Each team that submits an essay must include a cover page. This page is not shared with the judges, to ensure team anonymity. However, the information contained on it is used by contest organizers to ensure they have accurate contact information for each team and an up-to-date list of the students on each team. For guidelines on how to properly format the IPPF cover page, please click the link below. 

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At the link below, you'll find a sample qualifying round essay submitted during the 2019-20 competition, when the topic was: “Resolved: When in conflict, a nation's self-interest should outweigh its international commitments to migrants.”  

At the link below, you'll find an example of a Round of 64 debate between two schools during the 2019-20 competition, when the topic was, "Resolved: When in conflict, a nation's self-interest should outweigh its international commitments to migrants."
Of note, the affirmative and negative teams have been assigned numbers to ensure blind judging.