THW enforce blind recruitment in corporate employment (blind recruitment)
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Blind recruitment is a process of hiring workers where employers are only given access to the qualifications of potential hires, and do not have access to background information like race, religion, gender, criminal history etc
31%
23%
4 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
12%
1 Gov veto
3 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THS counterfeit culture (counterfeit culture)
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Counterfeit culture is a culture which supports and normalizes the act of small vendors selling counterfeit items, and people purchasing them. This includes but is not limited to, fashion products, technology, and beauty products
15%
8%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
15%
15%
4 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THW abolish the fruit from the poisonous tree doctrine for white-collar crime prosecutions. (poisonous tree)
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The "fruit from the poisonous tree" doctrine prevents evidence obtained against procedure from being admitted in a criminal trial. Examples are evidence obtained through corporate espionage and searches without obtaining a warrant from the court.
23%
3 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
27%
19%
7 Gov vetoes
5 Opp vetoes
probably balanced
Round 2
THW distribute populations in residential areas to achieve a balance of individuals across different socioeconomic status (wealth spread)
23%
0 Gov wins
3 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
19%
35%
5 Gov vetoes
9 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
THBT social movements should actively disassociate themselves from corporations (refusing donations, rejecting any public affiliation or association etc) (rainbow capitalism)
23%
31%
3 Gov wins
4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
8%
2 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
THBT the feminist movement in Malaysia should celebrate the participation of women as sugar babies (sugar babies)
15%
8%
2 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
19%
8%
5 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Round 3
THR Amnesty’s decision to declassify Navalny as a prisoner of conscience (Amnesty International)
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Amnesty International recently stripped the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny of his "prisoner of conscience" status after numerous reports of xenophobic comments that he has made in the past and not renounced came to light. A prisoner of conscience (POC) is anyone imprisoned because of their race, sexual orientation, religion, or political views.
8%
1 Gov win
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
31%
31%
8 Gov vetoes
8 Opp vetoes
probably balanced
THBT it is morally legitimate for UK government to strip Shamina Begum of her citizenship (UK citizenship)
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Shamima Begum, who left for Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS) at the age of 15, recently had her UK citizenship revoked after she was discovered in a Syrian refugee camp.
8%
15%
1 Gov win
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
12%
15%
3 Gov vetoes
4 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THBT "scabs" should no longer be allowed to join any labour unions in the future (Scabs)
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Scabs are workers that work against collective bargaining (e.g. undermining strikes, disrupting negotiations with corporations etc)
38%
31%
5 Gov wins
4 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
8%
2 Gov vetoes
1 Opp veto
balance inconclusive
Round 4
THBT that all international treaties and agreements should be subject to parliament approval as opposed to solely rectified by the executive (International Treaties)
8%
8%
1 Gov win
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
15%
35%
4 Gov vetoes
9 Opp vetoes
imbalanced at 50% level
THW impose a statute of limitation for criminal prosecutions (Statute of Limitations)
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A statute of limitation provides that proceedings shall not be held after a certain time period, usually 15 years.
15%
0 Gov wins
2 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
27%
8%
7 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
THW allow convicts sentenced to life sentence without parole to opt for the death penalty (Give me Death)
23%
46%
3 Gov wins
6 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
8%
8%
2 Gov vetoes
2 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Quarterfinals
TH, as Israel, would seek to normalize relations with Iran (Israel Iran)
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Via the Abraham Accords, Israel has normalized relations with UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan.
75%
3 Gov wins
0 Opp wins
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
THP a world where China is the sole global superpower (Supreme China)
25%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
38%
3 Gov vetoes
0 Opp vetoes
balance inconclusive
Semifinals
THBT Malaysia should abandon non-alignment and pivot foreign policy in favour of China (Non alignment)
50%
50%
1 Gov win
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Grand Final
THBT the state should not involve itself in the institution of marriage (Marriage)
100%
0 Gov wins
1 Opp win
balance inconclusive
No teams vetoed this motion
Novice Finals
THP a world where religion promised blessings in the material world as an outcome of piety as opposed to spiritual rewards in the afterlife (Material rewards)