Round 1Society and Culture
Preliminary rounds
Round 2Ethics and Philosophy
This house believes that Taiwan should declare independence now
Round 3Politics and Government
This house would not allow local government to pay for the relocation of homeless people.
Round 5Crime and Justice
This house believes that every criminal defendant should be required to use a government provided defense lawyer.
Round 6International Relations
This house would subject foreign political contributions to greater restrictions than domestic contributions.
Round 8Politics and Government
This house believes that governments should never rescue failing private industry.
Round 9Health and Medicine
This house would deny scarce medical resources to terminally ill patients.
Break rounds
OctofinalsPolitics and Government
This house believes that governments in the developing world should invest in sex tourism.
QuarterfinalsEthics and Philosophy
This house would force religious adoption agencies to place children with homosexual couples.
Grand FinalHealth and Medicine
This house believes that people who give HIV to others must pay drug support.
ESL break rounds
For speakers of English as a second language.
ESL FinalInternational Relations
This house believes that the Turkish military should stop enforcing the separation of church (mosque) and state
ESL FinalInternational Relations
This house would support the use of mercenaries by the United Nations.
ESL FinalHealth and Medicine
This house would require doctors to report all cases of suspected domestic violence.
EFL break rounds
For speakers of English as a foreign language.
EFL FinalEducation
This house would eliminate all non state-run schools
Masters
Masters 1Ethics and Philosophy
This house regrets the passing of Bhutto
Masters 2Society and Culture
This house would stop the search for the gay gene
Masters 3Society and Culture
This house would let them eat whale
Masters FinalSociety and Culture
This house would put an age limit on debating
About WUDC
The World Universities Debating Championship, often called Worlds, is the largest debate tournament in the world. Hundreds of university teams debate in British Parliamentary style, with 15 minutes of prep for each motion.
Motions from a community motion archive, credited to the tournament. Prep notes are written by the Debatery Editing Team to help you start thinking; they are not the only way to run either side.