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From April 1, 2008 until July 2, 2026, the World Assembly built a massive corpus of 862 resolutions adopted by all WA member nations. During this period, the WA split into two chambers: The General Assembly continued the WA's original mission and focus on international law.
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Legacy General Assembly Resolution # 629
Repeal: “Minimum Standard of Living Act”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Legacy General Assembly Resolution #344 “Minimum Standard of Living Act” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly,
Believing that the health and welfare of member nations' citizens is of great importance;
Extolling the target resolution for attempting to assist people living in squalor;
Worried, however, that several flaws render the target resolution ineffectual at accomplishing its goal of improving the lives of member nations’ citizens;
Finds as follows:
Several terms are used throughout without definition and without obvious interpretation - such as "legitimate reason" in Section 4(c) and "partial minimum standard of living" in Section 5(c) - which both defangs the World Assembly's ability to enforce the mandates of target resolution and empowers bad actors to continue neglecting their citizens.
Section 3 states “that member states are permitted to facilitate the provision of a minimum standard of living through public or private sector initiatives” which grants members the right to promote anti-competitive state-sponsored monopolies for any services that would be included in facilitating the minimum standard of living for citizens.
Section 4 enshrines institutional discrimination by creating exemptions for several highly stigmatized groups of people, such as undocumented immigrants, criminals who have not made “a good faith attempt to make restitution”, and the unemployed who have not made “a good faith attempt to support themselves without government assistance … without a legitimate reason”, without providing any justification for why these groups should be excluded.
Section 5(a) allows member states to guarantee “only a partial minimum standard of living” in certain circumstances which can be the result of government mismanagement, such as economic crises or inadequate preparation for predictable national disasters, thus absolving member nations of responsibility for any actions they committed that may have caused the inability to provide a full minimum standard of living.
Dismayed that the target resolution fails at satisfying the goal it set out to accomplish, namely "eliminat[ing] extreme poverty in all states";
Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution #344 "Minimum Standard of Living Act".
Passed: |
For: | 11,997 | 79.6% |
Against: | 3,068 | 20.4% |
Legacy General Assembly Resolution # 630
Protections in Wartime Reporting
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.
Category: Education and Creativity
Area of Effect: Free Press
Proposed by: 
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The World Assembly,
Highlighting the dangerous conditions faced by those sent to an active warzone to gather information for journalism,
Emphasising that wartime reporting is necessary to ensure that belligerents in wars face due scrutiny, helping to prevent war crimes and other atrocities in the field of war,
Identifying an ominous silence of World Assembly law on this important topic since various past resolutions attempting to address this matter were repealed,
Concerned that member nations or entities therein may, as a result, attempt to unduly harm wartime reporters in order to suppress their necessary activities,
Enacts as follows _
So be it as follows within this resolution _
"Wartime reporting" refers to the gathering of information conducted from a warzone for the purpose of said information's publication as journalism; as well as the provision of technical assistance in the same.
A "warzone" is an area of armed conflict involving at least one military force; as well as the region immediately surrounding that area.
The status of a non-combatant, along with all rights, protections, and responsibilities that such status entails, must be granted to any individual acting as a wartime reporter. Accordingly, the act of knowingly targeting a wartime reporter with violence shall be considered a war crime.
All member nations must refrain from discriminating or retaliating against any individual for performing or facilitating wartime reporting, or attempting the same; including by
penalising or prosecuting persons for performing or facilitating wartime reporting;
deporting or denying entry to individuals due to their status as wartime reporters, or otherwise discriminating against wartime reporters in restrictions on freedom of travel; or
denying equality under the law to wartime reporters.
This resolution does not protect any wartime reporter who, in the conflict which they are reporting from, willfully attempts to
use or direct the use of force, outside of allowable self-defense, to actively support a belligerent in said conflict;
transport supplies for a belligerent in said conflict; or
participate in the clandestine collection or reporting of classified information for the purpose of obtaining a strategic advantage for one entity over another.
Should a provision of this resolution contradict some past World Assembly resolution still in force, that previous resolution takes precedence. This resolution should not be interpreted as addressing the eventual broadcasting or publication of information collected by wartime reporting.
Passed: |
For: | 10,565 | 64.7% |
Against: | 5,772 | 35.3% |
Legacy General Assembly Resolution # 631
Repeal: “Freedom of Religion”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Legacy General Assembly Resolution #430 “Freedom of Religion” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Believing that the protection of religious individuals from unfair persecution is indeed important, and accordingly respecting the resolution's intent to protect religious individuals,
Affirming that a replacement resolution has already been drafted, so as to ensure that religious freedoms are still protected internationally after repeal of the target, yet
Saddened that the resolution's mandate that restrictions on religious practices only be "the least restrictive means" to advance certain interests prevents member nations from advancing "safety, health, or good order" through more restrictive, albeit also more effective, means, including prohibiting cannibalism wholesale to address the practice's inherent health risks, as opposed to eg licensing and disease testing mandates which are less restrictive but also far less effective,
Emphasising that the requirement that restrictions on religious practices only be to advance interests in "health, safety, or good order" is also too narrow, as there are many other reasons that a member nation might want to restrict a religious practice, such as preventing sacrifice of endangered animals to advance environmental protection, the World Assembly
Declares "Freedom of Religion" null and void.
