World Assembly Proposals
The following are proposals for WA resolutions. Any WA member nation with at least two endorsements can make a proposal, but it will only become a resolution (to be voted on by the entire WA) if it is approved by at least 6% of WA Regional Delegates.
As the WA currently has 1,026 Regional Delegates, a proposal needs 62 approvals to achieve quorum.
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General Assembly Proposal
ID: bisofeyri_world_assembly_mission_1711684963
Repeal: “Sustainable Forest Management”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #291 “Sustainable Forest Management” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: Logging) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
Maintaining its belief in the importance of the forestry and logging industries, and the damage that can be done when these industries are improperly handled, and
Celebrating this Assembly's current attempt at proper regulation through the means of GAR#291, "Sustainable Forest Management", which is well-meaning in its goals and proficient in the explanation of the environmental issues thereof, and
Believing that, despite the target's good intentions, there are several notable issues with the execution of its mission, which include the following:
The only binding clause in the resolution is the requirement that nations submit a proposal of any logging operations to the World Assembly Forest Commission (WAFC) for approval, which serves as an inefficient method of regulating the logging industry;
Within the mandate requiring that member nation's gain approval of the WAFC prior to commencing logging operations, there are no actual guidelines or requirements for the WAFC to adhere to in the approval of these proposals, allowing the committee to approve them in a potentially incoherent fashion, leaving member nations at the whims of a committee making decisions arbitrarily;
While the WAFC does have additional duties to carry out, there is nowhere in the resolution that binds or even urges member-nations to take into consideration the "guidelines for sustainable forest harvesting" or the "standards specific to each nation to limit the impact of forest harvesting processes", among other similar mandates;
The WAFC is given inappropriate financial powers over the World Assembly's coffers through the authorization for the WAFC to provide funds towards forest revitalization efforts, a power which should be limited to budgetary entities within the World Assembly, such as the General Accounting Office;
By requiring all nations to wait to receive approval from the WAFC before commencing logging operations, the World Assembly requires that member nations place potentially vital economic activities at the whim of a third-party entity responsible for approving all regular commercial logging opportunities in tens of thousands of nations, an approval process which has undoubtedly gotten backed up in the nearly ten years that the resolution has been extant, harming the economic and bureaucratic framework of many member nations;
Resolving to write a replacement resolution which shall not place such discretionary power in the hands of a third-party entity with little oversight or guidelines thereof, and which shall implement proper and effective regulations on the logging industry so as to properly balance economic prosperity with environmental wellbeing, therefore
Repeals GAR#291, "Sustainable Forest Management".
Approvals: 83 (Brazil FS, Free Stavislavia, French New Wake Island, Enny, Merlovich, Chaosdom, Dwarf High Kingdom, Alkhen-Morrensk, Hemogard, Danslandia, Fachumonn, Kolatis, Eco-Paris Reformation, NewTexas, Overthinkers, The Shadow Fold, Wolfs Brigade, Silver-Tree, Tueytonia, Vinslott, Greater Doges, Valvia, Ivyvines, Tarlag, Gran River, Cedar Tree, Avlantica, The Kharkivan Cossacks, Zombiedolphins, Greenburgland, Zuuri, Imperium Anglorum, Entwives, Shanlix, Haryana-Kashmir, Yridan, Yodle, Haaton Prime, Doumeira, Tinhampton, Mechanocracy, Astrobolt, Japuile, 9006, Barima, United Lammunist Republic, JILKAT, Svinska imperiy, Human Rights violations 2, The Hard Part, Indorne, Umbreonica, Great Libertona, Earth Fedration, Island of Avalon, ARIsyan-, Slices Right, Alexandropol, Imafraid Jumitebeinagang, The Holy Spirits, 1-502nd Airborne Inf, North Agreah, Corgium, Bali Kingdom, Gorutimania, The Nafhaea, Qudrath, Osheiga, Histarctica, Ebonhand, Tricorniolis, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, Heromerland, Denathor, Aresan America, South Castrop Rauxel, Royal Luwein, Gotop, Torvien, Doodoland, Haymarket Riot, Sashilee, Mirne)
Status: Quorum Reached: In Queue
General Assembly Proposal
ID: imperium_anglorum_1711797410
Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The World Assembly finds as follows:
It is unnecessarily cruel for member nations to sentence children to life imprisonment without parole.
