Code of Conduct
The following code of conduct can be found in the AIDA Constitution. Tournament hosts may add additional requirements on participants.
16.1 No Participant May:
16.1.a Use offensive language or behaviour
16.1.b Make denigrating comments on the basis of age, race, sex, disability, religion of sexuality
16.1.c Harass, threaten or intimidate other partifcipants or in any way detract from their enjoyment of the tournament
16.1.d Damage or destroy any property that does not belong to theml
16.1.e Harass, threaten or intimidate delegeates to vote a particular way
16.2 The provisions of 16.1 will apply
16.2.a During debates
16.2.b During any formal event organized as part of the tournament
16.2.c During any social event organized as part of the tournament
16.2.d On transportation organized as part of the tournament
16.2.e In accommodation organized as part of the tournament
16.3 Participants include all:
16.3.a Debaters
16.3.b Adjudicators
16.3.c Organizers
16.3.d Coaches
16.3.e Observers
16.4 During Debates, Debaters will:
16.1.1 treat the occasion, each other, and the adjudicators with respect.
16.1.2 respect the rules of the competition;
16.1.3 accept the adjudicator’s decision
16.1.4 will not: disrupt or distract from another debater’s speech or the adjudicators’ comments;
16.3 Adjudicators will:
16.3.1 treat the debate in a formal and professional manner;
16.3.2 limit their adjudications to ten minutes and make constructive comments to assist debaters.
16.4 Participants will not:
16.4.1 harass, threaten or intimidate other participants or in any way detract from their enjoyment of the tournament;
16.4.2 damage or destroy any property that does not belong to them;
16.4.3 harass, threaten or intimidate delegates to vote in a particular way.