* The World Online Debating Championships

WODC - The World Online Debating Championship

The Debates

All debates started at noon GMT. The first team listed proposed the motion, the second team opposed it.

Teams in italics won their contest

The Final

Monday 28th September
Lithuania v England

Semi Finals

Monday 21st September
Estonia v England

Tuesday 22nd September
Lithuania v South Korea


Quarter Finals

Thursday 10th September
Mexico v Estonia

Friday 11th September
Latvia v South Korea

Saturday 12th September
England v Venezuela

Sunday 13th September
South Africa v Lithuania


Second Round

Wednesday 26th August
USA v South Africa
England v India

Thursday 27th August
Bulgaria v Latvia
S Korea v Bangladesh

Friday 28th August
Pakistan v Estonia
Lithuania v Canada

Saturday 29th August
Indonesia v Mexico
Scotland v Venezuela


First Round

Monday 10th August
Nigeria v Estonia
Bulgaria v Israel

Tuesday 11th August
Venezuela v Indonesia
Dubai v Mexico (Dubai withdrew)

Wednesday 12th August
Bangladesh v India
Pakistan v Chile

Thursday 13th August
Japan v South Africa
China v Scotland

Friday 14th August
USA v Bosnia
Latvia v Lithuania

Saturday 15th August
Canada v Macedonia
Singapore v England (Singapore withdrew)

South Korea were awarded a bye to the second round


Preliminary Round

China
QooZee vs Team Cecilee

USA
Best of Both Coasts vs Phillips Academy's Philomathean Society
STJ- New Kids on the Opp vs Team Adium - BD

Judges
- Neill Harvey-Smith - Chief Adjudicator WUDC
- Andy Hume - World Champion 1997
- Mike Kotrly - World Champion 2006
- Can Okar - Chief Adjudicator, Worlds 2010
- Logan - Chief Adjudicator, Worlds 2011
- Colm Flynn - Former Chair, Worlds Council
- Ian Lising - Former Chair, Worlds Council
- Ray D'Cruz - Former Chair, Worlds Council
- Jonathan Leader Maynard - European Champion 2009
- Uve Poom - Deputy Chief Adjudicator, European Championships 2009
- Beth Conner - World Masters Finalist 2009

The final

Lithuania v England
We should prize freedom over security and abolish anti-terrorism legislation

“Calling rose by another name does not change its beauty neither smell”… There are quite a few differences between the events in Germany on February 27, 1933, and in the US on September 11, 2001...

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The semi-finals

Estonia v England
The EU should impose a special Europe-wide tax on meat consumption to help save the planet

We on team proposition like the taste of meat. But we cannot deny that excessive meat consumption is a threat to the planet. In fact we are going to show that there is ample scientific evidence to support this fear.

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Lithuania v South Korea
All evidence gathered by intelligence agencies should be admissible in courts of law

Intelligence agencies gather a lot of information that could be used in courts of law to fight terrorism and organized crime. Unfortunately, some of this information is inadmissible in courts...

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The quarter-finals

Mexico v Estonia
Pre-nuptial agreements should not be recognised in divorce courts

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Latvia v South Korea
Heavy drinkers should be denied liver transplants

An important problem that many coutries face is the serious shortage of liver transplants. Many people are unable to...

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England v Venezuela
Rich countries should actively recruit medical personnel from poorer countries

Why should medical personnel be seen as any different than other professionals who are headhunted for efficiency and have the right to seek the highest wage they can?

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South Africa v Lithuania
Interest rates on personal lending should be capped by law at 20%

Team South Africa is over the moon to be proposing this most orgasmic of debate motions ;) The context is clear...

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The second-round

Scotland v Venezuela
All forms of gambling should be banned

We in Scotland believe that there is one nation that shines out to the world as a beacon of social justice. A nation that truly ...

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Indonesia v Mexico
Poorer countries should abandon free trade agreements

The policy of Free Trade is still in debate due to the questionable benefit for each side. This debate doesn’t ...

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Lithuania v Canada
All taxes on inherited wealth should be abolished

The inheritance tax is a tax that has never achieved to reach one of its main goals - reduce income inequality. Its effect nowadays ...

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Pakistan v Estonia
Leaders of countries that use extra-territorial rendition should be tried for war crimes

We the proposition define the motion(LEADERS OF COUNTRIES THAT USE EXTRA-TERRITORIAL RENDITION SHOULD ...

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South Korea v Bangladesh
The UN should impose sanctions on countries that destroy their rainforests

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Bulgaria v Latvia
All drugs should be decriminalised

There are many types of drugs, which exist under the sun. Heated debates have been going on trying to find out the true answer ...

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England v India
Western powers should leave Afghanistan

Western powers have been occupying Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001 and the escalating human...

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USA v South Africa
Same-sex marriage should be legal

In light of the recent victories of the LGBT rights movement in the U.N. Petition supported by almost 70 countries...

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The first round

US V Bosnia
Tax Cuts not government spending are the best way out of recession

All capitalistic economies inevitably fall into periodic recession. The duration and severity of these economic downturns ...

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Japan Vs South Africa
Assisted Suicide Should be legal

The Debbie Purdy case in the United Kingdom shows a trend where assisted suicide is a notion that is becoming more common. Moreover...

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Lithuania V Latvia
Democracies should ban the display of communist and Nazi symbols

In the recent years we have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of some extreme political views that are unacceptable in democratic society. This problem harms all democracies...

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Canada V Macedonia
Western Countries Should provide state funding for Islamic schools

The financiers(The WEST) will extensively control the curriculum and the set-up of these schools.And...

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China V Scotland
International Adoption should be banned

Over the past decade, the USA has adopted at least 15,000 children internationally each year. Due to less regulation...

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Pakistan V Chile
Governments should ban the media from reporting hostage taking

Hostage taking media coverage, creates sympathy and dialogue for not only the hostages but the hostage-takers...

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Bangladesh V India
Convicted murderers should never be released

Murdering a person is one of the worst crime that can be committed. It undermines the value of life and the punishment for ...

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Venezuela V Indonesia
Dictatorship is the best path to Development

Dictatorship does not necessarily result in development, defined by human well-being...

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Bulgaria V Israel
All countries should have the right to pursue a nuclear defence

The recent attempts of North Korea and Iran to build up their own nuclear weapons have raised the international awareness ...

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Nigeria V Estonia
All patents should be removed on Retroviral drugs to fight AIDS

Every AIDS patient deserves humanitarian care and medicinal treatment, irrespective of where s/he is from ...

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The preliminary round

China Preliminary: QooZee vs Team Cecilee
Prisoners should be used for medical experiments without consent

Human rights has been a controversial issue because it is very difficult to draw the boundary between the rights of the individual...

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USA Prelim 1: STJ- New Kids on the Opp vs Team Adium - BD
Assisted Suicide Should be permitted 2

A preliminary round to determine who will represent the U.S. in the World Online Debating Championship...

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Country Co-ordinators

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Chile
Alvaro Ferrer

Indonesia
Syifa Ruiz

Israel
Rinat Gershfeld

Kenya
Grace Mulei

Malaysia
Kalaimani
Aidil Haikal bin Mohamad Kassim

Romania
Orasanu Andra

Singapore
Loke Wing Fatt

Venezuela
Monica Tisminesky

22 February 2011