Passed: |
For: | 12,636 | 75.5% |
Against: | 4,109 | 24.5% |
Legacy General Assembly Resolution # 632
Protection of Sexual Assault Victims
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
The World Assembly,
Noticing the widespread victim blaming, ridicule, and shaming often faced by victims of sexual assault,
Recognizing that sexual assault victims are often discouraged from speaking out about the crimes committed against them due to such potential for victim blaming etc.,
Believing these victims should be able to seek justice freely and without fear of any form of reprisal,
Reminding member nations of previous efforts within these halls to guarantee an individual's rights to their own body,
Hereby;
Requires that individuals who wish to report a sexual assault to the authorities be able to do so without;
Facing any form of punishment strictly for doing so,
Any kind of intentional interference in reporting the crime,
Mandates that no person shall face discrimination or harassment in any form on account of being a victim of sexual assault or making an accusation of sexual assault,
Establishes that there shall be no legally recognized difference in the severity or illegality of a sexual assault charge based on the sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, status as a prostitute, social standing, or economic or political status of the accused or of the accuser, except where hate crime legislation applies,
Requires that any person in violation of clauses one or two shall face civil penalties for their actions,
Recommends that schools within member nations educate their students about sexual assault and how to prevent it.
Passed: | |
For: | 15,116 | 89.6% |
Against: | 1,761 | 10.4% |
Legacy General Assembly Resolution # 633
Independent investment Research Protocol
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
The World Assembly,
Acknowledges previous resolutions to protect the interest of investors (GAR#474);
Recognizing the reliance of investors on investment research written by analysts for decisions on financial instruments, especially on securities from jurisdictions outside of their own state or nation;
Noting that the views of analysts are not always favorable to particular stakeholders;
Anxious to protect the opinions of analysts for their independence, both from undue intervention by their employers and from frivolous or strategic litigation by other stakeholders;
Hereby defines:
"Analysts" as regulated and qualified financial analysts employed by a research department of an institution;
"Financial instruments" to include all securities, currencies, futures, options and all their respective derivatives traded in any WA member state;
"Institution" to mean a financial institution regulated by at least one member state;
"Investment research" as any written opinions and reports on financial instruments published by analysts under their own name on behalf of an institution in a member state and distributed to investors.
Hereby requires that:
Institutions must:
Impose information barriers, controlled by qualified staff, between their research department and any other department(s) that may have a material actual or potential conflict of interest with their research unit;
Prohibit linking the compensation of analysts to the performance of any specific banking activities conducted by that institution;
Prohibit any threats, or perceived threats, by another department of the institution against the analyst(s) or their research department(s) (or their respective compensation) over the contents of any investment research;
Prohibit clearance or approval of investment research by persons employed by the institution who are not directly responsible for the research department, other than legal or compliance staff;
Purchase adequate directors' and officers' liability insurance from a reputable insurer against any litigation directed at the institution, their research department(s) or their analysts.
A published "investment research" report must disclose, in a very clear and legible font:
Any material potential or actual conflicts as specified in clause (1)(a);
Historical ratings and historical performance data pertinent to each of the said analysts who authored this report;
If an entity that is the subject of the investment research has been provided with a copy the report prior to publication;
Specifically disclose on the front page if (i) the investment research is published to support a client or proprietary position taken by that institution and/or (ii) is sponsored by any organization(s) with a material interest in the instruments covered;
Any position(s) in any of the financial instruments mentioned in a report held by the analyst(s) who authored the report;
Any other disclosures required by the competent authority of a member state with jurisdiction on the said report.
In any litigation pending before any member state involving any published investment research:
A petitioner against an analyst, a research unit, or the institution itself must prove beyond reasonable doubt of actual malice in any analysis and opinions published therein;
The burden of proof is on the petitioner(s) in demonstrating actual malice and/or a reckless disregard for unambiguous factual statements published therein;
The direction of any proprietary or client positions taken by any institution may not be admitted as evidence in any such litigation.
A competent authority of a member state with jurisdiction is responsible for the implementation and interpretation of Clauses 1 and 2, and for any penalties that may be imposed.
Passed: | |
For: | 13,040 | 85.6% |
Against: | 2,193 | 14.4% |
