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  • This house believes that Singapore should re-introduce the jury system for capital offences

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the jury system refers to a sworn body of randomly selected adult citizens (jurors) in criminal courts who are convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to the court, or to set a penalty for the offender. The jury system was imported into Singapore under colonial rule. In 1960, Singapore restricted jury trial to capital offences (i.e., offences that are punishable by death), and abolished the system altogether in 1970.

    Institution of Business Administration Debating Championship 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-10-24

  • This House Believes That JD Vance should trigger the 25th Amendment.

    Infoslide

    Under the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution, if the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet declare the President unfit, the Vice President temporarily becomes Acting President. The President can challenge this by telling Congress he’s able to serve again. If the VP and Cabinet still disagree, Congress must vote—and it takes a two-thirds majority in both houses to keep the VP in power.

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-19

  • In times of economic crisis, This House Would implement fiscal central banking.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, "fiscal central banking" refers to an economic system that grants central banks the mandate to control circulation of money in the economy through fiscal policy in addition to monetary policy. Under this system central banks can define limitations for the size of the budget, but not its distribution. i.e. they can decide rates for various taxes and limit or increase overall government spending, but can't decide what the money is spent on.

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-19

  • This House Would take the pill.

    Infoslide

    There exists a pill that allows individuals to lead happy lives at the expense of reducing their awareness. Individuals who take the pill are content and satisfied with their lives, but are disinclined to change their present circumstances and will be apathetic about issues they perceive to not concern them (e.g. politics and global warming).

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Bronze Finals · 2025-10-19

  • This House, as the journalist, Would take the bribe.

    Infoslide

    You are a journalist living in a democratic state with endemic corruption covering the upcoming elections. A local politician that is known to engage in corrupt actions has approached you to bribe you to focus on his opponents instead of scrutinising his actions. Agreeing to this would ensure a steady source of future funding for your journalistic career.

    Oxford Charity Open 2025 · Gold Final · 2025-10-19

  • This house predicts Liberal Democratic Party will secure more seats in the next House of Representatives election

    Infoslide

    On October 4th, Sanae Takaichi, former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, secured victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · 決勝 · 2025-10-18

  • This house would implement ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentation

    Infoslide

    Ethnic federalism is a form of federal system in which the federated regional or state units are defined by ethnicity. Ethnic federal systems have been created in attempts to accommodate demands for ethnic autonomy and manage inter-ethnic tensions within a state. In ethnic federal systems, each ethnic region tends to enjoy high administrative freedom and control over policy.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · ラウンド4 · 2025-10-18

  • This house believes that the tribe should choose the person to be sacrificed by lottery instead of deciding by majority vote

    Infoslide

    There is a prehistoric tribe of about 100 people who sacrifice one member every year for the purposes of a religious ritual. There is no way to disobey this ritual because otherwise God would become angry with the tribe and destroy it completely. God will not retaliate regardless of who dies.

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-10-18

  • This house support Serbia to join EU

    Infoslide

    Serbia, a country that struggles with corruption and a high unemployment rate, has aspired to join the EU for many years. To do so, it would need to align with EU foreign policy, including imposing sanctions on Russia and facing strong pressure to improve relations with Kosovo. Historically, Serbia has maintained close ties with Russia and China.

    Autumn Tournament 2025 · 準決勝 · 2025-10-18

  • This house supports political centrism (e.g. favoring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-10-18

  • This house believes that Bulgaria should adopt a constructive vote of no confidence

    Infoslide

    A vote of no confidence is a vote by a legislative body as to whether the executive (i.e. the Prime Minister) is deemed fit to continue occupying their office. There are two types: (1) a destructive vote of no confidence, where an election to decide the next PM will happen after the vote succeeds; and (2) a constructive vote of no confidence, where the opposition should propose a candidate of its own to replace the current leader alongside the vote (i.e. on the same ballot to vote). In both instances, a vote needs a majority to succeed. The current Bulgarian government has faced five no confidence votes since it took office in January 2025. Currently, a no confidence vote in Bulgaria is a destructive vote of no confidence where after a vote of no confidence succeeds, either a majority party will form a new government or an interim government would be appointed in the case where no party is able to form a majority.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-18

  • This House believes that it is in the interest of the left for Michelle Bolsonaro to run for the Presidency in 2026.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, it is considered that Michelle Bolsonaro will be officially running for the position of President of the Republic through the Liberal Party (PL) in the 2026 elections.

    Curitiba Week of British Parliamentary 2025 · Grande Final · 2025-10-17

  • This House would abolish politically appointed positions in Brazilian public administration.

    Infoslide

    Commissioned positions are understood as roles of direction, leadership, or advisory functions within public administration that are filled without a public competitive examination, through direct appointment by the competent authority. These positions are freely appointed and dismissed, and can be occupied by individuals from outside the public service. They do not include high-level political positions, such as State Ministers, State or Municipal Secretaries, which have a distinct legal nature and are linked to the formulation and implementation of public policies on behalf of the head of the Executive branch.

    Curitiba Week of British Parliamentary 2025 · Rodada 2 · 2025-10-17

  • This House Would allow political parties to designate some of their electoral promises as binding.* (*once a binding promise is broken, a new election is triggered)

    Oxford Schools 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-12

  • This house would allow citizens to sue politicians for policies that cause unnecessary and reasonably foreseeable harm

    Infoslide

    "A government policy that causes "unnecessary and reasonably foreseeable" harm can be defined as follows: "Unnecessary harm" means harms that are not essential to achieving the policy’s core objective, and which could have been avoided through reasonable alternative designs or implementations. For example, if building a highway requires demolishing a home, that demolition is a necessary harm. However, if the chosen route displaces more homes than reasonably required, the excess displacement constitutes unnecessary harm. "Reasonably foreseeable" harm means harms that, at the time the policy is enacted, could be predicted with a material likelihood of occurring based on the information then available. This excludes remote, speculative, or trivial risks."

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-11

  • Within Netherlands, This house would mandate political parties to be internally fully democratic (including allowing open access to become member)

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, political parties are all organisations who take part in elections. Fully democratic parties are ones in which most if not all decisions about policy, campagining, positions in the party, etc. are voted on directly by party members. Party members can call for a referendum at any time if an (internal) threshold is met. Parties that are not fully democratic have many decssions made by selected bodies such as commissions or party elites. The includes parties who do not allow any (new) members, such as the PVV .

    Dutch Debating League 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-11