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Debate motions for WSDC 2025
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May 28, 2025
Prepared debate motions for WSDC 2025 have been announced. Debaters from across the globe will have 8 weeks to prepare for these four topics.
Convenors of WSDC 2025, which is happening in Panama this July, announced debate motions (or debate topics), to be debated at WSDC 2025.
R1: THBT Panama should replace the US dollar with its own independent currency
R2: THBT courts should not defer to administrative agencies in statutory interpretation.
R5: THS the Holy See recognizing the underground Catholic church in China, rather than the government-sanctioned church
R7: THBT the International Seabed Authority should immediately legalize deep sea mining for rare earth minerals
Debaters may ask for clarifications. The responses are public and available to all teams on this sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShX2BeHLJeqyvR1VXMZ2PfEh89N1DehYCMJQQTqeMnU/edit?tab=t.0
WSDC 2025 is organised by La Asociación Panameña de Debate (“ASPADE”) an association mainly led by young people who seek, based on their experience, to bring debate to Panama.
You can get more information about WSDC 2025 on this link
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