THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDONESIAN VARSITIES ENGLISH
DEBATING COUNCIL
Resulted in IVED Council Meeting
The 14th Indonesian Varsities English Debate
(IVED) Championship 2011
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
Universitas Hasanuddin
Makassar
THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDONESIAN VARSITIES ENGLISH DEBATING COUNCIL
Resulted on the 10th IVED
PREAMBLE
We, representing the interests of debating societies in the country of Indonesia form a
body that will promote and proliferate the activity of corn competitive debating and the
values inherent in it, represent Indonesia in any international debating council and help
run a national debating championship tournament, hereby establish the Constitution.
CHAPTER ONE: THE ESTABLISHMENT
Article 1:
The Name
That the body shall be named the Indonesian Varsities English Debate Council.
Article 2 :
The Establishment
That the Indonesian Varsities English Debating council is hereby established.
(Hereinafter referred to in this constitution as the Council)
CHAPTER TWO: THE COUNCILS COMPETITION
Article 3:
The Name of the Competition
That there shall be a competition, which for the purposes of this Constitution, shall be
named the Indonesian Varsities English Debate, hereafter referred to as the “IVED”.
Article 4:
The Procedure of the Competition
That IVED shall be conducted in a procedure as follows:
4.1. It shall be held on the first semester in each calendar year.
4.2. The language of the competition shall be English.
Article 5:
The Participants of the Competition
That participant of IVED comes from universities and/or tertiary level institutions in
Indonesia. A university shall be defined as a single tertiary educational body.
CHAPTER THREE: THE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
Article 6:
The Purposes of the Competition
That the purposes of the competition are as follows:
6.1 The free exchange of ideas in a forum comprising participants from Indonesian
universities.
6.2 The encouragement and support of the values of debating, freedom of speech and
critical thinking among Indonesian universities.
6.3 The encouragement and support of inter-varsity contact and cooperation in
Indonesia.
Article 7:
The Objectives of the Competition
That the objectives of the competition are as follows:
7.1 The promotion expansion and support of debating in English in Indonesia.
7.2 The projection of Indonesian debaters into all levels of international debating.
CHAPTER FOUR: THE MECHANICS OF THE COUNCIL
Article 8:
Arrangements of Council
The council is required to meet at least once, during the period of each IVED
competition. The convener of IVED in progress is required to provide the proper time
and venue for the council meeting.
Article 9:
Functions of Council
The functions of the Council shall be as follows:
9.1 To appoint a host of each annual championship competition.
9.2 To determine the sanctions, suspensions or other conditions, as deemed appropriate.
9.3 To discuss matters concerning the proliferation and a promotion of parliamentarystyle debating in Indonesia.
9.4 To deal with all matters required by the delegates that have direct connection with
the competition and the running of the debating council.
9.5 To perform the duties and responsibilities conferred upon it by the constitution.
CHAPTER FIVE: THE SANCTIONS
Article 10:
Cause of Sanctions
The sanctions shall be prescribed by the council subsequent to the following events:
10.1 That the Host University or organization fails significantly in complying with the
terms of its bid as accepted by the council in the year preceding its hosting of the IVED.
10.2 That a debater, adjudicator or other representative of a university or institution,
commits or behaves in a manner likely lo endanger the competition, the running of the
competition, or the good name and property of the host university or institution.
10.3 That a participating university or institution, or individual(s) representing the
university or institution, break rules regarding qualification, eligibility, decorum or
preparation for a debate.
Article 11:
Form of Sanctions
Sanctions may be range from verbal warnings, through letters of complaint from council
and addressed to societies and/or institution represented by offenders, to disqualification
(from rounds/competitions) or bans over number of years. These are the discretion of
council.
CHAPTER SIX: COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL
Article 12:
Council Members
The council shall consist of the following members: The Chair, the Deputy chair, the
Delegates and the Secretary.
Article 13:
The Chair
13.1 The Chair is the convener of the championships.
13.2 The convener is elected or appointed by the organization representing the Host
University, or institution.
13.3 The convener must be a student and registered member of the debating institution
of the host university,
13.4 The Chair takes office from the moment of the closing ceremony of the preceding
competition until the time of handing over to the next host convener at the conclusion of
the competition he/she convenes.
