TH opposes the growing prominence of joint ventures as a model of development aid provision
Info Slide
Joint ventures is an arrangement whereby actors, such as public agencies or businesses, from developed and developing countries co-invest in shared projects such as infrastructure and energy. Entities implement projects usually as horizontal partners, sharing the profits that the projects generate.
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TH opposes the rise of welfare-to-work programs
Info Slide
Welfare-to-work programs are government policies designed to transition individuals (e.g. single parents, unemployed) from public assistance to employment, often by making benefits conditional on work-related activities or job searches.
3
TH prefers stronger collective bargaining rights and protections over legislated labour market regulations (e.g. wage levels and working conditions).
Grand Final
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This house prefers the improvement of technologies geared towards working with the present human condition over the adoption of those designed to greatly enhance the human intellect and form
2
THBT it was necessary for the concept of a divine being for humanity to organise and develop beyond a certain point
3
THW give women unilateral access to the point of view gun
Info Slide
Info slide : point of view gun from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy forces someone to see your point of view and replaces your beliefs on the idea that is being discussed with the users
Semifinals
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TH opposes the growing prominence of joint ventures as a model of development aid provision
Info Slide
Joint ventures is an arrangement whereby actors, such as public agencies or businesses, from developed and developing countries co-invest in shared projects such as infrastructure and energy. Entities implement projects usually as horizontal partners, sharing the profits that the projects generate.
2
TH opposes the rise of welfare-to-work programs
Info Slide
Welfare-to-work programs are government policies designed to transition individuals (e.g. single parents, unemployed) from public assistance to employment, often by making benefits conditional on work-related activities or job searches.
3
TH prefers stronger collective bargaining rights and protections over legislated labour market regulations (e.g. wage levels and working conditions).
Round 5
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TH regrets the strategy of origin player stacking in Bangladesh Football
Info Slide
Origin player stacking refers to the increasing trend of recruiting Bangladeshi origin, foreign based players for a majority of the spots in both the senior and youth national football teams, at the cost of locally grown talent. This includes Hamza Choudhury, Shamit Shome, Ronan and Declan Sulivan, etc.
2
Assuming cricketing performances warrant selection, THBT the Bangladesh Cricket Board should reintegrate Shakib Al Hasan into the national team
3
THW allow children in schools to substitute physical education classes with e-sports/gaming classes
Round 4
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TH prefers a pessimistic perception of the capabilities of AI to an optimistic one
2
TH supports the normalization of human-AI relations
Info Slide
Human-AI relations refers to the way in which humans interact, communicate, and form functional or social connections with AI across personal, professional and societal contexts
3
This House Would prohibit financial institutions from using AI-driven credit scoring
Info Slide
AI-driven credit scoring uses artificial intelligence to assess a borrower's creditworthiness by analyzing large datasets and patterns beyond traditional credit scores.
Round 3
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In developed countries, THW compel Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to comply with sustainability reporting standards
Info Slide
Sustainability reporting is an emerging trend in financial accounting that aims to provide relevant information on Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) activities, advocacies, and impacts of private businesses. Sustainability reporting is currently limited to disclosure requirements and is mostly required for publicly-listed companies.
2
THW break up the Chaebols in South Korea's energy sector (eg: the SK Group, LG, etc)
Info Slide
Chaebols are large family-controlled conglomerates that have historically enjoyed strong government support through loans, subsidies, and tax breaks, particularly in the construction, steel, oil, and chemical industries.
3
THBT South East Asian countries should prioritise regional energy interdependence (e.g., ASEAN power grid) over national energy security
Round 2
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In cases involving determining the legality of constitutional amendments, THBT judges should exercise significant judicial restraint
Info Slide
Judicial restraint is a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit their power and defer to elected officials, particularly when it comes to policy decisions.
2
THBT post colonial states should presumptively invalidate all civil laws inherited from colonial regimes
3
Assuming the technology to make people obedient to all criminal laws exists, THBT states should administer it to their population
Round 1
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TH, as an up-and-coming star with a minority background on social media, would focus on becoming a 'deinfluencer' over an 'influencer’
Info Slide
Deinfluencing” is a recent phenomenon on social media where ‘deinfluencers’ critique mainstream products, standards, or lifestyle choices. Deinfluencing stands in contrast to commercial influencing culture where influencers actively promote products, standards, or lifestyle choices (example: 'deinfluencing' viewers by critiquing makeup brands for not having inclusive shades vs. 'influencing' viewers by advocating for the positive aspects of the same makeup brands).
2
THO the rise of the “Rent a Girlfriend” industry
Info Slide
In the “Rent a Girlfriend” industry, men are able to hire willing women to act as their girlfriends in return for an agreed upon amount of money. Depending on the agreement, the “girlfriend” may offer services to meet the client’s family and pretend to be in a serious relationship or to offer additional “physical services” to the client. The “Rent a Girlfriend” industry has lately boomed in China and Japan
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In minority communities, THR the glorification of moderate success of diasphora in the developed world