World Assembly Resolutions
Since the rise of the World Assembly from the ashes of its predecessor, the Bureaucracy That Cannot Be Named, WA member nations have worked tirelessly to improve the standard of the world. That, or tried to force other nations to be more like them. But that's just semantics.
Below is every World Assembly resolution ever passed.
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General Assembly Resolution # 33
Repeal: “Coordinating Relief Aid”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #5 “Coordinating Relief Aid” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
ACKNOWLEDGING that, in principle, such a resolution is an admirable effort to better provide relief aid to areas that need it,
APPLAUDING all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that focus on providing such humanitarian aid,
NOTING that, although providing relief aid should be a fundamental part of The World Assembly, the coordinating of NGOs is not an effective way to go about it. This is because, naturally, many NGOs would prefer not to affiliate themselves with an organisation such as The World Assembly and shall continue to work independently thus making coordination of relief aid a fruitless task.
SEEKING an opportunity to establish a resolution which would put World Assembly resources to a more effective system of providing humanitarian aid,
AND HOPING that a resolution will, in the future, be put forward to create a World Assembly body that will, while working closely with NGOs in an informal capacity, shall provide its own structure of providing relief aid.
The World Assembly hereby repeals the 'Coordinating Relief Aid' Resolution.
Passed: |
For: | 2,582 | 64.4% |
Against: | 1,429 | 35.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 34
International Transport Safety
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
UNDERSTANDING that the international transport of both passengers & cargo is a necessary part of world trade
DESIRING international transportation systems to be consistent in its safety & reliable throughout the nations of the World Assembly
CONVINCED that the international standardisation of safety features, accident investigation and communications is the best means towards greater transport safety
HEREBY
1) FOUNDS the International Transport Safety Committee (ITSC)
2) CHARGES the ITSC to enact regulations pertaining to the safety, communications, markings & signals, distress signals, loading limits, emergency protocols, the provision of life saving equipment, mechanical inspection protocol, standards of accident investigation, and search & rescue procedures for international shipping, aviation, and railways
3) FURTHER AUTHORISES the ITSC to set training and, where deemed necessary, experience requirements for internationally operating:
a) Cockpit Personnel, Flight Attendants and private pilots on aircraft
b) Masters, Deck & Navigation Officers, Chief Engineers & Engineering Officers, Stewards and Seamen on merchant vessels
c) Enginemen, Guards, and Brakemen on trains, and Signalmen & Station Staff on international railway lines
d) Maintenance Personnel & Officials involved in the upkeep & operation of transport systems
4) DECLARES that the ITSC undertake cost benefit analysis, feasibility & technological practicality studies, and other considerations before issuing regulations. Regulation will vary depending on the type, design & construction date of the aircraft, sea vessels, locomotives & rolling stock in question, as well the infrastructure surrounding such, and whether its use is classified as private or commercial
5) MANDATES that all aircraft, seagoing vessels, trains & railway routes operating internationally, and their relevant infrastructures, conform to ITSC requirements, subject to exemptions in article 6. Nations may require transport based in their own countries to conform to higher standards
6) AUTHORISES the following exemptions to article 5:
a) Domestic transport need not comply with ITSC regulations
b) Military craft & related control systems operating in peacetime need only comply with communications directives in circumstances where a threat is posed to civilian craft. Military craft operating during in wartime or involved in military operations are exempted fully from ITSC regulations
c) Military airfields & naval dockyards operating in peacetimes, and domestic transport hubs, must also comply with communications, markings, emergency equipment requirements, and avail themselves to civilian transport in distress
7) PROHIBITS nations from barring WA member state commercial transports in compliance with ITSC regulations from operating in their airspace, territory or territorial waters, or preventing such from docking, landing, or otherwise embarking/disembarking passengers & loading/unloading freight,
a) Nations are permitted to introduce reasonable requirements of prior notification and authorisation, but such are not to be refused on the grounds of the nation of the transports origin
b) Nations may refuse entry &c., if there are necessary practical reasons for doing so, such as limited capacity or quarantine, or in times of war or economic sanctions.
Passed: |
For: | 2,839 | 72.6% |
Against: | 1,070 | 27.4% |
General Assembly Resolution # 35
The Charter of Civil Rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Hailing the work in furtherance of personal freedom already achieved by the World Assembly and,
Recognising this work as the preeminent task of civilisation and,
Seeking to augment this,
The World Assembly,
Requires W.A. member states to fairly and equally enact and enforce the following articles,
Article 1.
a ) All inhabitants of member states are equal in status in law and under its actions, and have the right to equal treatment and protection by the nation they inhabit or in which they are currently present.
b ) All inhabitants of member states are entitled to rights secured to them in international law and the law of the nation they inhabit or in which they are currently present.
c ) All inhabitants of member states have the right not to be and indeed must not be discriminated against on grounds including sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, skin color, language, economic or cultural background, physical or mental disability or condition, religion or belief system, sexual orientation or sexual identity, or any other arbitrarily assigned and reductive categorisation which may be used for the purposes of discrimination, except for compelling practical purposes, such as hiring only female staff to work with battered women who have sought refuge from their abusers.
d ) Member states are enjoined to counteract ignorance and prejudice, and are urged to create or support education programs in ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity.
e ) The application of both emergency legal measures and Martial law during periods of national crisis must also respect the provisions of this resolution.