Children have undeveloped brains which are not yet capable of adequately comprehending the long term effects of their actions, they cannot internalise the extremely long-term impacts of crime.
Children are capable of reforming with the right support, a fact which life imprisonment without parole implicitly denies.
It is broadly unjust to imprison people who have genuinely repented for their crimes and are extremely unlikely to commit them again.
The option of parole ought to be open to child offenders which meet such criteria.
The provision in section 4 of GA 299 "Legal Competence" which allows member nations to "set reasonable thresholds of maturity [or] mental capability for people to hold any other rights or responsibilities within their jurisdictions" does not contradict this proposal. It is not a right or responsibility to be subject to life imprisonment without parole; it would be the opposite of a right and, because being so subject would be a thing done to a person rather than something that person must do, not a responsibility.
Now, therefore, be it enacted as follows:
In this resolution, the term "life sentence" refers both to prison sentences issued for the period of a person's life as well as prison sentences issued, in total or otherwise, for a period equal to or exceeding the expected natural life of that person.
No member nation may sentence a person to a life sentence without parole, or possibility thereof, for crimes committed while that person is under the age of majority.
All sentences contravening this resolution, including those given prior to this resolution's enactment that would have been prohibited had this resolution been in force, must be commuted forthwith under procedures not inconsistent with World Assembly law.
Approvals: 73 (Imperium Anglorum, Alkhen-Morrensk, Fachumonn, Mark, Dwarf High Kingdom, Ravemath, Qamara, Greater Doges, Hulldom, Valvia, Shanlix, Ivyvines, Enny, Tueytonia, Egyptian Arabia, French New Wake Island, Wolfs Brigade, Tinhampton, Cygnus Secundus, Kolatis, Yodle, Eco-Paris Reformation, Usual People In Life, Zuuri, The Surviving Canadian Resistance, The Jamdoin, Gran River, Roznepal, The Shadow Fold, Haaton Prime, Danslandia, Haymarket Riot, The Kharkivan Cossacks, Zombiedolphins, Wozmania, Barima, South Boston Irishmen, Dragonian Kazaman, Sanctaria, UPC, Astrobolt, Imafraid Jumitebeinagang, Vulxo, Southern Caek Saimatertoutari, Human Rights violations 2, The Hard Part, Umbreonica, Santa Thereza, Shattered Cascadia, Island of Avalon, Slices Right, The Grand Republic Of Siepressia, Golladonia, Asase Lewa, Bali Kingdom, Gorutimania, Qudrath, Osheiga, Ebonhand, Tricorniolis, Oakrugia, Great Libertona, Denathor, Varnash, Aresan America, Namukaa, Torvien, New Athens Republic, Kingdom Of Englands, Sashilee, Bilmar, Gotop, Mirne)
Status: Quorum Reached: In Queue
General Assembly Proposal
ID: imperium_anglorum_1712462703
Fair Work Visas Act
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.
The World Assembly,
Believing that restrictions which tie work visas to the consent of a worker's current employer serve a profoundly anti-competitive effect by tying workers to the grace of their supervisors and
Concerned of the effect, both for domestic and foreign workers, this has on the ability for member nations to enforce workplace safety when possible whistleblowers are so dependent on their employers for legal status, therefore enacts as follows:
A "covered worker" is a worker in a member nation who is legally present and permitted to be employed due to a work visa.
Covered workers must be permitted to change employment and employers or otherwise leave that member nation, without regard to the approval of a current or previous employer.
No work visa may be revoked because a covered worker has a frictional break in employment. A break in employment is frictional when it is shorter than or equal to the time it would take a similarly situated native worker to find new and comparable employment in the same industry.
