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 # 143
Repeal: “In Regards to Cloning”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #142 “In Regards to Cloning” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
While the General Assembly recognises the intent behind Resolution #142, In Regards to Cloning, it notes the following flaw:
The Resolution specifically:
DEFINES clone as 'the organism that is an exact genetic copy of another'
The wording used includes organisms that reproduce naturally in a number of ways in the definition of 'clone'.
Examples of organisms included in the definition are:
Any organism which reproduces by binary fission, in which the parent organsim divides into two genetically identical offspring.
Any organism which reproduces through budding, in which a genetically identical offspring grows off a mother organism.
Any plant which reproduces by vegetative reproduction, in which a genetically identical plant grows from the leaf, runner, or rhizome of another plant, or from the stem of a damaged plant, or from new shoots on an existing root system, or arise from tubers or bulbs.
Any organism which reproduces through asexual sporogenesis, in which a genetically identical offspring develops from a mitospore after dispersal.
Any organism which reproduces through fragmentation, in which genetically identical offspring from fragments of the parent organism.
Any organism which reproduce through parthenogenesis, in which the female of a species produces genetically identical offspring from an unfertilised egg.
Any organism undergoing asexual reproduction, not mentioned in the list above.
Based on this definition of cloning, General Assembly Resolution #142 In Regards to Cloning is rendered in a different sense than that in which it was meant.
For the above reason, the World Assembly hereby repeals In Regards to Cloning.
Passed: |
For: | 7,762 | 72.4% |
Against: | 2,954 | 27.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 144
Repeal: “Neutrality of Nations”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #14 “Neutrality of Nations” (Category: Global Disarmament; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The World Assembly,
REAFFIRMING that one of its roles is to promote world peace;
ACKNOWLEDGING that indeed it is a right of any Nation that is uninvolved in a war to make a formal claim of Neutrality;
FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING that there were good intentions behind Neutrality of Nations and that the vast majority of the Ambassadors and Delegates who voted for Neutrality of Nations did so thinking they were actually advancing the cause of world peace; hence:
DISMAYED that despite its name, GA #14 Neutrality of Nations does nothing to promote world peace, but does the exact opposite;
PERPLEXED that any nation may switch between Neutral and Belligerent at any time according to the terms of the Resolution, as their mood strikes them, without any penalties and without fear of acting in violation of international war conventions;
SHOCKED that section 3.a) states that any nation can have its claim of neutrality voided on the sole basis of indirect trade (which it may ultimately have no control over) of ill-defined supplies, such as goods and personnel, which can encompass basic humanitarian needs such as food, potable water, medical supplies and medical personnel;
OUTRAGED that GA #14 says, in relevant part:
2. MANDATES that Belligerent Nations may not:
a) Invade or occupy a Neutral Nation during the said war, unless the World Assembly is convinced that doing so will actually improve world peace.
SADLY NOTING that the conditions for improv[ing] world peace are not defined anywhere;
REALIZING the appalling potential for extreme abuse of this single clause; it gives Belligerent Nations unlimited power to invade or occupy any self-proclaimed neutral nation, merely by convincing the World Assembly that such a shameful act will improve world peace.
CONVINCED that such a state of uncertainty does create an international environment where war is even more probable, instead of creating peace;
THEREFORE, in the best interests of peace, THE WORLD ASSEMBLY REPEALS General Assembly Resolution #14.
Passed: |
For: | 8,253 | 75.9% |
Against: | 2,620 | 24.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 145
Animal Cruelty Prevention
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
RECOGNIZING THAT Animals, as living beings and occupants of the lands and homes of the member nations of the World Assembly offer service and companionship to inhabitants of those nations,
AND RECOGNIZING THAT cruel mistreatment of said animals is an offense to moral decency,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT
(1) All owners, overseers and caretakers of domesticated animals and livestock shall:
a) Provide medical care for the treatment of injury or illness and reduction of pain resulting from said ailments to a level deemed adequate by licensed animal medical personnel.
b) Provide clean food and water for said animals in amounts and of types adequate to maintain the health of the animal.
c) Provide said animals with a clean and comfortable living environment to a degree that a reasonable person would deem it adequate.
d) Kill and slaughter said livestock in a manner that limits the pain and suffering of said livestock.
(4) Mistreatment of domesticated animals, livestock and wild animals by means of abuse, torture, training for sport fighting and the act of sport fighting is expressly prohibited.
VIOLATION of this resolution shall incur a suitable punishment based on the severity of the offense and may include fines, imprisonment, forfeiture of said animals and prohibition from owning animals in the future.
EXCLUSIONS: The following categories of animals and actions by humans are expressly excluded from this resolution:
(i) Animals used for any religious purposes are expressly excluded from this resolution.
