Lithuania have won the World Online Debating Championships.
To read the debate and the adjudicators' views visit http://www.debatewise.com/debates/1192
5 October 2009
IIT Bombay National Debate Results
From allasiandebate list:
Hi everyone,
This is to let you know that the first IIT Bombay National Debate was held between September 25-27, 2009. 34 teams representing educational institutions from all over India took part in this tournament which followed a modified ‘2-on-2’ format with cross-examination sessions and reply speeches. The teams competed in 5 preliminary rounds with the top 8 teams making the break to quarters. Some of the matches were quite enjoyable to watch and judge-allocation was strictly done in accordance with the feedback received from the teams. All voting panelists were required to give oral feedback at the end of each match and the ratings given by the teams were computed in a judges tab apart from the main tab for team scores.
Results
Final – THBT the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 was a mistake
NLS A (Prabhat, Shivam) beat NLS B (Harini, Ashwitha) 6-1
Semi-final 1 -THW decriminalize incest
NLS A (Prabhat, Shivam) beat Ram Jas A (Saad, Shobhit) 5-0
Semi-final 2 – THBT anti-pornography laws are undemocratic
NLS B (Harini, Ashwitha) beat NUJS A (Raghuveer, Arun) 4-1
The following motions were announced at the different stages of the tournament.
Demonstration Debate:
•THW remove spending limits in electoral campaigns
Round 1 - Limits of Free Speech
•THBT ‘hunger strikes’ are a legitimate form of protest in democracies
•THBT public officials should not discuss their official functions on social networking sites
•THBT the freedom of speech includes the right to offend religious sensibilities
Round 2 - Environmental Policy
•THW boycott imported goods that are not produced in an environmentally friendly manner
•THW abolish all zoos
•THW confer absolute property rights on forest-dwelling tribes
Round 3 - Educational Policy in India
•THBT private schools should not be permitted to restrict the sporting of religious symbols and attire
•THBT all schools should be obliged to admit students from socially and educationally backward sections of society
•THW make pro-choice sexual education compulsory in schools
Round 4 - Justice
•THBT Afghanistan should have the right to prosecute foreign troops for human rights abuses on its soil
•THW bring back the jury system in India
•THBT citizens belonging to minority communities in India should be free to opt out of personal law regimes
Round 5 - International Relations
•THW prefer Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) over the multilateral trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
•THBT in the long run nuclear weapons contribute to international peace
•THBT the USA should lift economic sanctions from Burma
Quarter-Finals - Domestic Politics
•THBT Naxalism is a legitimate political ideology
•THBT judges at all levels must disclose their assets and liabilities
•THBT the ‘sons of the soil’ movements are justified
Semi-Finals - Taboos
•THW decriminalize incest
•THW allow surrogate motherhood for profit
•THBT anti-pornography laws are undemocratic
Finals - Dilemmas in Post-Independence India
•THBT the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 was a mistake
•THBT India should disengage from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
•THBT the Indian State should not have the power to impose a ‘national emergency’
Adjudication Core:
- Sharmila Parmanand (Alumna of ADMU, Philippines, winner of AUDC 2005-07)
- Uttara Gharpure (Alumna of NLSIU Bangalore)
- Prithvi Rohan Kapoor (studying at Ram Jas College, New Delhi)
- Sidharth Chauhan (Alumnus of NLSIU Bangalore)
Thank you for reading and I promise to keep you updated about debate development in India.
regards,
Sidharth Chauhan
Hi everyone,
This is to let you know that the first IIT Bombay National Debate was held between September 25-27, 2009. 34 teams representing educational institutions from all over India took part in this tournament which followed a modified ‘2-on-2’ format with cross-examination sessions and reply speeches. The teams competed in 5 preliminary rounds with the top 8 teams making the break to quarters. Some of the matches were quite enjoyable to watch and judge-allocation was strictly done in accordance with the feedback received from the teams. All voting panelists were required to give oral feedback at the end of each match and the ratings given by the teams were computed in a judges tab apart from the main tab for team scores.
Results
Final – THBT the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 was a mistake
NLS A (Prabhat, Shivam) beat NLS B (Harini, Ashwitha) 6-1
Semi-final 1 -THW decriminalize incest
NLS A (Prabhat, Shivam) beat Ram Jas A (Saad, Shobhit) 5-0
Semi-final 2 – THBT anti-pornography laws are undemocratic
NLS B (Harini, Ashwitha) beat NUJS A (Raghuveer, Arun) 4-1
The following motions were announced at the different stages of the tournament.
Demonstration Debate:
•THW remove spending limits in electoral campaigns
Round 1 - Limits of Free Speech
•THBT ‘hunger strikes’ are a legitimate form of protest in democracies
•THBT public officials should not discuss their official functions on social networking sites
•THBT the freedom of speech includes the right to offend religious sensibilities
Round 2 - Environmental Policy
•THW boycott imported goods that are not produced in an environmentally friendly manner
•THW abolish all zoos
•THW confer absolute property rights on forest-dwelling tribes
Round 3 - Educational Policy in India
•THBT private schools should not be permitted to restrict the sporting of religious symbols and attire
•THBT all schools should be obliged to admit students from socially and educationally backward sections of society
•THW make pro-choice sexual education compulsory in schools
Round 4 - Justice
•THBT Afghanistan should have the right to prosecute foreign troops for human rights abuses on its soil
•THW bring back the jury system in India
•THBT citizens belonging to minority communities in India should be free to opt out of personal law regimes
Round 5 - International Relations
•THW prefer Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) over the multilateral trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
•THBT in the long run nuclear weapons contribute to international peace
•THBT the USA should lift economic sanctions from Burma
Quarter-Finals - Domestic Politics
•THBT Naxalism is a legitimate political ideology
•THBT judges at all levels must disclose their assets and liabilities
•THBT the ‘sons of the soil’ movements are justified
Semi-Finals - Taboos
•THW decriminalize incest
•THW allow surrogate motherhood for profit
•THBT anti-pornography laws are undemocratic
Finals - Dilemmas in Post-Independence India
•THBT the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 was a mistake
•THBT India should disengage from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
•THBT the Indian State should not have the power to impose a ‘national emergency’
Adjudication Core:
- Sharmila Parmanand (Alumna of ADMU, Philippines, winner of AUDC 2005-07)
- Uttara Gharpure (Alumna of NLSIU Bangalore)
- Prithvi Rohan Kapoor (studying at Ram Jas College, New Delhi)
- Sidharth Chauhan (Alumnus of NLSIU Bangalore)
Thank you for reading and I promise to keep you updated about debate development in India.
