Motions

Novice Finals

  • 1
    This House supports filial responsibility laws
  • Grand Final

  • 1
    Assuming that there exists technology to eliminate the existence and spread of any and all infectious diseases, THW not establish contact with tribes which have been isolated from modern human civilization
  • Semifinals

  • 1
    THBT the rise of E-commerce giants (e.g. Amazon, Alibaba) has brought more harm than good
  • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    Assuming that a technology exists that can accurately measure and transfer happiness, This House Would radically redistribute happiness among the population.
  • Round 4

  • 1
    TH welcomes the decline of USA as a global hegemony.
  • Round 3

  • 1
    This House believes that nascent democracies should decentralise a significant amount of government power to local communities
  • Round 2

  • 1
    THBT media should refrain from taking stances on the innocence or guilt of people who have been charged with a crime, but not yet convicted or aquitted
  • Round 1

  • 1
    THW prohibit the dismissal of employees for their use of free speech or expression outside the workplace (for e.g. on social media)