▁the ▁World ▁Univers ities ▁Deb ating ▁Championship . ▁Each ▁country ▁selects ▁one ▁council ▁delegate ▁( the ▁national ▁deb ating ▁association ▁president , ▁or ▁selected ▁from ▁the ▁participants ▁at ▁World s ). ▁The ▁Council ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁setting ▁the ▁rules ▁and ▁award ing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁A ▁World s ▁Committee ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁discuss ▁issues ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁Council ▁only ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁champion ships ▁itself . ▁ ▁This ▁Committee ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁elected ▁officers ▁and ▁regional ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Cont inental ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁( re ferred ▁to ▁in ▁deb ating ▁as ▁Islands ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁thought ▁more ▁polit ically ▁acceptable ▁than ▁British ▁Is les ). ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁formerly ▁operated ▁not ▁unlike ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council , ▁with ▁seven ▁nations ▁holding ▁" char ter ▁member ▁status " ▁– ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada , ▁England , ▁Scotland , ▁Ireland , ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁A ▁two - third s ▁majority ▁of ▁these ▁countries ▁was ▁required ▁for ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁championship ' s ▁constitution , ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁general ▁vote ▁was ▁tal lied . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁non - char ter ▁nations ▁att ending ▁grew , ▁many ▁field ing ▁far ▁more ▁teams ▁than ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁tier , ▁and ▁the ▁championship ▁began ▁being ▁hosted ▁outside ▁the ▁Char ter ▁nations , ▁pressure ▁grew ▁for ▁the