Asian BP

Yogyakarta Asian BP 2019

R1

THBT women’s rights advocates should associate themselves with specific policy positions rather than identifying with the broader feminist label

R2

THW grant all sentient animals the rights to life, liberty and bodily integrity that humans enjoy

R3

THBT governments around the world should commit to drastically reducing birth rates until the total world population is sustained at 3 billion

R4

TH Prefers a world where parents are honest with their children about their (i.e. parents’) imperfections and insecurities

R5

THBT the UN should offer Brazil a large amount of money in return for them permanently ceding sovereignty over the Amazon to international stewardship

R6

THW wholly nationalize the arms industry

EFL Semi Finals

As Papuan Activists, THW abandon the Papuan separatist agenda and focus on the fulfillment of social and economic rights of Papuans (e.g. countering racism against Papuan students, increasing the allocation of central resources to development in Papua)

EFL Final

TH supports the politics of class warfare

Oct Finals

In times of financial recession, THBT democratic states should hold general elections.

Quarter Finals

THBT it is in the interest of Kashmiri people for Pakistan and China to increase their support for Kashmiri separatist movements / groups.

Semi Finals

Stoicism is a school of thought which teaches that (1) people should not allow themselves to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or the fear of pain; and (2) people should not have strong emotional reactions to events around them, whether good or bad. THBT the state should promote stoicism

Grand Final

Assuming the evidence would never be found out otherwise, THBT the scientist should disclose this evidence to the world.

A scientist has found irrefutable evidence that God exists. This God does not belong to any religion or belief system that exists on Earth. This God acts randomly without any regard for human suffering.

Hanoi Asian bp 2018

R1

This House Regrets the Goldwater rule

The Goldwater rule is a law in the United States that states it is unethical for mental health professionals to give a professional opinion about public figures they have not examined in person and from whom they have not obtained consent. Thus, it opens them for libel if they give a public psychiatric competence analysis on non consenting public figures

R2

This House Believes That resources rich developing nations* should distribute, as a dividend to citizens, income derived from natural resource extraction

*e.g. Nigeria, Botswana

R3

This House supports a glorification of honjok* culture

*One in which individuals regularly undertake traditionally communal activities alone (e.g. eating, drinking, traveling, etc.). The term is associated with South Korea, however it is on the rise in various countries

R4

This House Believes That military doctors that have conducted, or supervised on, methods aimed to extort information from prisoners should be barred by medical associations from practicing medicine in the civil sphere

R5

This House Believes That a pursuit of long-term special economic zones is in the interest of the communist government of Vietnam

Special economic zones commonly offer investors greater investment incentives and fewer restrictions than available in the country hosting the zone. Individuals or companies holding the lease on the land are usually granted a high degree or autonomy that is ceded from the central government

R6

This House Would allow schools with a majority of pupils from oppressed groups to reject children who do not belong to their group from attending the school

High School SF

This House Believes That developing countries should sell their custodian rights over their wildlife within their territories to private corporations

High school GF

This House Believes That historically oppressed communities should heavily prioritize teaching values of individualism to their children

Pre-Quarter Finals

TH, as Imran Khan*, Would attempt to significantly decrease the influence of the military over Pakistan’s politics

*Imran Khan: the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan

Quarterfinals

This House prefers a would in which social media sites would have been founded on a subscription based revenue model rather than an ad based model*

*i.e. one in which most of the revenue comes from paying customers and not ads

EFL SF

This House Believes That Taiwan should not glorify Chiang Kai-Shek

Chiang Kai-Shek is the founder of Taiwan and was the leader that ruled China before fleeing to the Island of Taiwan as a result of losing the Chinese civil war. He founded Taiwan as an autocracy and ruled it until his death

SF

This House Believes That the state of Israel should cease using the holocaust as a core justification for its existence

EFL GF

This House supports the decline of American influence in East Asia*

*For the purpose of this debate, East Asia includes both Northeast and Southeast Asia

GF

THBT the probability of success should be removed from the Just War Theory.

Krabi Asian BP 2017

R1

TH, as the Feminist movement, would prioritize advocating the research, development, and usage of artificial wombs

An artificial womb (or artificial uterus) is a device that would allow for extracorporeal pregnancy or extrauterine foetal incubation by growing an embryo or foetus outside the body of an organism that would normally internally carry the embryo or foetus to term. Currently, the technology has been proven successful in growing baby sheep.

R2

This house would allow direct to consumer advertising for prescription drugs and treatments.

Direct-to-consume advertising refers to the marketing of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and consumer diagnostics to consumers. In the status quo, pharmaceutical companies are only allowed to advertise their products and treatments to medical professionals.

