1 | 3 Teams in debate: ITAM A (OG) UCV A (OO) ALASKA B (CG) ANU B (CO) | 2 | | | Jehannah MayⒸ , Katherine Li , Mahirah Marzuki | 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 | 1 Teams in debate: DLSU B (OG) MONTREAL A (OO) KOC A (CG) ITAM A (CO) | 2 | | | Samuel Ward-PackardⒸ , Brittani Farrington , Emilia Cubelos , Sam Browne | This house supports job security legislation | |
3 | 4 Teams in debate: OPENU A (OG) MONASH B (OO) ITAM A (CG) STANFORD H (CO) | 5 | | | Debi OgunrindeⒸ , Frida Infante , Juan Roberto Angulo | 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 | 3 Teams in debate: MOREHOUSE B (OG) ITAM A (OO) UOW B (CG) UNSW B (CO) | 7 | | | Brent SchmidtⒸ , Jevon Henry , Tanvi Gokhale | 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 | 2 Teams in debate: WARWICK A (OG) CUNY A (OO) INDONESIA C (CG) ITAM A (CO) | 8 | | | Omer NevoⒸ , Mariam Ragab , Shreyas Kumar | 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 | 1 Teams in debate: ITAM A (OG) LSE B (OO) NU B (CG) AUCKLAND A (CO) | 8 | | | Harish NatarajanⒸ , Athan Siah , Fay Asimakopoulos , J. Scott Rodriguez | 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 | 1 Teams in debate: ITAM B (OG) HWS B (OO) ITAM A (CG) OSAKA A (CO) | 8 | | | Megan WilsonⒸ , Johann Jadán , Katherine Lee | This House, as Iran, would cease all support for militant groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) | |
8 | 2 Teams in debate: WCM B (OG) ITAM A (OO) WCM A (CG) UFM A (CO) | 9 | | | Milan VignjevicⒸ , Bailey Applebaum , Emilia Cubelos | 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 | 4 Teams in debate: BIPEDS A (OG) UNAL B (OO) UCC PHIL B (CG) ITAM A (CO) | 12 | | | Jake SilvermanⒸ , Annelisse Escobar , Erez Topor , Lachlan McGrath | This house would not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment | |