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  • THW give the Scottish Youth Parliament a seat in the Scottish Parliament

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament is an non-partisan elected body designed to represent the views of young people aged 12-25. The Scottish Youth Parliament can try to persuade government to make policy changes in the interest of young people, but has no direct influence on policy.

    Ayr Schools 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-31

  • This house, as European fur suppliers, would pivot to faux fur instead of investing in more sustainable fur sourcing.

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    Kopenhagen Fur is a large Danish fur company founded in 1930, which has historically only focused on real furs. It has recently lost clients like Gucci which have committed to stop using real fur.

    Queen's Summer Open 2024 · Junior Finals · 2024-08-24

  • The EU supports China's growing influence over Panama.

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    Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2017, China has intensified its presence in Panama, among other things, through funding infrastructure projects, strengthening free trade zones, and increasing financial capital from banks such as the Bank of China.

    Mundial Escolar de Debate 2024 · Semifinales · 2024-08-10

  • The European Commission would apply the U.S. DRAFT system to the first division clubs of UEFA competitions.

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    The American Draft system is a method used in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and other sports associations. This system works by allowing teams from smaller markets and those with worse results to choose their desired players first. For example, the team with the worst result from the previous season can select the best young player available and have priority over everything related to that player, while the best team from the previous season will have the last pick. Teams can trade players and draft positions among themselves at their own discretion, in exchanges where money cannot be used. The UEFA could apply the draft system in a way that differentiates by country. For instance, the best prospects from Spain would go to the draft of their country, and similarly for all the candidates from other countries. For foreign prospects from other continents, they could enter a draft designated for teams with the worst results from all of UEFA.

    Mundial Escolar de Debate 2024 · Ronda 4 · 2024-08-10

  • This house, as Georgia, W align itself with the EU over Russia

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    Georgia, a post-soviet union state, has been engaged with EU ascension talks. On 8 November 2023, the European Commission issued an official recommendation to grant candidate status to Georgia, which was confirmed on 14 December 2023. Recently, Georgia recently passed a law requiring all NGO's with 20% funding internationally to register as "foreign agents". This law has been nicknamed the "Russia law" as Russia recently passed a similar law. The purpose of this legislation was to deter all foreign news agencies (mostly American/Western Europe) from reporting on the governments corruption. This policy has been incredibly unpopular with most EU officials, and Georgian ascension talks have been paused for now as a result of this policy.

    Svirsky Cup 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-10

  • The parliament believes that if Manchester City is proven guilty, it would be beneficial for English football.

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    Manchester City, the most successful English football team of the past decade, is owned by Sheikh Mansour, the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates. The club has been charged with 115 counts of fraud due to various financial regulation violations, including irregular financial reports, undisclosed salaries, and lack of cooperation in investigations. If the club is found guilty, all their championships will be stripped, and they could be relegated to the second tier of English football. It is believed that the UAE government has lobbied the UK government to acquit Manchester City of the charges.

    3rd Noiayeek Nationals 2024 · Quarter Final · 2024-08-09

  • This house believes that the EU should prioritize preemptive over reactive methods in fighting Islamic terrorism

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    In the context of fighting Islamic terrorism in the European Union, preemptive methods include: more stringent immigration and asylum laws, increased surveilance of radicalized groups and suspected individuals, taking away licenses from Imams and teachers that propagate extreme beliefs. Reactive methods include: deportations of asylum seekers and immigrants involved in terror attacks, prison sentences for people involved in the radicalization of attackers, extra training and funding for police and emergency medical services.

    National High School Debate League of China British Parliamentary Open 2024 · Open Semifinal · 2024-08-06

  • This house would dissolve Man City.

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    Manchester City (Man City, or City) is a football club in the most prestigious English League -- the Premier League. Manchester City has recently been sued for not adhering to ethical financial practices. Namely, their management has been accused of creating shell companies to increase sponsorship income to buy better players. After the alleged financial violations, the club has won many football titles, including the premier league in a record 4 times in a row and the champions league, the most prestigious title in club football.

    Hart House Women and Gender Minorities Debating Tournament 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-03

  • This house believes that the Old Firm should join the English Football league structure, rather than stay in the Scottish Premiership.

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    Celtic and Rangers (collectively referred to as 'The Old Firm') are the two largest football clubs in Scotland and currently play in the Scottish Premiership. 'The Old Firm' has been dominating the Scottish Premiership, and the number of attendees at their home games are equal to the rest of the top two divisions of Scottish Football League combined. For the purpose of this debate, ‘The Old Firm’ is offered to join the English Football league structure, entering initially in the English Premier League.

    Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024 · ESL Quarterfinals · 2024-07-31

  • This house believes that devolution has strengthened the Scottish independence movement

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    Devolution was the process of providing a regional government, and autonomy over defined policy areas, to Scotland and Wales in 1998. Devolved powers are constrained to domestic issues (for example the Scottish and Welsh governments have control over their respective education systems, domestic transport infrastructure and health services). International issues are reserved to the central British Government (for example, trade deals, issues relating to security and defence).

    Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-07-31

  • This house prefers EU legislation of AI to legislation imposed by each EU member state

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    The EU Artifical Intelligence Act is legislation that regulates AI Systems on a 'risk-based approach'. Under this Act, the higher the risk to society, the stricter the rules (for example, increased document keeping, greater obligations on users and distributors, increased human intervention and oversight or, in extreme cases, banning the use of the system). This legislation does not apply to military and defence systems.

    Glasgow European Universities Debating Championships 2024 · ESL Semifinals · 2024-07-31

  • This House, as Serbia, would develop closer ties with China at the expense of ties with the European Union.

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    Serbia applied to join the European Union in 2009 and has been a candidate for membership since 2012. Barriers to Serbia's membership include high democratic requirements and disagreements over the recognition of Kosovo as an independent state.

    Serbia World Schools Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-22

  • This house prefers a world where the English Premier League adopted the franchising system over the open qualifier system

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    The open qualifier system, often associated with promotion and relegation, allows any team to compete in lower divisions with the opportunity to ascend to higher leagues based on their performance. On the other hand, the franchising system involves established organizations buying permanent spots in a league, guaranteeing their participation each season.

    Chungang University Debate Society Open 2024 · Pre-Semifinals · 2024-07-16