General 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 # 392
Repeal: “Securing Nuclear Materials from dastardly Menaces”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #391 “Securing Nuclear Materials from dastardly Menaces” (Category: International Security; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
Understanding the need for member states to remain capable of self defense,
Recognizing the right of member states to possess nuclear weapons,
Concerned that GAR#391 fails to adequately address the issue of nuclear arms production,
Recognizing that the text of GAR#391 is entirely identical to that of GAR#351, "Nuclear Materials Safeguards", which was repealed handily for glaring issues that persist in this iteration,
Disappointed that clause four of GAR#391 grants generous funds to aggressive and warlike nations, and that it may encourage them to further develop their nuclear arsenals at the expense of the World Assembly,
Aware that ambiguous references to the "wrong hands" only leave room for subjective and conflicting perspectives on which nations ought to have the right to possess nuclear weapons, contrary to the principle of existing legislation on that subject,
Hereby repeals GAR#391, "Securing Nuclear Materials From Dastardly Menaces".
Passed: |
For: | 13,394 | 75.9% |
Against: | 4,244 | 24.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 393
Repeal: “Foreign Patent Act”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #388 “Foreign Patent Act” (Category: Free Trade; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Recognizing that many World Assembly member states use patents to encourage scientific and technological innovation,
Affirming that the complete public disclosure of an invention in exchange for temporary exclusive rights to the invention constitutes a fair trade between inventors and the public,
Commending GAR #388, "Foreign Patent Act", for contributing to the harmonization of patent law throughout the World Assembly by establishing an international system for patent recognition,
Concerned, however, that the target resolution permits World Assembly member states to completely opt-out of the system it establishes,
Noting that research and development of new inventions requires a great investment of time, labour, and capital,
Emphasizing that if member states are free to refuse to recognize patents, they are also free to mass produce and sell inventions at a fraction of the cost required to develop them and so will inevitably undercut the original inventor on global markets,
Observing that this leaves inventors with substantial risks and few rewards, thus significantly reducing the incentive of inventors to innovate, as well as the incentive of investors to fund the research and development necessary for innovation, throughout the World Assembly,
Alarmed that the resolution also lacks any mechanism for inventors to appeal decisions of the authority responsible for international patent recognition,
Hoping that replacement legislation shall soon be passed,
The General Assembly,
Repeals GAR #388, "Foreign Patent Act".
Passed: |
For: | 15,011 | 84.3% |
Against: | 2,798 | 15.7% |
General Assembly Resolution # 394
International Patent Agreement
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Recognizing that many World Assembly member states use patents to encourage scientific and technological innovation,
Believing that the disclosure of an invention in exchange for temporary exclusive rights to the invention is a fair trade between inventors and the public,
Convinced that the international recognition of patents will incentivize the research and development of inventions throughout all member states while providing inventors with a fair reward for their labours,
The General Assembly,
Defines "invention", for the purposes of this resolution, as a machine, article of manufacture, composition of matter, process, or improvement thereof;
Further defines "patent", for the purposes of this resolution, as the set of exclusive rights granted to the creator of an invention, including the right to:
prevent others from using, manufacturing, offering for sale, importing, or exporting the invention without permission,
sell or license any of these rights to others,
seek an injunction and fair damages against any entity that infringes upon these rights, and
extinguish any of these rights;
Establishes the World Assembly Patent Office (WAPO), which is hereby directed to:
receive and process WAPO patent applications exclusively from inventors who are citizens or legal permanent residents of member states at the time of filing,
establish appropriate conditions for the patentability of an invention with the WAPO, including the requirement that the invention:
is patentable subject matter, which is to be determined by the WAPO but excludes in particular sapient life,
was not disclosed or made available to the public prior to the filing of a WAPO patent application for that invention,
is not obvious, even to others skilled in the same field, and
has some practical application,
establish appropriate regulations for the structure and content of WAPO patent applications, including the requirement that the application provide sufficient description to allow a reasonable person in the same field to make and use the invention,
grant patents for inventions described by valid WAPO patent applications on a first-to-file basis,
set an appropriate term for each class of WAPO patent that ensures that inventors receive a fair reward for their labours,
establish and maintain an archive of WAPO patent applications and patents accessible to the general population of all member states, and
establish and maintain an appeals process for challenging WAPO decisions on the grounds that they violate international law or WAPO regulations;
Requires all member states to recognize WAPO patents for at least the term set by the WAPO, to the extent permitted by previously passed World Assembly resolutions;
Authorizes member states to create reasonable limitations and exceptions to WAPO patents when the patent holder uses the rights associated with the patent in a manner determined to have:
effectively broadened the scope or lengthened the term of the patent,
caused substantial anti-competitive effects, or
unfairly blocked access to the invention in a member state;
Urges member states to pursue harmonization of patent law with other member states to the extent practicable;
Clarifies that nothing in this resolution should be interpreted as prohibiting member states from recognizing patents granted independently of the WAPO.
