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Criminal Justice Debate Open

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Sat 16 May 2026

From 1 tab, newest Criminal Justice Debate Open 2026.

How many points to break?

6of 29 teams made the open break
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.4 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 33 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Law & Crime motionsLesson: Linear flow

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Criminal Justice Debate Open 202633 motions
  1. Round 1THBT the forgiveness of the victim should be considered as a mitigating circumstance.Practise this motion
  2. Round 1THW legalize all drugs.Practise this motion
  3. Round 1THS Brain Fingerprinting as admissible evidence in criminal trials.Practise this motion
  4. Round 2In countries that have large refugee population (Turkiye, Pakistan, Peru, Colombia), THW prioritize the creation of autonomous refugee settlements over societal integrationPractise this motion
  5. Round 2THW prohibit all acts of proselytization in the territories under the control of the ethnic minorities.Practise this motion
  6. Round 2TH, as an indigenous elder in the Philippines, would ban younger generations who choose to pursue careers in the security industry (i.e., police force, border patrol, intelligence agencies, etc.).Practise this motion
  7. Round 3THBT law firms should use seniority-based compensation systems instead of performance-based compensation systems.Practise this motion
  8. Round 3THP a world where legal services were never privatizedPractise this motion
  9. Round 3THR the perception of law as an elite and prestigious professionPractise this motion
  10. Round 4THO the use of predictive policing in the developed world.Practise this motion
  11. Round 4THS supports the separation of forensic laboratories from police institutions through independent private entities.Practise this motion
  12. Round 4THBT it is in the interest of the Black communities in the West to pursue careers in law enforcementPractise this motion
  13. Round 5THW reduce the criminal liability of commanders tried before the ICC for war crimes if they were originally recruited as child soldiers by the same armed groupPractise this motion
  14. Round 5THS states widely adopting auctions for citizenship.Practise this motion
  15. Round 5THW require all nations to make all scientific data gathered from celestial bodies openly accessible.Practise this motion
  16. Pre-SemisTHS the widespread adoption of the San Pedro model of incarceration.Practise this motion
  17. Pre-SemisThis House would allow states to lease prison facilities from other countries.Practise this motion
  18. Pre-SemisAssuming technology exists, This house would erase society's memory of the crime committed by the offender post their release from prison.Practise this motion
  19. SemifinalsTHP Supreme Courts adopt "restrained interpretations" of the Constitution rather than "expansive interpretations" when deciding cases.Practise this motion
  20. SemifinalsTHP a legal system based on common law over one based on civil law.Practise this motion
  21. SemifinalsTHS emergency docketsPractise this motion
  22. Grand FinalTH, as middle-class taxpayers, would refuse to pay taxes in protest against systemic government corruption.Practise this motion
  23. Grand FinalTHW abolish political pardons.Practise this motion
  24. Grand FinalTHS duty to rescue laws.Practise this motion
  25. Novice SemifinalsTHS the widespread adoption of the San Pedro model of incarceration.Practise this motion
  26. Novice SemifinalsThis House would allow states to lease prison facilities from other countries.Practise this motion
  27. Novice SemifinalsAssuming technology exists, This house would erase society's memory of the crime committed by the offender post their release from prison.Practise this motion
  28. Novice FinalsTHBT the Philippine Left Movement should disengage from institutional police reform and pursue defunding as its primary strategy.Practise this motion
  29. Novice FinalsIn plunder cases, THW shift the burden of proof from the prosecution to the accused.Practise this motion
  30. Novice Finals‎THR the reinstatement of Manila as the capital city of the Philippines.Practise this motion
  31. Schools FinalsTHBT the Philippine Left Movement should disengage from institutional police reform and pursue defunding as its primary strategy.Practise this motion
  32. Schools FinalsIn plunder cases, THW shift the burden of proof from the prosecution to the accused.Practise this motion
  33. Schools Finals‎THR the reinstatement of Manila as the capital city of the Philippines.Practise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break6 teams
  • Novice break4 teams
  • Schools break2 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.3
where most speakers land
73.9 to 76.7

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker77.7
  • 10th speaker76.5
  • 20th speaker76.2

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.