Debate Overview (up to Round 9)

The motions of the WUDC preliminary rounds were:

1. THW create public housing for the poor in wealthy areas
2. THBT Japan should acquire nuclear weapons
3. THW only imprison individuals who pose a direct and continuing threat to society
4. THBT international development institutions (such as the World Bank) should not finance natural resource extraction projects in corrupt states
5. THBT self-described progressive males of dominant ethnicities are morally obliged to refrain from taking positions of responsibility where there is a qualified alternative candidate from a historically disadvantaged group who would otherwise receive the post
6. THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of conscience
7. THBT European Union nations should forgive Greece's sovereign debt
8. THBT countries with booming populations should allocate every adult a single tradable permit to have a child
9. THW ban political parties and require all candidates for national public office to seek election as independents

There draws can be found here, debate videos here.

The preliminary intermediate results after Round 6 are here.