NLS Debate 2006

National Law School Debate Tournament 2006

Round 1 (Theme: News Media)


• This house supports the right of journalists to not

disclose their sources

• This house believes that the press should not report

on matters pending trial

• This house supports sting operations



Round 2 (Theme: Educational Policy in India)

• This house would establish a common school board in

the country

• This house believes that the regional language

should be compulsorily taught in primary schools

• This house believes that private educational

institutions have a right to keep management quotas

for admissions



Round 3 (Theme: Sports)

• This house will disallow corporate ownership of

European football clubs

• This house will ban boxing

• This house will not allow foreign players in first

class cricket



Round 4 (Theme: International Relations)

• This house will let North Korea arm itself

•This house supports a UN administered plebiscite in

Kashmir

• This house will admit Turkey into the European Union



Round 5 (Theme: ‘Saying no to corruption’)

Round sponsored by BASF India Group

• This house believes that an ombudsman should have

the power to prosecute

• This house will compel electoral candidates to

disclose their antecedents

• This house believes that the ‘right to information’

includes the right to scrutinize file-notings made by

public officials



Quarter finals (Theme: Oil)

Round sponsored by Indian Oil Corporation

• This house will not let OPEC dominate

• This house supports the construction of the

India-Iran pipeline

• This house supports an administered price mechanism

for petroleum products



Semi finals (Theme: Banking and Finance)

Round sponsored by UTI Asset Management Company Pvt.

Ltd.

• This house will remove restrictions on foreign

direct investment (FDI) in the banking sector

• This house will allow private sector players to

enter the pension funds market

• This house supports full capital account

convertibility



Final (Theme: Information Technology)

Motions suggested by lead sponsors Sun Microsystems

• This house will use open source software over

proprietary software

• This house believes that search engine service

providers should be bound by data protection laws

• This house believes that Voice Over Internet

Protocol (VOIP) marks the death knell of the telecom

industry