That we should prohibit police departments from having specialised public relations staff (police)
18%
10%
7 Aff wins
4 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
14%
23%
11 Aff vetoes
18 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
That jurors should be allowed to directly cross examine witnesses (jurors)
21%
26%
8 Aff wins
10 Neg wins
probably balanced
17%
12%
13 Aff vetoes
9 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
That we should remove statutes of limitation for all crimes (statutes)
18%
8%
7 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
19%
15%
15 Aff vetoes
12 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
Round 2
That those who live in states that suffer rampant corruption should evade tax (corruption)
21%
36%
8 Aff wins
14 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
10%
8 Aff vetoes
3 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
That we welcome China's establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (china)
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
17%
45%
13 Aff vetoes
35 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
That we should allow citizens to donate to recognised charities of their own choosing instead of paying income tax (charities)
13%
28%
5 Aff wins
11 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
23%
18 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 3
That we should refrain from characterising villains of history as monsters (villains)
28%
18%
11 Aff wins
7 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
9%
14%
7 Aff vetoes
11 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
That curricula in post-colonial states should focus on locally-authored literature, to the absolute exclusion of 'great work' such as Shakespeare (literature)
10%
13%
4 Aff wins
5 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
19%
19%
15 Aff vetoes
15 Neg vetoes
probably balanced
That the media should have suppressed any reference to Dylan Roof's mental illness, and instead focus exclusively on racism as an explanation for Charleston massacre. (Dylan Roof)
18%
13%
7 Aff wins
5 Neg wins
probably balanced
21%
15%
16 Aff vetoes
12 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
Round 4
That we should make Boards of Trustees at colleges and universities personally liable for sexual crimes committed by their students against other students (Boards of Trustees)
21%
46%
8 Aff wins
18 Neg wins
imbalanced at 5% level
12%
5%
9 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
That any potential romantic partners or professional sports players should deny them all physical and emotional contact until clubs and sports authorities agree to structural reforms to combat sexism (Sports Sex)
13%
10%
5 Aff wins
4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
33%
10%
26 Aff vetoes
8 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
That we should permanently remove men who abuse their partners from secluded communities where domestic violence is entrenched. (Secluded Communities)
5%
5%
2 Aff wins
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
5%
35%
4 Aff vetoes
27 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 5
That Germany should prosecute United States government officials for torture in German courts, regardless of their participation in the trial (German-US)
10%
10%
4 Aff wins
4 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
24%
13%
19 Aff vetoes
10 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 10% level
That member states of the International Criminal Court should be required to violate sovereignty to make arrests on behalf of the ICC (ICC)
28%
44%
11 Aff wins
17 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
10%
8 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
That we regret the Arabisation of Islam in South East Asia (Arabisation)
5%
2 Aff wins
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
15%
36%
12 Aff vetoes
28 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 2% level
Round 6
That as a progressive person, we regret the changes made to the Catholic Church and its direction ushered in by Pope Francis (Pope Francis)
10%
21%
4 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
26%
8%
20 Aff vetoes
6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
That religious organisations should be exempt from employment discrimination law when hiring for 'non-religious' roles (e.g. secretaries, doctors, contractors) (Discrimination)
13%
33%
5 Aff wins
13 Neg wins
imbalanced at 10% level
17%
8%
13 Aff vetoes
6 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
That we regret the involvement of the church, its leaders and the language of religion (i.e. redemption, absolution) in truth and conciliation processes. (Religion and T+Cs)
10%
13%
4 Aff wins
5 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
8%
35%
6 Aff vetoes
27 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 7
presuming it were possible, That we would opt for a digital existence over a physical one (digital life)
36%
38%
14 Aff wins
15 Neg wins
probably balanced
9%
3 Aff vetoes
7 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
presuming feasibility, That we should allow individuals to selectively erase others' memories of them (can't remember)
8%
0 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
44%
34 Aff vetoes
3 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
in a world where it exists, That love with artificial intelligence is as valid as love with a human (AI)
10%
8%
4 Aff wins
3 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
37%
2 Aff vetoes
29 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Round 8
That we regret Iraq's policy of offering its citizens large sums of money to personally kill terrorist militants (money to kill)
10%
26%
4 Aff wins
10 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
5%
28%
4 Aff vetoes
22 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
That Western states should block ransom payments made by families for the release of ISIS captives (block ransom)
36%
21%
14 Aff wins
8 Neg wins
imbalanced at 50% level
19%
2 Aff vetoes
15 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 1% level
in the face of an overwhelming failure of conventional responses by nation-states, That churches should encourage and materially support able members of their congregation to go and fight against ISIS (holy war)
5%
1 Aff win
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
42%
33 Aff vetoes
2 Neg vetoes
imbalanced at 0.1% level
Open Octofinals
That criminal justice policy should be outsourced to technocrats in place of elected representatives (criminal justice)
13%
13%
1 Aff win
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
13%
25%
2 Aff vetoes
4 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
That political parties should be compelled to retain membership racially proportional to the population (party membership)
13%
25%
1 Aff win
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
19%
2 Aff vetoes
3 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
That within progressive social justice movements, allies from majorities ought to remain silent (majority allies)
13%
25%
1 Aff win
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
6%
4 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
EFL Semifinals
That governments who fail to disaster-proof should be held liable for the deaths of their citizens in the event of a natural disaster (natural disasters)
50%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
That we celebrate the proliferation of regionally specific human rights instruments such as the Arab Charter on Human Rights, despite deviations from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (human rights)
50%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Open Quarterfinals
That states should not enter into international agreements that contain investor-state dispute settlement provisions (investor-state dispute settlement provision)
50%
0 Aff wins
2 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
2 Neg vetoes
balance inconclusive
That we should privatise the ocean (privatise ocean)
50%
2 Aff wins
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
13%
13%
1 Aff veto
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
Open Semifinals
That faced with a choice between purchasing desirable but non-essential products (e.g. Starbucks) over spending on alleviating suffering (e.g. donating to charity), that we ought to always do the latter (donating)
50%
0 Aff wins
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
That the government should pre-emptively and aggressively intervene in individuals' lives based on data-driven predictions in areas such as health, education and crime (data-driven intervention)
50%
0 Aff wins
1 Neg win
balance inconclusive
25%
0 Aff vetoes
1 Neg veto
balance inconclusive
EFL Grand Final
Where conflicts have disproportionately harmed women, That post-conflict states should exclusively appoint women to positions of leadership in the military (female military leader)
100%
1 Aff win
0 Neg wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
ESL Grand Final
That journalists and media organisations who cover conflicts should be required to render reasonable assistance to the victims, even where it directly jeopardises their coverage (assist victims)