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  • This House Supports the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales

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    The House of Commons is currently debating a proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. If passed, assisted dying would be available to any patient over the age of 18 who is terminally ill (i.e., expected to die within six months). Assisted dying is currently illegal everywhere in the UK, with a punishment of up to 14 years in prison.

    LSE Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-08

  • This house would allow rulings made by the highest court in the land (e.g., Constitutional Court, Supreme Court etc.) to be overturned by public referenda.

    London Juniors 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-03-08

  • Assuming the individual is capable of consenting, This House Supports the Right to Die

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    The right to die is the right that says human beings are entitled to end their lives or undergo voluntary euthanasia (in all cases - not just terminal illness)

    RML PD 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-02

  • In illiberal democracies, This house believes that individuals who wish to improve their societies should actively seek to join the establishment, as opposed to operating outside the establishment

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    An illiberal democracy describes a governing system that hides its non- democratic practices behind formally democratic institutions and procedures

    Malaysia Charity Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2025-03-02

  • This house would attempt to run away to the secluded community

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    You live in a society where once you reach 18, the state mandates cosmetic surgery to become beautiful. This surgery also pacifies you, making you shallow, unintelligent and erases certain memories in order to make it easier to control the population. 3 months before your birthday, you discover there is a secluded community of “uglies” who hide from the government and refuse surgery. You do not want to partake in the surgery and the person you are in love with suggests attempting to run away to the community. Success is not guaranteed and previously those who have attempted to run away and been caught have been executed.

    Lancaster IV 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-01

  • This house believes that Ammit's justice system is justified.

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    Ammit is a powerful god who has immense power and her justice system is based on preemptive judgment, where individuals are punished for future crimes they are predicted to commit, rather than judged by their past actions. Ammit's system focuses on foreseeing potential wrongdoings and punishing individuals based on their future behavior.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Novice Grand Finals · 2025-02-23

  • This house believes that Ammit's justice system is justified.

    Infoslide

    Ammit is a powerful god who has immense power and her justice system is based on preemptive judgment, where individuals are punished for future crimes they are predicted to commit, rather than judged by their past actions. Ammit's system focuses on foreseeing potential wrongdoings and punishing individuals based on their future behavior.

    Kampala Open 2025 · Schools Grand Finals · 2025-02-23

  • This house supports the rise of Rizzler

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    For the purposes of this debate, Rizzler is a privately-owned nationwide satirical media platform that exclusively publishes once every month about top news issues. It uses humor and irony to criticize the country’s political landscape and abides by the same principles and legal responsibilities that traditional media does. It has been operating for a reasonable time and has reached a significant number of readers and viewers.

    Hiraya Debate Cup · Round 3 · 2025-02-22

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the LGBTQIA+ community to splinter into single-issue movements (i.e. trans people forming advocacy groups that focus exclusively on trans advocacy, lesbians forming groups that focus exclusively on lesbian advocacy, etc.) as opposed to adhering to one collective movement (i.e. advocating on behalf of the entire LGBTQIA+ community)

    Leiden Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-02-22

  • This parliament will return to Hilshabari as Mr. Zulhas.

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    Mr. Zulhas, known for his channel 'Hilshabari,' is a popular YouTuber in the country. He is primarily renowned for his public-oriented political commentary and analysis. During the autocratic regime in Hilshabari, he became a victim of various forms of persecution and sought political asylum in a Western country. Recently, Hilshabari has been liberated from the grip of dictatorship, and Zulhas now has the opportunity to return to his homeland and play a direct role in the reconstruction of the state.

    RDS Ramadan Open 2025 · Querter Finals · 2025-02-20

  • This House, as the scientist, would go public with the information.

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    You are a scientist who has made a groundbreaking discovery that a catastrophic, irreversible event will result in the end of all human life within one week. There is no way to prevent or mitigate this outcome. You have sole knowledge of this information, and no one else is aware of the impending disaster.

    HYDS Pro-Am 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-02-19

  • This house prefers the Divergent world to ours

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    For the purposes of this debate, the Divergent world behaves in the following way: society is divided into different factions based on key personality traits like bravery, intelligence, kindness, honesty etc... These factions form separate communities, often acting as sub-federal authorities (they function like a municipality or district). Each faction has a specific role: Bravery focuses on defense, Intelligence on education and research, Kindness on healthcare and community, and Honesty on law and justice. When adolescents reach the age of maturity, they take a test to determine their strongest trait and are assigned to the corresponding faction. Once assigned, individuals cannot change factions and must commit to their role.

    Serious IV 2025 · Novice Grand Final · 2025-02-18

  • This house opposes the provisional enforcement of the sentence following a second-instance conviction.

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    IS 1: In a criminal proceeding, the defendant is judged in two instances: the first determines the sentence, and the second allows for review of the conviction. After the sentence is confirmed in the second instance, the defendant can still allege defects that may annul the proceedings, such as the use of illegally obtained evidence and the court’s lack of jurisdiction or partiality. However, before those allegations are examined, provisional execution of the sentence is permitted—that is, enforcement of the conviction imposed on the defendant. IS 2: “No one shall be considered guilty until a criminal conviction has become final and unappealable.” (Art. 5, LVII, Federal Constitution of 1988)

    IV Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Debates · Rodada 3 · 2025-02-17

  • This house Laments the Fall of Bashar al-Assad

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    IS 1: Bashar al-Assad was Syria’s dictator from 2000 to 2024, succeeding his father, who had ruled since 1971. Both governed with the support of different ethnic/religious minority groups within the country and followed a secular state model. During the Arab Spring, his brutal repression led to the Syrian civil war, marked by massacres, the use of chemical weapons, and a humanitarian crisis. IS 2: In December 2024, the HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) group, previously linked to al-Qaeda, overthrew Assad, who fled to Russia. HTS, now in power, promised to open Syria to the world and adopt modern policies, such as easing restrictions on access to dollars and lowering tariffs on products from the West. However, the group maintains a history of Islamic fundamentalism. In January, when meeting international representatives, one of the new government’s ministers did not greet Germany’s foreign minister because she is a woman. Syria’s Ministry of Education made changes to the curriculum for children aged 6 to 18, which include changing the phrases “path of goodness” to “Islamic path” and “those who are condemned and have strayed from the path” to “Jews and Christians.”

    IV Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Debates · Semifinais · 2025-02-17