Approvals: 72 (Imperium Anglorum, Eco-Paris Reformation, Tueytonia, Tinhampton, Hemogard, Neocortexia, Dwarf High Kingdom, Giathio, Shanlix, Kolatis, Fachumonn, Heromerland, West Nichibotsu, Alkhen-Morrensk, Tarlag, Greater Doges, Mikeswill, Asgardium, Nomezzia, The Divin Fist, Kantabria, Valvia, Ivyvines, The principality of Anaquill, French New Wake Island, Shattered Cascadia, ARIsyan-, Plainview, Zuuri, Yodle, Sociedade de Nisyales, Gran River, Impera Lunara, Franceandma, Yokashai Israel, Umbreonica, WaffenBrightonburg, South Boston Irishmen, Island of Avalon, Marquess of Marchmain, Yridan, Zombiedolphins, Hulldom, Ter Landia, The Kharkivan Cossacks, Tricorniolis, Lysagoria, Ravemath, Eswatini States, Corgium, Betashock, Sashilee, UPC, Asase Lewa, Bali Kingdom, Awesomeness, Gorutimania, Imafraid Jumitebeinagang, Qudrath, Osheiga, Ebonhand, Kingdom Of Englands, Enny, Silver-Tree, Denathor, Aresan America, Torvien, Haymarket Riot, Bilmar, Gotop, Great Angl, Mirne)
Status: Quorum Reached: In Queue
General Assembly Proposal
ID: simone_republic_1712593763
Repeal: “Right of Emigration”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #279 “Right of Emigration” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Significant) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly (WA),
Affirming that it is a fundamental right for individuals to freely exit from a nation without hinderance;
Noting that the target resolution allows individuals to be prevented from leaving a WA state, subject to certain conditions, but these conditions contain several loopholes that can be exploited by others to deliberately impede someone from leaving a WA state, such as:
Exemption b permitting anyone undergoing legal proceedings to be prevented from leaving a WA state fails to:
distinguish between civil and criminal proceedings, nor the parties involved;
consider the severity of any legal proceedings, or whether they are frivolous in nature;
Exemption d for probable cause to commit a crime does not account for the scenario of certain actions by an individual being a crime in one WA states but not another, and require a more nuanced solution that accounts for, for example, the severity of the crime or any appeals;
Horrified that as a result of these loopholes, well-resourced malicious actors, government-affiliated or otherwise, can effectively prevent anyone from leaving a country through vexatious litigation, or a potential emigrant can be beholden to an inefficient court system or entangled in endless legal proceedings due to engaging in a profession that is prone to civil litigation;
Looking forward to the WA passing future resolutions that affirm the right to exit a WA state without the said flaws;
Hereby repeals the target resolution, Right of Emigration.
Approvals: 76 (Hemogard, Alkhen-Morrensk, Eco-Paris Reformation, French New Wake Island, That one guy, Southern Caek Saimatertoutari, Shanlix, Tinhampton, Franceandma, Wolfs Brigade, The principality of Anaquill, Giathio, Island of Avalon, Shattered Cascadia, Oldemburgos, Fachumonn, Yodle, Zuuri, Corgium, Yridan, Zombiedolphins, Sociedade de Nisyales, WaffenBrightonburg, Danslandia, Indorne, Kolatis, Crypthic, Copperlan, Tueytonia, The Meme Union, Umbreonica, United Lammunist Republic, Wadelhelpia, Endelus, The Kharkivan Cossacks, Gran River, Merlovich, 1st Mockba Air Squadron, South Castrop Rauxel, 1-502nd Airborne Inf, Timmy City, Sarvanti, The Holy Spirits, Ideal world, Svinska imperiy, Stavaghbow, Joelsons, Greater Doges, Nomezzia, Barima, YourAverageRedHead, Wozmania, The Surviving Canadian Resistance, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, Vulxo, Sashilee, GloomFall, Asase Lewa, Bali Kingdom, Gorutimania, Chaosdom, The Divin Fist, Osheiga, Histarctica, Ebonhand, Friendlandia, Enny, Musonia, Silver-Tree, Denathor, Royal Luwein, Torvien, Haymarket Riot, Bilmar, Gotop, Qudrath)
Status: Quorum Reached: In Queue
General Assembly Proposal
ID: bisofeyri_world_assembly_mission_1712946843
Reef Preservation and Restoration
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The World Assembly,
Cognizant of the rich biodiversity that resides within reefs and related ecosystems,
Believing that the efforts to preserve and restore such biodiversity falls firmly within the World Assembly's jurisdiction, and indeed duty in order to create a more beautiful world,
Lauding previous efforts from member nations to preserve these unique environments, and hoping to bolster these previous protections with further international regulations and requirements,
Hereby,
