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  • This house regrets western 'partisan engagement' of opposition groups in illiberal democracies

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    Partisan engagement refers to the practice of foreign powers backing certain groups or individuals within local elections. This includes activities such as providing campaign funds, disseminating exposès on rival candidates, and distributing foreign aid or material assistance during the campaign.

    Bicol Intervarsity 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-07-06

  • This house believes that post-colonial states should heavily prioritise ensuring negative rights over positive rights

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    A negative right restrains other persons or governments by limiting their actions toward or against the right holder. Examples include freedom of religion, expression, the press, etc. Positive rights provide the right holder with a claim against another person or the state for some good, service, or treatment. Examples include the right to housing, healthcare, education, etc.

    St Andrews Pre-EUDC 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-07-01

  • That Māori should pursue redress for colonisation through novel legal claims rather than through the Waitangi Tribunal.

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    Māori can seek redress for the injustices of colonisation in one of two ways. Since 1975, Māori have sought redress through the Waitangi Tribunal, a permanent Commission of Inquiry that is empowered to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi (an agreement that protects Māori's right to self-determination). The Tribunal can make non-binding recommendations which form the basis of negotiations and a potential settlement between tribes (iwi) and the New Zealand Government. Settlements typically include an apology, financial compensation and the return of some land. Recently, some Māori have successfully achieved similar outcomes through novel legal claims, e.g. on the basis that the Government had a duty to protect Māori which they had not fulfilled. These claims have been successfully argued in overseas jurisdictions without similar tribunals.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-01

  • This House Regrets the popularization of Bánh Tráng Nướng as a Pizza.

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    Bánh Tráng Nướng is a popular Vietnamese street food which has recently gained social media popularity, notably via Western cooking content creators. What it is: Grilled rice paper base topped with a variety of ingredients such as quail eggs, green onions, dried shrimp, minced pork, and various sauces, typically cooked over a charcoal grill, giving it a unique, smoky flavor. For its rounded shape, it’s internationally dubbed as the “Vietnamese Pizza”.

    Saigon Debating Championship 2024 - Eng · Grand Final · 2024-06-16

  • This house, as the average Tibetan, supports the Chinese occupation

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    China annexed (taken over) Tibet in 1951 and the economy has expanded under Chinese rule, although expressions of religion and culture are heavily policed. Policies in Tibet include: government-sponsored migration of Chinese citizens, widespread development of infrastructure (schools, railways, highways), as well as the replacement of Tibetan with Chinese as the primary language in schools and administration.

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Open Quarterfinals · 2024-06-08

  • This house, as the tribal leader of an indigenous group, would reject all offers that seek to purchase historically and culturally significant artefacts belonging to the tribe

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    Leaders of indigenous groups are often approached by museum representatives who intend to buy historically and culturally significant artefacts belonging to the tribe.

    CIS Summer BP Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-06-08

  • This house, as Tenzin Gyatso, will choose not to reincarnate into the 15th Dalai Lama.

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    "Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, ruled as a king in Tibet before being exiled by China when they took over and currently resides in India as a refugee. He is an important advocate for more Tibetan autonomy from Chinese rule, and is a symbol of unity amongst different schools in Tibetan Buddhism. Dalai Lamas are believed to be the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The reincarnations of spiritual leaders can be located through posthumous instructions of the dead leader and certain religious ceremonies. China had installed spiritual leaders not recognised as official reincarnations and stated that they will elect their Dalai Lama upon Tenzin's death. For the purposes of this debate, reincarnation is real. "

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Open Quarterfinals · 2024-06-08