Historical Resolutions
From the rise of civilization (November 13, 2002) up until a particularly brutal collision with reality (April 1, 2008), nations toiled under the banner of the World Assembly's predecessor, an organization that now Cannot Be Named, but sounded a lot like "United Stations." Although this grand institution is no longer, its incomparable volume of law shall stand forever.
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Historical Resolution #45 “UCPL” (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
RECOGNISING that copyright and patent law are fundamentally different methods of protecting intellectual property;
NOTING WITH REGRET that this resolution makes no distinction between the two;
REALISING that there are profound differences in the way nations view the value and ownership of intellectual property;
BELIEVING that copyright law and patent law are such inherently complex concepts that no single resolution can formally and effectively create a universal system of UN law in this regard;
DEEPLY CONSCIOUS that the mechanism for sharing copyright described in UCPL would be impossible;
ALARMED at the cost of constructing and maintaining over 30,000 separate chapter offices in member capitals, and further sub-agencies;
REAFFIRMING the importance of global cooperation in copyright issues;
EXPRESSING ITS HOPE that nations will continue to work together in this respect;
BELIEVING that a more effective replacement for "UCPL" can be achieved:
REPEALS "UCPL".
Passed: |
For: | 9,077 | 76.2% |
Against: | 2,832 | 23.8% |
Historical Resolution #134
Rights of Neutral States
A resolution to restrict political freedoms in the interest of law and order.
RECOGNIZING that all sovereign states have the right to declare war and defend themselves from attack;
NOTING that nations may, from time to time, declare themselves neutral, and
DEFINING a "Neutral State" as one which has formally declared its neutrality with regard to a specific state of war or belligerency existing between two or more other nations, thus
AFFIRMING that it is the right of nations which are not belligerents in such a conflict to make a claim of neutrality;
ALSO AWARE that such states need the support and respect of the NationStates United Nations to maintain that neutrality;
THESE UNITED NATIONS DO HEREBY FIND AND DECLARE THAT a neutral state must abide by the following terms:
1. It must not knowingly harbour, aid, support or provide for any combatant nation, nor its forces nor military allies, nor any extra-national combatant force or militia, including but not limited to air forces, naval ships, land forces, agents, or those undertaking to procure the goods and supplies of war.
2. It must not actively or covertly act to hamper or assist any force or agents of an active combatant nation, nor the militarily allied force of another nation, nor any extra-national combatant force or militia, through either force of arms or other support.
3. It shall not conspire to influence the outcome of armed combat through overt or covert means, excepting efforts to mediate or negotiate a truce or end to the conflict.
4. It may allow and facilitate provision of humanitarian aid by neutral third parties to civilian populations and to military wounded, and may allow such organizations to operate from, travel through, or stage in neutral territory, for the express purpose of delivering said aid.
Violation of these terms shall render neutrality broken.
THESE UNITED NATIONS DO FURTHER DECLARE that
Any nation publicly declaring neutrality must be afforded the special rights stated herein for the period during which they maintain the obligations of a neutral state;
A neutral state shall not be invaded, occupied, or otherwise used by belligerents during time of war or conflict by any signatory to this treaty, and
Shall not be used for the internment of prisoners of war, treatment of wounded or storage of dead combatants, without the explicit and uncoerced consent of all parties;
No declared neutral state shall be used or traversed to facilitate the transportation of war materials, foodstuffs or supplies of any kind, including ammunition, personnel and armaments or agents of signatory states, excluding humanitarian aid noted above, and
At the sole discretion of individual governments, nations can use any or all measures deemed appropriate to deter non-UN nations from violating the terms of neutrality, including all diplomatic efforts and sanctions, economic and trade sanctions, economic and trade embargoes, declaration of hostile state status, and declaration of hostilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, having deposited their respective full powers, have signed the present Convention.
Passed: |
For: | 9,897 | 76.7% |
Against: | 3,009 | 23.3% |
The United Nations,
A NOTING the positive effects of marriage and the happiness it procures in both those within the marriage and those around the married.
B NOTING that not all marriages are happy
C NOTING that many couples in this case have difficulty maintaining a healthy relationship over short periods of time, let alone a life-long relationship.
D CONCERNED about the health and welfare of both the couple and any children the couple are responsible for
E ACKNOWLEDGING the potential issues that could result from a possible divorce
F DEFINING for the purposes of this document a divorce to be the contractual ending of any marriage or equivalent Civil Union recognized by any state
G DEFINING for the purposes of this document a prenuptial agreement to be any contract signed by both partners before a marriage agreeing to certain terms pertaining to their marriage and/or potential divorce.