regards,
Sidharth Chauhan
4th stage of registration for Koc Worlds
Dear Debaters,
We have postponed the starting time of the 4th stage of registration for Koc Worlds. The fourth stage will start at the 12th of October, Next Monday.
At the fourth stage, representatives will receive an automatically created email stating what they need to do. Basically, representatives will need to log in to the system to add delegates (name and email). Then the system will send emails to the delegates. Each delegate will log in to the system to enter their individual details. Representatives will be able to edit the details of all delegates.
With Warmest Regards,
Fatih Mehmet Inal
Co-Convenor
We have postponed the starting time of the 4th stage of registration for Koc Worlds. The fourth stage will start at the 12th of October, Next Monday.
At the fourth stage, representatives will receive an automatically created email stating what they need to do. Basically, representatives will need to log in to the system to add delegates (name and email). Then the system will send emails to the delegates. Each delegate will log in to the system to enter their individual details. Representatives will be able to edit the details of all delegates.
With Warmest Regards,
Fatih Mehmet Inal
Co-Convenor
3 October 2009
WODC Final in progress
The Final of the World Online Debating Championships is being contested by England and Estonia. Created by Debatewise.com - the leading online debating organisation in association with the International Debate Education Association (idea) – the leading offline debating organisation, the competition pitted twenty five national teams from virtually every corner of the globe against each other in debating the big issues facing the world today.
Finalists England overcame Estonia in their semi final, on the subject of whether an EU wide tax on meat consumption would help save the planet. Fellow finalists Lithuania beat South Korea in the other semi final, arguing successfully that all evidence gathered by intelligence agencies should be admissible in a court of law. The motion for the final is: We should prize freedom over security and abolish anti terrorism legislation - The competition has been a great success so far and the standard of the debates has been extremely high as was expected by the organisers.
The panel of judges assembled for the WODC by Harvey-Smith, former head of the World Universities Debating Council, has been described as the best ever compiled for a debating competition. It is perhaps Harvey-Smith who best summarises the value of an event such as the WODC, “Whatever the reason for participants entering the Championships, whether for debating practice, for fun or to win, there can be little doubt that in these times of unpopular wars and financial meltdown the need for debate is as strong as it will ever be. The WODC provides a much-needed and valuable platform for such debate.”
The panel of judges for the final features some genuine debating heavyweights. Chief Adjudicator Neill Harvey-Smith, who himself is a former World Championship grand finalist. Omar Salahuddin has been hugely successful during his own debating career, winning the Asian Masters four times with Team Malaysia, where he currently resides. Fellow judges include Monica Ferris, Croat Branka Marusic, who is the former President of the Europeans Council, and Colm Flynn, former chair of the World’s Council and Deputy Chief Adjudicator of Worlds. The list is completed by Logan Balavijendran who served as chief adjudicator for Worlds 2005 in Malaysia and will reprise that role for Worlds 2011 in Botswana.
To register your interest as a participant in the World Online Debating Championships 2010 or to view completed or current debates, please visit: www.debatewise.com/pages/wodc-debates
Finalists England overcame Estonia in their semi final, on the subject of whether an EU wide tax on meat consumption would help save the planet. Fellow finalists Lithuania beat South Korea in the other semi final, arguing successfully that all evidence gathered by intelligence agencies should be admissible in a court of law. The motion for the final is: We should prize freedom over security and abolish anti terrorism legislation - The competition has been a great success so far and the standard of the debates has been extremely high as was expected by the organisers.
The panel of judges assembled for the WODC by Harvey-Smith, former head of the World Universities Debating Council, has been described as the best ever compiled for a debating competition. It is perhaps Harvey-Smith who best summarises the value of an event such as the WODC, “Whatever the reason for participants entering the Championships, whether for debating practice, for fun or to win, there can be little doubt that in these times of unpopular wars and financial meltdown the need for debate is as strong as it will ever be. The WODC provides a much-needed and valuable platform for such debate.”
The panel of judges for the final features some genuine debating heavyweights. Chief Adjudicator Neill Harvey-Smith, who himself is a former World Championship grand finalist. Omar Salahuddin has been hugely successful during his own debating career, winning the Asian Masters four times with Team Malaysia, where he currently resides. Fellow judges include Monica Ferris, Croat Branka Marusic, who is the former President of the Europeans Council, and Colm Flynn, former chair of the World’s Council and Deputy Chief Adjudicator of Worlds. The list is completed by Logan Balavijendran who served as chief adjudicator for Worlds 2005 in Malaysia and will reprise that role for Worlds 2011 in Botswana.
To register your interest as a participant in the World Online Debating Championships 2010 or to view completed or current debates, please visit: www.debatewise.com/pages/wodc-debates
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