(ii) Animals commonly known to be pests are specifically excluded, as are all widely accepted methods of eradication of said pests.
(iii) Wild Animals commonly hunted for sport, food or fur are excluded as is the act of hunting said wild animals.
(iv) Euthanasia, or the humane killing to end suffering of an animal is further excluded.
(v) Acts of animal husbandry, selective or targeted breeding are also excluded.
(vi) This resolution is not intended to deny the use of animals currently employed as service or working animals, including but not limited to police dogs, animals used as aids for the handicapped, horses used for working situations or other animals used for purposes not widely accepted as cruel.
(vii) This resolution specifically excludes animal related laboratory testing of consumer products and medical procedures neither condoning nor condemning those actions, as it is felt that Animal Testing should be viewed as a separate and distinct issue.
DEFINITIONS:
(i) Domesticated Animal shall be defined as any animal that has been tamed and made fit for a human environment or born into such an environment.
(ii) Livestock shall be defined as any animal bred or tamed for the express purpose of providing food, fur, leather or other animal products.
(iii) Wild Animals shall be defined as non-domesticated animals not in the care or ownership of any person.
(iv) Pests shall be defined as any non-domesticated animal deemed to inhabit and/or cause damage to any building, structure, cropland, or other physical location or where eradication of said pest is in the best interest of the public health.
(v) abuse and torture shall be defined as any act causing physical harm, mutilation, or injury which would be deemed excessive by a reasonable person.
Passed: | |
For: | 7,911 | 73.5% |
Against: | 2,850 | 26.5% |
General Assembly Resolution # 146
Recognising Achievements Act
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
The World Assembly,
OBSERVING that there is a great diversity of educational standards and philosophies between institutes of higher education,
NOTING, however, that standards of education are rarely, if ever, uniformly low in any one nation,
ALARMED that some institutes of accreditation refuse individuals access to their accreditation process based solely on the nation where their qualification was earned,
FURTHER OBSERVING that academic nomenclature varies just as much as educational standards,
CONCERNED that apprehensions about the quality of academic titles may reduce the employability of highly skilled individuals,
BELIEVING that a system clarifying the levels of education that individuals have received would be a boon to both individuals and their prospective employers,
Hereby,
DEFINES "institutes of accreditation" as any national or supranational organisation charged with determining the validity of academic qualifications and/or awarding suitably-qualified individuals with the right to use legally-protected professional titles,
CHARGES institutes of accreditation with the task of developing a functional national equivalence for all academic titles being held by those who legally seek work inside their area of operation,
OBLIGES all institutes of accreditation to supply information on qualifications inside their area of operation to other institutes of accreditation upon request of such,
PROHIBITS institutes of accreditation from refusing individuals access to their accreditation process based solely on the nation where their qualification was earned,
PERMITS institutes of accreditation to charge a nominal fee to cover the costs involved with accrediting qualifications earned in other nations,
CLARIFIES that this resolution neither requires nor prohibits any particular method or process of academic accreditation.
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Passed: | |
For: | 7,529 | 71.8% |
Against: | 2,962 | 28.2% |
General Assembly Resolution # 147
Extradition Rights
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
The World Assembly,
BELIEVING that all persons have the right to a fair trial;
HAVING PREVIOUSLY ruled that Member States may not extradite a person to a jurisdiction where there is probable cause to believe they would be subjected to torture;
HAVING FURTHER ruled that nations must facilitate the extradition of those suspected of certain severe crimes, subject to national and international law;
ENTITLES all persons inside the jurisdiction of World Assembly Member States to a legal appeal in the nation from which extradition is requested;
DECLARES that persons inside the jurisdiction of a World Assembly Member State may not be extradited to another World Assembly Member State, in the absence of a treaty governing the terms of extradition or a national law governing the terms of extradition to nations with whom no treaty has been established;
FURTHER DECLARES that a legal appeal against extradition must also be accepted if any of the following are true:
a) The nation requesting extradition cannot provide evidence that unless rebutted would be sufficient to prove the act for which extradition is sought;
b) The act for which extradition is sought does not constitute a crime in the nation from which extradition is requested;
c) The crime for which extradition is sought is of a political nature;
d) The punishment for the crime for which extradition is sought would not be administered in the nation from which extradition is requested;
e) The nation from which extradition is requested claims jurisdiction over the crime for which extradition is sought;
CLARIFIES that the nation from which extradition is requested may also refuse to extradite for other reasons, insofar as such refusal does not contradict existing World Assembly resolutions;
ENCOURAGES Member States to enact legislation which facilitates the prosecution of cross-border crime.
Passed: |
For: | 8,071 | 74.1% |
Against: | 2,828 | 25.9% |