WSDC Motions ( P = prepared)

Year
2013

2012

2011

Venue
Antalya

Cape Town

Dundee

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Motion
THBT important decisions about childrens health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents
THBT the media should be prevented by law from intruding the lives of public figures
TH supports greater US military presence in East Asia
THW allow prisoners to choose death over life sentence
THW cease the exploitation of resources in the Arctic Region
THW require government schools to teach religious studies
TH supports sovereign debt default as a legitimate economic strategy for countries
THW require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation
THW cut welfare support on compulsive gamblers
THBT social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through the courts rather than the legislature
THBT the government should pay house wives and house husbands for their work
THBT Turkey is better off outside the EU
THW ban alcohol
THBT newly democratised Arab nations should not allow religious parties to participate in elections
THW allow single parents to raise their children behind bars
THBT developing nations should place limits on internal rural-urban migration
THBT the police should use racial profiling to fight crime
THBT the feminist movement should seek a ban on pornography
THW make voting compulsory
THBT states should enshrine legally actionable socio-economic rights
THBT governments should create schools which teach in indigenous languages
THBT gay rights organisations should out gay public figures
TH supports 100% inheritance tax
TH regrets South Africa's decision to use the Truth and Reconciliation Commission rather than prosecuting
perpetrators of crimes committed under Apartheid.
THW offer dictators immunity in return for leaving power
THW allow free distribution of music on the internet
THBT Universal Primary Education is a misallocation of resources for the developing world
THW make voting in national elections mandatory
THW legalise the sale of human organs
THW stop sending humans into space
THBT women can only achieve equality under a secular system of government
THW penalise sporting teams for the poor behaviour of their fans
THW abandon nuclear energy
TH supports free immigration
THBT every region should have the right to independent statehood if a majority of its members wish
THBT autocracy is doomed in the age of Facebook

2010

2009

2008

Doha

Athens

Washington DC

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THBT we should support military intervention in Somalia

THBT we should make physical education compulsory in schools
THBT every country should have the right to possess nuclear weapons
THBT we should support quotas for women in high government positions
THBT doctors should report evidence of marital abuse to the police
THBT developing nations should have the right to give priority to development ahead of the environment
THBT terrorist suspects should have the right to a trial in civilian courts
THBT we should legalise performance-enhancing drugs in sport
THBT we should have no law restricting freedom of speech
THBT compensation should be paid for the injustices committed by past generations
THBT the United States should withdraw from the Middle East
THBT governments should never bail out big companies
THBT cultural treasures should be returned to their areas of origin
THW not eat meat
THW encourage the expanded use of civilian nuclear energy
THBT terrorism can never be justified
THW legalise current technologies for choosing human embryos on the basis of their genetic characteristics
THW ban smoking in public places
THBT public services are best run by private companies
THBT minor crimes should be pursued with the same vigour as serious crimes
THW require people to work in return for welfare payments
THW lower the voting age
THW cut off all development aid to non-democratic countries
THBT governments should grant amnesty to all illegal immigrants
TH supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises
THW ban strikes by those working in essential state services
THW ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research
THBT humanities courses should be part of every undergraduate programme
THW make the directors of multinational companies personally liable for environmental abuses committed by their companies
in the developing world
THW cease the use of detention without trial in the war on terror
THBT governments have a duty to bail out failing financial institutions
THW ban government funding of the arts
THBT heads of government should be required to have a parliamentary majority to govern
TH regrets the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
THW drop all US sanctions on Cuba
THW expand the permanent membership of the UN Security Council

