5th Asian BP China (2013)

R1 THW ban all arranged marriages Feminism/Marriage

R2 In sports or teams with a culture of pressure to dope, THW only prosecute the management (not the athlete) for the use of Performance Enhancing
Drugs Sports
R3 THW stop teaching classic literary works (e.g. shakespeare, Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, etc.) in favour of recently written texts, when
teaching literature in schools Education
R4 THBT Iran should take a leading role in peace negotiations in Syria IR
R5 THW ban Google from retaining user data Media
R6 THBT the media should never report on crimes intended to attract public attention Media
R7 THW prohibit financial settlements in lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies
R8 THBT indigenous groups (e.g. Native Americans, Australian aborigines, etc.) who live in geographically separate areas should be given their own
completely autonomous government Government
R9 THW allow individuals to contract out of all basic employment provisions in their contracts (such as health & safety, unfair dismissal etc.) in return for
increased wages Labor
EFL QF You are a doctor at an IVF clinic. A prominent conservative politician is at your clinic seeking IVF treatment. A "gay gene" has been identified, and
one of the politician's embryos carries it. THW implant the gay embryo Homosexuality
EFL SF THBT the US should reform its political system to encourage the creation of smaller parties (for e.g. a Labour Party, a Tea Party, a Green Party,
etc.) Government
EFL GF THW ban all donations to religious organizations Religion
Pre-QF THBT Free Trade Agreements should be subject to approval by referendum in the respective signatory countries IR
QF Michael murdered his wife and 2 children. In his bid to escape the police, he fell and hit his head. As a result of the fall, he lost all his memories after
age 5. THW not convict michael of any crime Criminal Justice
SF THBT Southeast Asian Nations should not help to stop the flow of asylum seekers to Australia IR
GF THBT military conscription should be regarded as a war crime Peace and Order
BIPEDs Asian BP (2012)
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THW abandon diversity as a criterion for university admission. Education

THBT the state should not grant autonomy to regions based upon religious lines. Religion
TH supports a quota for Homosexual athletes in sporting teams. Homosexuality/ Sport
THW ban corporations from making political campaign finance contributions. Economics
THBT the state should compensate convicts who have been wrongfully convicted. Criminal Justice
THBT the European Union should become a political and economic federal super state. IR

EFL SF: THBT a victim's forgiveness can be used to mitigate a wrongdoer's prison sentence Criminal Justice
EFL GF: THBT the Nobel Peace Prize has lost its purpose.
Main Pre-QF: THW make environmental policies of countries a standard in granting financial assistance. Environment
Main QF: Assuming that sex selection tech is perfected, THW financially incentivize families that choose to have female children in patriarchal societies
Feminism
Main SF: THBT The state should prosecute alleged criminals even when they are dead. Criminal Justice
Main GF: THBT democratic states should hold a referendum before engaging in a military intervention. Peace and Order

Motions for NSU Asian BP (2011)

R1: THW ban violent sports. Sports
R2: TH regrets Myanmar's appointment as future ASEAN chair. IR
R3: THW abolish gated communities with extensive private security.
R4: THW require all media outlets to be organized as cooperatives, owned and run by journalists only. Media
R5: THW not allow countries undertaking military intervention abroad to harvest natural resources while they are there.
R6: THBT feminists should campaign for fathers' right! Feminism
Pre Quarter: THW criminalize the refusal to render reasonable assistance to people in distress.
Quarters: THBT states should punish more harshly acts of terrorism committed by own citizens than those committed by citizens of their countries.
Peace and Order
Semi Finals: THW use state education system to actively promote atheism. Religion
Final: THBT micro-credit program should stop exclusively targeting women. Feminism
Motions for Asian BP (2010)
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THBT chemical castration should be a precondition for releasing violent sex offenders Criminal Justice
THW make Internet sites that host hate material criminally liable. Media
THW abolish the euro zone. Economics
cultural treasures countries of their origin
THW lift up all sanctions on Burma. IR
Motions for Asian BP (2009)

R1: This house would ban children working as models. Child Labor
R2: This house believes the US should withdraw military aid from Israel until the settlements in the West Bank are removed. IR
R3: This house would allow teachers to have sexual relationships with students over the age of consent as long as the relationship is declared. Morality
R4: This house would punish poachers and traders of endangered species in the same way as murderers. Criminal Justice
R5: This house believes individuals in developing nations who receive government funding for tertiary education should be prohibited from emigrating.
R6: This house believes that religions should not be allowed to discriminate on grounds of sexuality or gender when offering employment. Religion
Octo: This house believes the Pakistani government should assassinate Taliban leaders in the northwest frontier province. Peace and Order
Qtr: This house believes foreign companies should be denied access to developing nations natural resources. Environment
Semi: This house believes parents should not be allowed to create designer babies to save the life of an earlier child. Morality
Final: This house would not allow family members of politicians from participating in politics. Government