world debt
I: THW ban all handguns
I: This House supports the use of the death penalty
I: This House disapproves of cloning
I: This House believes that international sport is warfare without weapons
OF: THW impose democracy
QF: TH refuses to negotiate with terrorists
SF: THW give parents the final say in medical treatment of their children
GF: THBT compensation should be paid for the injustices committed by previous generations
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