Saturday, January 5, 2013

WUDC 2013: Full List of Motions

Open
R1: THW create public housing for the poor in wealthy areas
R2:  THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapons
R3: THW only imprison individuals who pose a direct and continuing threat to society   
R4: THBT international development institutions should not finance natural resource projects in corrupt states
R5: THBT self described progressive males of dominant ethnicities are morally obliged to refrain from taking positions of responsibility where there is a qualified alternative candidate from a historically disadvantaged group who would otherwise receive the post
R6: THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of conscience
R7: THBT European Union nations should forgive Greece’s sovereign debt 
R8: THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradable permit to have a child
R9: THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national public office to seek election as independents
POF: THBT universities should never prohibit research or teaching on the ground of sexist, racist or other discriminatory implications
OF: THBT the US should cut off all military aid to Egypt 
QF: THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services 
SF: THBT the WTO should never allow nations to place export restrictions on food, rare earth metals and other non-oil commodities 
GF: THW not allow religious communities to expel members on the basis of views or actions that contradict doctrinal teachings 

ESL
QF: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolment in degree programs that have statistically poor employment outcomes 
SF: THBT the feminist movement should actively promote norms of stable monogamous relationships
GF: THBT representative democracies with large numbers of foreigners living in their territory should create specific seats to represent them in parliament 

EFL
QF: THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolment in degree programs that have statistically poor employment outcomes 
SF: THBT policies that have significant environmental consequences should be subject to a veto by a "supreme court" of independent experts 
GF: TH welcomes the decline of the USA as the sole global superpower 

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