H DEFINING for the purposes of this document a Civil Union to be a legal union between any two people given equal status within the union and granted certain rights by any government.
-1- DECLARES that a marriage or civil union may be ended by divorce in the following cases:
-1.1- Both partners ask for divorce, after 3 month of marriage or civil union
-1.2- One partner request a divorce and it is accepted by the other partner, after 3 month of marriage or civil union
-1.3- One partner requests the divorce due to proven domestic violence issues from the other partner
-1.4- One partner requests the divorce after 1 year of being officially separated
-1.5- One partner repeats a request for a divorce 3 months, or later, after the initial request
-1.6- Any additional scenarios that have been chosen by a more local government as grounds for divorce
-2- DECLARES that each party has the right to employ a lawyer for the divorce proceedings
-3- DECLARES that both parents have the right to continue to regularly see their children after a divorce, except for cases where the divorce was over proven domestic violence or sexual abuse, or if such actions are taken upon either the other parent or any of the shared children after the divorce has taken place
-4- PERMITS parents who have lost the right to see their children for issues listed in [3] be allowed to have this right returned if a court of law feels that said parent is no longer a threat to the child or other parent.
-5- URGES Nations to ensure that their legislation protects both partners and their children in divorce cases by granting financial help for one partner, when a fair solution, in accordance to the prenuptial agreement, can be found in order both partners and children can live with a reasonable financial situation - except in cases where the divorce was over proven domestic violence,
-6- ENCOURAGES all Nations to support organisations/associations providing help to married/divorced persons/couples by anonymous meeting, phone call, internet contact or any other medium that can be arranged
Co-authored by Forgottenlands UN
Passed: | |
For: | 7,530 | 54.2% |
Against: | 6,357 | 45.8% |
Historical Resolution #136
Repeal: “Right to Divorce”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Historical Resolution #135 “Right to Divorce” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The United Nations,
NOTING the recent passage of "Right To Divorce",
CONCERNED at a number of failures of said resolution:
1. OBSERVING that although it 'declares that a marriage or civil union may be ended by divorce', this does not actually guarantee any right to a divorce, meaning the final decision still rests with national or local courts anyway,
2. DEEPLY DISTURBED by clause 3, which enforces parental rights in such a way that it is illegal to deny regular access to the child to a parent who is assessed being a significant risk to the child, even where such parent has been convicted of crimes such as sexual molestation of children or infanticide,
3. BELIEVING it to be fallacious to base post-divorce visitation rights exclusively on the circumstances of divorce,
4. RECOGNISING that it would be better to have visitation privileges determined on a case-by-case basis, considering the facts of the specific situation and giving proper attention to the welfare of the children as well as the rights of the parents,
5. NOTING FURTHER that the definition used in the resolution does not extend any rights to those in polyandrous or polygamous relationships, and as such enforces one particular set of values,
6. CONVINCED that the resolution constitutes an attempt at inappropriate micromanagement, where many of its provisions would be more effectively delegated to national or more local agencies,
7. REMAINING OPEN to the possibility of replacement legislation that legislates a 'right to divorce' without resorting to unnecessary micromanagement:
REPEALS "Right To Divorce".
Submitted on behalf of Gruenberg.
Passed: |
For: | 8,859 | 78.2% |
Against: | 2,465 | 21.8% |
Historical Resolution #137
Repeal: “Save the forests of the World”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Historical Resolution #48 “Save the forests of the World” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: Logging) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly of the United Nations,
COMMENDING the assumed intentions of Resolution #48, Save the forests of the World;
DEEPLY COMMITTED to guaranteeing the sustainability of the world ecosystem, namely by the preservation of forests; yet
REGRETTING the confusing, discursive and unconstructive nature of said Resolution;
NOTING that it does not mandate or recommend any course of action to further the cause of sustainability, rendering it ineffective;
ACKNOWLEDGING the clear overlap between the assumed intentions of its author and the mandate of Resolution #23, Replanting Trees; and
DECLARING that ambiguous and ineffective legislation threatens the credibility of the UN, especially when in duplication of previous legislation;
REPEALS Resolution #48.
Passed: |
For: | 8,769 | 71.9% |
Against: | 3,432 | 28.1% |