1 | 2 Teams in debate: TCD Hist B (OG) KCL A (OO) Edinburgh C (CG) Bar-Ilan A (CO) | 1 | | | Anna ShrederⒸ , Sarish , Simon Luo , Anamta AtiqⓉ | Target vs Mean Based Regulation THW prioritise means-based[1] rather than target-based[2] regulation
[1] e.g of means-based regulations: setting standards that attempt to make the workplace more accessible or banning the use of polluting technologies
[2] e.g of target-based regulations: setting hiring quotas for employees from one particular group, or making companies reduce carbon emissions to X under threat of fines |
2 | 3 Teams in debate: Edinburgh C (OG) Technion A (OO) Colman SM (CG) HUJI M&O (CO) | 3 | | | Emma LucasⒸ , Ahmed El Sammak , Izzie Blackburn , Molly Carroll | TH, as a University scholarship fund targeted at marginalized identity groups, W prioritize allocating funds based on merit rather than economic necessity. |
3 | 4 Teams in debate: Edinburgh B (OG) Edinburgh C (OO) CM Fundación SEPI B (CG) Aberdeen DW (CO) | 6 | | | NaveenⒸ , Inés Sanchez Sastre , Lovro Šprem , Or SidlikⓉ | THO the narrative that love (romantic, familial, etc.) is about sacrifice |
4 | 2 Teams in debate: Technion B (OG) GUU B (OO) IDC C (CG) Edinburgh C (CO) | 7 | | | Amrit AgastiaⒸ , Matt Aydin , Sven Bake | THBT societal narratives about recovery during crisis should be transformative (attempt to radically change society) rather than restorative (attempt to stabilise current crisis) |
5 | 4 Teams in debate: Edinburgh C (OG) Technion C (OO) Liverpool B (CG) HUJI C (CO) | 10 | | | Liam OldreyⒸ , Shibhangi Ghose , Yash Chaturvedi | TH, as the Spanish government, would give Catalonia a chartered regime |
6 | 2 Teams in debate: NU C (OG) UCL A (OO) KCL B (CG) Edinburgh C (CO) | 11 | | | Lovro ŠpremⒸ , Priyanka Das , Shaheer Shazib , Uzair Tajuddin | THBT social movements should follow social marxism |
7 | 3 Teams in debate: Oxford C (OG) Edinburgh C (OO) NU C (CG) Trivium A (CO) | 13 | | | Tin PuljićⒸ , Lucy McManus , Tal Ratner | THR Germany's decision to go ahead with the Nord Stream 2 deal with Russia |
8 | 4 Teams in debate: KCL A (OG) KCL B (OO) Edinburgh C (CG) Leiden A (CO) | 16 | | | Robert BarrieⒸ , Dani Georgiev , Harmen de Jong , Rosy Raj | High Employment Rates vs Tech Advancement THBT states should prioritise high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation, setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies) |
9 | 1 Teams in debate: Edinburgh C (OG) Haifa A (OO) Imperial B (CG) Zagreb A (CO) | 16 | | | Ilija IvaniševićⒸ , Naomi Panovka , Nar Sher May , Ron Leizrowice | In functioning democracies with one dominant political party, THP opposition parties to predominantly campaign on the basis of moral character (e.g. integrity, transparency, corruption) rather than predominantly on specific issues and policies (e.g. unemployment, education, the environment). |