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  • This house believes that exclusive art spaces bring more harm than good.

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    Exclusive art spaces refer to exhibitions or installations that limit access to certain groups, usually based on identity. The Ladies' Lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania, Australia, is an example of an exclusive art space that recently prohibited cisgender men from entering the exhibit. The museum subsequently faced a discrimination lawsuit, which led to the closure of the lounge.

    Ho Chi Minh Debate Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-26

  • This horse opposes the concept that it is better to let 100 guilty people go free than to jail an innocent person

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    Blackstone's Ratio is the concept that it is better to let 100 guilty people go free than to jail an innocent person. This principle underpins many justice systems around the world, such as the principle of innocent until proven guilty and the creation of Courts of Appeal.

    Imperial Intervarsity 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-26

  • This house would recognise moral necessity as a mitigating factor in sentencing individuals guilty of criminal acts carried out in response to adverse institutional action (using fake identities to protect undocumented refugees, damaging infrastructure used for resource extraction on indigenous lands, hacking digital infrastructure of exploitative pharma companies, etc.)

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Open Semifinals · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that sovereign wealth funds in emerging markets should not list national champions on foreign stock exchanges (e.g., NYSE, LSE, etc...)

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    A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state-owned investment fund that governments use to invest surplus revenues and other financial reserves. They often hold significant equity stakes in national champions, which are large and strategically important companies typically linked to key sectors of national importance. Some popular examples include Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund holding stakes in Saudi Aramco, Temasek Holdings in Singapore holding stakes in Singapore Airlines and Singtel, Khazanah Nasional Berhad in Malaysia holding stakes in Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional, etc...

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-07-26

  • This house believes that countries should aggressively posture against China's grey zone tactics in the South China Sea

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    For the purposes of this debate, Chinese grey zone tactics are coercive, low- level actions that include the use of maritime militias and coast guard patrols in territorially ambiguous areas. They operate just below the threshold of war especially in areas like the South China Sea and Taiwan - while avoiding direct military escalation. Territorially ambiguous areas are geographic zones where jurisdiction is unclear or contested in practice but not formalized in law - often due to vague geographic features (e.g., submerged reefs), overlapping maritime entitlements, or imprecise claims (e.g., China’s nine-dash line).

    Vivaatam Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-07-26

  • This house would abolish the GRC system

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    A Group Representation Constituency (GRC) is a constituency type in Singapore where teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected as Members of Parliament representing their constituency. All members of the winning team will be elected into Parliament. Each team fielded by any party in GRCs during elections must consist of at least 1 member from a minority race.

    MID YEAR DEBATE INVITATIONALS 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-07-19

  • This House opposes the use of Shock and Awe tactics in international peacekeeping operations

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    International peacekeeping operations are multinational missions to restore peace in conflict zones, often led by the UN. “Shock and awe” refers to overwhelming force used to quickly crush opposition, as seen in peacekeeping missions in the Congo, East Timor, and Haiti.

    Ottawa Open 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that the practice of private citizens conducting sting operations to entrap alleged pedophiles brings more harm than good

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    In some countries, private individuals or online groups pose as minors to lure and expose suspected pedophiles, often filming confrontations and posting them online

    Split Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19

  • This house would ban public performances by ex-Yugoslav artists whose music predominantly promotes nationalism and ethnic conflict

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    In the Balkans, certain musicians, such as Marko Perković Thompson in Croatia and Baja Mali Knindža in Serbia, are known for songs that celebrate nationalist narratives, sometimes referencing historical conflicts or glorifying war crimes.

    Split Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-19