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  • This house regrets the trend of foreign investors purchasing football clubs

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    There has been a trend of foreign actors (individual billionaires hedge funds) purchasing majority stake and investing a lot of money in football clubs. Examples include the purchase of Paris Saint Germain FC & Manchester City FC.

    Gadjah Mada Debating Championship 2021 · 1 · 2021-07-18

  • This house would abolish the private ownership of (housing) property in major metropolitan areas. (sfsd)

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    Mahasangram 2021 · Open Semis · 2021-07-10

  • This house prefers a world where the ANC had more aggressively pursued economic and land reparations during the negotiations in ending the apartheid

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    The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling party in South Africa. It has been in power since it negotiated with the governing National Party in 1993 to end apartheid, after 8 decades of struggle. At the time, the ANC prioritised securing legal and political rights, and the first democratic election was held in 1994. Today, South Africa is the most industrialised country in Africa, but also the country with the worst income inequality in the world. Black South Africans own only 4% of private land

    World Debate Open 2021 · 3 · 2021-07-08

  • This house would hold corporate owners/executives legally liable for the occupational accidents in workplaces.

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    Section 230 is a piece of Internet legislation in the United States that provides immunity for website platforms from third-party content. It protects websites from lawsuits if a user posts something illegal although there are exceptions for copyright violations sex work-related material and violations of federal criminal law.

    Nagoya Debate Open 2021 · 1 · 2021-06-26

  • This house would weigh shareholder votes based on the length of time their shares have been held.

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    Microcredit is the extension of very small loans to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral steady employment and verifiable credit history. For example Grameen Bank operating in impoverished areas of Bangladesh provides such microcredits. These banks can implement high or low-interest rates without the intervention of the government.

    Nagoya Debate Open 2021 · Open Quarters · 2021-06-26

  • This house prefers a world without the concept of corporate personhood

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    Corporate personhood is the idea that corporations are legal entities in and of themselves, acting distinctly from the individuals which comprise them (owners, staff, etc.). this allows corporations to enter negotiations with other parties and enjoy rights such as due process under the law.

    Mayon Open Debate Cup 2021 · Open Final · 2021-06-25

  • This house believes that the Indian Government should prefer building partnerships with rising China technology firms (e.g. Alibaba) over established Western big businesses (e.g. Amazon, Facebook)

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    With an internet user base of 700 million people, the Indian e-commerce market is one of the largest in the world. Despite India’s strict regulation on foreign entry, both Amazon and Alibaba have been trying hard to grow within the Indian e-commerce market, making significant investments (often through local companies) over the last five years. this has been part of the heavy battle for the global e-commerce market between Amazon and Alibaba.

    RMPD · Open Quarters · 2021-06-11

  • This house as the medical community would strongly support the commercialisation of nutraceuticals

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    Nutraceuticals are products that are derived from food sources purported to provide extra health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in food. Scientific researches have been made to analyse the potential of its ingredients to be used as alternative or in concord with conventional medicine. Most regulatory bodies only classify these as food supplements. The products are labelled with 'No Therapeutic Claims.' Despite this, nutraceutical companies market its products with claims and testimonies that it can prevent chronic diseases, improve healThis house, delay the aging process, increase life expectancy, or support The structure or function of the body. Examples of available products are Malunggay Herbal Capsules Mangosteen Herbal Capsules, Prebiotics, Raspberry Ketones.

    Mindanao Parliamentary Debate Championship · 2 · 2021-05-22

  • In a minimal state, a government's role is exclusively to protect property rights and people's physical security. Beyond this, such a state would not intervene in people's lives, or provide any public services. this house prefers a minimal state

    Acropolis Open · ESL Final · 2021-05-22

  • This house would prohibit usucapion

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    The usucapion or acquisitive prescription is a legal figure by which a person who is not the owner of an asset acquires its property by having maintained possession of the asset for a period of time and meeting certain requirements: having uninterrupted possession in good faith and peaceful way without hiding it. For example, I can acquire ownership of a home that is owned by a third party because I have owned it for 20 years peacefully and publicly. The term calculations may vary according to the legislation of each territory or country, but the most common are the terms of six years for movable property and thirty for real estate.

    II BP UFV Online 2021 · 2 · 2021-05-05