Article 14:
The Deputy Chair
14.1 The Deputy Chair shall take over the powers and tasks of the Chair whenever the
council discusses matters directly concerning the responsibilities of the Chair as an
individual and convener in-progress.
14.2 The Deputy Chair is appointed or elected by the delegates immediately after the
council meeting begins its sessions.
14.3 The Deputy Chair must be a student and registered member of the debating
institution of a participating university.
14.4 The Deputy Chair takes office from the moment he/she is elected until the end of
the council meeting(s) during the competition in progress.
Article 15:
The Delegates
15.1 The Delegates consists at least one and the most three from each university
represented at the competition during which the council meeting is convened.
15.2 A Delegate must be a student and/or registered member of the debating institution
of the university represented who must be able to demonstrate their bonafides if called
upon to do so by the council.
15.3 In absence of such a body in a university, a delegate can be a student representative
recognized by the university’s student government and must be able to demonstrate
their bone fides if called upon to do so by the council.
Article 16:
The Secretary
16.1 A secretary is appointed by the Chair or by the organizing committee that the chair
represents.
16.2 A secretary must be a student of and registered member of the debating institution
of a participating university.
CHAPTER SEVEN: MEETINGS OF COUNCIL
Article 17:
Functions of Meetings
Functions of a Council Meeting are as follows:
17.1 To convene, at least once during an IVED competition and gather representatives
of every participating university at one table.
17.2 To read and discuss matters arising there from and pass minutes of council
meeting(s) held during the previous round of the competition.
17.3 To appoint a host institution for the next round of the competition.
17.4 To decide on matters pertaining fling to the competition in progress.
17.5 to pursue matters pertaining to the expansion, support and facilitation of debating
in Indonesia.
17.6 to perform all other functions determined and conferred upon it by the terms of this
constitution.
Article 18:
Decision of Council
Every substantive motion placed before the Council shall be decided by simple majority
vote among the members present at the meeting, unless this motion represents a
challenge to or change in this constitution
Article 19:
Vote of Chair
The Chair shall not vote on any substantive motion placed before the Council. If the
decision can not be reached, the Chair can use his/her casting vote to carry or reject the
motion.
Article 20:
Decision of Amendment
Where there is placed before the Council a substantive motion which proposes an
amendment to this Constitution, such a motion shall not be carried unless it gains the
support of at least ½n + 1 of delegates/institutions represented during the current
council meeting.
Article 21:
Quorum of Meeting
21.1 Quorum of meetings of council should constitute at least two-thirds
of universities represented during the current round.
21.2 If the quorum is not met, the meeting is to be adjourned and rescheduled to another
time within 24 hours of the scheduled start of the first meeting. If at this second meeting
the quorum is still not met, the meeting shall proceed without a quorum.
21.3 in such a case described in 21.2, no amendments to the Constitution may be
discussed.
CHAPTER EIGHT: MATTERS OF CHAIR
Article 22:
The Roles of the Chair
The Roles of Chair of the Council are as follows:
22.1 To ensure that the respective round of the IVED runs during his/her term of office.
22.2 To ensure a fair and equable dissemination of information to all interested parties,
regarding the round of the competition which the chair’s institution is responsible for
hosting.
22.3 To convene additional meetings of the council, as are deemed necessary by
council, or as required under ‘extraordinary’ proceedings (see article 11)
Article 23:
The Chair Handover
Within two months of the end of the championship, the Outgoing Chair shall forward to
the Incoming Chair a report summarizing his/her experience in the administration
tournament. These shall include:
 A complete mailing list used by the Chair during the course of the round.
 A complete list of the teams which participated in the Round, which list shall
include the names of the competitors.

Records of all rounds of the competition (Preliminaries to Grand Final) and
records of any other formal competition (e.g. Individual Speaker, Adjudicator)
run during that round
CHAPTER NINE: MATTERS OF THE SECRETARY
Article 24:
Role of Secretary
24.1 The Secretary is required to take minutes properly during all meetings of council.
24.2 The Secretary is also in charge of collecting all important personal information of
the council members (name, position, address, numbers, etc)
Article 25:
Distribution of Minutes and Members Information
After minutes and member information are properly taken, the secretary in cooperation
with the host must ensure that written copies of these are passed to:
The Chair under which said Secretary has served. The incoming Chair and Secretary,
within one calendar month of the finals of the competition in-progress.