2007

2006

2005

Seoul

Cardiff

Calgary

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THW make the development of clean industry a condition for receiving non-emergency aid
THW ban the use of models who are below a healthy weight
THBT Holocaust denial should be a crime
THBT governments should not place limits in the areas which scientists may research
THBT the United States should withdraw from its military bases in Asia
THW legalise all drugs
THBT free trade harms the developing world
THW limit media reporting of terrorist atrocities
THW execute war criminals
THW force organizations to place more women in senior positions
THW privatize public utilities companies
THW partition Iraq
THW abolish the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
THW place a worldwide ban on the use of civil nuclear energy.
THBT full-time students should take part in compulsory charity work
THBT captured terrorists should be treated as prisoners of war
THW place a worldwide ban on tobacco advertising
TH supports the international trading of pollution quotas
THW ban abortion except in cases where the mothers health is at risk
THBT Internet search engines should boycott China until it allows its citizens unrestricted access to the Web
THBT the War on Terror has been counter-productive
THBT governments should subsidise the traditional arts of minority cultures
THBT governments should subsidise the traditional arts of minority cultures
THBT first-time offenders who commit non-violent crimes should not be sent to jail
THBT democracy is the best system of government for every nation
THBT the costs of space exploration outweigh the benefits
THBT censorship does more harm than good
THBT political parties should receive state funding
THBT civil marriage should be open to homosexual couples
THW use affirmative action in response to historical injustice
THW not give development aid to non-democratic governments
THBT education policy should be the responsibility of local authorities
THW not give development aid to non-democratic governments
THW ban the use of human embryos in scientific research
THBT national security should take precedence over individual rights
THBT the first priority of criminal justice should be rehabilitation, not retribution
TH believes in regional trading blocs rather than global free trade
THBT the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council should not have veto power

2004

2003

2002

Stuttgart

Lima, Peru

Singapore

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THBT Turkey should join the European Union

THBT fast food companies should pay people compensation for damaging their health
THW make use of genetically modified crops to feed the world
THW prosecute teenagers as adults for criminal offences
THBT trade unions impede progress
THBT governments should protect their native languages
THBT religion has no place in state schools
TH condemns the influence of the music industry on todays youth
THW do away with the Olympic Games
THBT the welfare state should be scrapped
THBT political parties have too much influence on democratic elections
THBT globalisation perpetuates social inequity
THBT the world is facing a clash of civilisations
THW advertise prescription medicines
THBT voting in national elections should be compulsory
THBT current intellectual property laws are a brake on progress
THBT sporting boycotts are a legitimate political tool
THBT cultural treasures belong at home
TH supports voluntary euthanasia
THBT the sovereignty of nation states is an outdated concept
TH supports quotas for women in national parliaments
TH believes in trial by jury
THW pay development aid direct to governments
THW legalise prostitution
THBT political decisions should not be dictated by religious beliefs
THW end the war on drugs
THBT professionalism has ruined the Olympic Games
THBT politicians should only be allowed to serve in office for a limited period of time
THW maintain United States military bases in Asia
THBT low taxes are preferable to extensive government services
THBT free trade is the way forward
THBT gambling of all forms should be illegal
TH supports missile defence
THW make tobacco companies pay compensation to the individual
THW ban genetic screening
TH supports the international trading of pollution permits
THW compromise civil liberties in the interests of security
THBT the media has become too powerful

2001

Johannesburg

2000

Pittsburgh, PA

1999

London

1998

Jerusalem

1997

Bermuda

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1995
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Canberra
Cardiff
New Zealand

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THBT affluent nations should accept more refugees

THW ban all handguns
THW waive patent rights for AIDS drugs for under-developed countries
TH supports the use of the death penalty
THBT gay couples should be allowed to adopt children
TH disapproves of cloning
THW cancel third world debt
THBT international sport is warfare without weapons
THW impose democracy
TH refuses to negotiate with terrorists
THW give parents the final say in medical treatment of their children
THBT compensation should be paid for the injustices committed by previous generations
THBT we should further regulate the Internet
THBT the costs of capitalism outweigh the benefits
THBT it doesn't matter whether you win or lose but how you play the game
THBT national security concerns justify the restriction of civil liberties
THW break the law to protect the rights of animals
TH regrets the influence of Hollywood
THW legalise performance-enhancing drugs
TH fears the Millennium
THBT the Kyoto Summit did not go far enough
TH condemns the bombing of Iraq
THBT an International Criminal Court will not work
THBT governments should never restrict freedom of speech
THBT multi-nationals are the new imperialists
TH supports the televising of criminal trials
TH believes in the nuclear deterrent
THBT the state has a duty to protect individuals from themselves
THW turn its swords into ploughshares
THW ban surrogate motherhood
THBT the cost of space exploration is justified
THBT economic sanctions against individual countries are immoral
THW continue to prosecute world war two criminals
TH supports a mandatory retirement age
THW expand the use of nuclear energy
THBT governments should regulate the media
THBT technology has outstripped morality.
THBT feminism is corrupting the family
THBT one superpower is better than two

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Medicine Hat
London
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