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 #69
The Sexes Rights Law
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
The United Nations notes with much sorrow the precedent in both distant and recent history, as well as contemporary times, where cultures dominated by one or more sexes infringe upon the rights of one or more other sexes. The following document is intended to both relieve and resolve much of these discriminative actions, not for one sex, but for all, acting in the interests of promoting equality in all society and eliminating gender bias from said society at large.
The United Nations :
Is Deeply Disturbed By : The possibility or action of the with-holding of citizenship and ethnicity-recognition based on the sex of a individual or collective of other-ethnic origins or of origin within the borders of a nation state.
Does Formally Recognise and Declare : That the rights of all sexes in society are equal, excepting only in the conditions below and that this equality must be preserved in the interests of the social and community rights of all citizens of Nation States United Nation member states.
Thus the Nation States United Nations :
Re-affirms and Re-states : Article 4 of The Universal Bill of Rights, implemented by the Nation States United Nations on Fri Aug 8 2003.
Re-affirms and Re-states : Gay Rights, implemented by the Nation States United Nations on Sat May 3 2003.
RESOLVES :
1. The Nation States United Nations does here-by greatly encourage each member state to establish a minimum of one centre for each sex in their borders, in which people of the sex of the respective designated centre could seek shelter, medical care, and counselling for both themselves and their children or other dependants if they should find themselves without a home or shelter or reasonable support or care, due to any sexually motivated violence or discrimination from the home or work-place, or from such violence or lack of care stemming from society at large. These centres must be sensitive and cater to the needs of intersex people.
2. The Nation States United Nations calls upon all employers within member-states to abide by the following regulations :
a) Equal wages for all sexes.
b) Equal benefits for all sexes.
The above conditions are recommendations applicable within reason in that they are open to interpretation by a member states legal system in regards to each individual case, under the condition that the legal system must act in an un-biased fashion in regard to these cases.
3. The Nation States United Nations does applaud and protect the actions of any charity based organisation that is dedicated to furthering the education of any and all sexes in countries where one or more sex may not given an equal chance at attaining an education in a society.
4. Said protection in clause 3 is to be considered symbolistic in nature, and this protection of said charity organisations is conditional in that they may only provide opportunity for equality, they may not raise one sex or sexes above another or others. Such would be contrary to the spirit of the legislation and is not encouraged.
5. The Nation States United Nations recognises that gender is not just a physical manifestation but also a mental manifestation, and recognises that people of self proclaimed gender are also equally protected by the regulations and recommendations bound here in.
Passed: |
For: | 10,604 | 72.9% |
Against: | 3,942 | 27.1% |
Historical Resolution #70
Banning whaling
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Recognising that:
* Overfishing is a serious problem which is depleting the marine environment by upsetting its natural ecosystem.
* Whales are a highly-developed mammal with advanced social and communications systems.
* Whales already face many threats including entanglement in fishing nets, noise disturbance and pollution.
* Whaling has already driven the world's whale population to the brink of extinction before the present moratorium was put in place.
* The current motorised harpoon method of killing whales is barbarous, causing a slow and agonising death to the creature involved.
* There is little that can now be learned from 'scientific whaling'. Scientific enquiry can take place without the need for slaughtering its subjects.
* A voluntary moratorium on whaling is not working. Pro-whaling nations will simply subvert it for their own ends by vote-buying or by abusing so-called 'scientific whaling'.
Proposing that:
* Unlicenced scientific and all commercial whaling are outlawed in international law. Nations that flout this ban are subject to economic sanctions and whalers' boats can be impounded and destroyed.
* A commission is set up by the United Nations to study the effects of overfishing and on other human activities on the marine ecosystem, and to propose solutions. If it sees a genuine need for scientific whaling, then it is empowered to licence limited scientific whaling.
* Indigenous peoples who engage in 'aboriginal whaling' using traditional non-industrial methods and taking only a small number of whales each year, to be exempt from the ban. A register of such peoples to be set up by the UN.
