Motions

Schools Finals

  • 1
    THBT policies that may have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a 'supreme court' of scientific experts.
  • 2
    THW prohibit traditional energy corporate social responsibility initiative that focus on green technology.
  • 3
    THW abandon the narrative that consequences of climate change are apocalyptic in nature.

    • Schools Semifinals

  • 1
    During corporate restructuring that involves layoffs, THW require that companies prioritize laying off workers who have the best chance of finding new jobs (e.g., people who are younger, more geographically mobile, or have more cross-applicable skills)
  • 2
    THW allocate a significant proportion of non-dividend stocks in a company to associations or unions formed by the consumers of the company
  • 3
    THW nationalize the production, distribution and sale of electricity in Pakistan

    • Schools Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT China should become a more active interventionist in global politics and conflicts
  • 2
    THBT the International Criminal Court should focus on indicting and prosecuting larger numbers of middle-to-low ranking suspects for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, rather than smaller numbers of high ranking suspects
  • 3
    TH, as a Palestinian activist, W not condemn Hamas

    • Grand Final

  • 1
    TH, as a Pakistani progressive, would support PTI in a coming election.
  • 2
    THBT in Pakistan, supremacy should reside with the Parliament rather than the Constitution.
  • 3
    THBT interviews of allegedly abducted politicians condemning the events of May 9th and leaving PTI should not be aired on mainstream media.

    • Semifinals

  • 1
    During corporate restructuring that involves layoffs, THW require that companies prioritize laying off workers who have the best chance of finding new jobs (e.g., people who are younger, more geographically mobile, or have more cross-applicable skills)
  • 2
    THW allocate a significant proportion of non-dividend stocks in a company to associations or unions formed by the consumers of the company
  • 3
    THW nationalize the production, distribution and sale of electricity in Pakistan

    • Quarterfinals

  • 1
    THBT China should become a more active interventionist in global politics and conflicts
  • 2
    THBT the International Criminal Court should focus on indicting and prosecuting larger numbers of middle-to-low ranking suspects for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, rather than smaller numbers of high ranking suspects
  • 3
    TH, as a Palestinian activist, W not condemn Hamas

    • Round 4

  • 1
    THW introduce a luxury tax model on club level football salaries.
  • 2
    THW make women divisions of sport less physically challenging to achieve a more competetive experience. (E.g. lowering height of basketball hoop in basketball or boundary size in cricket so that you see more goals and boundaries and overall watch becomes more exciting)
  • 3
    THR the rise of franchise based T20 leagues such as the IPL, PSL, ILT20 etc

    • Round 3

  • 1
    Memory laws are laws governing the interpretation of historical events (e.g., the European Union’s ban on genocide denial; Israel’s ‘Nakba Law’, which fines bodies that mark Israel’s Independence Day as a day of mourning) THS support memory laws.
  • 2
    THBT any meaningful opposition to Western imperialism involves allying with China.
  • 3
    Assuming it could be done peacefully, THW replace all existing governments with a single global democratic government.

    • Round 2

  • 1
    TH prefers a world where all relationships (platonic and romantic) are pursued without the intention of achieving long-term sustainability.
  • 2
    TH, would choose to date the AI romantic partner.
  • 3
    THP a world where collective happiness is prioritized over material/economic development.

    • Round 1

  • 1
    TH prefers a world where there are fewer but larger charitable organizations combating poverty.
  • 2
    THBT, when allocating resources to their children, working class families should allocate most of their resources to support the most talented child in the family.
  • 3
    THP a focus on societal factors (e.g. socioeconomic factors) as opposed to individual factors (e.g. personal history) when addressing the causes and consequences of mental health issues.