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  • THO the increasing reliance of groups fighting for social causes on litigation finance firms.

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    A litigation financing firm is a third-party financier providing funding to a claimant in order to contest their disputes before a judicial forum. In exchange for funding, such firms lay claim to a share of the proceeds of the case.

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Novice Semifinals · 2025-10-09

  • THO the increasing reliance of groups fighting for social causes on litigation finance firms.

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    <span style="color: rgb(8, 8, 9); font-family: &quot;Segoe UI Historic&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">A litigation financing firm is a third-party financier providing funding to a claimant in order to contest their disputes before a judicial forum. In exchange for funding, such firms lay claim to a share of the proceeds of the case.</span>

    MPSC Nationals 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-09

  • This House regrets the 'PJ-ization' of labor relations. Note: "Pejotização" (PJ-ization) is a Brazilian term referring to the practice where employers require workers to establish themselves as legal entities (PJ - Pessoa Jurídica or legal person/company) instead of hiring them as regular employees. This practice often allows employers to avoid labor obligations and benefits that would be required for formal employment relationships.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-08

  • This House believes that the "use of AI for therapeutic purposes" has done more harm than good.

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    For the purposes of this debate, the "use of artificial intelligence (AI) for therapeutic purposes" refers to the use of computational systems, algorithms, and machine learning to perform tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. Increasingly, AI has been used in areas such as diagnostics, treatment planning, and even the delivery of therapies - for example, through chatbots, virtual therapists, and applications that offer cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or crisis support.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-08

  • This House supports the glorification of maverick personalities in sports.

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    "Maverick personalities" refer to figures who are outspoken, unpredictable, and often eccentric. They constantly challenge conventions, act controversially, or behave in ways that break expectations. Examples include: Romário, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Muhammad Ali, Novak Djokovic, Max Verstappen, and Nelson Piquet.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-08

  • This House regrets the recent rise of private credit.

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    Private credit refers to loans granted by non-banking institutions (e.g., private equity firms, investment banks, insurance companies, and asset managers), generally to small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2020, this market has grown rapidly, becoming a competitive alternative to syndicated loans from traditional banks. It is estimated that the global private credit market is around US$ 2 trillion.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-10-08

  • This House believes that the 'founder hero' culture has done more harm than good.

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    The "founder hero" culture is the phenomenon of glorification of startup founders as almost mythical visionary figures, seen as the main drivers of innovation and social progress. Notable examples include Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), Steve Jobs (Apple), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), and Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos).

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-10-08

  • This House prefers a world in which the concept of sin in Abrahamic religions had been based solely on human action, rather than on some temptation from the devil. This appears to be a debate motion in the "This House" format, discussing an alternative theological framework for understanding sin in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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    Abrahamic religions are monotheistic religions whose common origin is recognized in Abraham or the recognition of a spiritual tradition identified with him (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). In these religions, the figure of the devil represents evil and sin, inciting the act of inclining toward evil in people.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-10-08

  • This House believes that Mercosur* should allow the free movement of workers between its Member States (*Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) This is a debate motion about whether the South American trade bloc Mercosur should implement a policy allowing workers to freely move and work across the borders of its member countries, similar to arrangements in other regional blocs like the European Union.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-08

  • This House prefers the legislative review model to the judicial supremacy model in liberal democracies.

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    Constitutional review is the set of legal mechanisms used to verify whether laws, normative acts, or decisions of public authorities comply with a country's Constitution. There are two institutional models widely adopted by liberal democracies: (i) In the legislative override model, parliament can, through a formal process typically requiring a qualified majority such as two-thirds of votes, declare that a certain law will remain valid even after having been deemed unconstitutional by a court. This decision must be renewed periodically or is suspended. An example of this model is Canada, which adopts this approach through the so-called "notwithstanding clause" (Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms). (ii) In the judicial supremacy model, decisions issued by constitutional courts, especially supreme courts, are final in constitutional matters. The Legislature can respond politically, such as by approving constitutional amendments or altering ordinary laws, but does not possess formal mechanisms to directly nullify these decisions. This model is characteristic of the United States, where only a new decision by the Supreme Court can modify an interpretation previously established by the Court.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-10-08

  • This House prefers exposing young people to artistic productions that portray the government in a romanticized way (The West Wing, Time Tunnel, Designated Survivor), rather than those that portray it in a disillusioned way (House of Cards, Veep, Polishuk).

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Ensino Fundamental Finals · 2025-10-08

  • This house predicts the emergence of a climate apocalypse in the next 50 years

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    For the purposes of this debate, a climate apocalypse refers to a series of environmental catastrophes leading to the collapse of human civilization. These catastrophes are primarily the result of human activities e.g. extreme weather and the dramatic rise of sea level due to climate change.

    Kamalig Pre-NDC 2025 · Solidarity Cup Finals · 2025-10-04

  • This house regrets the premium placed on The Sport Ethic

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    The Sport Ethic is a concept developed by sociologists to describe phenomena of behaviors around sports. The four rules of the sport ethic emphasizes on putting the game first, always aiming for wins, taking risks and playing through discomfort, and embracing that there are no barriers in the way to success - all of which revolves around total commitment to the game.

    Kamalig Pre-NDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-04