Passed: | |
For: | 12,385 | 77.1% |
Against: | 3,684 | 22.9% |
Historical Resolution #71
Sustainable Energy Sources
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The General Assembly,
Deeply conscious of the gradual degradation of the
worlds biosphere,
Observing that a major cause of environmental pollution is the use of fossil fuels in power stations,
Further observing that 80% of the worlds energy is derived from fossil fuels,
Convinced that economic growth is not necessarily linked with a rise in levels of pollution,
Aware of opposition to wind farms due to environmental and aesthetic concerns,
Noting the mercurial effect of the petroleum trade on the world economy and interests of member states,
1. Calls upon all member states, particularly More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs), to fully address the issue of sustainable energy production; a minimum 2% increase in world usage over the next five years;
2. Recommends that a greater proportion of energy is derived from wind and wave power plants, including offshore wind platforms;
3. Calls upon governments to encourage the development of technology enabling the widespread use of solar power, in the form of affordable solar panels for individual dwellings and larger power plants in areas receiving high quantities of sunlight;
4. Endorses all current programs in member states increasing the percentage of energy derived from renewable sources;
5. Expresses its hope that other member states will be inspired by these examples;
6. Proclaims that steps towards a greater use of sustainable energy sources will be beneficial to the worlds environment and political relationships;
7. Requests a program of target reviews to be undertaken by this committee at the earliest opportunity.
Passed: |
For: | 12,730 | 77.9% |
Against: | 3,611 | 22.1% |
Historical Resolution #72
Reduction of greenhouse gases
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
Acknowledging climate change and its adverse effects are a common concern of humankind,
Concerned that human activities have been increasing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases due to fossil fuel use, that these increases enhance the natural greenhouse effect, and that this will result in an additional warming of the Earth's surface, adversely affecting natural ecosystems,
Acknowledging that the global nature of climate change calls for the widest possible cooperation by all nations in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities and their social and economic conditions,
Recognizing that all Nations, especially developing nations, need access to resources required to achieve sustainable social and economic development and that, in order for developing countries to progress towards that goal, their energy consumption needs to grow,
Accordingly, delegates of the United nations have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
1. The objective of this resolution is to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations by implementing a 10% decrease in fossil fuels over the next ten years,so that gradual adaptation is possible. This will ensure that food production and economic development is not threatened.
2. In their actions to achieve the objective of the United Nations and to implement its provisions, all Nations shall be guided by the following:
ARTICLE 2
1.All Nations should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and capabilities.
2.Nations should cooperate to promote an open international system that leads to sustainable economic growth and development in all Nations, particularly developing Nations.
ARTICLE 3
All Nations, taking into account their commonalities and differences,shall;
1. Promote and cooperate in the development, application and diffusion of technologies, practices and processes that control, reduce or prevent emissions of fossil fuels;
2.Promote and cooperate in the full exchange of information related to climate change.
Each of these Nations shall :
1.Review its own policies which encourage activities that lead to greater levels of fossil fuel emissions;
2.Developed Nations shall take all practicable steps to promote and finance the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies to other Nations, particularly developing Nations, to enable them to implement the provisions of the U.N.
ARTICLE 3
In carrying out their commitments under the previous articles, Nations shall:
1.Support world efforts to strengthen scientific capacities, particularly in developing countries, and to promote the exchange of data and analyses obtained from areas beyond national jurisdiction; and
2.Cooperate in the exchange of material on climate change, development of national institutions and the exchange of personnel to train experts in this field.
Passed: |
For: | 10,968 | 73.4% |
Against: | 3,984 | 26.6% |
Habeas Corpus; by the passing of this resolution instituting the legal principle of Habeas Corpus by the voting members, Habeas Corpus will thus be affirmed by the United Nations as a set and irrefutable legal principle to which all member nations and all associated internal agencies are subject.
Recognising that Habeas Corpus is a founding principle of law in many nations, the UN formally adopts Habeas Corpus across all member states.
To clearly define Habeas Corpus:
Habeas Corpus is the legal principle that gives a person the right to not be held without charge. A charge must be filed with the judicial authorities of the country in which the suspected crime is committed within 48 hours of the person being held by police, or any other body charged with the upholding of the nation's laws. This period does not apply to any time when the judicial authorities are not active, such as weekends or national holidays. Habeas Corpus also declares accordingly that once a charge is filed, then the person should be treated as per the Definition of Fair Trial resolution.
Further noting,
If the captured or detained person is a prisoner of war or is captured or detained in an area of military conflict by forces of whom may be recognised as the opposition, then the previously recognised and enforced Wolfish Convention on PoWs and not Habeas Corpus shall apply to his or her treatment. Furthermore, be it hereby resolved that any person who is not detained as a prisoner of war is entitled to Habeas Corpus.
Passed: |
For: | 12,550 | 78.8% |
Against: | 3,377 | 21.2% |