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  • This house prefers a world where the ANC had more progressively pursued economic and land reparations during the negotiations in ending the apartheid "

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    Info Slide: The African National Congress (ANC) is the ruling party in South Africa. It has been in power since it negotiated with the governing National Party in 1993 to end apartheid, after 8 decades of struggle. At the time, the ANC prioritised securing legal and political rights, and the first democratic election was held in 1994. Today, South Africa is the most industrialized country in Africa, but also the country with the worst income inequality in the world. Black South Africans own only 4% of private land.

    Sondhis National Debating Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-01-19

  • This House would ban defensive measures against hostile take overs.

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    Defensive measures against hostile take overs include poison pills, a staggered board, and scorched earth policies. Poison pills specify that if a single entity or person acquires a large enough stake, the company will issue shares. All other shareholders become eligible to acquire those shares for a large discount or for free. A staggered board is a board that consists of directors who serve terms of different lengths, making it difficult for an acquirer to replace the whole board quickly. Scorched earth policies damage the company if a hostile take over is imminent, for example by selling assets at a discount.

    Vietnam World Universities Debating Championships 2024 · ESL Semifinals · 2023-12-31

  • This house believes that Latin American states should nationalize their hard commodities extraction industries

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    A hard commodity is a natural resource that must be mined or extracted. Latin American states have significant reserves of hard commodities. These include a projected 5–10% of the world's demand for oil by 2030, and over a fifth of the global reserves for metals (silver, tin, nickel, copper, and lithium), which are used to produce green energy.

    JHU Pre-WUDC 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-11-24

  • This house would Nationalise Guinness

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    Nationalisation is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the ownership and/or control of a national government or state body.

    Newman Shield Pro-Am · Grand Final · 2023-11-18

  • This house, as China, would privatise a significant number of its state-owned enterprises

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    State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are companies that are wholly or significantly controlled by the government. The majority of large Chinese companies, including most banks, energy, utility and construction companies are SOEs. Examples include the State Grid Corporation of China, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and China National Petroleum Corporation. Many analysts now believe that China is facing an economic crisis.

    Eton Schools 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-10-03

  • This house would abolish the 'right to roam' in Scotland.

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    The Right to Roam is a Scottish law that allows anyone to wander, cycle, swim, camp, etc in open countryside, whether the land is privately or publicly owned. This right only comes with strict responsibilities to both the ecology and community of an area.

    Edinburgh Cup 2023 · Pro-Am Finals · 2023-09-30

  • THBT works of art should revert to the public domain twenty years after their creation.

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    A creative work within the public domain is a work to which no intellectual property rights apply, meaning that anyone can share, modify, or enjoy it without permission.

    Ayrshire Schools 2023 · Silver Final Finals · 2023-09-02

  • This house supports the rise of microfinancing platforms/institutions which give loans based on Model A over Model B.

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    In model A, loans are offered against the evaluation of your financial history (e.g. UPI payments, spending patterns, net outflow and inflow, etc). In model B, loans are sanctioned against a collateral and further considerations such as your current bank balance, your job, etc).

    Rahat Fundraiser Parliamentary Debate 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-08-04