Any delegates requesting a copy of the minutes after one calendar month has passed,
following the finals of the competition.
CHAPTER TEN: MATTERS OF DELEGATES
Article 26:
Appointment of De1egates
26.1 Every university represented at the current Round of the Championships shall be
entitled to send a delegate to the meeting of the Council (ICM) convened during that
Championship.
26.2 For those university/institution who do not send their representative on IVED
Council Meeting, they will be punished with the mechanism below:
 Apologize to all participants at Debaters Hall due to their absent at the ICM,
surely with the reasonable reason
Article 27:
Voting Power of Delegates
Every institution/university through its chief delegate to the council shall be entitled to
cast one vote on every substantive motion placed before the Council.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE COMPETITORS
Article 28:
Status of Competitor
28.1 Competitors are students enrolled on a bona fide program and attend classes or
pursue research in the University which they represent, on the last day of the
competition in which they want to participate.
28.2 Competitors who have graduated less than 6 months before the day of tournament
can be also eligible to participate, counted since graduation date written on certificate
28.3 Competitors may compete in a team for a maximum or three IVEDs.
Article 29:
Recognition of Competitor
Competitors shall be recognized by the University Debating Society or equivalent, or in
the absence of such a body, by the University administration and must be able to
demonstrate their bona fides if called upon to so by a member of the host organization.
Article 30:
Composite Teams
30.1 A ‘composite team’ shall be defined for the purpose of this Constitution as
meaning, any team consisting of individuals not all attending the same university
30.2 A Composite teams may be created by the hosts out of individual participants as
deemed necessary and appropriate.
30.3 A composite team shall be considered as a swing team which does not have the
privilege to break into the elimination round of a competition.
Changed in IVED UNHAS 2011
30.4 Members of composite team should remain constant troughout the competition.
30.5 Any change of members of composite team must be approved by the adjudication
core.
Article 31:
Competitors from the Host University
31.1 Teams or individuals from the host university will be permitted to debate only if
the host has proven its impartiality to these teams or individuals.
31.2 To demonstrate impartiality a the host must perform acts as follow:
 The host university must fairly distribute the list of prospective motions to all
participants, which has to be received by all participants one month prior to the
first day of competition.
 The host must not employ or involve any participant or prospective participant
coming from the host university in the running of the committee from comment
to dismissal.
31.3 Failure to comply to the rules stated in article 31.2 shall lead to the disqualification
of teams or individuals representing the host university. Article 32: In eligible Teams
Host institution may accept the registration and participation of teams from unqualified
education bodies, but such teams will not be permitted to break into the elimination
round or to be considered in any award decision.
Article 32:
Team Caps
The number of teams representing a university or institution may or may not be
‘capped’/limited by the host institution.
CHAPTER TWELVE: EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS
Article 33:
Request for Extra-Ordinary General Meetings
Delegates to the Council can request Extra-ordinary General Meetings of the Council by
giving a written request for such a meeting to the Secretary.
Article 34:
Requirements of Request
The request stated in the previous article must hold:
 The signatures of the representatives from five Universities.
 The person(s) for the meeting being called.
 The proposed agenda of the requested meeting.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: NON-COMPETITION DURATION COUNCIL
Article 35:
Members in between Competitions
Between successive Rounds of IVED, the Council shall comprise representation of all
those universities which were present at the previously completed Round.
Article 36:
Chair in between Competition
The Chair of the next Round of the Championship shall be the Chair of the Council in
the interim period, and shall take charge from the Outgoing Chair immediately the
current championship is declared formally closed.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BIDS FOR THE NEXT ROUND
Article 37:
Eligibility to bid
Only universities which have joined IVED at least once, have the right to bid to be the
next host of IVED
Article 38
Time of Bid
At the Council meeting held during a round of the Championships, the Council shall
consider bids to host the next Round of the Championship.
Article 39:
Content of Bid:
40.1 One notice of intents to bid should be submitted in writing
40.2 a bid shall state the University which intends to host the round, the dates of the
round, the estimated cost of registration and any other information deemed appropriate.