R3

This house believes that Islamic authorities in South East Asia should issue a fatwa denouncing Wahhabism

In the Islamic faith, a fatwa is a non-binding but authoritative legal opinion or learned interpretation issued by a qualified religious leader, pertaining to Islamic law and ethics. Followers are expected to adhere to these rulings. Wahhabism is an Islamic doctrine and religious movement that is often described as ultraconservative and puritan. It aims to restore what its believers consider to be the only correct and pure form of Islam. Saudi Arabia politically and financially supports Wahhabism around the world.

R4

This house would require all sports teams to be majority owned by members of the local community

R5

In universities where affirmative action for women exists, this house would institute affirmative action for men in departments where they are underrepresented.

R6

This house believes that countries with ageing populations should increase immigrations rather than encouraging their own citizens to have more children.

EFL Semi Final

This house supports NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence.

NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence refers to the forward deployment of NATO troops in Eastern Europe to protect and reassure NATO’s Eastern member states of their security. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and invasion of Ukraine, NATO agreed to forward deploy four multinational battalion battle groups to NATO members most at risk of a possible Russian attack – specifically Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty enshrines the principle of collective defence, where an armed attack against one member state must be deemed to be an armed attack against all member states.

EFL Grand Final

This house celebrates the rise of non-traditional political movements (eg Trumpism, En Marche, Alternative for Germany, etc)

Pre-Quarters

This house, as a consumer living in the first world, would boycott ‘fast fashion’

‘Fast fashion’ retailers are clothing retailers who deliver current, up-to-trend clothing styles to mass consumers at a low price. Typically, they achieve this by deriving designs from new fashion shows, outsroucing production, and aggressive marketing. Example of ‘fast fashion’ retailers are Zara, H&M, and Topshop.

Quarterfinals

This house, as India, would not apply the AFSPA to Kashmir

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is an Act of the Indian Parliament that grants the military wide powers of arrest, the right to shoot to kill, and to occupy or destroy property when carrying out counter-insurgency operations in ‘disturbed areas’. The AFSPA was applied to Kashmir in 1990 and has been in force since.

Semifinals

This house regrets the social preferences for positivity and optimism.

Grand Final

This house believes that countries whose main language is not English, should adopt English as the main language of politics, academia, and commerce.

Jakarta Asian BP 2016

R1

This House would give exclusive control over the national curriculum of social sciences (including but not limited to history, civic studies, political science, etc) to minority communities.

R2

This House supports the passing of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act(JASTA).

R3

THR the rise of the millennial left’s political advocacy

R4

THBT the EU should provide economic aid and assistance to the Gulen Movement

R5

THW require all finacial institutions to be owened and operated as cooperatives of savers

R6

THBT the state allocation of resources to patriarchalcommunities should be proportional to the workforce participation rate of women in their communities

Pre-Quarter Final

TH supports the use of divestment as a tool of social and political protest

Quarter Final

THW ban mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry

Semi Final

THW remove all markers of race and religion from national symbols and anthems

EFL Grand Final

THW require prison labor standards to be at par with national labor standards

Grand Final

TH prefers a world where individuals, upon specific deliberate contemplation, know the outcomes of their choices.

Asia Pacific ABP 2015

R1

THBT Celebrities From Dominant Cultural Majorities Should Not Attempt to Adopt Minority Cultures

R2

THBT post-conflict states should suppress discourse surrounding the period of conflict in order to promote peace.

R3

THBT Myanmar should grant political representation to armed rebel groups in exchange for permanent peace deals

R4

THBT economic development organizations(e.g. IMF and World Bank) should not make aid conditional upon trade liberalization.

Trade liberalization is the removal or reduction of trade barriers between nations. This includes the removal or reduction of tariffs, quotas and subsidies.

R5

THW aggressively sexualize men in the fight against gender inequality

R6

THW accept the offer.

You are a prominent social activist leading an influential NGO fighting for human rights in an undemocratic country. The ruling government has been engaging in systemic human rights violation. The government offers you a deal. They would give you an important position in the government that would allow you yo work closely with influential leaders internally. This will potentially allow you to make policies related to human rights protection. But in return, you have to denounce and dissolve your organization.

Pre-Quarters

As a voter who is socially liberal and fiscally conservative, THW priorities socially liberal values over fiscally conservative values during elections.

