1 | 2 Teams in debate: MOREHOUSE A (OG) TCD HIST B (OO) OSAKA B (CG) GUU B (CO) | 1 | | | Imogen HarperⒸ , Griffin Klemick , Mikaela Zulueta | 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 | 4 Teams in debate: COLGATE AF (OG) UNIANDES A (OO) LSE A (CG) TCD HIST B (CO) | 4 | | | Ary Ferreira da CunhaⒸ , Jack Martin , Justin Winchester | This house supports job security legislation | |
3 | 1 Teams in debate: VERMONT A (OG) SWARTHMORE B (OO) TCD HIST B (CG) USU A (CO) | 4 | | | Mifzal MohammedⒸ , Clara Rupf , Jan-Gunther Gosselke , Olivia Johnston | 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: TCD HIST B (OG) SUFE A (OO) MONASH B (CG) USFQ A (CO) | 6 | | | Kip OebandaⒸ , Abdullah Ahmad , Ana Maria | 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: TCD HIST B (OG) UQ B (OO) ULV A (CG) ALASKA B (CO) | 7 | | | Brent SchmidtⒸ , Katrina Sullivan , Michael Didow | 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 | 2 Teams in debate: STANFORD G (OG) LUC A (OO) EDINBURGH B (CG) TCD HIST B (CO) | 8 | | | Jehannah MayⒸ , John Goulandris , Virgínia Fernandes de Brito | 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 | 4 Teams in debate: ULV A (OG) TCD HIST B (OO) COLGATE SM (CG) DARTMOUTH B (CO) | 11 | | | Jehannah MayⒸ , Emilia Cubelos , Michael Wright | This House, as Iran, would cease all support for militant groups in the Middle East (e.g. Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) | |
8 | 4 Teams in debate: UNSW B (OG) BROWN B (OO) TCD HIST B (CG) INDONESIA C (CO) | 14 | | | Sheraz QureshiⒸ , Jacob Atkins , Mikaela Zulueta | 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 | 1 Teams in debate: DURHAM B (OG) CORNELL C (OO) BERKELEY A (CG) TCD HIST B (CO) | 14 | | | Zoe Seaman-GrantⒸ , Joy Jia , Julian Ingham | This house would not allow out of court settlements for workplace discrimination and harassment | |