Eudc motions
Gökhan Yalcin
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Amsterdam 2010
- 1: That this House would remove all non-economic conditions of EU membership, such as geographical location or political requirements.
- 2: That this House believes that schools should prioritize the authority of the teachers over the happiness of the pupils.
- 3: That this House would offer increased development aid to the developing countries that accept and encourage large influxes of immigrants.
- 4: That this House believes that social disgust is legitimate grounds for restriction of artistic expression.
- 5: That this house believes that Bradley Manning should be pardoned if he is convicted of 'communicating, transmitting and delivering national defence information to an unauthorised source'.
- 6: That this house would allow all women, and women only, to bear arms.
- 7: That this house would offer the Taliban power-sharing deals in exchange for acts of disarmament.
- 8: That this House believes that developing nations should distribute as a dividend to citizens all income derived from natural resource extraction.
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- ESL Semi Final: ????
- ESL Final: That this House believes even in response to the most serious crime a just penal system should have no consideration for society's desire to retribution.
- Quarter Final: That this house would ban Gay Pride parades in areas or situations where it is likely to cause violence. (approx wording)
- Semi Final: That this house believes the state should determine the wages to be payed in both private and public sectors for jobs deemed of moral value or societal importance.
- Final: That this House believes immediately after a humanitarian intervention has halted human rights abuses the occupation forces should leave, if the population clearly establishes this as their wish.
Newcastle 2009
1 That this house would allow police officers to use entrapment
2 That this house would use the education system to instill moral norms in children beyond mere obedience to the law
3 That this house would grant citizenship to illegal immigrants that report workplace abuse
4 That this house believes the gay rights movement should oppose gay marriages
5 That this house believes that western liberal countries have a moral duty to spread democracy across the world using force where necessary
6 That this house believes that custody hearings should not take a child's biological parentage into account
7 That this house would allow doctors to actively lie to their patients in order to create or augment a placebo effect
8 Cancelled
Quarter-Final: That this house would allow political parties to designate certain pre-election claims as binding, and whose breach would prompt re-elections
Semi-Final: That this house believes that desecration of religious sites is a legitimate tactic of warfare
Final: This house would remove all restrictions on immigration
Tallinn 2008
1 That This House Would force people to work in order to receive welfare payments
2 That This House Would punish sports teams for the criminal acts of their players
3 That This House Would use military force to deliver Humanitarian Aid
4 That This House Would impose fines relative to wealth
5 That This House Would ban the physical disciplining of children
6 That This House Believes that developed countries should refuse to hire skilled migrants from developing countries
7 That This House would pay morbidly obese people to lose weight
Quarter-Final: That This House Would ban the broadcasting of terrorist videos
Semi-Final: That This House Would abolish income tax
Final: That This House Would ban the public display of Nazi and Soviet symbols
Koc 2007
1 That This House Would take lifestyle choices into account when allocating scarce medical resources
2 That This House would ban all clothing which covers the face
3 That This House Believes that Democracy is a necessary prerequisite for economic growth and stability
4 That This House Believes that Turkey should invade Northern Iraq to fight against Kurdish terrorism
5 That This House Would Make the Morning After Pill Available Only on Prescription
6 That This House Would place a time limit on prosecutions for genocide
7 That This House Would prosecute parents who bring their children to another country in order to carry out an illegal activity which is legal in that country
Quarter Final: That This House Would Forcibly Settle the Roma
Semi Final: That This House Would grant the state the exclusive right to make choices on behalf of the mentally ill
Final: That This House believes that State should tell Deliberate Lies in Times of War
Berlin 2006
1 That This House Would Abolish The International Criminal Court
2 That This House Believes That Gender Reassignment Surgeries Should Be Included In State-Funded Medical Care
3 That This House Believes Governments Should Block The Foreign Takeover Of Important Companies
4 That This House Would Ban The Use Of Evidence Acquired From Countries Which Practise Torture
5 That This House Would Ban All Religious Involvement In Schools
6 That This House Would Remove The Right To Refuse Medically Necessary Treatment
Quarter Final: That This House Would Take Cult Members Into Psychiatric Care
Semi Final: That This House Would Grant An Automatic Right Of Asylum To Women Trafficked For Prostitution