Grand Final

TH regrets the increasing medical classification of behavioural patterns as psychological illnesses

6th Asian BP Borneo (2014)

R1

TH supports athletes making political and religious expressions at international sporting events

R2

THW abolish all systems that attempt to rank universities

R3

As feminists, TH celebrate sugar babies

R4

TH regrets the Occupy Central movement

R5

As friends of the US, THW grant asylum to whistleblowers who disclose sensitive security and military information regarding the US

R6

THW allow corporations to vote

Pre-Quarters

As Fatah, THW collaborate with the US & Israel to bring down Hamas

Quarters/EFL Semis

THW always require police officers to wear surveillance cameras while on duty

Semis

THBT the UN should establish a minimum quota for global refugee acceptance, allocated to and tradable amongsignatory countries of The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (CRSR)

EFL Finals

THW financially incentivize closeted homosexuals to come out

Finals

THW compel religions to remove the concept of the afterlife from their religious doctrines (including, but not limited to preaching, discussing, publishing)

5th Asian BP China (2013)

R1

THW ban all arranged marriages

R2

In sports or teams with a culture of pressure to dope, THW only prosecute the management (not the athlete) for the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs

R3

THW stop teaching classic literary works (e.g. shakespeare, Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, etc.) in favour of recently written texts, when teaching literature in schools

R4

THBT Iran should take a leading role in peace negotiations in Syria

R5

THW ban Google from retaining user data

R6

THBT the media should never report on crimes intended to attract public attention

R7

THW prohibit financial settlements in lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies

R8

THBT indigenous groups (e.g. Native Americans, Australian aborigines, etc.) who live in geographically separate areas should be given their own completely autonomous government

R9

THW allow individuals to contract out of all basic employment provisions in their contracts (such as health & safety, unfair dismissal etc.) in return for increased wages

EFL QF

You are a doctor at an IVF clinic. A prominent conservative politician is at your clinic seeking IVF treatment. A “gay gene” has been identified, and one of the politician’s embryos carries it. THW implant the gay embryo

EFL SF

THBT the US should reform its political system to encourage the creation of smaller parties (for e.g. a Labour Party, a Tea Party, a Green Party, etc.)

EFL GF

THW ban all donations to religious organizations

Pre-QF

THBT Free Trade Agreements should be subject to approval by referendum in the respective signatory countries

QF

THW not convict michael of any crime

Michael murdered his wife and 2 children. In his bid to escape the police, he fell and hit his head. As a result of the fall, he lost all his memories after age 5.

SF

THBT Southeast Asian Nations should not help to stop the flow of asylum seekers to Australia

GF

THBT military conscription should be regarded as a war crime

BIPEDs Asian BP (2012)

R1

THW abandon diversity as a criterion for university admission.

R2

THBT the state should not grant autonomy to regions based upon religious lines.

R3

TH supports a quota for Homosexual athletes in sporting teams.

R4

THW ban corporations from making political campaign finance contributions.

R5

THBT the state should compensate convicts who have been wrongfully convicted.

R6

THBT the European Union should become a political and economic federal superstate.

EFL SF

THBT a victim’s forgiveness can be used to mitigate a wrongdoer’s prison sentence

EFL GF

THBT the Nobel Peace Prize has lost its purpose.

Main Pre-QF

THW make environmental policies of countries a standard in granting financial assistance.

Main QF

Assuming that sex selection tech is perfected,THW financially incentivize families tht choose to hv female children in patriarchal societies

Main SF

THBT The state should prosecute alleged criminals even when they are dead.

Main GF

THBT democratic states should hold a referendum before engaging in a military intervention.

Motions for NSU Asian BP (2011)

R1

THW ban violent sports.

R2

TH regrets Myanmar’s appointment as future ASEAN chair.

R3

THW abolish gated communities with extensive private security.

R4

THW require all media outlets to be organized as cooperatives, owned and run by journalists only.

R5

THW not allow countries undertaking military intervention abroad to harvest natural resources while they are there.

R6

THBT feminists should campaign for fathers’ right!

Pre Quarter

THW criminalize the refusal to render reasonable assistance to people in distress.

Quarters

THBT states should punish more harshly acts of terrorism committed by own citizens than those committed by citizens of their countries.

Semi Finals

THW use state education system to actively promote atheism.

Final

THBT micro-credit program should stop exclusively targeting women.

Motions for Asian BP (2010)

R1

THBT chemical castration should be a precondition for releasing violent sex offenders

R2

THW make Internet sites that host hate material criminally liable.

R3

THW abolish the euro zone.

R4

cultural treasures をcountries of their origin に戻す

R5

THW lift up all sanctions on Burma.

Motions for Asian BP (2009)

R1

This house would ban children working as models.

R2

This house believes the US should withdraw military aid from Israel until the settlements in the West Bank are removed.

R3

This house would allow teachers to have sexual relationships with students over the age of consent as long as the relationship is declared.

R4

This house would punish poachers and traders of endangered species in the same way as murderers.

R5

This house believes individuals in developing nations who receive government funding for tertiary education should be prohibited from emigrating.

R6

This house believes that religions should not be allowed to discriminate on grounds of sexuality or gender when offering employment.

Octo

This house believes the Pakistani government should assassinate Taliban leaders in the north west frontier province.

Qtr

This house believes foreign companies should be denied access to developing nations natural resources.

Semi

This house believes parents should not be allowed to create designer babies to save the life of an earlier child.

Final

This house would not allow family members of politicians from participating in politics.