1 | 4 Teams in debate: Bombay B (OG) ITAM B (OO) ANU A (CG) AIUB A (CO) | 3 | | | Steven JohnsonⒸ , Adel Mostaque Ahmed , Jan Hovden , Keana Reinu | THBT the United States of America should fund moderate Madrassas (schools of Islamic study) throughout the Islamic world | |
2 | 2 Teams in debate: BPP A (OG) Sheffield A (OO) Tufts A (CG) ANU A (CO) | 4 | | | Gearoid WrixonⒸ , Aaqib Farhan Hossain , Alexandra Downie , Katharine Brooks | THW allow first-time offenders to, with the consent of the victims, pay compensation to them in place of a prison sentence | |
3 | 3 Teams in debate: ANU A (OG) La Salle A (OO) NUS A (CG) USAFA A (CO) | 6 | | | Rosie UnwinⒸ , Jack Williams , Roger Bent , Zonayed Ahmed | 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) | |
4 | 4 Teams in debate: NLIU A (OG) ANU A (OO) UCCPS A (CG) Maribor A (CO) | 9 | | | Stephanie D'souzaⒸ , Greg Farquhar , Jason Dizon , Aurea FuentesⓉ | THBT developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for elected office | |
5 | 4 Teams in debate: Otago B (OG) Yale A (OO) ANU A (CG) NTU A (CO) | 12 | | | Fiona ProwseⒸ , Carlo Cabrera , Eric Shi , James Torrance | THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries | |
6 | 1 Teams in debate: Canterbury A (OG) ANU A (OO) Auckland A (CG) WU A (CO) | 12 | | | Richard D'AthⒸ , Dhruva Bhat , Mercedes Deane , Rob Ruiz | THW make the receipt of welfare payments to raise children conditional on the use of long-term, but reversible, contraception | |
7 | 3 Teams in debate: Warwick A (OG) ANU B (OO) UCCPS A (CG) ANU A (CO) | 14 | | | Buzz KlingerⒸ , Benjamin So , Peter Kipp , Jeel GandhiⓉ | 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] | |
8 | 1 Teams in debate: ANU A (OG) Glasgow A (OO) Melbourne B (CG) HH A (CO) | 14 | | | Paul KarpⒸ , Anshul Kapoor , Jordan Anderson , Syed Sarosh ShsanⓉ | THBT NATO should unconditionally offer membership to the states of the former Soviet Union, excluding Russia | |
9 | 3 Teams in debate: NUS B (OG) UTM A (OO) Alaska B (CG) ANU A (CO) | 16 | | | Lewis IwuⒸ , Avinash Sagran , Isao Ayabe , Nebojsa Kolundzic | TH regrets the commodification of indigenous cultures | |