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 #139
Repeal: “MANDATORY RECYCLING”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Historical Resolution #13 “MANDATORY RECYCLING” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses - Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
OBSERVING the need for practical recycling legislation,
APPALLED by the failures of "Mandatory Recycling" to deliver suitable solutions, and its restriction on the ability of the UN to adopt more workable recycling policies,
REGRETTING the lack of clear guidelines, measurable goals and regulations in aforementioned resolution,
AWARE that not all member states have the industrial capacity for the scale of recycling mandated by this resolution, for which no allowance is made,
CONCERNED by the irresponsibility of forcing member states without the requisite facilities to engage in this level of recycling,
NOTING the distinct possibility of environmental damage caused by inappropriate recycling of materials by member states without developed, safe industrial facilities,
CONSIDERING that recycling "all paper, glass, aluminum, and batteries", regardless of needs, value, other uses of these items, etc, as this resolution mandates, is not a safe, intelligent, or effective way to issue a resolution encouraging recycling,
REMAINING OPEN to a replacement which adopts a more effective set of recycling regimes
REPEALS "Mandatory Recycling"
Co-authored by Gruenberg, Jey
Passed: |
For: | 9,498 | 73.3% |
Against: | 3,457 | 26.7% |
Historical Resolution #140
Civilian Casualty Records
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The United Nations,
CONCERNED by the deaths of civilians in times of war,
PERSUADED that a proportion of these are avoidable,
CONFIDENT that the military can assist in preventing many of these unnecessary deaths,
DESIRING, therefore, to contribute a positive response to this problem;
The UN hereby calls on all member nations to maintain records of civilian casualties in times of war. It further encourages them to use this data to improve the conduct of military operations, gathering of intelligence, and use of weapons, for the purpose of reducing loss of innocent life.
Passed: |
For: | 10,185 | 73.2% |
Against: | 3,738 | 26.8% |
Historical Resolution #141
Repeal: “The Law of the Sea”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Historical Resolution #74 “The Law of the Sea” (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The United Nations,
OBSERVING that non-UN members outnumber UN members 3 to 1,
ASSERTING that the attempts of "The Law of the Sea" to claim UN jurisdiction over international waters are misguided, impractical, and illegal,
FULLY CONVINCED that the 20 kilometre allotments granted by "The Law of the Sea" are far too small without allowance for the extension of Exclusive Economic Zones, and further that the undefined and vague status of 'scientific research stations' could lead to abuse by unscrupulous nations,
BELIEVING that the allotment of fishing quotas is inefficiently administered by "The Law of the Sea", but now falls under the jurisdiction of the UNCoESB,
APPALLED at the extensive bureaucracy created by "The Law of the Sea", which would be largely rendered ineffectual by the presence of non-UN navies, and the lack of legislation governing relations between these and UN navies,
CONCERNED by the conflict between the obligations of ships under "The Law of the Sea", and of declared neutral ships,
DEPLORING the designation of definition of piracy to bilateral definition, which would in fact allow ships at will to disrupt trade, in effect fuelling, rather than preventing, international piracy,
NOT BELIEVING 'reasonable grounds' is sufficiently defined to prevent arbitrary, aggressive boarding of ships, and appalled at the breach of confidentiality created by the UN database of searches,
DISREGARDING the claim that the UN can designate no-fishing areas, given the presence of non-UN fishing boats,
DISBELIEVING the sweeping nature of "The Law of the Sea", in attempting to connect a number of entirely separate concerns, such as international security and ecology, to be a productive approach to internationally binding legislation,
FULLY CONDEMNING "The Law of the Sea" for attempting to assert UN jurisdiction over international territory:
1. REPEALS "The Law of the Sea";
2. IMPLORES the General Assembly to ensure speedy replacement of certain admittedly important aspects of "The Law of the Sea" concerning the sovereignty of territorial waters, and its well-intentioned but ineffectively and dangerously executed attempts to combat piracy.
Passed: |
For: | 7,689 | 65.2% |
Against: | 4,101 | 34.8% |
Historical Resolution #142
Repeal: “Stop dumping - Start Cleaning”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Historical Resolution #35 “Stop dumping - Start Cleaning” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: All Businesses - Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly,
Noting the passage of United Nations Resolution #35, 'Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning',
Unconvinced that local charities are the most effective organisations for rectifying large-scale environmental damage,
Regretting that the resolution fails to consider that uncontaminated waste water, a byproduct of many industrial processes, when cooled and aerated is no longer harmful to aquatic ecosystems,
Noting that 'filtering' refers only to the removal of particulate matter and will not remove most chemical contaminants,
Observing that the concept of a 'federal prison' is alien to member States without federated government,
Concerned that the specified legal sentences are insufficiently flexible and prevent State judiciaries from considering extenuating circumstances such as time spent in custody,
Affirming that the basis of a United Nations resolution should be a considered analysis of the situation and not emotive rhetoric,
1. Repeals United Nations Resolution #35, 'Stop Dumping - Start Cleaning';
2. Condemns the style of argument, false assumptions and ill-defined terms of the resolution;
3. Urges delegates to consider the differing structures of legislatures in member States when proposing future resolutions.
Passed: |
For: | 9,102 | 73.0% |
Against: | 3,359 | 27.0% |
Historical Resolution #143
Repeal: “The Rights of Labor Unions”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Historical Resolution #38 “The Rights of Labor Unions” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
RECOGNISES that many member nations prefer the presence of Labor Unions in their economy.
NOTES that the abolition of all national labor unions would be extremely disastrous to the local economic atmosphere.
NOTES that Resolution #38, "The Right of Labor Unions", has serious flaws for the following reasons:
1) Does not allow the government to limit the scope of unions in areas vital to the well being of the nation, such as the military.
2) Does not give non-unionized workers protection against union discrimination.
3) Enables unions to appoint, rather than elect, their leaders, rig votes, or perform other such acts harmful to the workers
4) Allows wildcat strikes, secondary picketing and Union action outside of the rule of law
THEREFORE it is recommended that the each member nation decide on their own legislation concerning the implementation of unions.
REPEALS Resolution #38 "The Right of Labor Unions"
Passed: |
For: | 8,615 | 62.6% |
Against: | 5,154 | 37.4% |