Requires all member nations to designate reefs as protected marine ecosystems, and prohibits fishing, anchoring, diving, and other related activities that is reliant on the exploitation of the habitat and the biodiversity thereof, unless those activities are noninvasive to the point of minimal ecological impact without compromising the integrity of the reef structure, habitat, or biodiversity;
Requires all member nations to regularly monitor the health of the reefs within their territories, including information concerning the biodiversity of the habitat, condition of the reef structure, and local and surrounding water quality, among other relevant factors;
Forbids agricultural runoff, sewage discharge, plastic waste, and other pollutants harmful to reef ecosystem from being discharged into reefs or the waters surrounding reefs, except in cases where (a) the environmental impact of such pollutant discharge would be so minimized such that there are no discernible consequences, or (b) the economic impact would negatively impact the surrounding communities to such an extent that it would be difficult to otherwise recover, and the environmental impact is minimized to the greatest extent possible before incurring this economic impact;
For reefs that fall under the jurisdictions of multiple nations, requires any World Assembly nations involved to attempt to cooperate in good-faith to protect the reefs in all nations in which it falls under, and find mutual regulations to promote the preservation of said reefs;
Requires nations to promote the restoration of damaged reefs or sections of reefs within their jurisdiction, through actions such as:
Funding or incentivizing the repair of previously damaged reefs, via proven techniques including coral gardening, micro-fragmentation, assisted evolution, and other techniques as deemed relevant or as discovered;
Actively researching and developing new methods to restore reefs and make them more resilient to harmful conditions;
Propagating coral species that are more resilient to bleaching and other stressors;
Sharing innovations in the area of reef restoration with other member nations, for them to put towards the provisions put forward in this resolution and other further restrictions surrounding reef health;
Funding or incentivizing reef construction in the same or new locations to replace previously destroyed reefs of similar composition and ecological value;
Encourages collaboration with local communities surrounding reef ecosystems, bringing them into the fold in specific decisions and policies related to reef preservation and restoration;
Requires for member nations to submit biennial reports on the status of reef health, as well as status of current preservation and restoration efforts to the Waterbody Health and Mitigation Management Organization, who shall evaluate these reports, give suggestions where necessary and, in the case of inconsistency, trigger an investigation and take appropriate legal action through the proper avenues as set out by the World Assembly.
Requires member nations to impose trade sanctions on any non-member nation whose actions, whether or not they would violate this resolution if that nation were in the World Assembly, would pollute a member nation to the point of bringing them into violation of this resolution, and these trade sanctions much have sufficient economic force to (a) have the target discontinue or minimize the relevant actions such that the pollution they are causing in the member-nation returns to legal levels, or (b) create proper punitive measures for the actions taken.
Approvals: 87 (ARIsyan-, Fachumonn, Dwarf High Kingdom, Great Patrick, Greater Doges, Eco-Paris Reformation, Gorutimania, Divaroli, Alkhen-Morrensk, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, Franconia Empire, Mikeswill, Mandanii Republics, Lysagoria, James R Kennedy, Ravemath, Roylaii, Namoon, Kolatis, Galaxity, Ivyvines, Cassiopeus, Yodle, Shattered Cascadia, Southern Caek Saimatertoutari, Nomezzia, The Nafhaea, Tricorniolis, Sarvanti, Indorne, West Nichibotsu, Cedar Tree, Wintrich, Neocortexia, Hemogard, Kzdor, Japuile, Entwives, Osmos, GoodKingWenceslas, Corgium, WaffenBrightonburg, Saab Minivan, NewTexas, Svinska imperiy, Sociedade de Nisyales, Umbreonica, The Chromatic Ribbon, Noel Zephyria, Lurusitania, Sernet, Better Austria, Zombiedolphins, Island of Avalon, Ymeuura, The Divin Fist, Doumeira, Zuuri, Yridan, Ala Mogus, Wolfs Brigade, Osheiga, Tueytonia, Cygnus Secundus, Great United Columbia, Ebonhand, The Kharkivan Cossacks, Kingdom Of Englands, Shanlix, Friendlandia, Gran River, Scandinavian Russia, YourAverageRedHead, Denathor, Eswatini States, Bali Kingdom, Aresan America, French New Wake Island, South Boston Irishmen, Gotop, Haymarket Riot, Sashilee, Bilmar, Qudrath, Great Angl, Katiskadia, Blue Fortune)
Status: Quorum Reached: In Queue