Article 2.
a ) Unfair and unreasonable discrimination, on the grounds outlined in clause c) of article 1 of this resolution, in private employment, housing, education, employment benefits, compensations and access to services provided to the general public shall be prohibited by all member states.
b ) Unprovoked violence against or intimidation of any person on the grounds outlined in clause c) of article 1 of this resolution shall be a civil cause and criminal offense in all member states.
c ) Member states shall actively work towards eliminating criminal incidents motivated by hatred or prejudice based on cultural or societal differences.
d ) Nothing in this article shall be construed as to deny additional or stronger protections against discrimination and abuse enacted by member states.
Passed: | |
For: | 3,076 | 67.0% |
Against: | 1,513 | 33.0% |
General Assembly Resolution # 36
Repeal: “Veterans Reform Act”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #32 “Veterans Reform Act” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
SADDENED by the fact that this resolution was submitted before it was effectively refined;
OUTRAGED at the multitude of flaws this resolution holds within its body;
DISMAYED by the fact that member nations will be required to fund care for another nation's "veterans", including, but not limited to, those soldiers who have recently been at war againt them or those they will be at war with in the future;
ALARMED by this resolutions definition of veteran that includes not only those citizens who have willingly joined their nations armed services, but also those who have been conscripted which, in certain cases, can include a vast majority of a nation's citizens;
CONCERNED that the WA Veterans Assistance Office (WAVAO) requires all member nations to incur the monetary cost of all services allocated by Section 4 of the "Veterans Reform Act" through use of the W.A. General Fund;
MORTIFIED that the expenditures incurred to the General Fund by the WAVAO are exponential, un-restricted, unregulated and extremely vulnerable to corrupt abuse, leading to a high likelihood of massive depletion of W.A. funds;
HEREBY repeals the Veterans Reform Act.
Passed: |
For: | 3,122 | 77.8% |
Against: | 892 | 22.2% |
General Assembly Resolution # 37
Fairness in Criminal Trials
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The World Assembly,
UNDERSTANDING that anyone may be accused of a criminal act, whether innocent or not;
DESIRING that the innocent not be wrongly punished and that the guilty not be wrongly exonerated;
BELIEVING that rigorous examination of evidence will aid this cause;
RECOGNISING that nations have many different equally valid legal systems;
OBSERVING that persons from many nations travel to other nations for a variety of reasons;
CONVINCED that agreement amongst member states on the basic legal rights of individuals concerning trials can further protect travellers and improve relations between nations;
MANDATES that all persons charged with criminal offences in the jurisdictions of member nations shall be brought to trial with such reasonable speed as is consistent with both prosecution and defence properly assembling available relevant evidence;
DEFINES "criminal offences" as those prosecuted by the state or a state-appointed actor;
REQUIRES that such trials be directed impartially by someone competent in the area of law concerned;
REQUIRES further that such trials be adjudicated impartially by person or persons competent to understand the proceedings;
COMMENDS to the consideration of member nations a jury of the accused's peers as such trial adjudicators;
INSISTS that the accused be permitted expert representation by a professional versed in the area of law concerned;
INSISTS that the accused and their representative be permitted to confer in private as regards the facts and presentation of the case, and that no part of such a conference may be revealed to any third party without the explicit permission of the accused;
FURTHER INSISTS that governmental or charitable mechanisms be set up to provide such representation to those accused otherwise unable to afford it;
REQUIRES that the accused be capable of understanding proceedings, through the provision by the court of translators and carers as necessary;
REQUIRES that evidence-giving, any addressing of the trial adjudicators by either the prosecution or defence, and any procedural or legal directives made by the trial director shall be open and transparent, excepting that individual evidence-giving may be done with the public excluded if the trial director agrees that openness would present a risk to national security;
OBSERVES that ceremonial or religious activities of the court not related to evidence-giving, addressing the trial adjudicators, or directing the course of the trial may or may not be required to be open at the determination of member nations;
FORBIDS prejudicial public discussion of a trial and prejudicial private discussion with the trial adjudicators while the trial is in progress;
REQUIRES that the accused, through their representative, be permitted to question those who bear witness against them;
ALLOWS that the identity of witnesses may be concealed as deemed appropriate by the trial director, provided there are reasonable grounds to fear that the witnesses concerned may otherwise be endangered or unfairly coerced;
REQUIRES that the accused may not be forced to self-incrimination, and that this constitutes sufficient reason for them to refuse to answer a question put to them during the trial;
OPINES that a trial should be held reasonably locally to the place of commission of the crime;
HEARTILY RECOMMENDS the use of a verdict of "Not Proven" where the trial adjudicators think it appropriate.
Passed: |
For: | 2,905 | 73.3% |
Against: | 1,058 | 26.7% |