1 | 4 Teams in debate: SNU B (OG) BUDS A (OO) TSINGHUA B (CG) ITESM MRL A (CO) | 3 | | | Enting LeeⒸ , Javier Alberite , Krishnadev Pillai , Nelson Kezoh | This house would ban all communication tech companies (such as Google, Apple, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.) from encrypting their users' data, including the content of their communications, in such a way that the company cannot retrieve that data even under a court order. | |
2 | 3 Teams in debate: MDU A (OG) DLSU A (OO) BUDS A (CG) CORNELL B (CO) | 5 | | | Buzz KlingerⒸ , Estefany Güechá , Jacob Witt , Juan Roberto Angulo | This house supports job security legislation | |
3 | 3 Teams in debate: HEBREW A (OG) VASSAR A (OO) MONTREAL A (CG) BUDS A (CO) | 7 | | | Steven PennerⒸ , Isolda Vela , Niamh Egleston , Yuan Yuan Zhang | This house would redefine the criterion for excessive force in the US to be any use of force beyond what is reasonable given all the facts of the case, including the benefit of hindsight (e.g. whether the individual had a gun, not whether it was reasonable to believe he had a gun). | |
4 | 2 Teams in debate: BUDS A (OG) YALE A (OO) QUT A (CG) HARVARD D (CO) | 8 | | | Zoe Seaman-GrantⒸ , Athan Siah , David MacDonald , Juan Carlos (Charlie) Gonzalez | This house would limit the amount of time that a museum can display a given piece of art to 3 months out of every 10 year period, rather than allow museums to display their works as long as they choose | |
5 | 3 Teams in debate: BUDS A (OG) VIENNA A (OO) MONTREAL A (CG) BARD A (CO) | 10 | | | Sella NevoⒸ , Justin Winchester , Nelson Kezoh , Virgínia Fernandes de Brito | This house would allow citizens to vote on individual bills in place of their elected representative, with the representative retaining the voting power of those of their constituents who did not directly vote on that specific bill | |
6 | 3 Teams in debate: ATENEO A (OG) BUDS A (OO) UNSW B (CG) CAPE TOWN B (CO) | 12 | | | Lucian TanⒸ , Dan Buchman , Kelsey Adcock , Nicholas Quah | This house believes that all states should mandate that research on and use of CRISPR technology be exclusively carried out by institutions funded entirely by the state | |
7 | 3 Teams in debate: HARVARD C (OG) UOW A (OO) BUDS A (CG) HART HOUSE B (CO) | 14 | | | Evan LynyakⒸ , Michael Didow , Shania Tsamara | This House, as Iran, would cease all support for militant groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) | |
8 | 3 Teams in debate: UVA A (OG) YALE E (OO) INDONESIA A (CG) BUDS A (CO) | 16 | | | Alexandra SundarsinghⒸ , Jevon Henry , João Gonçalves | This house prefers a world in which all individuals who have achieved a middle class standard of living choose to pursue the highest level of achievement in their chosen career, rather than a world in which those individuals prioritise day-to-day enjoyment over work | |
9 | 3 Teams in debate: HOPKINS A (OG) BUDS A (OO) CARLETON B (CG) ALASKA B (CO) | 18 | | | Buzz KlingerⒸ , Camara Hudson , Kimberly Pineda | This house would not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment | |
10 | 1 Teams in debate: BUDS A (OG) VIC A (OO) HARVARD D (CG) YALE E (CO) | | | | Aislin FlynnⒸ , Eric Barnes , James Leeder , Liam Thorne , Stela Braje | This house believes that ASEAN should negotiate all investment deals with Chinese government entities as a bloc (with decisions made by majority vote of its members), so that no member state can enter into investment deals without the rest of the world | |