Article 40
Alternative in case of no bidders
In the case where there is no university in the Council meeting willing to bid for the
next IVED, the Council shall use the following mechanism to choose the next host of
the next IVED:
1. List the cities of the IVED participants represented during the Council Meeting
2. (The delegates attending the Council meeting shall) Vote which city to host the
next IVED
3. The chosen city is then obliged to host the next IVED; the debating unions of the
universities in the chosen city shall determine how they would conduct the event
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: RULES OF COMPETITION
Article 41:
Rules of Competition
41.1 Rules of the competition are based on the General Rules of the Australian
Parliamentary Debating Style.
41.2 Modifications to the rules of the Australian Parliamentary Debating Style are
added by the Council to suit the existing customs in Indonesia without altering the
basics of the style.
41.3 The tabulation for the preliminary rounds will apply the break-and-slide power
pairing, of which the details are attached to this Constitution.
Changed in IVED UNHAS 2011
41.4 Breaking teams consist of Main Breaking teams and Novice Breaking teams. The
requirements for Novice Teams is attached in the regulations.
41.5Further detailed Rules of the Competition will be prescribed to the rules attached to
this Constitution.
Article 42:
Amendments to Rules of the Competition
Procedures for amendments to the Rules are identical to the procedure for amendments
to this Constitution.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: CHIEF ADJUDICATORS AND DEPUTY CHIEFS
Article 43:
Appointment of Chief Adjudicator
43.1 The Chief Adjudicator of a competition is appointed by the host university.
43.2 The Chief Adjudicator may/or may not come from the host university.
43.3 The Chief Adjudicator must have debated or adjudicated in a previous IVED.
Changed in IVED UI 2015
43.4 The Chief Adjudicator/s must have broken both as debater and adjudicator in
national event limited to IVED/JOVED/ALSA UI E-Comp for maximum 2 (two) years
prior to the tournament with a minimum accreditation result of B.
43.5 The Chief Adjudicator must be well-versed in the rules of the competition.
Article 44:
Responsibilities of Chief Adjudicator
The responsibilities of the Chief Adjudicator of a competition are as follows:
44.1 To provide enough number of adjudicators for a competition as significantly
sizeable as IVED. Single adjudicator for a debate are not recommended but is still an
option. Dealing with such a matter the Chief Adjudicator must only assign notably
experienced adjudicators to become single adjudicator.
44.2 To train novice adjudicators from Host University prior to the commencement of
the competition.
44.3 To handle any complaint coming from the participants on matters of adjudication,
using the rules of competition as the manual.
44.4 To supervise the practice run of the tabulation system and ensure that the data entry
of each element of adjudication is conducted correctly and properly.
44.5 To allocate adjudicators for debaters as fair as possible during the competition.
44.6 To maintain the quality, decorum, and reputation of the adjudicators chamber
throughout the competition.
Article 45:
Appointment of Deputy Chief Adjudicator
45.1 There shall be three Deputy Chief Adjudicators from universities other than that of
the hosting university appointed to assist the Chief Adjudicator.
45.2 The Deputy Chief Adjudicator/s shall be appointed by the host university at least
six months prior to that competition.
Changed in IVED UNHAS 2011
45.3 The Deputy Chief Adjudicator/s must have adjudicated in the elimination rounds of
lVED/JOVED/ISDC minimum two years prior to the tournament with a minimum
accreditation result of B.
45.4 The Deputy Chief Adjudicator/s must be well-known as an adjudicator of superior
knowledge in the rules of the competition and the tabulation system.
45.5 The bidding university should attach list of prospective Deputy Chief Adjudicators
in its bid. The Council may suggest a name/s if the host is incapable of doing so.
45.6 All reasonable transportation, accommodation and food expenses of the Deputy
Chief Adjudicator should be covered by the competition budget.
45.7 One institute may not be represented by more than one Deputy Chief Adjudicator.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: DISCLAIMER
Article 46:
Disclaimer
Anything said by any debater in the course of a debate does not necessarily represent
the debater’s personal beliefs, those of his/her university/institution, and those of his/her
nation.
Declared on IVED COUNCIL MEETING
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
Hasanuddin University, Makassar
Signed by:
Muh. Mahazir Thamrin
(Convener of the 14th IVED
Championship 2011)
Amalia F. Darwis
(Tournament Director of the 14th IVED
Championship 2011)