EUDC 2015 – The Break, the Quarterfinals and the Semis
The European Universities Debating Championships (EUDC) are almost over. Time to publish the break and the results of the outrounds so far:
The Break
The following teams broke into the quarterfinals of this year’s EUDC:
The outrounds were judged by
Adam Hawksbee, Amanda Moorghen, Anat Shapira, Andrew Ford, Annabelle van Beusekom, Ary Ferreira de Cunha, Ben Adams, Bethany Garry, Beth Eades, Bionda Merkens, Claudia Hyde, Cerys Bradley, Christine Simpson, Craig McDonald, Daan Welling, Daniel Bregman, Eitan Har Oz, Eliot Pallot, Emilia Carlqvist, Franny Solnick, Fred Cowell, Gavin Tucker, Gavin Illsley, Gareth Williams, Sarah Jennings, Hannah Metcalfe, Harish Natarajan, James Clough, James Dixon, Jamie Batchelor, Jess pierce, Jess Redmond, Joe Mayes, Karin Merckens, Kitty Parker Brooks, Leela Koenig, Louis Collier, Luke Murray, Madeline Schultz , Mark Haughton, Matthew Wilmore , Michael Shapira, Niels Schröter, Nika Jelaska, Omer Nevo, Oskar Avery, Penny Sadeghi, Pete Doughton, Radu Cotarcea, Rebecca Irvine, Richard Hopps, Rosie Unwin, Ruby Holmes, Sam Block, Samuel Ward Packard, Sella Nevo, Simon Tunnicliffe, Simone van Elk, Susan Connolly, Tom Moran, Yael Bezalel, James Wood, Nathan Chalk
The Open Quarter Finals
The motion was „THW prohibit businesses from taking a public position on social justice issues.“
OG: TCD Phil A
OO: UCD LawSoc A
CG: ULU A
CO: Cambridge A
Adjudicators: Sella Nevo (c), Simone van Elk, Radu Cotarcea, Annabelle van Beusekom, Madeline Schultz
OG: St. Andrews A
OO: Belgrade A
CG: Warwick A
CO: Tel Aviv A
Adjudicators: Fred Cowell (c), Daan Welling, Louis Collier, Hannah Metcalfe, Sarah Jennings
OG: Linkopinks A
OO: Oxford A
CG: UCD L&H A
CO: TCD Phil B
Adjudicators: Michael Shapira (c), Craig McDonald, Sam Block, Franny Solnick, Penny Sadeghi
OG: GUU A
OO: Oxford C
CG: Strathclyde A
CO: Birmingham A
Adjudicators: Richard Hopps (c), Gavin Tucker, Ary Ferreira de Cunha, Nika Jelaska, Pete Doughton
The Open Semi Finals
The motion was „THW require all defendants in criminal cases to be represented only by state-employed lawyers.“
OG: UCD L&H A
OO: St. Andrews
CG: Oxford A
CO: Tel Aviv A
OG: Strathclyde A
OO: GUU A
CG: UCD LawSoc
CO: Cambridge A
The ESL Quarter Finals
The motion was „THW legalise surrogacy for profit inWestern Liberal Democracies.“
OG: BBU A
OO: Tel Aviv A
CH: Technion B
CO: PEP A
Adjudicators: Rebecca Irvine (c), Rose Unwin, Luke Murray, Joe Mayes, Jess Pearce
OG: Tel Aviv C
OO: Leiden A
CG: Warsaw A
CO: SSE Riga A
Adjudicators: Ruby Holmes (c), Eliot Pallot, Beth Lades, Garvin Illsyley, Eitan Har-Oz
OG: LMU Munich A
OO: Tartu A
CG: BGU A
CO: Leiden B
OG: Hebrew A
OO: Stockholm A
CG: Tel Aviv B
CO: Belgrade C
The ESL Semi Finals
The motion was „THW introduce a mandatory term of at least one year of non-military national service for 18 year olds.“
OG: Stockholm A
OO: TelAviv B
CG: Tel Aviv A
CO: PEP A
OG: Tel Aviv C
OO: Tartu A
OG: Munich A
CO: Leiden A
The results of the Semi Finals will be announced on twitter #eudc.
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