For the purposes of this debate, the Captain’s Pick system has selectors rank all debaters. The top-ranked debater picks two teammates from the list. Those chosen can accept or reject; if rejected, the captain picks again. Once a team is formed, those three are removed from the list. The process repeats with the next highest-ranked debater until all teams are formed. 

The Selector Discretion system has selectors rank debaters and then assign teams how ever they choose. Debaters may submit preferences, but these are non-binding and purely informational for selectors. 

In both systems, only debaters who make the contingent (e.g. if there are 3 teams, only the top 9 debaters out of all those who trialled) are eligible to be in a team, and equity conflicts are respected.

Additional Tier 1 Contingent Convertibles (AT1s) are bonds issued by banks that pay regular interest but have no fixed maturity. Banks can choose to repay them but are not required to. If the bank’s capital falls below a set threshold or regulators intervene, the bonds convert to equity and may be written off entirely.

Internalisation involves brokerage platforms (Commsec, Robinhood etc) fulfilling their customers' orders to buy or sell without sending their order to a stock exchange (ASX, NYSE). This may occur by using a market maker or matching customer orders against each other.

Traditionally, Delaware has been the most popular US State for companies to incorporate. Delaware has a dedicated commercial court (The Delaware Court of Chancery) and a large body of precedent. Recently, firms have shifted their incorporation to Nevada and Texas instead. This is due to a series of high-profile cases against companies such as Tesla. 

In 2024, Paul, Weiss (law firm) faced backlash after reportedly backing out of pro bono work defending democracy-related causes, following pressure from Donald Trump and his allies. Trump allegedly threatened to withhold future business from the firm and its corporate clients.

In response, Paul, Weiss agreed to provide $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-backed causes, scrap its DEI policies, and denounce a former partner in exchange for restored federal access.

The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, is a proposed United States law that would substantially increasing protection for unions and union organising and increasing penalties for union-busting activities.

For the purposes of this debate, in an affirmative consent standard, the key question regarding the lawfulness of a sexual act is whether clear consent (e.g. verbal "yes" or physical act like nodding) was given.

In a sexual harm standard, two requirements must be met for the sexual act to be lawful. First, the act was reasonably consented to given the context and power relationships involved. A lack of affirmative consent does not necessarily mean that the person did not consent, and the presence of affirmative consent is not sufficient to ensure consent. Second, the act did not cause sexual harm.

A franchise model of organised crime involves a central organisation granting semi-autonomous groups or individuals the right to operate under its brand, rules, or methods. These franchises pay fees or share profits with the central body, maintaining operational independence.

A hierarchical model of organised crime features a pyramid-like structure with a centralised leadership.

A lay judge system includes a judicial bench composed of six lay judges and three professional judges. The lay judges are selected randomly from the public and conduct an investigation of the evidence in order to determine guilt and sentences. A guilty verdict requires a numerical majority of the nine judges that includes at least one professional judge.

If declared an outlaw you would no longer enjoy the protection of the law

The Mariel boatlift was a mass migration of about 125,000 Cubans to the U.S. between April and October 1980. It began after Cuba allowed citizens to leave following an asylum crisis at the Peruvian embassy. The exodus was organised by Cuban Americans with Fidel Castro’s approval and ended by US–Cuba agreement.