Final: That This House Would Allow Companies To Refuse To Hire Smokers
Cork 2005
1 THW make the post-mortem donation of organs compulsory without exception
2 THW support the right of Chechnya to secede
3 THBT popular referenda should not be used to ratify the EU constitution.
4 THW prosecute the perpetrators of domestic violence without the consent of the victim
5 THW grant immunity from prosecution to dictators who step down
6 THBT the state should assist healthy people commit suicide
Quarter Final: THW condemn companies that seek to avoid first world regulations on human drug testing by conducting their trials in the developing world
Semi Final: THW withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning the sale of land mines
Grand Final TTHW allow the use of racial profiling by police forces
ESL Semi Final TTHW remove the Arms Embargo on China
ESL Final TTHW make failure to render reasonable assistance to a person in distress a criminal offence
Durham 2004
1 THBT any EU constitution should contain reference to Europe's Christian heritage
2 THW ban the production for road use of cars capable of driving above 100mph/160kph
3 THBT post-war reconstruction contracts should be restricted to companies from countries which supported the war
4 THW legalise consensual cannibalism
5 THW not allow embedded journalists to be attached to military units in warzones
6 THBT governments should insist that the software they use is open-source
7 THBT the military targeting of any place of worship is a crime against humanity
Quarter Final TH supports compulsory HIV testing for immigrants
Semi Final THBT a foetus harmed in a criminal attack on its mother should be considered a victim of crime in its own right
Grand Final THBT elected politicians should not own media companies
ESL Semi Final THBT junk food companies should not be allowed to sponsor sporting events
ESL Final THW ban international adoption
Zagreb 2003
1 THB that the USA is right to tie its foreign aid to the support in war against terrorism
2 THB that the cost of space exploration is not worth it
3 THB that the EU should start immediate accession talks with Turkey
4 THB that the state should tax the graduates to cover the costs of their education
5 TH supports compulsory drug testing in the workplace
6 THB that parents have the right to choose the sex of their children
Quarter Final THW reform the UN security council
Semi Final THB that the minority religious practices should be exempt from the national laws
Final THW hold parents legally responsible for the criminal actions of their children
ESL Semi Final THW close its doors to the immigrants
ESL Final THW make smokers pay for their own medical expense
Haifa 2002
1 THBT referenda are the way forward for European democracy
2 THBT Women should have equal rights and equal obligations in the Army
3 THW Deny liver transplants to alcoholics
4 THW Clone Britney Spears
5 THBT The European Union should ban bullfighting
6 THB that religious education is brainwashing kids
Quarter Final THW prefer castration to incarceration for sexual offenders
Semi Final THW hold the accountants accountable
Final THW ban the advertisement of gambling
ESL Semi Final THW guarantee the amnesty of retired dictators
ESL Final THW give Europe its own constitution
Slovenia 2001
1 This house would make organ donation compulsory
2 This house believes that sporting events are for the people not media moguls
3 This house would put a brake on Albania
4 This house would end farming subsidies in the European Union
5 This house believes that asylum seekers should seek refuge in the first safe country that they reach
6 This house believes that Rome should look beyond its own walls for a new Pope
Quarter Final This house believes that NATO has had its day
Semi Final This house would put Slobodan Milosevic on trial in the Hague
Grand Final This house would clone human beings
ESL Semi Final This house fears for the little countries in Europe
ESL Final This house believes that capitalism is in crisis
Aberdeen 2000
Grand Final This House Believes that the problems of Africa are of European Origin
Rotterdam 1999
1 This house would put environment before economics
2 This House Favours Unity
3 This House Believes in cheap Labour
4 This House beieves that size does matter
5 This house believes that the end is near
6 This house believes in positive Discrimination
7 This house would go Dutch
Quarter Final This House believes that Diplomacy is the only solution
Semi Final This House would subsidise the Farmers
Grand Final This house believes in Zero Tolerence
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