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In places with historical disputes around an existing religious structure, This house supports the implementation of the ‘places of worship’ act
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For the purposes of this debate, The ‘places of worship act’ freezes the religious identity of places of worship of each religion, and prevents the destruction of existing religious structures

The 17th Christ University Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Quarter Finals · 2025-01-17
This house believes that post-colonial states should significantly limit trade relations with former colonizers
6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Round 4 · 2025-01-17
This parliament regrets the glorification of the importance of the constitution in safeguarding citizens' rights within the post-colonial state system.
৪র্থ হাজী মুহম্মদ মুহসীন স্মারক আন্তঃ ক্লাব জাতীয় বিতর্ক প্রতিযোগিতা ২০২৪ · Pre Quarter Final · 2025-01-09
The parliament regrets glorifying the army in the name of protecting the sovereignty of Third World states.
৪র্থ হাজী মুহম্মদ মুহসীন স্মারক আন্তঃ ক্লাব জাতীয় বিতর্ক প্রতিযোগিতা ২০২৪ · Round 2 · 2025-01-09
This House Supports France's exit from West Africa
1st Qatar Schools Debate League Girls 2024-2025 · Round 4 · 2025-01-01
This House Believes that US involvement in Panama has benefitted Panama
Panama World Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Round 3 · 2024-12-27
This House believes that previously colonised nations should prioritise lobbying for systemic reparations, rather than financial reparations
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Systemic reparations are a form of reparations that seek to change the structure and aims of international organisations in order to advance the causes of affected groups. This could include (but is not limited to) increased votes or power on councils and working groups at organisations like the Security Council, the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organisation etc. Financial reparations predominantly take the form of direct cash transfers, debt relief or lump sum grants and payments.

Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Round 1 · 2024-12-21
This house regrets the creation of the Western Canon
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The Western canon refers to literature, music, philosophy, and art regarded as exemplary and originating from the Western hemisphere. Works under this label become referred to as “classics” and establish a standard that can be used for analysis and comparison with other works.

Queens's Holiday Open 2024 · Junior Finals · 2024-12-14
This house believes that Zainichi Koreans should aggressively retain their Korean identity
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Zainichi Koreans are ethnic Koreans who reside in Japan, many of whom are descendants of individuals who migrated or were forcibly brought to Japan during its colonial rule over Korea from 1910 to 1945. Most Zainichi Koreans today were born and raised in Japan and speak only Japanese, but they are not eligible for automatic citizenship and can only naturalise if they renounce their Korean identity. Instead, they remain under a special permanent resident status, which allows them to live and work in Japan indefinitely but prohibits them from running for political office, taking on jobs in the civil service, or voting in national elections. Some Zainichi Koreans have chosen to retain their Korean identity and connections to their heritage rather than take up full Japanese citizenship. This includes attending independent Korean schools (Chōsen gakkō), lobbying for repatriation programmes, or advocating for stronger ties with (either) Korea.

SSE Riga IV 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-12-14
This house supports the land expropriation reform without compensation in South Africa.
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The land expropriation without compensation reform in South Africa is a law that allows the government to take land owned by white residents of South Africa without any form of compensation from the state and redistribute it to black South African residents. In South Africa, 72% of private land is owned by the white population, which makes up about 7% of the country's residents.

Poznań Pro-Am 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-12-07
This house regrets the stigma against globalization among progressive circles in post-colonial states
Diliman Intervarsity 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-12-07
This house prefers colonised states to have created their own political and legal structures over adopting structures from their colonial masters
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- Democracy
- Development
Borneo British Parliamentary Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-12-07
This house would commercialize indigenous culture
Kynsey Inter-Varsity Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-12-01
This house would make English the national language of Sri Lanka instead of Sinhala or Tamil
Kynsey Inter-Varsity Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-12-01
This house believes that that France should send a military peace-keeping force to Haiti
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Haiti was a French colony from 1697 until 1804 where France profited massively from slave labour on plantations. Following Haiti's independence, France forced Haiti to reimburse France for its lost revenue. This debt was ony fully paid off in 1947. Currently, Haiti suffers from severe violence by criminal gangs which have occupied the entire capital with the exception of a few central neighborhoods. Following various government collapses, Haiti has an interim government which has been unable to deal with the gangs. The gangs' control of roads and attacks on harbors and airports, have led to food shortages.

Amsterdam Open 2024 · Quarter Finals · 2024-11-30
This house supports France's exit from West Africa
1st Qatar Secondary Schools Debate League Boys 24-25 · Round 4 · 2024-11-16
This House prefers a world where archaeological artifacts were primarily displayed in their original sites of discovery (such as temples, ruins, or archaeological digs).
Cambridge IV 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-15
This house supports the Prime Directive
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In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Prime Directive is a guiding principle of Starfleet that prohibits its members from interfering with the natural development of alien civilizations, even in the case of providing aid. Its stated aim is to protect unprepared civilizations from the danger of starship crews introducing advanced technology, knowledge, and values before they are ready.

BP Pro-Am 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-11-03
This house prefers a world in which postcolonial African states had prioritised achieving economic and land reparations (e.g.: active land redistribution, quotas, cash transfer programmes) over enshrining civil and political rights (e.g.: rights to protest, vote, free speech, form associations, etc.)
21st BDC-JDC Pre-Worlds 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-10-24
This house regrets the centrality of colonial determinism in third world academia
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Determinism is the view where all events/situations at a given point in time are determined completely by previously existing causes. Colonial determinism refers to the notion that conditions within postcolonial countries are entirely determined by their colonial past.

LUMS Asians 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-10-12