Passed: | |
For: | 13,985 | 77.2% |
Against: | 4,134 | 22.8% |
General Assembly Resolution # 395
Open Internet Order
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
The General Assembly,
Recognizing the essential role of the Internet in areas such as economic, social, and political activity;
Concerned that Internet Service Providers hold all the tools necessary to deceive subscribers and block or otherwise degrade content;
HEREBY:
1. Defines the following:
- (a) "Internet Service Provider" as an entity that directly controls and operates facilities that are used to provide Internet access.
(b) "Reasonable Network Management" allows Internet Service Providers to temporarily throttle access to the network on legal grounds such as avoiding network congestion or contractual obligations.
(c) "Lawful" allowed by international law and/or national law (If international law and national law conflict, international law takes precedence over national law).
(d) "Internet" refers to the collection of technical protocols that allows different devices on different platforms to communicate with each other.
(e) "Subscriber" refers to a person who pays to receive and/or access a service.
2. Prohibits Internet Service Providers from:
- (a) Arbitrarily blocking access to lawful content and/or access to the network; subject to reasonable network management.
(b) Arbitrarily throttling access to lawful content and/or access to the network; subject to reasonable network management.
3. Requires Internet Service Providers to disclose to new and existing subscribers:
- (a) Any and all pricing information related to the service plan.
(b) Any and all caps related to the service plan as well as the consequences of exceeding such cap.
4. Permits Internet Service Providers to employ reasonable network management controls.
5. Establishes the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
6. Empowers the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority to issue fines, enforce provision(s) of this resolution and conduct investigations against Internet Service Providers. The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority may also issue declaratory rulings, at its discretion.
Passed: | |
For: | 14,893 | 81.0% |
Against: | 3,487 | 19.0% |
General Assembly Resolution # 396
Repeal: “Open Internet Order”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #395 “Open Internet Order” (Category: Social Justice; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
This august World Assembly,
Restating, again that:
one-size-fits-all legislation of this sort generally fails to adequately consider the specific situations in which nations may find themselves, thereby preventing them from applying relevant and situationally apt policy and
it is impossible to amend legislation and patch these issues, thereby making repeal the only option,
Concerned that Open Internet Order imposes cumbersome regulations which, due to high transaction costs, cannot be worked around, thereby leading to delays in network expansion and access,
Believing that the resolution's definition of 'internet service provider' includes national governments, as many governments provide information services to their citizens so they can access information necessary for fulfilling and productive lives,
Extremely distressed by clause 6 in the resolution, empowering the Telecommunication(s) Regulatory Authority to issue fines and declaratory rulings against ISPs at its own discretion, which when combined with the general vagueness of the resolution, allows the World Assembly to use these discretionary powers to raise revenue against national governments,
Perturbed with the privacy and national security implications of permitting an international agency to examine ISP (and therefore, government) data, information, and services without any oversight, at its own discretion, allowing international bureaucrats to look into the finances of subscribers, trade secrets of domestic companies, and the security preparations of the government,
Laughing at the ineffectiveness of the resolution at actually fulfilling its goals, as its definition of 'reasonable network management' allows a massive loophole of undefined 'legal grounds', which can easily be expanded by national governments, meaning the author has created a terrifying regulatory agency which fails to actually expand access in any way, saddling the member nations with all the costs of regulation and none of the benefits,
Disappointed that the resolution provides a cut-out for governments to create unlawful content, thereby allowing them to censor information and render the benefits of creating an open Internet utterly meaningless, and
Suspecting that any consistent interpretation of the resolution is in an incredible double-bind, as either it:
prevents internet providers from prioritising basic switching packets, thereby slowing down the entire network and restricting access for everyone, or
falls into 'reasonable network management', which means that practically all traffic prioritisation schemes can be run through such a loophole, making the resolution meaningless,
Hereby repeals 395 GA 'Open Internet Order'.
Passed: |
For: | 14,459 | 81.7% |
Against: | 3,232 | 18.3% |