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Round 1

THBT the United States of America should fund moderate Madrassas (schools of Islamic study) throughout the Islamic world (Madrassas)

Government 1.45
Opposition 1.55
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.53
Closing 1.47
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OG 1.51
OO 1.55
CG 1.39
CO 1.55
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Round 2

THW allow first-time offenders to, with the consent of the victims, pay compensation to them in place of a prison sentence (Prison)

Government 1.28
Opposition 1.72
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.50
Closing 1.50
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OG 1.13
OO 1.87
CG 1.44
CO 1.56
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Round 3

TH regrets the rise of a 'hookup culture' (one which accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters focused on physical pleasure, without necessarily including emotional bonding) (Hookup)

Government 1.29
Opposition 1.71
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.55
Closing 1.45
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OG 1.16
OO 1.94
CG 1.42
CO 1.47
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Round 4

THBT developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for elected office (Dynasties)

Government 1.44
Opposition 1.56
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.51
Closing 1.49
Average Points per half
OG 1.48
OO 1.53
CG 1.40
CO 1.59
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Round 5

THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries (TPP)

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Government 1.60
Opposition 1.40
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.37
Closing 1.63
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OG 1.39
OO 1.35
CG 1.81
CO 1.45
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Round 6

THW make the receipt of welfare payments to raise children conditional on the use of long-term, but reversible, contraception (Contraception)

Government 1.49
Opposition 1.51
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.35
Closing 1.65
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OG 1.22
OO 1.48
CG 1.75
CO 1.54
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Round 7

THBT government agencies that regulate drugs should only test whether a drug is safe, not whether it is effective, before approving it for public use [info slide: http://goo.gl/gomgDI] (Drug Safety)

Government 1.15
Opposition 1.85
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.42
Closing 1.58
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OG 1.07
OO 1.78
CG 1.22
CO 1.93
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Round 8

THBT NATO should unconditionally offer membership to the states of the former Soviet Union, excluding Russia (NATO)

Government 1.09
Opposition 1.91
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.52
Closing 1.48
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OG 1.11
OO 1.93
CG 1.07
CO 1.89
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Round 9

TH regrets the commodification of indigenous cultures (Indigenous)

Government 1.35
Opposition 1.63
Average Points per bench
Opening 1.46
Closing 1.52
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OG 1.06
OO 1.86
CG 1.65
CO 1.40
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Open Partial Double-Octo-Finals

THW abolish gated communities in the developing world (Gated Communities)

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Open Octo-Finals

THBT Japan should shame its soldiers who participated in WWII, including those who did not commit war crimes themselves (Japan)

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Open Quarter-Finals

THW auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit (Bankruptcy)

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Open Semi-Finals

THBT women should reject practices that alter the appearance of their genitalia, such as waxing and labiaplasty (Genitalia)

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Open Finals

THBT India should adopt aggressive free market policies, including but not limited to deregulating of labour markets, allowing foreign investment and privatising state owned enterprises (Free Market)

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ESL Quarter-Finals

THW remove all copyright protection for material deemed to be morally objectionable (Copyright)

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ESL Semi-Finals

THBT Pope Francis should publicly encourage Catholics to support radically redistributive government policies (Catholicism)

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ESL Finals

THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle asylum-seekers who reach their borders (Asylum)

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EFL Semi-Finals

THBT the gay rights movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice (Sexuality)

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EFL Finals

THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain (Human Rights)

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