The 2008 edition of the tournament

This second edition of the tournament did welcome 32 teams and 32 adjudicators, from 9 different countries (France, England, Ireland, United States, Germany, Romania, Turkey, Wales, Holland, Finland).

The debated motions were as follows :

• Round 1 : THW stop private corporations funding universities.
• Round 2 : THW use private military companies to make peace in Darfur.
• Round 3 : THBT jail should be an option when punishing people who do not pay their debts.
• Round 4 : THBT political leaders should be obliged to have regular, publicly available medical checks.
• Semi final : THBT superdelegates should not be a part of the US primary process.
• Final : THBT Western political leaders should boycott the Beijing Olympics.

The winning team was from the Loyola Marymount University, California.

Chief Adjudicator : Can Okar
Chief Adjudicator of the World Universities Debating Championships 2010
Chief Adjudicator of the European Universities Debating Championships 2007
10th best speaker in the world 2004
Semi-Finalist of the World Universities Debating Championships 2004
Champion of the European Universities Debating Championships 2003
Quarter-Finalist of the World Universities Debating Championships 2003
Chief Adjudicator of the Durham IV 2007, Tilbury House IV 2006 and 2007, Athens International 2007, Istanbul 2003-7, Bristol 2005
Breaking debater at Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Bristol, Birmingham and London 2002-5

Deputy Chief Adjudicator : Anna French
Deputy Chief Adjudicator : Daniel Rebolledo
Finalist of the Centrale Intervarsity Tournament 2006
Deputy Chief Adjudicator of the Paris Intervarsity Tournament 2007
Judge at Oxford.


Only adjudicators with reasonable debating and judging experience were accepted.

There has been 15 min preparation for each debate once the motion is out. Rounds 3 and 4 have been closed and the final has taken place at the prestigious Maison des Essec, in the prestigious 16th district.

On saturday night, after the finals, we headed for a very exciting night in one of the most famous clubs of the capital.

The motions were as follows :

• First round : THW Nationalize prostitution
• Second round : THBT States where Abortion is Illegal Have the Right to Prevent their Citizens from Travelling Abroad to Have One
• Third round : THW Pay Legal Immigrants to Return to their Country of Origin
• Fourth round : THW Provide Extra Welfare Payment to Impoverished Men and Women if they Agree to be Sterilised
• Final : THBT Terrorist Organizations are Legitimate Democratic Partners

The winners of the tournament were Assen Kochev and Andrew Marshall in the team "Tilford Oxbury". The best speaker of the tab was Marguerite Carter. The full speakers tab and teams tab are available online.