IVED 2013: Prepared Motions

The adjudication core of the 2013 Indonesian Varsities English Debate announced a few days ago that three rounds will not be impromptu. They revealed 9 motions under 3 different headings. They, however, did not assign the motions to a specific round. The prepared motions are:



Institut Teknologi Bandung - Venue of IVED 2013

ENVIRONOMICS
THBT it is more beneficial to address climate change now than in the future
THBT developing nations should introduce environmental tax
THBT Annex 1 nations should give unconditional citizenship to environmental refugees

 

MODERN LIFE

TH opposes fan fiction
TH regrets the existence of Safe Haven laws
THBT the state should give tax breaks to video game companies that provide homosexual romance options in the storyline of their games

WAR AND CONFLICT
THBT international law should allow countries attacked by terrorists to demand compensation from the origin country of the terrorists
TH welcomes an African-led intervention for Mali
THW focus the development of defense and military in cyber warfare

IVED 2013 will take place at Institut Teknologi Bandung from January 11-16, 2013. The adjudication core is led by IVED 2010 champion Kirana Kania from the host institution. Her deputies are E-Fest 2012 champion Cindy Fransisca (Universitas Atma Jaya), JOVED 2011 champion Edward Sutanto (Universitas Diponegoro) and Jakarta Mini 2012 best speaker Boby Andika (Universitas Indonesia).