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  • This House opposes the use of Shock and Awe tactics in international peacekeeping operations

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    International peacekeeping operations are multinational missions to restore peace in conflict zones, often led by the UN. “Shock and awe” refers to overwhelming force used to quickly crush opposition, as seen in peacekeeping missions in the Congo, East Timor, and Haiti.

    Ottawa Open 2025 · ESL Finals · 2025-07-19

  • This house prefers art without closure in transitional justice eras, as opposed to art that offers closure

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    "Transitional justice eras refer to specific historical and political moments in which a society is reckoning with a legacy of mass injustice, violence, or authoritarian rule—often following dictatorships, civil wars, state-sponsored repression, or colonial regimes. These periods, occurring during or shortly after political transition, are characterized by the involvement of processes such as truth commissions, war crimes trials, reparations for victims, memorialization through museums or art, and institutional reform (e.g., judiciary, police, or military). Examples include post-apartheid South Africa, post-World War II Europe, and post-Marcos Philippines. Art that offers no closure seeks to reflect the unresolved, complex, and emotionally ambiguous terrain of a society still grappling with its past. These works often reject neat moral binaries or redemptive arcs. Examples include Dekada ‘70, Santa Evita, and Country of my Skull. Art that offers closure on the other hand, aims to heal, redeem, or resolve historical trauma, often providing a sense of catharsis, or restored moral order. Examples include the Diary of Anne Frank, Schindler’s List, Sometimes in April, and Ubu and the Truth Commission."

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-19

  • THPAW with the ecological cap

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    The ecological capacity of the Earth has been established and globally accepted. Once this population limit is reached, new births are only permitted when someone dies. Families must join a waitlist if they wish to have children and selections are made on neutral criteria.

    Glasgow Summer Cup 2025 · ESL Final · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that post-colonial states should prioritize negative rights over positive rights

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    Negative Rights: These are rights that require others (typically the government) to abstain from interfering with individual actions. Examples include the right to free speech and the right to privacy. Positive Rights: These rights require others (usually the government) to provide certain services or goods to individuals. Examples include the right to education and the right to healthcare

    Indo-Pacific Pre-ABP 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-07-19

  • This house supports The Creation of PEAD

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    Personal Emotion Altering Device (PEAD) is a chip installed in human brain that can change the emotional response and natural feelings through specific electrical impulses as instructed by the owner.PEAD takes over the natural human endocrine system and becomes the new controlling mechanism for all emotions and feelings experience by the user. Users have conscious awareness that the emotions are artificial due to disjointment with reality but do not emotionally experience them.

    Indo-Pacific Pre-ABP 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the EU to actively support the student movement in Serbia

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    Student-led protests in Serbia began in November 2024 after a deadly canopee collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people, leading to university blockades and demands for greater transparency and recently general elections. Serbia has been governed by Aleksandar Vučić and the SNS party for over a decade, during which the EU has provided significant political and financial support.

    Split Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-19

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the EU to actively support the student movement in Serbia

    Infoslide

    Student-led protests in Serbia began in November 2024 after a deadly canopee collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people, leading to university blockades and demands for greater transparency and recently general elections. Serbia has been governed by Aleksandar Vučić and the SNS party for over a decade, during which the EU has provided significant political and financial support.

    Split Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-07-19

  • This house would ban public performances by ex-Yugoslav artists whose music predominantly promotes nationalism and ethnic conflict

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    In the Balkans, certain musicians, such as Marko Perković Thompson in Croatia and Baja Mali Knindža in Serbia, are known for songs that celebrate nationalist narratives, sometimes referencing historical conflicts or glorifying war crimes.

    Split Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-07-19